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    The windows of the Dolce & Gabbana flagship store in Via della Spiga have been tuned up for the new Spring/Summer 2010 campaign featuring Madonna, and four of her Steven Klein portraits are now capturing everyone's eyes in the Italian capital of fashion.

    To make this even more exciting, two of the images featured in the windows displays are beautiful never before seen shots from the campaign. 
    Thanks by M-Tribe friend and contributor Alberto


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    An Open Letter to Madonna: Thank You, Mother to Mother


    The Huffington Post just published a very moving letter from columnist Cathleen Falsani to Madonna, thanking her for paving the way for people willing to adopt orphans from Malawi.
    Read the amazingly beautiful testimony…
    Dear Madonna,
    Thank you.
    Earlier this week, after a month-long sojourn in Malawi, my family arrived home in California with our newly-adopted son, Vasco Fitzmaurice Mark David Possley.
    His adoption would not have been possible without you and the bold actions you took in Malawi last year when its High Court denied you the adoption of your precious daughter, Chifundo “Mercy” James.
    You didn’t take no for an answer.
    You didn’t buy their argument that allowing your adoption of Mercy would encourage human trafficking. You didn’t agree when they said Mercy would be fine at an orphanage and without a loving family from a foreign land.
    When you appealed that myopic ruling and then won approval of Mercy’s adoption from the Malawi court of appeals, you effectively made case law that kicked open the door for other American families to adopt some of the 1 million children orphaned by HIV, AIDS and other diseases (including a grotesque indifference to the suffering of the most vulnerable among us).
    Your actions paved the way for families to be created across thousands of miles, through forests of diplomatic red tape and seemingly unbridgeable cultural chasms.
    My husband and I met Vasco in October 2007 while we were traveling in Africa on holiday. A few years earlier, we had made a donation to an organization in Blantyre that works with some of the 60,000 children who live on the streets of Malawi — the vast majority of them, as you are well aware, AIDS orphans.
    We were on the ground in Malawi for about 48 hours and spent most of our first day visiting with a few dozen teenaged boys — “street kids,” in the parlance of Malawi — at a drop-in center in Limbe.
    On our way back to the motel in Blantyre, our guide asked if we would mind making one more stop to visit a street kid that, in his words, was “just kind of special.”
    We drove on the road to the airport to Blantyre’s rural Chileka district, clambered down a muddy embankment and saw a clutch of mud-and-waddle huts. Our guide yelled something and we heard a squeaky boy’s voice shout something back — “I’m coming!” in Chichewa, his native language.
    Out came this little fellow Vasco — tiny, skinny — maybe 35 pounds soaking wet — with huge eyes and a smile that would split your heart in two. He was about eight years old but was the size of a five-year-old American child.
    While we visited with Vasco, who had lived alone on the streets of Blantyre for months after his mother and father had died, he sat on my lap. When he pressed his bony back into my chest, his heart was beating so violently it was shaking his little body and moving mine. I took a good look at him and noticed that he was sweating and struggling to catch his breath even though he’d been sleeping when we arrived and not running or playing.
    “What’s wrong with him?” I asked.
    “He has a hole in his heart,” we were told.
    With the time we had left in Malawi, my husband and I tried to get him medical attention, but there was none to be had. When we left to continue our holiday in East Africa (which we had won in a raffle — no, really), we stopped to see Vasco one last time. We hugged him close, told him that we loved him, and then we climbed back into the van and headed to the airport.
    As the plane took off and I looked down at the African city, I thought of the hundreds of times I’d taken off from American airports, and I knew that if Vasco were the poorest child in the U.S. — even a homeless orphan — he’d be in the hospital that night receiving the care he needed. I began to cry and then I began to wail, making a scene on the flight all the way back to Kenya.
    My tears were fueled by righteous anger knowing that Vasco probably would die a sinfully early death because he was poor and African. That is the worst kind of injustice.
    I felt impotent, helpless. Then I remembered something our family friend Bono had told me a few years earlier: “We can’t do everything, Cathleen, but what we can do we must do.”
    I couldn’t fix his heart myself, but I could tell his story.
    When we returned to Chicago, where we lived at the time, I told Vasco’s story in the pages of the Chicago Sun-Times, where I was a columnist. The piece ran on a Friday morning. By Saturday afternoon, three hospitals had offered to fix Vasco’s heart for free if we could just get him to Chicago.
    It took 18 months to get him to there, but on April 29, 2009, Vasco arrived in Chicago. Two weeks later, while we were in church on Mother’s Day (because God has a sense of occasion, apparently) he spiked a fever. The next day, doctors determined that he was suffering from malaria.
    The infection, we learned, has a two-week incubation period. Vasco had had malaria twice before in Malawi and it nearly killed him. If he had spiked the fever before he left Blantyre, he would not have been able to travel and we doubt he’d be alive today.
    As Vasco recuperated from malaria and a host of other parasites he’d brought with him from Malawi, surgery was pushed back for more than a month. He was staying with us in our home outside Chicago and during that time, we got to know Vasco better. We saw the amazing person that he is — incredibly bright and curious about the world, deeply intuitive and compassionate, soulful, grounded and so very funny.
    We also learned more about what his life would be like once he returned to Malawi with his repaired heart.
    That had always been the plan. Get him to Chicago, fix his heart, and send him home. It didn’t matter that we had fallen in love with him, or that he could really use a family, parents, consistent love and security. International adoption, we were told, was all but impossible.
    We prayed for an answer, an alternative, an escape plan and we waited, filled with equal parts hope and terror.
    Vasco underwent successful open-heart surgery on June 10, 2009 at Hope Children’s Hospital in Oak Lawn, Illinois, just outside Chicago.
    Two days later, as he was about to be moved out of intensive care and into a regular hospital room, we heard the news that the Malawi High Court of Appeal had overturned the lower court decision and approved your adoption of Mercy.
    Legal precedent! Case law! A miracle!
    A door swung open and a way had been made for us to become a legal family. It was a mitzvah created by many human (and divine) hands, including yours.
    Shortly after Vasco was released from the hospital, we moved to Laguna Beach, California and began the process of adopting him. First we became his legal guardians in Malawi, then came months of bureaucratic paperwork on both sides of the world. We had a home study done, got fingerprinted by the FBI, collected recommendations from friends, family, our pastor, our rabbi. You know the drill.
    Meanwhile, Vasco absolutely flourished. He’s grown more than six inches and put on more than 30 pounds. He enrolled in school for the first time and excelled beyond anyone’s expectations, learning English and how to read in record time, playing soccer on the town’s championship team, learning to swim and ride a bike, to snow board, skate board and even to surf.
    By early spring, everything was in place. We were just waiting for a court date in Malawi to make it legal.
    Late last month, the three of us — Vasco, my husband and I — returned to Malawi for our adoption hearing. We prayed to God for favor and mercy and tried to not to panic.
    Hearts in our throats, on June 1 we walked into the chambers of Judge John Chirwa at the High Court in Blantyre. The judge began reading his ruling and about half way through I began to cry tears of joy when Chirwa announced that he was legally bound by decision in the “Mercy James case” in making his ruling and, therefore, he approved our adoption.
    Because of Mercy.
    Because of you.
    Vasco now has a forever family. I have a beautiful, healthy, happy son — my first and only child. We are blessed and grateful beyond words. To God and to you.
    The blessing you helped create will not stop with us. We tell Vasco’s story to anyone who will listen, and we are creating a road map to guide other American families on their sacred journeys to adopt Malawian children who need them desperately.
    From the bottom of this new mother’s heart, thank you.
    For your generosity of heart and spirit, as well as your perseverance, bravery and chutzpah — just like the biblical Queen Esther whose name you’ve aptly taken as one of your own — thank you.
    You have been a mighty vessel of chisomo — grace — in our lives. And in my heart, you will always be Vasco’s fairy godmother.
    God bless you, Madonna.
    Cathleen Falsani
     
