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[Harry!]

I will turn this into a chat thread about the video tomorrow and all your opinions can be said in here!

[Harry!]

Celebration Premieres on iTunes as Free Download for 48 Hours

Madonna’s hotly anticipated new video for her 'Celebration' single will have its exclusive world premiere on the iTunes store as a free download for two days beginning Tuesday, September 1, 2009. Madonna is a multi-award winning visionary in the realm of video performance. The 'Celebration' video, which contains mind-boggling dance moves, reaffirms yet again her reputation as the master of the 'short movie.' The video will be available for purchase on iTunes on Thursday, September 3rd.
The 'Celebration' video, directed by long time Madonna creative collaborator Jonas Akerlund ('Ray of Light') was filmed recently in Milan, Italy and features the Material Girl dancing with her amazing troupe of performers from her current 'Sticky & Sweet' Tour. The video also includes cameo appearances by Madonna’s daughter, Lola Leon and model/DJ Jesus Luz.
Simultaneous to the video debut, Madonna’s definitive greatest hits album, 'Celebration' which has been totally remastered and includes two new songs, can be pre-ordered on iTunes.

Only for US im afraid.

[Harry!]

It's So Cool is a registered Madonna song

Just a week after the writers of Revolver were made public, now we find another new Madonna song listed at Warner Chappell: It's So Cool, which has been long rumoured across the online Madonna community. It's a song from the American Life sessions, which means it's no surprise that Mirwais Ahmadzaï and Monte Pittman are credited alongside Madonna. It's Monte's second songwriting credit, after Easy Ride. It's So Cool is expected to be an iTunes pre-order exclusive bonus track for Celebration, reworked by Paul Oakenfold. On the other hand, there's no sign of the song "Broken (I'm Sorry)" from the Oakenfold sessions, which most likely means this track is being kept in the vaults and was not submitted to Warner.

Moreover, ASCAP's website lists several of the Sticky & Sweet Tour samples under Madonna's name now, indicating these were registered for the upcoming DVD release: "Put Your Hands Up For Detroit" (used in Music), "Feels Like Home" (used in Like A Prayer), plus 'Into The Groove 2008' which naturally contains the writers of "Toop Toop". While "Give It To Me" (used in Vogue), "Here Comes The Rain Again" (used in Rain) or "I'm Not Alone" (used in Frozen) are not listed here, we find 3 Gypsy songs: "Pala Tute", "Doli Doli" and "Me Darava". The latter two being credited to the frontman of Madonna's Gypsy band, Alexandre Kolpakov.


New song yipee!

[Harry!]

I have now seen Celebration music video! I will not post it intill it is ishown on GMTV. It is fab!

[Harry!]

I don't know if it has been on yet. Here is the VIDEO!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAILlKeYNfs

[Harry!]

It looks like we'll be having both edits of the "Celebration" video released, with the second one joining the one that will premiere tomorrow in a couple of weeks.

According to Warner Music, the "Celebration" video directed by Jonas Akerlund that we'll be watching tomorrow is the one filmed in Milan, Italy which features Madonna dancing with her amazing troupe of performers from her current "Sticky & Sweet" Tour and cameo appearances by Lola and Jesus Luz.
In a couple of weeks another edit of the video will be made available, Warners announced today, this second being the one including scenes shot with the fans alone.

As you remember from our exclusive reports, Akerlund has been working on a couple of different edits of the music video - one using the fan loved poppy Album Version of the song and another edited to the Benni Benassi remix.

[Harry!]

Celebration video premiere & download

Celebration, the album - click to enlarge Madonna's brand new video Celebration has premiered this morning! The video, set to the Benni Benassi remix, features Madonna and her tour dancers getting into the groove to the new dance tune. Lola makes her debut as one of the break dancers. Jesus is the DJ, who gets seduced by Madonna, who undresses him and kisses him passionately. In two weeks, a second video will be released, set to the album version and featuring dancing fans.
For the next 48 hours, the video will be available as a free download on iTunes (US-only!). The online store now also accepts pre-orders of the Celebration compilation. When you pre-order the album on iTunes, you receive the bonus track It's So Cool.
Celebration is available in 3 formats:
- The single disc album
- The double disc album
- The double disc album with selected videos and exclusive unreleased bonus track

Please note that only US/Canada have all 3 versions listed, everywhere else it's the single disc edition. It's unclear for the moment whether this is temporary or not. But it seems permanent that Belgium has a version of the double disc that doesn't include Frozen. Instead there's the Benassi video remix and the bonus track to compensate. This probably means that Belgian fans won't find the Celebration CD in music stores...
The release date for the greatest hits album is September 18th/21st everywhere, except Japan (September 23rd) and US/Canada (September 29th).

[Harry!]

Changed title.

[Harry!]

Rumour: Madonna to direct ‘Wallis’

Madonna has launched a major charm offensive to get David Tennant and Cate Blanchett to star in her new movie project, Wallis.

It’s all about Wallis Simpson, the twice-divorced American socialite for whom Edward VIII gave up the throne to marry.

Madge sees a lot of herself in Wallis – as a fellow American who married a posh British bloke.

And she has made the movie her No1 work priority.

It is going to be another musical like 1996 flick Evita, in which Madge played Eva Peron. But this time Madonna is directing and producing, not acting in it (thankfully).

She has already taken Dr Who star David out for dinner to persuade him to play Edward.

And she is determined to get Cate to play the young Wallis after deciding against Keira Knightley.

I can see her point – Cate and David would fit the bill well as the pair, as you can see from my mock-up.

A source said: “The final script is now written and the locations have been scouted. Madonna is now trying to assemble the cast and put the finances in place.

“The first scene of the film is an old woman in her nineties living on her own in a Parisian flat. She starts to tell her life story to her housekeeper. It turns out the old woman is Wallis Simpson.

“There will be a song for each decade of her life.”

source: the sun

[Harry!]

More HQ version here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj_Cadk2TwA

[Mrluvaluva]

She likes putting her hands between her legs. I mean, how many times? Lol

[Harry!]

Its uncanny isnt it. But it still a very good video!

[KKBL]

I absolutely love the video.This new remix is so much better than the original.

[MrGaryy]

the video is kinda meh. absolutely LOVE the video mix to the song tho!

[Harry!]

I LOVE the video I really do. I prefer the original version to the video remix version but that video is out in a few weeks!

Sep01
Rumour: Justin Timberlake to join Madonna on stage in Tel Aviv

Popular singer Justin Timberlake has arrived in Israel and is likely to perform on stage with Madonna during Tuesday and Wednesday’s “Sweet & Sticky” tour concerts in Tel Aviv, informed sources told The Jerusalem Post.

Awaiting Tuesday’s gig, there were already over 200 people waiting outside the gates by 3 p.m., hours before the gates were set to open.

“We will stand as long as we have to,” said Orit, 32, from Holon. “I even brought my pillow.”

source: jpost

[Harry!]

Sep01
Madonna’s workout playlist on iTunes

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewIMix?id=329507773&s=143441

Watch the Sunrise (Extended Vocal) – Axwell
Dance 4 Life (12″ Mix) – Tiësto & Maxi Jazz
Delirious David Guetta
Do You Feel Me (feat. Julie Thompson) – Tiësto
Stardust (Felguk Remix) – Perfect Stranger
Fly Away” (Gee & Lighter Remix) – Jean Claude Ades
Television Rules the Nation / Crescendolls – Daft Punk
Massenbewegungsmittel – Miles Dyson
Superfine – Hong Kong Blondes
Not Over (feat. Ryan Tedder) – Oakenfold

[Harry!]

Madonna returns to her dark era with Celebration video

What's your favorite era of Madonna? This is a fairly open-ended question, one certain to get about a million different responses. For every fan of the Material Girl Maddy, there are just as many who swear by her Vogue version, or her spiritual, Ray Of Light relaunch, or even her recent turns as a political activist, a disco diva or a candy aficionado. Really, there are no wrong answers here.

But, if you really want to raise eyebrows, try telling a Madonna fanatic that you're a huge fan of her Dark Era, a period that runs roughly from the release of The Immaculate Collection in 1990 to her disastrous appearance on "Late Night With David Letterman" in 1994. This was when she tackled the politics of sexuality head-on — whether it be with the Justify My Love video, or the "Sex" book, or the Erotica album — and got down and dirty (the Deeper And Deeper video, the Body of Evidence movie) and basically wasn't afraid of offending anyone ever.

Needless to say, this was a period when most didn't get what Madonna was going for because, well, it usually wasn't all that clear.

Still, looking back on that Dark Era now, it's pretty fascinating. Madonna went farther than any pop icon before her (or, somewhat understandably, after) — she pushed the envelope with glee and never looked back for a second. In retrospect, it's clear she wasn't being desperate; she was being brilliant. If only we could expect the same from the pop stars of present day.

Anyway, I mention all of that because on Tuesday (September 1), Madonna's Celebration video premiered on the iTunes music store. It is directed by Jonas Åkerlund, who helped shepherd her back to respectability with his hyperkinetic 1998 video for Ray Of Light, and features cameos by Madge's boyfriend (model/DJ Jesus Luz) and daughter (Lourdes, who makes a blink-and-you'll-miss-it appearance toward the end). It is pretty great, particularly because it is a direct throwback to Madonna's Dark Era.

We have Madonna popping and locking and pawing at herself, striking a series of provocative (and sometimes even submissive) poses, groping and grinding guiltlessly on her chiseled boytoy ... and doing it all in a gynecologically cut dress and knee-high boots. She is 51, twice divorced, a mother of four and she is (quite rightfully) unashamed by any of this. Sexual politics, anyone?

As for the song itself, well, it's a straightforward lunge for the dark and dirty clubs — the kind she hasn't really made since Deeper And Deeper (and probably hasn't visited since then, either). Produced by DJ Paul Oakenfold, it's all pulsing sirens, wobbly bass and four-on-the-floor beat, with an expansive electro chorus that sounds like a truckload of Nintendo Entertainment Systems exploding in unison (only sexier).

I'm not sure if Celebration — which is meant to promote her career-spanning greatest-hits package of the same name (due September 29) — signifies Madonna's return to her Dark Era (the other new song on the album, a collaboration with Lil Wayne called Revolver, might hint at other things), but it would be pretty amazing if it did. I'm not certain even Madge has got the stones to try it again, but there's definitely a void to fill these days if she did. The world could use a good spanking, and we already know Madonna's got the dominatrix getup. (source: MTV.com)

[Harry!]

A romoured shot of Lordes in the second version of the Celebration music video. Doesnt she look pretty?

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/09/02/article-0-06428937000005DC-388_468x327.jpg

Her mum in the same look.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/09/02/article-0-0642F16D000005DC-941_468x378.jpg

[Harry!]

Sticky & Sweet is the 2nd highest grossing tour of all time

Madonna's Sticky & Sweet tour wraps today with the second of two shows in Tel Aviv, Israel (Sept. 1-2), putting the lid on what looks to be the second-highest grossing tour of all time.

With a gross of $408 million, Sticky & Sweet is the top-grossing tour by a solo artist of all time, and second only to the Rolling Stones' $558 million Bigger Bang tour of 2005-2007. "She is absolutely one of the great performers of all time," says Arthur Fogel, Chairman of Global Music and CEO of Global Touring for Live Nation, producer of Madona's tours. "That this tour will take its place as the second highest grossing tour in the history of our business says it all."

Since its launch in August 2008, Sticky & Sweet has moved more than 3.5 million fans to 85 shows in 32 countries, according to Live Nation. Madonna set an attendance record for the biggest crowds in history in Zurich, Switzerland, where she drew the largest audience ever for a concert in that country (72,000). According to Live Nation stats, her Gothenburg, Sweden show, seen by 119,000 fans, broke the record for highest grossing multiple shows in the country's history. In Helsinki, Finland, Sticky & Sweet sold more than 85,000 tickets, making it the biggest single show by an artist in history for all of Scandinavia. Other highlights on the tour included stops in Buenos Aires, Argentina (256,000), Santiago, Chile (146,000), Sao Paolo, Brazil (203,000), Tallinn, Estonia (72,000), Warsaw, Poland (79,000), Bucharest, Romania (69,000), and Sofia, Bulgaria (54,000).

Sticky & Sweet broke Madonna's previous record for top solo tour ever with her Confessions tour, which grossed $194 million in 2006, according to Billboard Boxscore. The 2008-2009 tour was the first under Madonna's $120 million, 10-year multi-rights deal with Live Nation.

[Mrluvaluva]

How many versions of the Celebration video are there going to be?

[Harry!]

How many versions of the Celebration video are there going to be?

Just 2. The recent one and the one staring Lordes as the LAV bride with fans (Album version)

[Harry!]

Changed title and new avatar.

VH-1 UK announces Madonna week

To celebrate the release of Madonnas definitive greatest album collection, Celebration, VH1 is dedicating a whole week of programmes to the ultimate queen of pop and reinvention.

Highlights of the week include, Madonna: The Official All Time Top 50 on Wednesday 21 September at 7pm, and the week of programming will close with Madonna’s Confessions Tour Live on Friday 25 September at 9pm, this is a week of programmes not to be missed if you’re a Madonna fan.

‘19 – 25 September on VH-1 UK.

[M X]

Celebration is my favourite song atm. :hello:

[M X]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mvgB44H1eA

LOL.

[Harry!]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mvgB44H1eA

LOL.

I cant stand her.

[M X]

She's sold more records than Madonna. But anyway..

[Harry!]

She's sold more records than Madonna. But anyway..

But has she sold the most sucesssful tour by a solo artist , no.

[M X]

No?

[Harry!]

No?

Maria [Whatever her name is] Not Madonna.

[Harry!]

A snap shot form the fans video of the second version of Celebration.

http://www.madonnatribe.com/i_23/celebration_video_610.jpg

[M X]

You can hardly say 'whatever her name is' to the best selling female artist of all time!
:shocked:
:nono:

[Harry!]

You can hardly say 'whatever her name is' to the best selling female artist of all time!
:shocked:
:nono:

Is this the Mariah thread or the Madonna thread?

[M X]

Madonna is linked to the subject. You can't deny the fact that vocally, Mariah is more talented than Madonna.

[Harry!]

Madonna is linked to the subject. You can't deny the fact that vocally, Mariah is more talented than Madonna.

Madonna is the best preformer. The best dancer.

[M X]

Yeah kay, but vocally Mariah is waaaay x786898596 more talented than Madonna. Madonna's vocals skills aren't exactly steller.

Anyway, yay Celebration! I love it<3

[Harry!]

What ever floats your boat. Celebration is amazing I hope it goes to number 1.

[Harry!]

http://www.hellomagazine.com/imagenes/travel/200909041963/madonna/petra/visit/0-3-63/3063-a.jpg

The Material Girl was the image of sophistication as she toured the Roman-era city on the visit, set up by Jordan's glamorous royal.

http://www.hellomagazine.com/travel/200909041963/madonna/petra/visit/1/

[atieah2009]

why did she break up with that guy

[Harry!]

why did she break up with that guy

WHich person are you refering to? Guy Richie, Jesus?

[Fom]

Did someone just say Mariah is vocally talented? Wtf?!
I love Madonna's new song, and her new video is way better than the last era... she looks slightly classier :P Only slightly though.

[M X]

I don't think Madonna looks classy. I think she looks like a woman who's about to become a pensioner, trying to dress like she's 19. But she still lawks hawt.

:cat:

[M X]

Is she still in Israel? When does she go back to the States or London?

[Harry!]

Is she still in Israel? When does she go back to the States or London?

She will stay in Israel till the 6th (Tomorrow) and then return bacxk to the states.

[M X]

Does Madonna live over there permanantley since the break up with Guy?

[Harry!]

Does Madonna live over there permanantley since the break up with Guy?

Whenever she is in Europe she uses the UK as her bace country. She lives over the US more though but she does come here sometimes.

[atieah2009]

I really dont understand how you go from israel to jordan, thats like going from one enemy country to another

[Harry!]

I really dont understand how you go from israel to jordan, thats like going from one enemy country to another

The Queen Of Controversy wouldn't care really. That is why she is so fab and breaks the rules.

[atieah2009]

i know goverment like each other but im almost certain the people would have been very angry since alot of them are palestinians who moved to jordan, that madonna wrapped her self in an israeli flag.

[Harry!]

i know goverment like each other but im almost certain the people would have been very angry since alot of them are palestinians who moved to jordan, that madonna wrapped her self in an israeli flag.

Can you remember Geri Halliwell at the Brits with the Union Jack flag on her dress, That is the same buzz which Madonna had the other day. Madonna is interested in politics and she respects the country probobly why she showed her sopport by draping the flag all over her.

[atieah2009]

i know goverment like each other but im almost certain the people would have been very angry since alot of them are palestinians who moved to jordan, that madonna wrapped her self in an israeli flag.

Can you remember Geri Halliwell at the Brits with the Union Jack flag on her dress, That is the same buzz which Madonna had the other day. Madonna is interested in politics and she respects the country probobly why she showed her sopport by draping the flag all over her.

I can see she had a buzz but saying your the chosen one's and other stuff and then going to a country (jordan) where people are utterly against what you say (about israel) is rather stupid, i think it was a suprise visit other wise there would have been protests. I think she should be more carefull of what she says and where she goes.

[atieah2009]

rofl

[Harry!]

i know goverment like each other but im almost certain the people would have been very angry since alot of them are palestinians who moved to jordan, that madonna wrapped her self in an israeli flag.

Can you remember Geri Halliwell at the Brits with the Union Jack flag on her dress, That is the same buzz which Madonna had the other day. Madonna is interested in politics and she respects the country probobly why she showed her sopport by draping the flag all over her.

I can see she had a buzz but saying your the chosen one's and other stuff and then going to a country (jordan) where people are utterly against what you say (about israel) is rather stupid, i think it was a suprise visit other wise there would have been protests. I think she should be more carefull of what she says and where she goes.

Madonna is one of these people who is very opinionated which is good because her opinions have made her what she is today. I think it was a surprise because not many news reporters reported on it.

[Harry!]

The back cover to Celebration single adddition!

http://allaboutmadonna.com/images/news/09-09-04-madonna-celebration-cd-cover-back-l.jpg

[Harry!]

And the Euro CD single design [back cover]

http://allaboutmadonna.com/images/news/09-09-04-madonna-celebration-3-track-cd-single-back-l.jpg

[Harry!]

8 days to Celebration single is out!

[Harry!]

The altentative Celebration album cover.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a5/Celebration1cd.jpg

[atieah2009]

Did Madonna split up from that jesus guy and if she did can i see a article on it please and thank you:thumbs:

[Harry!]

Did Madonna split up from that jesus guy and if she did can i see a article on it please and thank you:thumbs:

Well I havn't got a article on it but long story short they spilt up but they are still great friends. I think they should get married as they are perfect and the children like him.

[atieah2009]

Harry i read like 3 pages of this thread very intresting, you should give your opinion more, its nice you state the article but it would be nice to see what you think as a devoted fan. and what do you think about her diet and il join this fan club:thumbs:

[Harry!]

Harry i read like 3 pages of this thread very intresting, you should give your opinion more, its nice you state the article but it would be nice to see what you think as a devoted fan. and what do you think about her diet and il join this fan club:thumbs:

I dont say much about my opinions in here because hardly anyone listens , I might as well talk to the wall.

On the subject of her diet I beleive what ever feels right for her she should do and not worry about the press.

Added you on the list!!

[Harry!]

Madonna 'reconciles' with brother Christopher

Madonna has reportedly reconciled with her estranged brother Christopher Ciccone - a year after he published an expose of their life together.
The Holiday hitmaker was allegedly furious over Ciccone's tell-all book, Life With My Sister Madonna, last year (08), which lifted the lid on the star's private affairs.
Ciccone also incurred the wrath of his famous sibling when he spoke to the media following her split from Guy Ritchie in late 2008.
The pop superstar has now taken the first step towards a reconciliation, according to British tabloid the Sunday Mirror, writing her brother an email in a bid to repair their broken relationship.
A source tells the publication, "Madonna did it more for her family than for herself. Her feud with Chris was creating huge tension within the family so she decided to be the bigger person. It's been a nightmare. She's calmed down since the book and had time to think. She realises blood is thicker than water and she will meet with him this year in L.A." (source: ContactMusic)

[Harry!]

One week till Celebration single is out!

[Harry!]

Belgian edition of Celebration does not include Frozen

There will be a Belgian edition of Madonna compilation album Celebration, without the song Frozen.
On July 11th, Madonna sang Frozen live on the festival ground of Werchter, but of her new Celebration album – 34 hits and 2 new songs – a Belgian edition will be produced, which excludes the forbidden song.
In 2005, a judge in Bergen ruled that part of Frozen (1998) was plagiarism from Salvatore Acquaviva's 'Ma vie fout le camp', which was composed in the late 70s. The composer from Moeskroen claimed that Madonna could have heard his song when she was a backup dancer for Patrick 'Born to be alive' Hernandez.
On the Celebration tracklist, Frozen was one of the songs selected by Madonna herself. "If we are not allowed to release this Best Of in Belgium, we face a huge budget problem", explains [Warner] marketing manager Bert Bieseman. "Still, we can't risk to release the CD with the song to music stores, because the fine we'd have to pay is huge."
After discussion with Madonna's management, it was decided to produce an exclusive Belgian edition of the double disc, without Frozen. Also on the Belgian iTunes and on the DVD, the song will not be found. Belgian fans wanting the complete version will have to order the album online or across the border. Celebration is released on September 18th

[Harry!]

6 days!

[Harry!]

HQ images of the German CD single

http://www.madonnatribe.com/i_23/celebration_single_501.jpg

[Harry!]

Pre-order Celebration single on UK iTunes

UK fans can now pre-order Madonna's Celebration single on UK iTunes. The single will be available from Sunday 13 September.
Get pre-ordering and give Madonna another UK number one hit!

[Harry!]

I am sade because I know it wont get to number one. It has been too dam long and everyone has fogoten about it. I so hate WMG its untrue.

[Zac]

Well I want it to get to #1 but I just can't see it happening. Shame really, isn't it.

[Harry!]

Well I want it to get to #1 but I just can't see it happening. Shame really, isn't it.

I just hope Revolver goes to number one if released as a single. Even though I really want Celebration at number 1 but as WMG are braindead and delay everything it wont.

I just hope as Lil Wayne is with Madonna that will help boast the sales with a good video of corse.

WMG make my blood boil.

[Zac]

Can't wait for Revolver, hopefully WMG will do everything right this time if it is released as a single. And yes, WMG really have screwed everything up.

[Mrluvaluva]

When is it due out now?

[Harry!]

CD single / iTunes single 14th.
CD/2CD album 21th.
DVD also 21st.