     
     
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    Sticky & Sweet Tour DVD hits #1 on amazon.com
     


     Get Sticky! Get Sweet! The time is finally here to get your copy of Madonna’s Sticky & Sweet Tour which is available on DVD and on Blu-Ray!
    The DVD+CD version entered the Top 25 list of Amazon.com Best Sellers in Music last week and today it just hit the #1 spot! Furthermore, it’s been 68 days in the Top 100 – quite amazing for a DVD that was released JUST today in the US!
    Congrats Madonna & Co!



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    Madonna

    By andycandyshop,

    Madonna ‘most played’ artist of decade in UK
     
     
    Madonna was the most played artist of the last decade in the UK, according to music licensing body PPL. The singer, 51, who had her first UK hit with Holiday in 1984, beat The Beatles into second place and Robbie Williams into third. Queen were fourth and Take That were fifth in the chart compiled for BBC Radio 2. It was based on plays – between 2000 and 2009 – on TV, radio and in public places including pubs, clubs and shops. Madonna was the only female solo singer to make the top 10. Girl band Sugababes, meanwhile, who entered the UK charts for the first time in 2000 with Overload, were the only act in the top 10 who emerged within the decade being scrutinised. The chart was revealed on Radio 2 show People’s Artist Chart, presented by comedian Patrick Kielty. In December, PPL announced that Snow Patrol song Chasing Cars was the most widely-played song of the decade. Last year, another chart compiled for Radio 2 – also by PPL – found that Procol Harum’s A Whiter Shade of Pale was the most played song in public places in the previous 75 years. The song, which features a distinctive organ riff, stayed at number one for six weeks in the UK in the summer of 1967. MOST-PLAYED OF THE DECADE
    1. Madonna
    2. The Beatles
    3. Robbie Williams
    4. Queen
    5. Take That
    6. Sugababes
    7. Elton John
    8. Elvis Presley
    9. Abba
    10. Coldplay BBC  
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    Madonna talks about her new fashion line