[Harry!]

Does it sound sad that we are the LAST country in the world to get to buy the single. The cheek of it. :bawling:

[Harry!]

4 days!

[Harry!]

Update on Belgian Celebration release

As reported last Monday, Belgium will receive a separate version of the Celebration double disc, which doesn't include the song Frozen. The song will not be replaced. It now seems that the single disc and the DVD collection will not be available in Belgian stores.
Warner Netherlands also informs that due to delay in the production process, the September 18th DVD release is postponed to September 25th.

[Harry!]

London's Bond Street Louis Vuitton Store

While the Louis Vuitton flagship store on London's Bond Street gets a makeover, Madonna's campaign for the company is featured on the huge hoardings covering the store as these pictures show.

http://www.madonnalicious.com/images/extra/2009/louisvuitton_bondstreet_vickster1news.jpg

http://www.madonnalicious.com/images/extra/2009/louisvuitton_bondstreet_vickster2news.jpg

OMG Madonna gets premotion in the UK for once. Lets party...

[Harry!]

Revolver preview here!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agOF6e7VJ-c

[Harry!]

"Celebration" is released as a physical single in several European countries tomorrow, with the others following next week. On Monday the UK will finally get not only the physical release but also the digital download of the song available.

There are three different CDs and one Picture Disc coming out for the new single:

Celebration - 2 Track CD
1. Album Version
2. Oakenfold Remix

Celebration - 3 Track CD
1. Album Version
2. Benny Benassi Remix
3. Benny Benassi Dub

Celebration - CD Maxi
1. Album Version
2. Oakenfold Remix
3. Benny Benassi Remix
4. Oakenfold Remix Dub
5. Benny Benassi Remix Edit
6. Johnny Vicious Club Remix

Celebration - 12" Vinyl Picture Disc
A1. Album Version
A2. Benny Benassi Remix
B1. Oakenfold Remix
B2. Oakenfold Dub Mix

http://www.madonnatribe.com/i_23/celebration_singles_501.jpg

About time...

[Harry!]

The DVD cover.

http://allaboutmadonna.com/images/news/09-09-11-madonna-celebration-video-collection-cover-l.jpg

[Harry!]

As previously reported "Celebration" hit the stores as a CD single today in those European countries where the new releases come out on Fridays.
In the Netherlands the new Madonna song was published as a 2-track single and a 6-track Maxi CD, both sharing the same identical artwork of the 3-track CD that was released in Austria and Switzerland last week.
The single comes with a price tag of 6 € while the maxi - also coming out in a slim jewel case and not in the thicker one typical of the European maxis - can be purchased for 12 €.

http://www.madonnatribe.com/i_23/celebration_2track_501.jpg
http://www.madonnatribe.com/i_23/celebration_6track_501.jpg

[Harry!]

Celebration becomes Madonna's 40th number one dance single

When the September 26 issue of Billboard comes out next week Madonna will have her 40th number one single on the Hot Dance Club Play Chart - which is of course more than any artist in this Billboard chart history.

madonna.com

[Harry!]

2 days :dance2:

[Harry!]

Are you going to buy/download it?

[Harry!]

I am of corse LOL

[Harry!]

Full Celebration commercial here

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[Harry!]

Vote: Celebration on VH1

VH1 has added Celebration to their videos (on-line). But fans need to get it into the Top 20 Countdown. The video can be viewed at: www.vh1.com/video/play
To vote visit www.vh1.com/top_20_countdown and follow these instructions:

1) Click large, orange 'Vote!'
2) Select Wildcard at the bottom by typing in 'MADONNA' and 'CELEBRATION'
3) Added to top of list, so then hold and drag Celebration to #1 spot
4) Click 'Submit' vote!

[Harry!]

Amazon Commercial!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dihLbswAD_Y

[Harry!]

Tomorrow!

[Harry!]

''Celebration'' US maxi postponed to October 13

Warner Music have updated their release listings for the US market. introducing a minor change in the schedule for the "Celebration" maxis.

The US Maxi CD for "Celebration" has now been postponed and will not hit the stores at the same time of the 12" vinyl on October 6, but the following week, on October 13.

Ha Ha America waiting the longest for the physical release!

[Vladimir]

Well, people in America don't care too much for Madonna.

[Harry!]

Well, people in America don't care about her too much.

So true. Hope the single is big over here!

[Vladimir]

Well, people in America don't care about her too much.

So true. Hope the single is big over here!


It'll be big. ''Celebration'' became #1 in several countries in Europe.

[Harry!]

Are you getting it tomorrow? Downloading it instead?

[Vladimir]

Well, I don't live in the UK, but I'm getting it in October. It's coming so late in Serbia. :( I must buy the greatest hits in November. :D

[Harry!]

Well, I don't live in the UK, but I'm getting it in October. It's coming so late in Serbia. :( I must buy the greatest hits in November. :D

I hope you get it! I will soon!

[ILoveTRW]

do you all realise that the whole album has been on torrents for about 2 weeks?

I downloaded it last saturday :thumbs:

[Harry!]

do you all realise that the whole album has been on torrents for about 2 weeks?

I downloaded it last saturday :thumbs:

I cant download torrents and I want it to chart well so I will buy it next week. More fun then.

[Harry!]

Single track listing. From HMV website.

CD1 Regular CD

• 1. Celebration [Album version]

CD2 Maxi single

• 1. Celebration
• 2. Celebration [Paul Oakenfold mix]
• 3. Celebration [Benny Benassi mix]
• 4. Celebration [Paul Oakenfold dub]
• 5. Celebration [Benny Benassi mix edit]
• 6. Celebration [Johny Vicious club mix]

12’’ Vinyl picture disk

• 1. Celebration [single version] A side
• 2. Celebration [Benny Benassi mix] A side
• 3. Celebration [Paul Oakenfold mix] B side
• 4. Celebration [Paul Oakenfold dub] B side

[MiuMiu]

Harry, you are brilliant for all this info!
Thank you!

I know this is a really stupid question, but when does the physical album come out in Ireland and the UK?
Lol, "Celebration" is actually on on the radio as I type this!!!!!!!!!!!!
:hello:

[Harry!]

Harry, you are brilliant for all this info!
Thank you!

I know this is a really stupid question, but when does the physical album come out in Ireland and the UK?
Lol, "Celebration" is actually on on the radio as I type this!!!!!!!!!!!!
:hello:

The CD single is out tomorrow. The album is out the 21st September. Hope it gets to number 1!

[MiuMiu]

Harry, you are brilliant for all this info!
Thank you!

I know this is a really stupid question, but when does the physical album come out in Ireland and the UK?
Lol, "Celebration" is actually on on the radio as I type this!!!!!!!!!!!!
:hello:

The CD single is out tomorrow. The album is out the 21st September. Hope it gets to number 1!

Me too actually.
And I won't understand it if she doesn't.
So many hits like.
:thumbs:

What's your Fav. Madonna song?

[Harry!]

American Life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STWNeiwygHs

I am so mad it wasnt included in the CD or the DVD. That is my only fault in the Celebration package!

[MiuMiu]

I realy liked the "American Life" album. I never understood all the flack that It gets.

I think mine is eiter "Secret", "Love Profusion", "Human Nature", "Hollywood", "Tell Me" or anything off the Ray of Light album. Lol, I can't make up my mind.
:thumbs:

[Harry!]

The American Life album got shot because of its over politicts meanings particly in the uncut version of the American Life video.

Confessions is my fave Madonna album and Human Nature is my second best Madonna track!

[Zac]

Can't wait to buy it. Celebration is like one of my fave songs of 2009.

[Harry!]

Can't wait to buy it. Celebration is like one of my fave songs of 2009.

Yep me too

[MiuMiu]

Ya the original verion of the American Life video was brilliant. Madonna looked amazing in it and I loved the was she used the fashion show as the symbol for governments.
I just love the video for Human Nature aswell. It's so cool!
"Express your self don't repress yourself"!
Ahhh, Madonna at her best.

I'd say Ray of Light is my fav. album, but Bedtime Stories is a close second for me.
:thumbs:

[Harry!]

My order of fave albums.

Confessions
Hard Candy
Erotica/Ray Of Light
Music
American Life.

Like all the rest though.

[MiuMiu]

This is mine:

Ray of Light - 1st album I ever got!
Bedtime Stories
American Life
Candy
Music
and Confessions - Still love it tho!

I must say admit, I'm not that farmiliar with early Madonna so I don't own anything pre Bedtime Stories.
But obviously I know all of the singles - Cherish, Rain, Live to Tell etc. and all the obvious ones.

I'd say my fav. early Madonna song is either Into the Groove, Borderline or Lucky Star. I also LOVE the strings in Papa Don't Preach.
:thumbs:
GO MADGE!
:joker:
:thumbs:

[Harry!]

Yep long live the Queen Of Pop!

[Harry!]

A report from a user of allaboutmadonna.com


Warner Music Germany screwing up the chart success of Celebration on purpose??

i translated a very interesting article from a german music/chart blog.

“Confusion in the german single charts. Where is Madonna?

Freitag, 11. September, 2009

Upset fans of pop superstar Madonna are complaining. The new single of the U.S. star is nowhere to be found in the german single charts.

This very unusual fact is concerning not only Madonna’s fans. How can it be, that Madonna’s new and pretty succesful single Celebration has not entered the official single charts yet?

The track was the number 1 downloaded song for at least 7 days right after the digital release. It has reached the number 2 spot on the german airplay charts. But it doesn’t show up in the official single charts.

Our investigations have come up with a very pathetic reason. Did Madonna’s label Warner Music Germany simply want to spare the costs of the download registration fee for Celebration?
The company that issues the weekly single charts demands a registration fee from the music labels if the download of a certain song is to be considered for the data calculation. The fee is a low, 3 digit sum.
It seems, that exactly this sum has not been payed by Warner Music Germany, the label with which Madonna is still under contract with for a few months. The consequence is, that Celebration has not been included in the data calculation for downloaded songs at all and therefore has no chance of making it into the official single charts at the moment.

A company that has earned millions with Madonna is not able to spend this tiny sum for the data registration? Are they trying to punish Madonna for leaving Warner and signing a new contract with concert promoter Live Nation?

Or was there an argument about the costs of the registration fee and Warner wanted to set an example? One thing is clear: a chart in which the most sold song of the week isn’t even included, has little significance and will cause a loss of trust with the consumer.
The consumer will wonder how often it has happened in the past that a song that sold well as a download doesn’t even appear as a footnote on the official charts.

Will Madonna’s song ever appear in the official charts? According to Warner Music, Celebration has been available as a physical Maxi CD since Sept. 4. 2009. The 1 track digital download of the song had the following release dates: Amazon.de lists July 21. 2009 (obviously just a virtual date), Musicload also lists July 21.
For the 3 track digital single the following dates are listed: Amazon.de July 13. 2009 (now that’s a virtual date times 2), Musicload August 4. 2009.
These early dates are strange because Celebration has been available for download for exactly 3 weeks (since August 24. 2009)

We believe that Celebration should be listed in the next issue of the official single charts, way too late. Of course the digital sales of Celebration since August 24. 2009 will be missing. Several tenthousand downloads.

In conclusion, what has happened here can only be described as pathetic. It can not be described as professional Marketing and you would expect something better from a worldwide star like Madonna and those people working with her.

http://www.oljo.de/blog/madonna-deutschen-single-charts-verwirrung/“

[001steven]

What the hell is that horrible version of celebration being played on tv?! Ok it's not horrible but I much prefer the radio version, thought the video could of been better to

[MrGaryy]

her MJ speech was just mindblowingly beautiful.