    When Madonna needed inspiration for her latest fashion collection, she didn’t have to look far. The pop icon teamed up with her 13-year-old daughter Lourdes to create Material Girl, an affordable juniors’ clothing line that debuts at Macy’s this fall. This is not Madonna’s first foray into designing. In 2007, she teamed up with H&M to create a limited edition collection, M by Madonna. This time around, her venture into fashion will be long-lasting: She has launched a new company called MG ICON which, in addition to producing the juniors’ line, will also put out other collections including eyewear. The Material Girl collection includes jeans, shoes, fingerless gloves, necklaces and other accessories. Many of the pieces are inspired by Madonna and her daughter’s dance roots. Madonna recently spoke about Material Girl, her relationship with Lourdes (nicknamed Lola) and her fashion risks and regrets. AP: Why did you want to do a juniors’ line? Madonna: Lola has been bothering me for ages about designing clothes. Stella McCartney is a good friend of mine and she got her mind thinking when Lola was a little girl, about 8 years old. She started giving Lola fabrics and inviting her into her showroom and asking her opinion on things, giving her sketch books and stuff like that. Stella always pushed her. I have a lot of friends who are clothing designers whether it is Gaultier or Dolce and Gabbana. (Lola) has been around all of the shoots I have done and all of the campaigns I have done. She is always hanging out backstage. The last two tours I have done, she has been working in the wardrobe department. On this last tour she dressed all of the dancers. AP: What has Lola taught you about fashion? Madonna: I am boring basically. She reminds me of me when I was younger. She just goes for it and tries different things. It doesn’t look like she thought too much about it. That is how I used to be, but after years and years of everybody commenting on the way I look and dress and being photographed, one starts to become self-conscious and starts to plan things more. You end up judging yourself more, what looks good and what doesn’t. AP: What has it been like to work with your daughter? Madonna: It is good because she does have good taste in fashion. I respect her taste and I rarely disagree with her. AP: Was part of you hesitant about Lola designing this line as she would be thrust into the spotlight? Madonna: That is why I am here talking about the line and she is not. Eventually I will let her. I feel like she needs to get into high school and focus on her studies, her lessons. She got into the high school of the performing arts. She has a lot of work to do. I don’t want her to be distracted. She will eventually be able to talk about it. I am going to be happy when she does because she can speak much more clearly in and in a more informed way than I can about a line she is ultimately designing. I just stand in the background and go, “That’s cool. That’s not cool.” AP: The clothing is affordable. Why was it important to you to keep the price low? Madonna: When I was 13 years old, I couldn’t afford designer clothes. I couldn’t afford expensive clothing. When I designed a line of clothes for H&M, that was one of the things I liked so much about it, that it was really affordable. I think that is one of the nice things about it, that you can make nice clothes at affordable prices. AP: You are known as being a fashion risk taker. Do you ever look back and wonder, “What was I thinking?” Madonna: Yeah. I would rather not point them out. I think I had a lot of bad hair moments. In the early 80’s just sometimes I wore purple lipstick or green lipstick. Clothing-wise, I am happy about the way I dressed. AP: With your music career and with the girls’ school you are building in Malawi, was part of you hesitant about taking on another project with this clothing line? Madonna: If Lola wasn’t so completely involved in the line, designing, consulting, whatever you want to call it, I wouldn’t do it. Really she does most of the work, honestly. AP: Who are Lola’s fashion influences? Madonna: Lola spent most of her childhood growing up in England. According to her, she thinks people have more style in London, especially the boys. French boys in particular have very good style, according to Lola. I think she has been very influenced by European fashion. She is very influenced by the music she listens to, different bands she is in to. She has favorite models. She takes all kinds of dance classes. She is inspired by different items people wear as dancers whether it is a hip- hop class or a jazz class or ballet class. … Of course she is inspired by my closet. My Christian Dior shoes will go missing and then some fabulous bag I won’t be able to find or my skinny jeans, the only pair that fit me are gone. AP: Has working on this clothing line together bonded you in a different way? Madonna: I see her more as a creative person, as an artist and less as my daughter as we are working, and then every once and a while I remembered she is my daughter. Courtesy of AP


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    Madonna debuts

    By andycandyshop,

    Madonna debuts “Material Girl”




    Madonna debuts a new, fast-fashion junior collection exclusively atMacy's this August called "Material Girl," and the Material Mom tells ET that her daughter Lourdes serves as her muse for the collection! 
    "I've used fashion to make statements through my work all my life and now I have a 13-year-old daughter who's obsessed with fashion, so it seems like the natural progression of my life," she says. "If you're a Material Girl, you're a girl with a sense of humor." 
    The Material Girl collection consists of edgy apparel, footwear, handbags and jewelry, all inspired by music and much of Madonna's early fashions, with plenty of studs, layering and lace -- and even a bustier. 
    "I trust [Lourdes] because she has great style," Madonna tells ET, adding that her daughter makes most of the decisions about the collection. "We rarely disagree when it comes to clothes, I have to say. That's why most of my closet is being raided on a regular basis."


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    Madonna and Iconix Brand announce co-branded MDG collection


    MG ICON, the newly formed joint venture between Iconix Brand Group and Madonna and Guy Oseary have announced their first designer accessories collection, MDG. 

    MDG is a sunglass collection personally designed by Madonna together with the designer-duoDomenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. 

    The collaboration marks Madonna's first foray into the world of eyewear and is the first co-branded project Dolce and Gabbana have done in their career. The collection will showcase the MDG logo on styles and will be manufactured by Luxottica. 

    The collection will retail from $248 to $289 and will be carried in all Dolce & Gabbana stores worldwide, plus the Sunglass Hut chain and select opticians. The MDG collection will debut during the May market. 

    Neil Cole, CEO and Chairman, Iconix Brand Group stated, "MDG shows the diversity and range of brands and opportunities under MG Icon umbrella. We look forward to the growth potential of this collection which aligns designing duo Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana's expertise with Madonna's vision." 

    MG Icon LLC is a joint venture owned 50% by Iconix and 50% by an entity controlled by Madonna and Guy Oseary. MG Icon will develop and explore business initiatives globally including the creation and acquisition of brands as well as exploring opportunities within the Iconix portfolio. MG Icon holds a direct-to-retail license agreement with Macy's, Inc. for the "Material Girl" collection. "Material Girl" is a newly created, fast-fashion junior collection. 

    Source: Iconix Brand Group, Inc.


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    The Power of Madonna
     
    Here's the cover of the "Glee: The Music - The Power of Madonna EP" that will be released on April 13 by Sony Music to accompany the upcoming episode paying tribute to Queen of Pop, directed by series creator Ryan Murphy, that will air on FOX on April 20. 

    The songs included in “Glee: The Music – The Power of Madonna EP” are: 

    Express Yourself 
    Borderline / Open Your Heart 

    Vogue 

    Like A Virgin 

    4 Minutes 

    What It Feels Like For A Girl 

    Like A Prayer
     
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    Finally The Official Madonna App on iTunes!!!!

    An official Madonna App has finally landed on the iTunes App Store. Developed through the Mobile Roadie platform and available in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish language, the application is compatible with iPhone and iPod touch and requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later. 

    "Official Madonna" is available for free - check it out on your iTunes App Store now.



    Thanks to Giovanni and Madonna Tribe.

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    Madonna, the myth, the music

    What with all her many talents and incarnations we could almost overlook Madonna's primary career as a musician. A career that is a triumph of style and substance as demonstrated by how skillfully she has taken on new music genres and new looks... all the while remaining true to herself and her best design allies.
    While Madonna's music career has always been an everchanging affair (and has gone from strength to strength for that very reason) but some elements have accompanied it all along. One of these is her longtime collaboration with the designer duo whose main line she has become the face of,Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana.
    The friendship and professional relationship goes way back and over the past decade the designers' contribution was greater than ever. On tours, on covers and in videos. We might be feeling all excited by the new S/S 2010 images but the sight of Madonna in Dolce and Gabbana's designs is hardly a novelty.
    Take the Music era and these exclusive sketches especially thought up for the occasion. In keeping with the mood, fearlessly sexy and unapologetically decked in bling.

     




    Two exclusive sketches designed for Music's Madonna.