[Harry!]

Celebration now out today! Hope you are getting it!

VMA speach here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htpm8hidIPc

[001steven]

Celebration already 13 on iTunes

[Zac]

Wow @ the speech.
Go Madge! :cheer:

[Harry!]

Madonna speach was amazing I have to admit. Thanks Steven for the chat possition.

Me with Celebration Single!
http://i27.tinypic.com/30uvguw.jpg

[Zac]

Must feel so good to hold it.

[Harry!]

Must feel so good to hold it.

Yep. I did that pic quick so I looked sad. Inside I am happy like a star.

[Zac]

Cool. How long until we get to hear Revolver now?

[Harry!]

Cool. How long until we get to hear Revolver now?

Just a week. When the greatest hits comes out. Time goes by so slowly...

[Zac]

Cool. How long until we get to hear Revolver now?

Just a week. When the greatest hits comes out. Time goes by so slowly...

Oooh can't wait to get my hands on it. It's gonna be one of the best GH ever by anyone!

[001steven]

No.11 now, hope it goes no.1

[Zac]

No.11 now, hope it goes no.1

me too!

[Harry!]

Madonna for number one! Please xxx

The DVD cover (DVD size box)

http://allaboutmadonna.com/images/news/09-09-14-madonna-celebration-dvd-amaray-case-l.jpg

[Harry!]

Madonna's entire speach below:

Michael Jackson. [Cheers] I have a little bit more to say than that. OK, here we go again. Michael Jackson was born in August 1958. So was I. Michael Jackson grew up in the suburbs of the Midwest. So did I. Michael Jackson had eight brothers and sisters. So do I. When Michael Jackson was six, he became a superstar, and was perhaps the world’s most beloved child. When I was six, my mother died. I think he got the shorter end of the stick. I never had a mother, but he never had a childhood. And when you never get to have something, you become obsessed by it.

I spent my childhood searching for my mother figures. Sometimes I was successful, but how do you recreate your childhood when you are under the magnifying glass of the world?

There is no question that Michael Jackson is one of the greatest talents the world has ever known. That when he sang a song at the ripe old age of eight he could make you feel like an experienced adult was squeezing your heart with his words. That when he moved he had the elegance of Fred Astaire and packed the punch of Muhammad Ali. That his music had an extra layer of inexplicable magic that didn’t just make you want to dance but actually made you believe you could fly, dare to dream, be anything that you wanted to be. Because that is what heroes do and Michael Jackson was a hero.

He performed in soccer stadiums around the world, and sold hundreds of millions of records and dined with prime ministers and presidents. Girls fell in love with him, boys fell in love with him, everyone wanted to dance like him. He seemed otherworldly — but he was a human being.

Like most performers he was shy and plagued with insecurities. I can’t say we were great friends, but in 1991 I decided I wanted to try to get to know him better. I asked him out to dinner, I said “My treat, I’ll drive — just you and me.”

He agreed and showed up to my house without any bodyguards. We drove to the restaurant in my car. It was dark out, but he was still wearing sunglasses.

I said, “Michael, I feel like I’m talking to a limousine. Do you think you can take off your glasses so I can see your eyes?”

Then he tossed the glasses out the window, looked at me with a wink and a smile and said, “Can you see me now? Is that better?”

in that moment, I could see both his vulnerability and his charm. The rest of the dinner, I was hellbent on getting him to eat French fries, drink wine, have dessert and say bad words. Things he never seemed to allow himself to do. Later we went back to my house to watch a movie and sat on the couch like two kids, and somewhere in the middle of the movie, his hand snuck over and held mine.

It felt like he was looking for more of a friend than a romance, and I was happy to oblige. In that moment, he didn’t feel like a superstar. He felt like a human being.

We went out a few more times together, and then for one reason or another we fell out of touch. Then the witch hunt began, and it seemed like one negative story after another was coming out about Michael. I felt his pain, I know what it’s like to walk down the street and feel like the whole world is turned against you. I know what it’s like to feel helpless and unable to defend yourself because the roar of the lynch mob is so loud you feel like your voice can never be heard.

But I had a childhood, and I was allowed to make mistakes and find my own way in the world without the glare of the spotlight.

When I first heard that Michael had died, I was in London, days away from the start of my tour. Michael was going to perform in the same venue as me a week later. All I could think about in this moment was, “I had abandoned him.” That we had abandoned him. That we had allowed this magnificent creature who had once set the world on fire to somehow slip through the cracks. While he was trying to build a family and rebuild his career, we were all passing judgement. Most of us had turned our backs on him. In a desperate attempt to hold onto his memory, I went on the internet to watch old clips of him dancing and singing on TV and on stage and I thought, “my God, he was so unique, so original, so rare, and there will never be anyone like him again. He was a king.”

But he was also a human being, and alas we are all human beings and sometimes we have to lose things before we can appreciate them. I want to end this on a positive note and say that my sons, age nine and four, are obsessed with Michael Jackson. There’s a whole lot of crotch grabbing and moon walking going on in my house. And, it seems like a whole new generation of kids have discovered his genius and are bringing him to life again. I hope that wherever Michael is right now he is smiling about this.

Yes, Michael Jackson was a human being but he was a king. Long live the king.

[Harry!]

Number 9 in the itunes chart!

[Harry!]

Celebration Single #2 on UK Midweek chart

1. Taio Cruz
2. Madonna
3. David Guetta
4. Shakira
5. Jay Z/Rihanna/Kanye West

Get it to number 1!

[Harry!]

The speech is here.
http://videolog.uol.com.br/video.php?id=479405

[Harry!]

The good news is that the midweek charts have been released in the UK and Madonna is number 2 with her new single.
The bad news is that Taio Cruz, who's currently leading the chart, is more than 10.000 sales ahead of "Celebration".

Also, all of the preordered physicals will have been counted as Monday sales, and given that "Celebration" is not doing well digitally - currently not even top 10 on iTunes - Madonna is likely to drop.

So Madonna fans, please think about it. More sales are needed to take "Celebration" to number 1 on Sunday - and if in the end we'll miss her 14th UK number one single we should remember it's all up to what we do NOW. You got the picture.

You can purchase "Celebration" as a digital single (individual downlads are more effective than EP bundles towards the chart), or you can get the video on the iTunes music store.
Head to your nearest retailer to purchase the one-track CD single (which is a UK only release) for only 0.99£, or the 6-track CD Maxi with remixes for 2.99£. The 12" Vinyl Picture Disc is also available, priced 5.99£.
Get up and do your thing!

[Harry!]

The Wednesday updates on the UK Singles Chart are out, and unfortunately they don't look good for "Celebration" that slips to #3 and has the gap towards the current chart topper increasing quite a lot. The top 5 looks like this:

1 Taio Cruz 35.700
2 David Guetta 21.300
3 Madonna 21.000
4 Jay Z/Rihanna/Kanye West 18.200
5 Shakira 18.200


Come on. Download it for me!

[Harry!]

Lady Gaga hangs with Madonna

Lady GaGa met up with Madonna on Monday night at a Marc Jacobs fashion show in New York.
The Pokerface star posed with her idol and the fashion designer whilst attending the event the night after the VMAs.
Compared to the previous night’s nine different outfits GaGa’s get up was understated - she wore a studded black mask, gloves, dress and a white blazer to the New York fashion week event.
Madonna was attending with her boyfriend model Jesus Luz.
At the VMAs the Queen of Pop was asked if she minded Lady G being compared to her. According to reports her reply was: 'No, I’m very flattered.'

http://www.madonnalicious.com/images/extra/2009/marcjacobs_140909_backstage_news.jpg

[MrGaryy]

...why is no one posting about revolver and how hot it is?

[Harry!]

...why is no one posting about revolver and how hot it is?

Because Celebration was released this week and the VMA speech was only a few days ago.

[MrGaryy]

right - you know it leaked like hours ago tho.

[Harry!]

right - you know it leaked like hours ago tho.

No and I will wait till monday till hear it. Plus I have no report from a fansite to back it up. Celebration should be the topic , It needs to get to number 1!

[MrGaryy]

well im listening to it right now, thats as much backing up as you need LOL.

[Damaris]

LOL GARY

I want to get Celebration but i cant find the video version. :nono:

[Harry!]

LOL GARY

I want to get Celebration but i cant find the video version. :nono:

You need to find the Benny Benassi remix. That is the remix used in the video.

[Harry!]

New “Celebration” Video And Exclusive Game

As announced earlier, a second version of the ‘Celebration’ video has been created and features footage of fans filmed during the Barcelona and Milan stops of Madonna’s 2009 ‘Sticky & Sweet Tour’!

Make sure to check Madonna’s official Myspace page by 8:00am GMT tomorrow for the video premiere as well as a related Myspace based game!

source: madonna.com

[Harry!]

The brand new Celebration music video featuring Lourdes as the Like A Virgin bride and the fans.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3jQO2-yJOA

[Damaris]

Hot sig Harry

[Harry!]

Thanks Mambo!

Rumour: Madonna to work with Janet Jackson

Her dream of singing with good friend Jacko was dashed by his untimely death, but now Madonna is plotting the next best thing – working with his little sister.

We can reveal that the Queen of Pop had a secret dinner with Janet Jackson on Sunday evening.

Over dinner at Butter in New York, the pair were overheard discussing how to honor Michael by “doing something together”. Earlier Janet, 43, and Madonna, 51, had been hanging out together at the MTV VMAs, where they were seen hugging one another.

And when we caught up with Madonna backstage, just after her tribute to Michael, she told us: “Now I’ve finally had a chance to say farewell to my dear friend.

“I can now say I have paid my respects to Michael. That’s why I’m here.

To say good-bye.” Then she added: “And Janet’s performance was amazing – just the perfect tribute to her brother.” Both stars then left the glitzy bash early – narrowly avoiding the fallout surrounding Kanye West storming the stage and dissing Taylor Swift.

Over dinner they seemed to be getting on like old friends.

Our insider reveals: “It was a meeting of two great musical try minds. Madonna was so impressed with Janet’s tribute to Michael that they started talking about how great it would be to honour him by doing something together.

“With that one performance, Janet proved she’s back on top of her game. And who better to join forces with than Madonna? “There was definitely something very interesting being planned between them.”

source: mirror

[Zac]

Just heard Revolver. Shxt that's good.

[Zac]

Revolver is like my fave song right now. I really hope it's released as a single!

[Harry!]

Revolver is like my fave song right now. I really hope it's released as a single!

I think it will be, She would need a song for the x factor to promote. She would sing that I guess.

[Zac]

Revolver is like my fave song right now. I really hope it's released as a single!

I think it will be, She would need a song for the x factor to promote. She would sing that I guess.

Hope so. Have you listened to it yet?

[atieah2009]

how do you check midweek charts, link please?

[Zac]

Can't stop playing Revolver. The best song I've heard for weeks.

[001steven]

Yeah revolver is wicked

[Harry!]

Zac I will wait till monday. Gives me something to look foward to ftom the plain rubbish Celebration track listing.
atieah2009 its currently number 3.

[Harry!]

Celebration still at #3 on UK Midweeks

It looks like Madonna's Celebration will chart at #3 on the UK Singles Chart according to the latest figures from the midweek sales reports.
#1 Taio Cruz 50,000
#2 David Guetta 33,800
#3 Madonna 31,400
#4 Jay Z/Rihanna/Kanye West 27,400
#5 Shakira 26,900

Thanks to Vickster

[Zac]

ugh David Guetta sold more than Madonna?!