     
    The marvellously embellished one-off jacket by Dolce & Gabbana which captured just what the album was about.
    Further along the styling and tunes became resolutely more lighthearted and retro but yet again the designers' left their mark as seen on occasion of Confessions on a Dancefloor. A logical choice of D&G, their younger, more flirtatious line for a fresh, flirtatious album.
    Yet more recently, though before she become the most natural incarnation of the Italian housewife, the collaboration took a very strong and sexy turn first seen in the Hard Candy showcases (three exclusive dates in NYC, London and Paris prior to the Sticky & Sweet tour). This time it was black and the flirtation was most definitely a thing of the past. Corset tops, blouses with just a healthy injection of feminine lace (Madonna does strong very well but never to the expense of femininity), stunning tailored jackets lined in hot pink... Acessorised with the all important throne suit for her Madgesty.
    Madonna is Swide's not-so-secret  crush (we go way back) and we cannot get enough of the latest campaign. We never looked this good while doing the dishes...
    Source: Swide
     


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    Campaign exclusive: Madonna is the ultimate poster girl
    A SWIDE EXCLUSIVE! Never-seen-before shots from Dolce & Gabbana's S/S 10 campaign with added backstage snaps; Madonna keeps surprising us, this time by inventing a new form of exercise. 
    Housekeeping is the new yoga.
    Yoga and Pilates may have been the darlings of the past two decades but for those always looking for the next thing then here is an avant-gout of things to come.

    The creme de la creme of the A-list are cleverly multitasking by getting on with the daily grind while maintaining their fabulous physiques.






    Exclusive shots from Dolce & Gabbana's S/S 10 campaign.
    Madonna is the poster girl for this new movement as seen in the exclusive new shots from Dolce & Gabbana's Spring Summer 2010 campaign. See how it's done by the pros: broomsticks are for stretching (and while doing so keeping your hydration levels high is a must) but don't underestimate the power of freshly cleaned intimates to take breathing exercises to the next level.
    Should this form of exercise be too soft for you then get your heart beating faster by reading old love letters in the privacy of your bedroom...


    Exclusive behind-the-scenes photos: Steven Klein in action (top) and hanging out on set with Madonna and Domenico Dolce (above).


    Take another look at the campaign on its official page!

     
    Source: Dolce & Gabbana
    Photo credits: Steven Klein for Dolce & Gabbana
    Backstage courtesy of Dolce&Gabbana
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    Madonna is set to take a new rap/rock direction on her next album. The ‘Celebration’ singer is working with both rap producer A-Trak and rock producer Brendan O’Brien – who has previously worked with Pearl Jam – and attempting to merge the two genres on the follow up to her hip-hop influenced 2008 LP, ‘Hard Candy’. A-Trak, real name Alain Macklovitch, told the Daily Star newspaper: “It’s my production, turned into song structure – halfway between rap and electronic and whatever else I listen to.” Madonna, 51, is said to be set on making a track to match the success of Run DMC’s groundbreaking 80s hit ‘Walk This Way’, which defined the rap/rock genre – and went on to spawn acts such as Korn, Limp Bizkit and Kid Rock in the 90s. source: iol.ie

     
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    New campaign mini site at Dolce and Gabbana's

    Check out the online website of Dolce & Gabbana for their new mini-site showcasing the preview of the Spring/Summer 2010 campaign featuring Madonna photographed by Steven Klein. 

    Already available on the site are the three campaign images released so far presented in their complete advertisement layout and downloadable as desktop wallpapers.






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    SIX DIRECTIONS FOR MADONNA’S NEXT ALBUM
     


    Madonna is currently at work on a new album, which is expected to be unleashed some time in 2010. She has stayed relevant in the music business by constantly reinventing herself, taking in new genres and musical experiments and making them her own. She is meticulous about how she selects collaborators, because they inform the sound of the albums as much at Madge herself.
    One of the confirmed producers working on the still-unnamed work is Brendan O’Brien, who made a name for himself sitting behind the boards for Pearl Jam and has also helmed productions for Bruce Springsteen, Rage Against the Machine, Stone Temple Pilots, AC/DC and Aerosmith. Does that mean that the singer behind “Like a Prayer,” “Ray of Light” and “Hung Up” is going to dive deep into the rock world and make a guitar-based album?
    It’s a possibility, though reports also have A-Trak (a Kanye West collaborator) and David Guetta (of “Sexy Chick” fame) working on the album as well, which suggests that it’s a combination of roots rock, futuristic hip-hop and whatever Akon makes. With that in mind, here are six directions Madonna could go in.
    Rock Opera
    Madonna has theater experience (she famously lobbied hard to play Eva Peron in the film version of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical “Evita”) but has never really constructed an album based on a narrative (and the disastrous American Life shouldn’t count). She could bring in Green Day producer Rob Cavallo to beef up her rock chops and flesh out her own version of American Idiot.
    Electro-Rap Posse Album
    If A-Trak is on board, she should expand her horizons and invite a cavalcade of MCs to throw down with her on a full-on rap album. We’re certain that Lupe Fiasco, Dizzee Rascal, Mos Def, Rhymefest and Kanye would all probably be game to trade verses with Madonna, who is not necessarily a stranger to spitting. Remember her verse on “American Life”?
    Metal
    Though she’s lorded over some tough dance beats in the past, truly hard music has never been her forte and remains an uncharted territory for the star. O’Brien has produced music for metallers like Mastodon and Incubus, so he’s ready, willing and able to crank Madonna’s sound up to 11 and really let her rip.
    Country Rock
    Madonna isn’t above aping a current star, and with Taylor Swift cranking out huge hits in big numbers, why wouldn’t she attempt to add country to her repertoire? O’Brien has produced twangy records for Springsteen and Pete Droge, and Madonna herself has toyed with country and dance sounds for “Don’t Tell Me.”
    Straight Disco
    Maybe all these producers are just there to throw us off the scent, and her plan is to actually crank out an even deeper-diving disco record. After all, her recent single “Celebration” was well-received, and the throwback sounds on 2008’s Hard Candy wowed both the dance and pop worlds. Perhaps she just wants to make ABBA tunes for the rest of her career (which wouldn’t be such a bad thing, really).
    No Limit Revival
    She could fire everybody, recruit Master P’s Beats by the Pound crew and shout along to some late-’90s New Orleans bounce. That probably won’t happen, but Silkk the Shocker could use the work.
    Source: MTV.com 
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    Bellissima

    By andycandyshop,

    WWD reports on the new Dolce & Gabbana campaign revealing that the designers' 18-year friendship with Madonna wasn't enough to ease the fears that Stefano Gabbana and Domenico Dolce had about doing something "more business-y" with the pop icon explaining that they "were always afraid it would ruin our relationship". 

    WWD mentions the format of the entire printed campaign, made by eight black-and-white, horizontal pictures shot by Steven Klein in a former lay convent in uptown Manhattan, adding that they will appear in groups of two or three to better display the reportage effect. 
    For the campaign, Madonna chose a number of looks, including crocheted tops and dresses, floral skirts and leopard spots, which she mismatched to her taste. 
    A budget for the campaign, which breaks in February fashion titles, wasn't available, though Gabbana described the investment as a "serious one." 

    "The collection is very Italian, very Sicilian. It's a return to our roots with a modern angle, so we asked Madonna to interpret it in a different and human way. We believe that people are ready for a new message." 

    During a brainstorming session before the shoot they all agreed on Luchino Visconti’s film "Bellissima" as an inspiration, WWD also reports. Released in 1951, the neorealist film stars Anna Magnani and Walter Chiari. 
    In one shot, Madonna even appears as a latter-day Magnani, gazing off-camera with tear-smoldered cheeks. "She really cried, she really dipped into the part and took it very seriously," Gabbana told WWD.

     
    Photo by Steven Klein for Dolce & Gabbana. From an article by WWD.com.


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    BILLBOARD BOXSCORE TOP FEMALE TOURING ACTS OF THE DECADE

    Billboard Boxscore Top Female Touring Acts of the Decade
    #1 Madonna
    Total Gross: $801,299,671 Number of Shows: 248
    #2 Celine Dion
    Total Gross: $536,593,262 Number of Shows: 792
    #3 Cher
    Total Gross: $257,319,809 Number of Shows: 383


    BILLBOARD DANCE SINGLES SALES OF THE DECADE

    1. MUSIC Madonna Maverick/Warner Bros.
    2. DESERT ROSE (VICTOR CALDERONE REMIX) Sting Featuring Cheb Mami A&M/Interscope
    3. INDEPENDENT WOMEN PART I Destiny’s Child Columbia/Sony Music
    4. SAY MY NAME Destiny’s Child Columbia/Sony Music
    5. DIE ANOTHER DAY (REMIXES) Madonna Warner Bros.
    ..
    12. WHAT IT FEELS LIKE FOR A GIRL Madonna Maverick/Warner Bros.
    26. DON’T TELL ME Madonna Maverick/Warner Bros.
    45. ME AGAINST THE MUSIC Britney Spears Featuring Madonna Jive/Zomba
    Billboard



    BILLBOARD TOP SELLING SINGLES OF THE DECADE Billboard Top Selling Singles of the Decade:
    1. MARIA MARIA Santana Featuring The Product G&B Arista
    2. MUSIC Madonna Maverick/Warner Bros. 
    3. HOT BOYZ Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott Featuring NAS, EVE & Q-Tip The Gold Mind/East West/EEG
    4. INCOMPLETE Sisqo Dragon/Def Soul/IDJMG
    5. THIS IS THE NIGHT/BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Clay Aiken RCA/RMG
    6. BREATHE Faith Hill Warner Bros. (Nashville)/WRN
    7. GET IT ON TONITE Montell Jordan Def Soul/IDJMG
    8. FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY BROKEN HEART Britney Spears Jive
    9. FLYING WITHOUT WINGS/SUPERSTAR Ruben Studdard J/RMG
    10. I LIKE IT Sammie Freeworld/Capitol
    BILLBOARD SINGLES SALES ARTISTS OF THE DECADE: MADONNA #1