[Harry!]

I know its dreadful!

The bonus track 'Its So Cool' avalible on the itunes version of Celebration is now here!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtfCAzK6uCE

Lyrics: http://www.mad-eyes.net/disco/celebration/its-so-cool.htm

[Zac]

nice. very nice.

[atieah2009]

of all these sales how much are artists estimated to earn from each sale

[Harry!]

of all these sales how much are artists estimated to earn from each sale

I dont know I am afraid you would have to look it up on google.

[Harry!]

I fogot to say Zac. I love your graphics at the moment.

[Zac]

thanks Harry! Madonna's like my fave artist right now so I just had to use them. I've constantly got her on repeat.

[atieah2009]

of all these sales how much are artists estimated to earn from each sale

I dont know I am afraid you would have to look it up on google.

Different answers it confused me lol:p btw i hear Madonna got $200m but had to pay dancers,stage performers, equipment yata yata yata

[Harry!]

of all these sales how much are artists estimated to earn from each sale

I dont know I am afraid you would have to look it up on google.

Different answers it confused me lol:p btw i hear Madonna got $200m but had to pay dancers,stage performers, equipment yata yata yata

The tour she just did made over 400m dollars. That is alot of money.

[Harry!]

Celebration on iTunes Albums charts
Austria – #3
Belgium – #3
Germany – #2
Ireland – #4
Italy – #1
Luxembourg – #2
Netherlands – #3
Switzerland – #3

[Harry!]

Liz: Madonna & Janet not gearing up for collaboration

Janet Jackson and Madonna are not planning on teaming up for a musical project, despite a report in a British tabloid.

The U.K. version of OK! Magazine reported that following Sunday night’s MTV Video Music Awards, pop icons Madonna and Janet, who were both part of the Michael Jackson tribute at the event, had decided to collaborate.

“It was a meeting of two great musical minds. Madonna was so impressed with Janet’s tribute to Michael that they started talking about how great it would be to honor him by doing something together…There was definitely something very interesting being planned between them,” a source told OK!, MTV U.K. reported.

When contacted by Access Hollywood, however, a rep for Madonna said the report was not true.

Additionally rumors that the two ladies went to dinner together following the VMAs also did not happen, the rep said.

source: access hollywood

[Zac]

Aaah I never really thought that was true anyway. A collaboration from them would've been nice though.

[Harry!]

Revolver vs Celebration poll here.

http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=147845

[atieah2009]

Bye Bye mister American pie bloody sends shivers down my spine love that song!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MiuMiu]

I realy don't like Rovolver yet.
It's pure **** to my ears at the moment.
Hopefully it'll grow on me.
:bawling:

[MrGaryy]

I love Revolver. Urgh, It's So Cool is just awful tho. not cool, even.

[atieah2009]

Celebration, Bremix or w.e is good too.

[Harry!]

It's So Cool was a left of song from the American Life sessions. You know what happened to that album.

[Beastie]

I like Madonna :D Please can I join the club?

[Harry!]

I like Madonna :D Please can I join the club?

Added!

[Harry!]

The poll to vote for your fave Madonna song here
http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=147882

[Harry!]

Madonna: a rare and candid interview with the Queen of Pop
Madonna shows Dan Cairns all too clearly who is in control - of her life, her astonishing 27-year career, and their meeting.

The British nerve centre for Madonna Inc is to be found in two adjoining townhouses in central London. The buildings are a home for the singer and her four children when they are in this country, plus offices and a personal gym. From the outside, the six-storey edifices are standard-issue London mansions — that is, way beyond the standards most of us are accustomed to. There is something impregnable about such streets: an air of discreet luxury pervades them. Litter seems not to blow or rattle down their immaculate expanses; no chewing gum or urgently expelled kebab encrusts their gleaming paving stones. You might glance up at Madonna’s perfect residential pair and admire their symmetry, the cleanness of their architectural lines. But you would be more likely, unless you were a lurking paparazzo, not even to notice them; they are merely two houses in a long, wide street of the things. Anonymous, ordered, well maintained and with a touch of class. Madonna wouldn’t have it any other way. “Where do you live?” she asks when we meet later. Dalston, I say. The name doesn’t register. Stoke Newington, I add as a pointer. “That’s not even in London,” she scoffs. And it isn’t, to be fair. Or not in this London, at any rate.

The evening before I walk down her street and ring the doorbell, I visit another imposing building near the singer’s home. A few days earlier, a leaflet had been thrust into my hand. “It’s a Sign,” it read, and considering that it went on to invite the bearer to an introductory talk on kabbalah at the centre Madonna bought for the organisation six years ago, it seemed just that. The lecture offered an hour-long precis of what cynics would dismiss as woolly mumbo jumbo. One per cent of each of us is concerned with our corporal beings; concentrate on the remaining 99%, the speaker suggests, and we locate the key to a spiritually nourishing life. There is, however, an impression of calm, wellbeing, even complacency. And Madonna, as even a cursory knowledge of her questing, controversy-courting 27-year career will attest, needs calm. Because the opposite of calm, of control, is? “Chaos,” she says later. “Pain, suffering.”

We are meeting to discuss Celebration, the two-disc, 36-track greatest-hits collection that marks Madonna’s final contractual obligation to her record label before she skips off into the $120m embrace of Live Nation, the American concert promoters. Conditions have been imposed: no questions about adoption, about her divorce, about her love life, her faith; discussion is to be confined to her music. Refereeing the joust is the singer’s longtime American publicist, a formidable, don’t-mess-with-me powerhouse named Liz Rosenberg, whose manner, if not appearance, puts one instantly and inescapably in mind of the character of Roz, the giant snail in the film Monsters Inc, with her catch phrase: “I’m watching you, Wazowski. Always watching.” She has worked for the singer pretty much from the moment, in 1982, when Madonna was first handed the keys to the candy store of stardom. “By the way,” Madonna says at one point, “my dream was always to work in a candy store. It was because of my obsession with candy; I don’t have it any more, now that my teeth are all rotten. I did go to a university for a year, as shocking as that might sound to people, and there was a candy shop that I used to go to all the time, an old-fashioned one where all the candy was in these big glass jars. I used to go in there and look at all the candy and think, ‘God, it would be really cool to work in here; I could have candy whenever I wanted.’ So I did want the keys to the candy store, but I had different keys.” Confectionery’s loss, pop’s gain.

In Life with My Sister Madonna, Christopher Ciccone’s bitchy and embittered memoir, the singer’s brother recounts how every single minute of his sister’s day is planned and accounted for. Today, however, that schedule has gone awry. Seconds before I am due at her front door, a call comes through advising me to delay by 15 minutes. Which I duly do, only to be parked in the reception hall for a further quarter of an hour. It gives me a chance to take a look around. As I wait, Madonna appears briefly before descending to the basement, from which various sounds drift up: a peal of throaty laughter; a burst of her new single; and the noise of a vacuum cleaner. Is she catching up on housework, geed up by one of her own songs on the stereo and skipping round, Dyson in hand? Unlikely, but it’s an appealing image. In the hall where I wait, a painting by the 17th-century Dutch baroque artist Gerrit Dou hangs on one of the walls, which are covered with blue brushed velvet. On another wall, a pair of circular canvases show a troupe of pierrots, rope-dancing. Scented Christian Dior candles fill the air in a space so dimly lit, it seems both slightly theatrical and quasi-religious. A huge telephone with multiple extensions bears labels such as M study, M dressing room, M bathroom, Laundry, Music Room, Kitchen, Mews. The picture is one of great wealth combined with logistical and organisational rigour. Discipline, control, precision. “And that’s the definition of me?” Madonna says later, finishing my out-loud train of thought. “Yeah, but I don’t even think, when people write that, that they really believe it. I just think people are tapping into a zeitgeist and repeating things they’ve heard other people say; and it makes good copy.”

Our encounter finally gets under way in Madonna’s study, an all-grey room with a Frida Kahlo painting above the huge art-deco desk, glass shelves bearing art books and family photographs, and two semi-facing armchairs, on which we sit. In the flesh, in black trousers and a sleeveless shirt, the 51-year-old is tiny, even in heels, and pretty, her face somehow more animated and readable than you expect, her features forming into butter-wouldn’t-melt or knowingly ironic expressions as she talks. Her accent is noticeably clipped, with a Queen’s English clarity, a result of the amount of time she began to spend in this country following her marriage to Guy Ritchie. For a good 10 minutes, her discomfort is visible, a hand covering her face as she answers. And when, during this initial awkwardness, I lean into the space between us to emphasise a point, I sense without any room for doubt that I have crossed an invisible line.

You begin to understand why people are so in awe of her: you wouldn’t want to be on the receiving end of one of her frosty glares. Does that mean, I ask at one point, that we have stopped treating her as a mere mortal? “A lot of people are just really confused by me,” she says. “They don’t know what to think of me, so they try to compartmentalise me or diminish me. Maybe they just feel unsafe. But any time you have an overtly emotional or irrational, negative reaction to something, you’re fearing something that it’s bringing up in you.” She pauses and looks over at Rosenberg. “Let’s all call our shrinks right now and have that discussion. Liz?”

When, last year, an American magazine writer profiled Madonna and wrote “Think back on her career. It’s not songs you remember, or not primarily”, you knew what he meant. Videos, film roles, marriages, haircuts, children, charity work: all carry visual freight that has often seemed to overshadow Madonna’s original claim to fame. But doesn’t Celebration, I suggest, indicate that the songs figured in there somewhere, too? That writer, Rosenberg barks suddenly from behind the desk, “is an arsehole”. “Those are harsh words,” Madonna chides, unable to suppress a laugh. “I don’t know, I guess it depends on what side of the fence you’re on. Some people don’t appreciate my music, so they’re not going to think of me as a musician or songwriter. They like to think of me as a sort of cultural phenomenon.” So people listen to her songs and react visually, more than emotionally or musically? “Right — ‘That’s when she had the cone bra on’, ‘That’s the burning-crosses song’. That kind of stuff. I suppose that’s partly my fault.” And when we sift through the milestones of her career, we look for, what? Motivation, irony? “Manipulation, provocation,” she says.

Another commentator wrote that Madonna’s “ability to absorb and incorporate knowledge keeps her one step ahead”. Certainly, her instincts about music, fashion and future cultural trends have proved uncanny. But doesn’t this concentration on her skill for assimilation overlook what she herself does with that knowledge? “Well, yeah,” she replies. “We can all take in information. It’s how we regurgitate it that makes us different. Right?” And might concentrating on the absorption remove her own subsequent input from the equation? “Well, it’s an undermining thing to do, isn’t it?” She laughs. “Isn’t that the point of the exercise?”

I ask her about her early days in New York in the late 1970s, where she arrived, penniless and a university dropout, to pursue a career as a dancer. And where she earned a reputation as a stop-at-nothing, man*ipulative, sexually promiscuous wannabe, discarding managers, bandmates and boyfriends on a whim.

Five years of hard graft, thrift, ruthlessness and opportunism paid off when she signed a record contract in 1982. But they also marked her, indelibly, as an artist; indeed, from the way she talks about the period, you get the sense that, no matter the rumoured £300m fortune, the art collection, the toy boy, the record-breaking tours (her most recent, Sticky & Sweet, grossed a staggering $408m), there is a part of Madonna that is still motivated by the cross-fertilisation and experimentalism of early-1980s New York.