    Billboard Singles Sales Artists of the Decade:
    1. MADONNA
    2. CHRISTINA AGUILERA
    3. DESTINY’S CHILD
    4. JANET JACKSON
    5. MARIAH CAREY
    6. SANTANA
    7. CLAY AIKEN
    8. WHITNEY HOUSTON
    9. LEANN RIMES
    10. BRITNEY SPEARS


    BILLBOARD BOXSCORE TOP TOURING ACTS- 2000S

    1. THE ROLLING STONES
    Total Gross: $869,471,325
    Total Attendance: 8,236,586
    Number of Shows: 264
    Number of Sell-Outs: 190
    2. U2
    Total Gross: $844,157,925
    Total Attendance: 9,869,953
    Number of Shows: 288
    Number of Sell-Outs: 288
    3. MADONNA
    Total Gross: $801,299,671
    Total Attendance: 6,387,124
    Number of Shows: 248
    Number of Sell-Outs: 244
    4. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
    Total Gross: $688,136,476
    Total Attendance: 8,605,238
    Number of Shows: 403
    Number of Sell-Outs: 248
    5. ELTON JOHN
    Total Gross: $603,804,670
    Total Attendance: 5,789,833
    Number of Shows: 541
    Number of Sell-Outs: 470


    BILLBOARD’S DANCE ARTIST AND SONG OF THE DECADE

    Billboard has named Madonna as the # 1 Dance/Club Play Artist of the Decade. She also is listed as having the # 1 Dance/Club Play Song of the Decade (Hung Up) as well as # 2 Dance Club/Play Song of the Decade (Music).
    The top five Dance/Club Play Artists of the Decade are:
    1) Madonna
    2) Beyonce
    3) Kristine W
    4) Rihanna
    5) Mariah Carey
    The top five Dance/Club Play Songs of the Decade are:
    1) Hung Up – Madonna
    2) Music – Madonna
    3) Keep Control – Sono
    4) No, No, No – Ono
    5) Dark Beat (Addicted 2 Drums) – Oscar G & Ralph Falcon
    .. Jump #13, Die Another Day #18, Sorry #19!!!
    Madonna was also named the # 2 Dance/Electronic Albums Artist of the Decade and “Confessions On A Dance Floor” was named the # 2 Dance/Electronic Album of the Decade.  Gorillaz came in at # 1 on both surveys.
    Source: Billboard.com


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  20. andycandyshop
    Revolver physical release details!


    Digital Single:
    Release Date: 29 december 2009
    Exclusiveat iTunes

    Madonna:
    01 Revolver (Madonna vs. David Guetta One Love Remix) 03:10
    02 Revolver (Madonna vs. David Guetta One Love Remix) (Feat. Lil Wayne) 03:25
    03 Revolver (Madonna vs. David Guetta One Love Club Remix) 05:23
    04 Revolver (Paul van Dyk Remix) 08:36
    05 Revolver (Paul van Dyk Dub) 08:36
    06 Revolver (Tracy Young's Shoot To Kill Remix) 09:30
    07 Celebration (Featuring Akon) 03:54
    08 Celebration (Felguk Love Remix) 06:38
    CD Single:
    Release Date: 22 january 2010
    Madonna
    01 Revolver (Madonna vs. David Guetta One Love Remix (Feat. Lil Wayne) 03:25
    02 Revolver (Madonna vs. David Guetta One Love Remix) 03:10
    03 Revolver (Madonna vs. David Guetta One Love Club Remix) 05:23
    04 Revolver (Paul van Dyk Remix) 08:36
    05 Revolver (Paul van Dyk Dub) 08:36
    06 Revolver (Tracy Young's Shoot To Kill Remix) 09:30
    07 Celebration (Feat. Akon) 03:54
    08 Celebration (Felguk Love Remix) 06:38
    12" Vinyl Single
    Release Date: 5 february 2010
    Madonna
    A1 Revolver (Madonna vs. David Guetta One Love Club Remix) 05:23
    A2 Revolver (Paul van Dyk Remix) 08:36
    B1 Revolver (Tracy Young's Shoot To Kill Remix) 09:30
    C1 Revolver (Paul van Dyk Dub) 08:36
    C2 Revolver (Madonna vs. David Guetta One Love Remix) (Feat. Lil Wayne) 03:25
    D1 Celebration (Feat. Akon) 03:54
    D2 Celebration (Felguk Love Remix) 06:38
    Thanks to: Warner Music NL
    -A
  21. andycandyshop
    Tracy Young's Shoot To Kill Mix of “Revolver”

    Remixer Tracy Young writes about her new mixing project, also involving Madonna’s Revolver. Here’s what she wrote in the newsletter:“Happy Holidays! I will keep it short and sweet this time. I'm busy with Genesis VII and in the studio. I'm working on several exciting remix projects, some available now, some on the way. Some tunes to look out for are "Pretty Mess" by Erica Jayne, "I Want It All" by Dangerous Muse, "On The Floor" & "Everybody" by Kaylah Marin. One project I'm really so into and thankful for is my mix of Madonna's "Revolver featuring Lil Wayne". It's one of my favorites and hope it will be one of yours.”