Physically, she left it long ago. Artistically, she’s still there, in her own imagination at least: zooming around taking on influences and collaborators, draining them dry, moving on, a cultural magpie. The budgets, and the headlines, have got bigger; the spirit, she argues, remains. “The city will never be the same,” she says. “It was an amazing time, an amazing convergence of pop culture and art. To think I used to have dinner on a regular basis with Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring. That was like an everyday thing. It was a much more informative part of my life than most of the parts people choose to focus on. I got to do gigs at places like CBGB before I got put underneath the microscope, and that was helpful to me, as an artist, and also to give me a sense of confidence about myself — regardless of the subsequent beatings I would take.”

Madonna contra mundum? It’s a condition you find in many artists, a willed psychological state that pumps them up before they rescale the heights with each successive album or tour. The affirmation of album sales — Madonna is the most successful female recording artist of all time — cannot shake such people from a sense of victimhood, of being misunderstood or under*appreciated. Possibly, this is rooted in the belief that what they create is ineffably trivial. That might explain why some, especially the intellectually curious (or insecure), dabble in a multitude of other arts disciplines or gather around them the appurtenances of cultural refinement and significance. (How revealing, after all, is that “I did go to a university for a year, as shocking as that might sound to people”?)

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6836901.ece

[Harry!]

Celebration went to number 3 in the charts woop!

[Twilight]

Cool interview :hello:

[Sophii3x]

Not a fan of Madonna at all, though I like some of her old songs. But I just heared Revolver on my friends' phone and I love... reminds me of Britney's 'Radar' :P

[001steven]

Revolvers alot like radar it's got tge similar beat to it

[Harry!]

People have said on Madonna fansites that it is simaler to Britney's Circus work..

[Zac]

Wahey Madonna's 60th top ten hit!
This calls for a celebration.

[Harry!]

Me with Celebration
http://i36.tinypic.com/112bf2t.jpg

We with single and album
http://i38.tinypic.com/35k67vl.jpg

Photography isnt my strong point shown with my sad face.

[Chantel]

Me with Celebration
http://i36.tinypic.com/112bf2t.jpg

We with single and album
http://i38.tinypic.com/35k67vl.jpg

Photography isnt my strong point shown with my sad face.

Yay, wel all love Madge :love:

[Harry!]

Celebration on iTunes Albums charts – Today
Australia – #4
Austria – #5
Belgium – #3
Denmark – #3
Finland – #4
France – #4
Germany – #4
Greece – #1
Ireland – #5
Italy – #1
Luxembourg – #5
Netherlands – #4
New Zealand – #4
Norway – #3
Portugal – #1
Sweden – #2
Switzerland – #8
UK – #3

[Harry!]

Madonna launches four-week MSN campaign
Warner Brothers Music has launched a four-week campaign for Madonna’s greatest hits album with the first takeover of the MSN Artist of the Month slot.
The campaign for the Celebration album and DVD will feature up to 45 video clips hosted across the portal, as Madonna takes over the prime editorial slot on MSN Music.
The release also features across MSN Messenger and Video.
Surrounding activity, planned by media agency ZenithOptimedia, includes display activity across sites such as Heat, MySpace and Popjustice. The campaign will also be tied into existing Facebook and Twitter profiles.
Katherine Parrott, marketing manager at Warner Brothers Music, said new video was being distributed throughout the campaign to maintain high levels of interest from fans.
'By taking over the Artist of the Month slot it acts as a long-term offering to remind people it’s out,' she said. 'We wanted to try something a bit different and used the success we had online in the past with Lily Allen campaigns.'
To view the Artist of the Month page visit events.uk.msn.com/music/madonna-celebration

http://www.madonnalicious.com/images/extra/2009/celebration_msn_artistofthemonth_news.jpg

[Harry!]

Put your face on the "Celebration" album cover in just a few clicks of your mouse at celebrate.madonna.com, the new webpage at Madonna's official website that is ready to spread the Celebration mania around the net.
Click http://celebrate.madonna.com/ to visit the site!

http://www.madonnatribe.com/i_23/celebrate_yourself_501.jpg

Here is one I made eailer...

http://i33.tinypic.com/5yw7qt.jpg

[Jayson]

http://i34.tinypic.com/2qn2opd.jpg

:blush:

[MiuMiu]

I'm officially jelous Harry.
I'll be waiting for my copy of the album for a few weeks thanks to those lazy peeps at the radio station lol!
:bawling:
:joker:

[Harry!]

I'm officially jelous Harry.
I'll be waiting for my copy of the album for a few weeks thanks to those lazy peeps at the radio station lol!
:bawling:
:joker:

Time goes by so slowly....

Hope you get it soon xxx

[MiuMiu]

I'm officially jelous Harry.
I'll be waiting for my copy of the album for a few weeks thanks to those lazy peeps at the radio station lol!
:bawling:
:joker:

Time goes by so slowly....

Hope you get it soon xxx

So slowly....:laugh2:

Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock Break down now!
(As in, I'll have a breakdown if I don't get it soon!)
:bigsmile::joker:

Aw thanx!:thumbs::lovedup:

[Harry!]

HQ me here

http://i36.tinypic.com/rby1w7.jpg

[001steven]

Brought celebration today, it's no.1 asda, I'm addicted to Revolver and Strangly Hollywood

[MiuMiu]

Brought celebration today, it's no.1 asda, I'm addicted to Revolver and Strangly Hollywood

Hollywood is a great song!!!!
One of my Fav's:colour:
The "Push the button. Don't push the button. Trip the station. Change the channel." where he voice gets deeper and deeper is my favourite bit from any Madonna song.

[Harry!]

Hollywood. Never got that song. Not one of my faves.

[Harry!]

Chart Celebration ahead for Madonna

Madonna is looking to equal Elvis Presley’s total of 11 UK album number ones this weekend with her new retrospective Celebration opening up a narrow lead at retail.

The double set is presently a few thousand sales ahead of its nearest rival, fellow Warner Bros release The Resistance by Muse, which debuted at one last Sunday.

If Celebration remains in front it will place Madonna in joint second place with Presley behind The Beatles with the most UK chart-topping albums. Her tally of 10 album number ones dates back to 1984’s Like A Virgin and also takes in the Evita soundtrack, which features both her and other artists.

Madonna’s album leads another bumper week of new releases with four other newly-issued albums among the 10 biggest sellers of the week so far. These include Dizzee Rascal’s new Dirtee Skank-issued album Tongue N’ Cheek, which features his three number one singles, Casablanca/Island act Mika’s second album The Boy Who Knew Too Much and Pearl Jam’s Island debut Backspacer.

source: musicweek

[MiuMiu]

Oh dear!
Looks like Madge has some stiff competition.
It could be Muse. They're music is savage.
It could be Dizzie, backed by his 3 number 1 tracks "Dance wiv me", "Bonkers" and "Holiday"
Or it could be Mika. His last album sold millions which was quite a shock.

I hope Madonna gets it!
But it's not going to be easy.
:thumbs:

[Harry!]

Oh dear!
Looks like Madge has some stiff competition.
It could be Muse. They're music is savage.
It could be Dizzie, backed by his 3 number 1 tracks "Dance wiv me", "Bonkers" and "Holiday"
Or it could be Mika. His last album sold millions which was quite a shock.

I hope Madonna gets it!
But it's not going to be easy.
:thumbs:

Currently the chart stands like this.

1. Madonna 21.9k
2. Muse 17.7k
3. Dizzee Rascal 16.8k
4. Mika 14.8k
5. Pearl Jam 13.3k

Big gap

[MiuMiu]

Ah she's well ahead!


Woop!
:hello:

Lools like she's going to match Elvis so!
:colour:

[Harry!]

[/b]Madonna talks about current and upcoming projects with Larry Flick[/b]

Last week Sirius FM aired an interview with Madonna, who talked to Larry Flick right after the Budapest show just a month ago. In the interview, she mentioned how exciting and fun the 2009 tour was, with visiting brand new places in Scandinavia and Eastern Europe, also hinting at always being nervous just before hitting the stage.About the greatest hits album Celebration, she talked about not being a lookback girl, but appreciating that people want to hear her old songs, because she wrote "some good songs". She tries not to listen to them that much and on tour she gets sick of the stuff she sings every night, but likes to revisit some older songs. When asked about feeling an old song currently, she named Beautiful Stranger and pointed out the compilation would have everything that's not on the tour (possibly explains the omission of Human Nature, You Must Love Me & Give It 2 Me? ;-)...When asked about songs that should not be celebrated, she answered that each of them is important to her career and all of them describe the part of her life she was at when writing them. She named Don't Tell Me, Like It Or Not and Live To Tell as songs that resonate with her more, or are truthfully more about her than others.She said the people want to be inspired and expect political songs like American Life from her, while others want her "let's have fun" kinda music, and people are in different moods in different moods, just like herself.She listens to a lot of electronic music these days but could not club that much during tour. Also talked about putting a show together and getting prepared for a tour for months, calling it an endurance test. She absolutely cannot relate to the idea of touring with the same show for 18 months.About working with Paul Oakenfold, she liked his production for other artists and that he gets people moving and is a positive person. Also mentioned her daughter Lourdes being in the Celebration video, since she hangs out with the dancers a lot and is a dancer herself. Madonna was comfortable with Lourdes being in the video and thinks she wants to be an actress, not following her mother's footsteps as a singer. She also calls her the "super sister" in the family. About getting another child, she said her hands are full right now but "never say never".When asked about the sound of her next record, she said she did not have the chance to think about that, but always loves electronic music and is sure she'd keep going that direction, but does not know with who she'd collaborate.She currently has a directing project and several projects in Africa going on with two new documentaries and building a girls school.She called herself extremely lucky and blessed for having such a life.You can download the interview at AbsolumentMadonna.

[Harry!]

This story from a Madonna fansite made me laugh.

Nice ''Celebration''

Stand back, Twitter! This is Nice, our reader Marco's lovely little parrot.

Nice likes so much the new "Celebration" greatest hits that his moves his little head every time Marco is listening to Madonna's music. Nice, isn't it?

http://www.madonnatribe.com/i_23/celebration_nice_501.jpg

http://www.madonnatribe.com/news/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=4816

[Harry!]

Madonna 'snubs Lindsay Lohan at NY club'

Madonna reportedly refused Lindsay Lohan entry to a VIP party last week.

According to Contactmusic, the 'Celebration' singer ordered her security team not to let the Mean Girls actress into the private booth at an opening party for the Boom Boom Room nightclub in New York.

The root of the alleged snub is believed to stem from Lohan's recent unveiling as an artistic adviser to fashion house Emanuel Ungaro, ahead of Madonna.

The label's president Mounir Moufarrige previously said that he had met with five candidates before eventually deciding on Lohan, which included Madonna and Paris Hilton.

The 23-year-old is expected to make her debut for the Emanuel Ungaro brand at Paris Fashion Week later this month.

DS

[GypsyGoth]

Jesus! Her toyboy is a cutie.


http://i35.tinypic.com/2ed9hu1.jpg

[Zac]

I love this! It's a cross between Madonna and Lil Wayne (for Revolver).
http://i35.tinypic.com/14v8qr.jpg

[Harry!]

I love this! It's a cross between Madonna and Lil Wayne (for Revolver).
http://i35.tinypic.com/14v8qr.jpg

Maybe if Revolver was a single they could use a simalar style?