    1. Revolver Madonna (Tracy Young's Shoot To Kill Mix) 
    2. Pretty Mess Erika Jayne (Tracy Young Club Mix) 
    3. I Want It All Dangerous Muse (Tracy Young Club Mix) 
    4. Bad Romance Lady Gaga 
    5. Meet Me Halfway BEP 
    6. One Love David Guetta 
    7. On The Floor Kaylah Marin (Tracy Young Club Mix) 
    8. Yeah Ha Saeed Yohan 
    9. Put Your Hands Up Mark Knight 
    10. Freak On Chris Moody
    -A
  22. andycandyshop
    Maripol comments on her photo of Madonna




    Madonna photographed inside New York City’s Danceteria in 1983.“The picture is talking in a way. It’s saying ‘Look who I am. I’m not famous but I’m going to be.’ She didn’t drink much but she liked her Martini. I don’t think she smoked. Maybe I gave her the cigarette for attitude. I never saw Madonna smoking cigarettes as much as other people. She never did coke. That’s why she was Madonna, why she became as big as she did: because she was always in control.” – Maripol
    Photograph by Maripol courtesy of Who Shot Rock and Roll
    source: rolling stone

    -A
  23. andycandyshop
    Madonna in MUP Magazine December 2009


    In the new issue of magazine MUP (Make-Up Professional Magazine), to be published on 1 December, a section is devoted to makeup at Madonna's Sticky & Sweet Tour and previous events in the artistic career of Madonna since 2002, when Gina Brooke has become a makeup artist to Madonna. We learn how the look of Madonna is now so exciting, but also the price of her false eyelashes diamond which has a known success, met the market ... 



    "Looking" eye-conic "to MADONNA 

    Always ahead of trend, the pop icon sparkled more than ever this summer on her Sticky & Sweet Tour with a shadow diamond created customized by Gina Brooke, Artistic Director for Shu Uemura. 
    Inspired by one of the greatest hits of the singer, "Ray of Light", Gina Brooke, who worked with Madonna since 2002, has turned his eye every night using its eyes on a mixture of dark and white powder pure diamond. "The brilliance and light that projects the look of Madonna captivate audiences and confirm that there are always new opportunities for makeup and no rules," said she. 
    On the beautiful eyes of Madonna, Gina applies 906 E. White Shadow from Shu Uemura to create a subtle effect diamond that reflects light beautifully. "As Madonna occurs in giant stadiums, I decided to focus on this effect, punctuating his eyelids real diamonds," says she. 
    Gina believes that all women at all ages can wear your iridescent and ethereal like a shadow White ME 906. "Subtle reflections contribute to sublimate the eye and are immediately appear younger. Madonna is always ready to dare new things and I think all women should not fear to do the same to enhance their beauty - the evening as in life everyday, "says Brooke. 
    Gina Brooke has worked with Madonna on three international tours (Reinvention 2003 Confessions 2006 Sticky & Sweet 2008-2009), and numerous videos, photo sessions and galas. In 2004 she created with Shu Uemura false eyelashes mink tailored to the singer. In 2006, she pushed the idea further by creating a model for it encrusted with diamonds and mink. 
    Given the enthusiasm of clients, Shu Uemura has recreated and sold exclusively at Neiman Marcus at a price of $ 10,000 a pair. " 












    -A
  24. andycandyshop
    Here’s an excerpt of the interview:
    It's been quite a year for French DJ David Guetta. He's notched up two No.1 singles ('When Love Takes Over', 'Sexy ***CENSORED***'), seen his One Love album go gold, and produced a transatlantic chart-topper for Black Eyed Peas in the form of 'I Gotta Feeling'. Now he's taking on the role of ambassador for DJ Hero, a new game which allows us mere mortals to become superstar knob-twiddlers in our own right. Keen to find out more about his ace 2009, we called David for a chat.
     
    Who would be your ideal collaborator? 
    "I would love to work with Madonna. It will probably happen very soon actually. It's all in theearly stages and I'm not allowed to speak about it yet!"
    Full interview: DigitalSpy
  25. andycandyshop
    Steven Klein posted the unseen version of Get Stupid video, featuring only Madonna on his website. It has a slightly different instrumentation that the other two versions that appeared in Sticky & Sweet Tour 2008 and 2009.
     Steven Klein Studio
     
     
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