[Zac]

I love this! It's a cross between Madonna and Lil Wayne (for Revolver).
http://i35.tinypic.com/14v8qr.jpg

Maybe if Revolver was a single they could use a simalar style?

Yeah it'd seem like a good idea!

[Harry!]

Madonna secures Irish albums top spot

Madonna has topped the Irish albums chart with her new greatest hits collection Celebration this week.

The Queen of Pop beats off competition from US rock band Pearl Jam, who land at second place with their ninth studio album Backspacer.

Muse's The Resistance falls from the top spot to third place, followed in fourth by Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3, which is down one position.

Meanwhile, David Gray's Draw The Line falls three spots to fifth.

The top ten albums in full:

1. (-) Madonna: 'Celebration'
2. (-) Pearl Jam: 'Backspacer'
3. (1) Muse: 'The Resistance'
4. (3) Jay-Z: 'The Blueprint 3'
5. (2) David Gray: 'Draw The Line'
6. (4) Florence and the Machine: 'Lungs'
7. (6) The Script: 'The Script'
8. (5) David Guetta: 'One Love'
9. (8) Beyoncé: 'I Am... Sasha Fierce'
10. (9) Michael Jackson: 'The Essential'

[Harry!]

Michael Jackson: 'Madonna Was In Love With Me And Jealous Of My Fame'

The singer reveals his thoughts on the Material Girl in nine-year-old, never-before-seen interview...

It seems Michael Jackson may not have been quite as fond of Madonna as you might expect from her moving tribute at last week's VMAs.

The pair became friends in the early nineties, and went on several high profile dates, including showing up to the 1990 Academy Awards ceremony on each other's arm.

But in a nine-year-old filmed interview with his friend Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, due to be shown on TV this week, Michael claims the affection was purely one-sided.

He told Boteach: "I think she (Madonna) likes shock value and she knows how to push buttons on people. I think she was sincerely in love with me and I was not in love with her. She did a lot of crazy things. I knew we had nothing in common.

"She is not sexy at all. I think sexy comes form the heart in the way you present yourself."

The Thriller star believed Madonna was one of several stars who envied his fame, telling Boteach: "They admire you and know you are wonderful and great because they are jealous, because they wish they were in your shoes. Madonna is one of them. She is jealous. She is a girl, a woman and I think that's what bothers her...

"I get the fainting and adulation and she doesn't."

By constrast, Michael describes the late Princess Diana as his ideal woman: "I thought she was very special - very feminine and classy. She was my type for sure, and I don't like most girls. There are very few I like who fit the mould. It takes a very special mould to make me happy and she was one of them."

Boteach - who is allowing US shows Today and Dateline to broadcast segments of the interview this week - maintains Michael wanted the footage to be released to the public so his fans could gain a better understanding of his personal life.

Strange, then, that he should wait nine years until after the singer's untimely death...

http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/50021/michael-jackson-madonna-was-in-love-with-me-and-jealous-of-my-fame

[Harry!]

Madonna on David Letterman Show

Superstar Madonna will visit the Late Show with David Letterman, Wednesday, Sept. 30 (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

This will mark the music icon’s eighth appearance on the CBS broadcast — she was last interviewed on the show on Jan. 11, 2007, with prior sit-down interviews on Oct. 20, 2005, Nov. 11, 2003, Nov. 3, 2000 and her memorable appearance on March 31, 1994. She also made a brief cameo appearance Feb. 13, 1995, when she delivered Valentine’s candy and flowers to Letterman. On Dec. 28, 1998, she appeared in a taped celebrity Top Ten List of the “Top Ten Things Beautiful Women Love About Dave.”

source: cbs

Only problem is you will have to find the episode online somewhere.

[Harry!]

Celebration UK Album Midweeks
Great news from the UK Album Midweek figures released yesterday, Madonna's Celebration album is still well out infront at #1.
#1 Madonna 41.9k
#2 Muse 30.1k
#3 Dizzee Rascal 30k
#4 Mika 25.6k
#5 Pearl Jam 18.4k

If Madonna stays at #1 it will be her 11th UK #1 album and she will equal Elvis's total of 11 UK #1 albums. The PRS for Music society is already calling it a 'truly astonishing achievement'.

Go girl!

[Zac]

Wahey! Keeping my fingers crossed for a #1.
& OMG @ What MJ said about her. What a dxckhead he was. :shocked:

[MiuMiu]

Michael Jackson: 'Madonna Was In Love With Me And Jealous Of My Fame'

The singer reveals his thoughts on the Material Girl in nine-year-old, never-before-seen interview...

It seems Michael Jackson may not have been quite as fond of Madonna as you might expect from her moving tribute at last week's VMAs.

The pair became friends in the early nineties, and went on several high profile dates, including showing up to the 1990 Academy Awards ceremony on each other's arm.

But in a nine-year-old filmed interview with his friend Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, due to be shown on TV this week, Michael claims the affection was purely one-sided.

He told Boteach: "I think she (Madonna) likes shock value and she knows how to push buttons on people. I think she was sincerely in love with me and I was not in love with her. She did a lot of crazy things. I knew we had nothing in common.

"She is not sexy at all. I think sexy comes form the heart in the way you present yourself."

The Thriller star believed Madonna was one of several stars who envied his fame, telling Boteach: "They admire you and know you are wonderful and great because they are jealous, because they wish they were in your shoes. Madonna is one of them. She is jealous. She is a girl, a woman and I think that's what bothers her...

"I get the fainting and adulation and she doesn't."

By constrast, Michael describes the late Princess Diana as his ideal woman: "I thought she was very special - very feminine and classy. She was my type for sure, and I don't like most girls. There are very few I like who fit the mould. It takes a very special mould to make me happy and she was one of them."

Boteach - who is allowing US shows Today and Dateline to broadcast segments of the interview this week - maintains Michael wanted the footage to be released to the public so his fans could gain a better understanding of his personal life.

Strange, then, that he should wait nine years until after the singer's untimely death...

http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/50021/michael-jackson-madonna-was-in-love-with-me-and-jealous-of-my-fame

Lolers!

I love how Madonna used her speech to make herself look good!
The hypocrisy is wonderful!
:thumbs:
:laugh2:

[Harry!]

Madonna for number 1!

[Callum]

I bought the album yesterday. Haven't got round to listening to it all yet though because there's so many songs on it. :tongue: "It's So Cool" is brilliant, I personally prefer it to "Revolver". Should have been on the album.

[Harry!]

I give the album 9/10. Why is that you might say? Because American Life is absent. And guess what I will rate the DVD , 9/10. Reason you might say? Because American Life is absent. My fave Madonna track is not there such a shame.

[Harry!]

Warner Music Group has completed a deal with YouTube (Google) that will bring back music videos for Green Day, U2, Madonna and other artists to the video-sharing site from which they were removed in December, according to two executives familiar with the talks.

source: ethioplanet

Link (http://allaboutmadonna.com/2009/09/madonnas-videos-coming-back-to-youtube.php)

:banana:

[Harry!]

Madonna: Saturday Night Live deal falls through

Lots of Madonna fans were really excited when they heard Madonna was supposed to host and perform on Saturday Night Live. The woman hasn't shown a sense of humor in years, so this would have been a perfect opportunity to prove she is still human.

Madonna's Saturday Night Live appearance would have been a perfect opportunity to promote Celebration, a worthwhile greatest hits set that nobody seems to know about because Madonna doesn't believe in promoting her albums anymore. What went wrong?

A source tells us that in order to perform two songs (one would have been an acoustic 'Live to Tell"), Madonna needed far more rehearsal time on SNL's stage than they would have allowed. She also allegedly refused to rehearse on a Friday for some reason. Eventually, SNL decided that she wasn't worth the trouble and Madonna, being the absolute perfectionist, decided that it wasn't worth it either.

Instead, fans will be able to "enjoy" Madonna's appearance on David Letterman this Wednesday. We can already predict what she'll talk about: Kaballah, kids, Michael Jackson, Israel, and Lady Gaga. Oh, she might even talk about the Celebration album!

http://www.examiner.com/x-21081-Indianapolis-Celebrity-Headlines-Examiner~y2009m9d27-Madonna-Saturday-Night-Live-deal-falls-through

[MiuMiu]

The woman hasn't shown a sense of humor in years, so this would have been a perfect opportunity to prove she is still human.



Lmao!
:laugh2:

[Shaun]

She's No#1 in the albums. :)

[Harry!]

Thanks Shaun!

LOL MiuMiu!

[Harry!]

Madonna’s Celebration debuts at #1 on UK Albums chart

Celebration album debuts at #1:

[/b]#1 Madonna – Celebration (Warner Bros) – 77000 copies sold[/b]
#2 Muse – The Resistance (Helium 3/Warner Bros)
#3 Dizzee Rascal – Tongue N’cheek (Dirtee Stank)
#4 Mika – The Boy Who Knew Too Much (Casablanca/Island)
#5 Peter Andre – Revelation (Conehead)

Celebration single drops from #3 to #8 :

#1 Taio Cruz – Break Your Heart (Island)
#2 David Guetta Ft Akon – Sexy Chick (Positiva/Virgin)
#3 Jay-z Ft Alicia Keys – Empire State Of Mind (Roc Nation)
#4 Shakira – She Wolf (Epic)
#5 Jay-Z Ft Rihanna & Kanye West – Run This Town (Roc Nation)
#5 Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling (Interscope)
#7 Pixie Lott – Boys & Girls (Mercury)
#8 Madonna – Celebration (Warner Bros)

[001steven]

Great news this is her 11th no.1 album now right?

So does madonna really not beleive in promoting albums them, and was that Saturday night thing for uk?

[Harry!]

Great news this is her 11th no.1 album now right?

So does madonna really not beleive in promoting albums them, and was that Saturday night thing for uk?

Yes it is her 11th number 1.

They are saying that she doesnt premote and reherse well because the rehersal is on friday and that is a holy day for Jews (Kallabath).

I think you would have to look it up on YouTube for the video.

DVD out today!

[Harry!]

Me with Celebration DVD
http://i36.tinypic.com/rrmdg7.jpg

Me with The DVD/CD/Single
http://i37.tinypic.com/11lss4x.jpg

[Harry!]

Madonna equals Elvis record

From madonna.com:

Madonna's new compilation Celebration leaps straight to number one in the Official Album Chart and brings her level with Elvis Presley’s record of eleven UK number one albums, the Official Charts Company reveals today.

No other solo artist can match this achievement. Only The Beatles, with a total of fifteen, have had more number one albums in chart history.
This feat marks yet another record for Madonna, the most successful female solo artist of all time. She has also:

Spent more weeks at number one (29) of the Official UK Album Chart than any other female solo artist.
Had more UK number one singles (13) than any other female solo artist.
Achieved the chart double (simultaneous number one album and single) more times (4) than any other female solo artist.
Completed the highest grossing tour in history (her recent Sticky & Sweet tour) for a female artist.

Celebration brings together 36 tracks spanning Madonna’s entire career so far and includes a newly recorded song Revolver featuring Lil Wayne.

Celebration The Video Collection DVD with 47 tracks is released tomorrow, Monday 28th September 2009.

Madonna’s UK number one albums:
Like a Virgin (1984)
True Blue (1986)
Like a Prayer (1989)
The Immaculate Collection (1990)
Evita (1996)
Ray of Light (1998)
Music(2000)
American Life(2003)
Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005)
Hard Candy (2008)
Celebration (2009)

Source: madonna.com. Chart Information: The Official Charts Company.

[Harry!]

Celebration #1 on Italian Albums chart

Great news for the Italian fans! Our estimates based on partial sales data last week have been confirmed by the release of the official chart this morning: Madonna's "Celebration" enters straight to #1 in the Italian album chart.
This makes the new collection the fourth Madonna CD in a row topping the charts in the country (not counting the audio CD in the I'm Going To Tell You A Secret and Confessions Tour DVD bundles).

The top placement for Madonna's albums in the Italian charts are as follows:
Madonna #8
Like a Virgin #1
True Blue #1
Who's That Girl #1
You Can dance #6
Like a Prayer #1
I'm Breathless #1
The Immaculate Collection #9
Erotica #2
Bedtime Stories #2
Something To Remember #1
Evita #2
Ray Of Light #1
Music #1
GHV2 #7
American Life #1
Confessions On A Dance Floor #1
Hard Candy # 1
Celebration # 1

Thanks to GAM.

[Harry!]

Madonna set to marry - report

http://d.yimg.com/i/ng/ne/wenn/20090928/14/3517607227-madonna-set-marry-report.jpg

Madonna is set to marry model Jesus Luz before the end of the year, according to reports.

The pop star met the sexy Brazilian in December at a photoshoot for W magazine, which saw the pair pose for a series of provocative photos, weeks before Madonna's divorce from filmmaker Guy Ritchie was finalised in January.

And according to biographer Randy Taraborrelli, her relationship with the 22 year old is so serious, she plans to tie the knot with him in a Kabbalah commitment ceremony within the next few months.

Taraborrelli tells Hello! magazine, "The pop queen has been dating Jesus since January and it is thought the pair may marry before the end of the year.

"Madonna is crazy about Jesus and has been telling close friends and family that 'I could definitely see myself marrying him. Yes, it's definitely on the table.'"

And the 51 year old, who divorced her first husband Sean Penn in 1989, refuses to allow her previous romantic failures to keep her from throwing a lavish ceremony.

Taraborrelli quotes a relative as saying, "She knows that's what Jesus wants. She has a lot of wonderful memories of both of her weddings. She doesn't want to slip off and do it quietly. She definitely wants a big and rather fantastic affair."

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/1/20090928/ten-madonna-set-to-marry-report-c60bd6d.html

:lovedup:

[atieah2009]

Wooow dude ur a hugeee fan lol:D

[Harry!]

Wooow dude ur a hugeee fan lol:D

Yep. I even have her calender on my wall!

[Harry!]

Celebration on Album Charts

Australia – #8 (#9 on Physical Album Chart)
Belgium (Flanders) – #2
Belgium (Wallonia) – #7
Germany – #1
Hungary – #2
Ireland – #1
Italy – #1
Netherlands – #2
New Zealand – #2
UK – #1

[MiuMiu]

I got my Celebration cd that I won on the radio today!!!
WOOOP!!!!!!!!!!!

:hello::hello::hello::hello:

[Harry!]

I got my Celebration cd that I won on the radio today!!!
WOOOP!!!!!!!!!!!

:hello::hello::hello::hello:

:dance2::dance2::dance2::dance2:

yey!

[Harry!]

No Madonna for Ryan today

Ryan Seacrest just announced on his radio show that due to some miscommunication with an assistant in Madonna's camp, she won't be able to join the show today.

Apparently Madonna was not informed of the interview being scheduled for today and she's not able to join Ryan on the phone today due to other commitments - but she's expected to talk to him tomorrow.

[Harry!]

Also to appear on the Late Show with David Letterman today!

[M X]

Michael Jackson on Madonna -

"She is not a nice person,"

"Madonna laid the law down to me before we went out. [She said] I am not going to Disneyland, OK? That's out," Jackson said. "I said, 'I didn't ask to go to Disneyland.' She said, 'We are going to the restaurant. And afterwards, we are going to a strip bar.'

"I said, 'I am not going to a strip bar, where they cross dress. ... I am not going to there. If that's how it is, forget this whole thing. He also described a scene in which a child approached them during dinner and Madonna reportedly brushed the kid off, leading Jackson to say, "Don't you ever talk to children like this.

"She said, 'Shut up,' " he recalled. "I said, 'You shut up.' "

... Afterwards, she wrote some mean things about me in the press. And I wrote that she is a nasty witch, after I was so kind to her," Jackson said


:laugh2:

[MiuMiu]

Are they having a Madonna's songs week on the x factor this year?
Is she going to be on it?
:conf:

[MiuMiu]

Are they having a Madonna's songs week on the x factor this year?
Is she going to be on it?
:conf:

[Harry!]

Are they having a Madonna's songs week on the x factor this year?
Is she going to be on it?
:conf:

No dates have been set yet but she will be on the X Factor somehow! :cheer:

[Harry!]

Are they having a Madonna's songs week on the x factor this year?
Is she going to be on it?
:conf:

No dates have been set yet but she will be on the X Factor somehow! :cheer:

[Harry!]

Michael Jackson on Madonna -

"She is not a nice person,"

"Madonna laid the law down to me before we went out. [She said] I am not going to Disneyland, OK? That's out," Jackson said. "I said, 'I didn't ask to go to Disneyland.' She said, 'We are going to the restaurant. And afterwards, we are going to a strip bar.'

"I said, 'I am not going to a strip bar, where they cross dress. ... I am not going to there. If that's how it is, forget this whole thing. He also described a scene in which a child approached them during dinner and Madonna reportedly brushed the kid off, leading Jackson to say, "Don't you ever talk to children like this.

"She said, 'Shut up,' " he recalled. "I said, 'You shut up.' "

... Afterwards, she wrote some mean things about me in the press. And I wrote that she is a nasty witch, after I was so kind to her," Jackson said


:laugh2:

Really they are so different to each other. Maybe 2 icons but with2 different personalities!

[Harry!]

Michael Jackson on Madonna -

"She is not a nice person,"

"Madonna laid the law down to me before we went out. [She said] I am not going to Disneyland, OK? That's out," Jackson said. "I said, 'I didn't ask to go to Disneyland.' She said, 'We are going to the restaurant. And afterwards, we are going to a strip bar.'

"I said, 'I am not going to a strip bar, where they cross dress. ... I am not going to there. If that's how it is, forget this whole thing. He also described a scene in which a child approached them during dinner and Madonna reportedly brushed the kid off, leading Jackson to say, "Don't you ever talk to children like this.

"She said, 'Shut up,' " he recalled. "I said, 'You shut up.' "

... Afterwards, she wrote some mean things about me in the press. And I wrote that she is a nasty witch, after I was so kind to her," Jackson said


:laugh2:

Really they are so different to each other. Maybe 2 icons but with2 different personalities!

[Harry!]

Madonna's 8th apperence on the David Letterman show.

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[Harry!]

Pictures below
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1217334/Madonna-Remarry-Id-run-train.html

[M X]

Michael Jackson on Madonna -

"She is not a nice person,"

"Madonna laid the law down to me before we went out. [She said] I am not going to Disneyland, OK? That's out," Jackson said. "I said, 'I didn't ask to go to Disneyland.' She said, 'We are going to the restaurant. And afterwards, we are going to a strip bar.'

"I said, 'I am not going to a strip bar, where they cross dress. ... I am not going to there. If that's how it is, forget this whole thing. He also described a scene in which a child approached them during dinner and Madonna reportedly brushed the kid off, leading Jackson to say, "Don't you ever talk to children like this.

"She said, 'Shut up,' " he recalled. "I said, 'You shut up.' "

... Afterwards, she wrote some mean things about me in the press. And I wrote that she is a nasty witch, after I was so kind to her," Jackson said


:laugh2:

Really they are so different to each other. Maybe 2 icons but with2 different personalities!They're legends with different personalites. But his one is nice!

:cheer:
Madonna seems nasty according to Michael. :sad:

[Harry!]

Michael Jackson on Madonna -

"She is not a nice person,"

"Madonna laid the law down to me before we went out. [She said] I am not going to Disneyland, OK? That's out," Jackson said. "I said, 'I didn't ask to go to Disneyland.' She said, 'We are going to the restaurant. And afterwards, we are going to a strip bar.'

"I said, 'I am not going to a strip bar, where they cross dress. ... I am not going to there. If that's how it is, forget this whole thing. He also described a scene in which a child approached them during dinner and Madonna reportedly brushed the kid off, leading Jackson to say, "Don't you ever talk to children like this.

"She said, 'Shut up,' " he recalled. "I said, 'You shut up.' "

... Afterwards, she wrote some mean things about me in the press. And I wrote that she is a nasty witch, after I was so kind to her," Jackson said


:laugh2:

Really they are so different to each other. Maybe 2 icons but with2 different personalities!They're legends with different personalites. But his one is nice!

:cheer:
Madonna seems nasty according to Michael. :sad:

Well Madonna tends to be the more 'out there' person and MJ more 'closed' person.

[001steven]

Yeah true, she sounds nice but they do say never meet your idols cause they tend to dissapoint you.

[Zac]

• Madonna 'hates Madge nickname'
Madonna has admitted that she left England in order to avoid being called 'Madge' by the nation's press.

The singer, who is often referred to by the nickname in the UK's tabloids, revealed that she despises hearing the moniker.

She told talkshow host David Letterman: "That's one of the reasons I left England, so I didn't have to hear that word anymore.

"Some people say Madge is a colloquialism for kinda like a boring, middle-aged housewife and some people say it's short for 'Majesty'. I think it can be quite respectable."

The star relocated to New York following her divorce from director Guy Ritchie in 2008.

[MiuMiu]

Are they having a Madonna's songs week on the x factor this year?
Is she going to be on it?
:conf:

No dates have been set yet but she will be on the X Factor somehow! :cheer:

I hope they do ahave a modonna themed week.
I'd know all the words and I'd be singing along like!
:colour::thumbs::flower::cat::elephant:

[Harry!]

• Madonna 'hates Madge nickname'
Madonna has admitted that she left England in order to avoid being called 'Madge' by the nation's press.

The singer, who is often referred to by the nickname in the UK's tabloids, revealed that she despises hearing the moniker.

She told talkshow host David Letterman: "That's one of the reasons I left England, so I didn't have to hear that word anymore.

"Some people say Madge is a colloquialism for kinda like a boring, middle-aged housewife and some people say it's short for 'Majesty'. I think it can be quite respectable."

The star relocated to New York following her divorce from director Guy Ritchie in 2008.

That story is so old. We knew this since 2007ish. Thanksfor the post.

[Harry!]

Madonna 'Kanye West Needs To Put A Lid On It'

Madonna has branded Kanye West as a "bit impulsive".

During the singer's interview with Ryan Seacrest this week, the host asked the 'Celebration' hitmaker her thoughts on the rapper - after he crashed the stage at the VMAs last month (wrecking poor Taylor Swift's speech in the process).

"He's a bit impulsive," Madonna said. "I would have given him a good talking to. He needs to put a lid on it," she added in response to his stage outburst.

"He gets confused and by the way, it's only an awards show. We're not passing a bill that deprives someone of their rights. He doesn't need to protest."

But Kanye will be pleased to hear that Madonna thinks "he's very talented."

http://angryape.com/news/madonna-kanye-west-needs-to-put-a-lid-on-it

[Harry!]

Madonna to be on Kidd Kraddick Show

Madonna will call the show on Monday morning after 7AM

Stream: http://radiotime.com/program/p_61125/Kidd_Kraddick_In_The_Morning.aspx

[Beastie]

Madonna should go on the x factor!