I quite like the artwork, it's got that True Blue Vibe to it, which makes sense as the true blue album really made madonna what she is today,

Hope true blues on the GH.

I hope it is, I dont know why dont she sings it anymore.

Madonna's raunchy phone messages and faxes to be auctioned.

Intimate items from the Material Girl's past, including love letters and an 'amateur video', are reportedly up for auction.

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Madonna's naughty sweet nothings are allegedly up for auction. "Erotic phone messages", "intimate amateur video" and lovey-dovey faxes by the singer are among the titillating items for sale in the New York-based Rock & Roll Pop Art Auction, according to the Toronto Star.

The sexy-talk starts at $3,000 (£1,800) for 21 letters reportedly faxed by Madonna to boyfriend James Albright between 1992 and 1994. The faxes were sent from hotels across the world, including Tokyo's Hotel Okura and London's Regency Club. Albright is reportedly referred to with names like "Caesar" and "Booty Man", whereas Madonna herself prefers "Lil Booty" or the pseudonym "Lola Montez". Montez was a famous courtesan of Ludwig I of Bavaria.

The letters from Albright to Madonna, handwritten on the back of one fax, paint a picture of a loving relationship.

According to the auction house, they met at the Limelight nightclub and Albright later became her bodyguard. However, it's not clear who the seller of the intimate items is and how they obtained the material.

The auction also includes "a very personal and intimate amateur video", featuring Madonna and some of the cast from the 1993 film Dangerous Game (also known as Snake Eyes). The 15-minute VHS tape features the provocative typed title: "1 SNAKE EYES WIFE SWAP FOOTAGE." The film starred Madonna, Harvey Keitel, James Russo and Nancy Ferrara. Bidding begins at $10,000 (£6,000).

But the most archaic of all the auction items – more than the faxes and the videotape – are a pair of microcassettes allegedly from Albright's answerphone. With a minimum bid of $25,000 (£15,000) – or $1,470 per minute – the messages had better justify the starting price. The auction doesn't even include a machine for playing them.


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i just LOVE the artwork, totally different to what I was expecting, its awesome.

I reackon this will be the best Madonna collection ever!

The cover is very Warhol-esque.

BMX bikers to pay tribute to Leeds Madonna stage set victim

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I wondered why that to why she never performs True Blue on her past 2 tours :conf:

She hasnt sung that since she broke up with Sean Penn in the 80's

A cast recording of her new single!

Madonna enjoys a spot of culture in Spain - and Jesus and Lourdes comes too

Taking time out from writhing on stage in fishnets, Madonna drank in the culture of Spain today.

Joined by her toy-boy lover Jesus Luz and her 12-year-old daughter Lourdes, the trio took in the sights at Madrid’s Royal Palace and Prado Museum.

It looked like a welcome break for the singer, who performed at the city’s Vicente Calderon stadium two days ago.


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The singer wore a beige loose-fitting top and trousers and a tweed hat with her hair scraped back from her face.

A keen art collector herself, Madonna seemed to especially enjoy her tour of the Prado Museum, which features one of the world’s finest collections of European art dating from the 12th century to the 19th century.

The day trip marks a welcome break for the 50-year-old mother of four, who was devastated after a stage collapse claimed the lives of two technicians in France.

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On hearing of the deaths, Madonna cancelled her forecast show in Marseille and instead spent the day meeting survivors and comforting the widow of one of the men who was killed.

British technician Charles Prow, 23, from Leeds, lost his life along with Frenchman Charles Criscenzo, 53, who were killed when a giant roof fell on top of them from 50ft.

Madonna said to fans in Italy, where she learned of the tragedy: 'Let's all just take a moment to say a prayer for Charles Criscenzo and Charlie Prow.

'Our hearts go out to their family and loved ones.'

The world Sticky & Sweet Tour is due to finish in September in Israel.

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Madrid pictures here
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Madonna ‘To Turn Jesus Into Pop Star’

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Madonna is planning to turn her former toyboy Jesus Luz into a pop star.

The Queen of Pop — who dumped Jesus to work on her Sticky And Sweet world tour — has reportedly promised the Brazilian model she’ll help him release a single.

“Madonna’s energy inspires many people,” Luz told UK tabloid the News of The World. “I want to make music which can be danced to.”

“They may not be lovers anymore but Madge has promised to help him because they are still very good friends,” a source added.

“She really wants him to succeed.”

It was recently claimed that Madonna, 50, had bribed her 12-year-old daughter Lourdes not to smoke.

“Madonna was horrified when Lourdes admitted it — and she offered her a huge cash incentive to stay away from cigarettes,” a source told a British magazine.

http://www.showbizspy.com/article/18...-pop-star.html

New Venue for Budapest Show

If you are to attend the ‘Sticky & Sweet’ show scheduled in Budapest on August 22, please note that the show moves from Kincsem Park to Puskas Ferenc Stadion.

All tickets remain valid in the new venue!

GOLD and SILVER tickets remain in the same location in front of the stage. The ticket-holders should follow the signs “GOLD” and “SILVER” at the stadium.

The allocation for the BRONZE ticket owners will be on the grandstands, therefore closer to the stage and with a much better view. They should follow the signs „BRONZE” at the stadium.

The VIP ticket service remains exactly the same. The ticket-holders will receive a personal note about their exact seating location and parking place directly to their mailboxes.

All other seated ticket holders – as originally planned at Kincsem Park – will be on the tribunes facing the stage. They can get their new seat numbers at the Ticketpro central office (Budapest, VII. Károly krt. 9.) from July 31th until August 19th, or at the venue on the show day.

With the change of venue to the Puskas Ferenc Stadium tickets additional tickets are now available in the Ticketpro network, including new seated tickets. The new seated tickets can be purchased in all TicketPro outlets from July 31st.

For more info and maps, please visit www.livenation.hu.

http://www.madonna.com/news/title/ne...-budapest-show

UK Magazines: OK!

The 28 July edition of UK magazine OK! (issue number 684) features a one-page article about Madonna's night out in Milan at the Dolce & Gabbana hosted party and taking David and Mercy out in Paris

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Dresscode and song request for Madonna concert in Russia

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An organisation called St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region Communists had demanded that Madonna dress "decently" and possibly sing a few revolutionary songs during her August 2 concert in the city, Russian news aggregator lenta.ru said, as quoted by Bulgarian daily Dnevnik.

"In the city where the great socialist October revolution of 1917 was the beginning of a new era for the entire world, you should not be dressed lightly or with passionate dances attract lesbians," a letter from the organisation was quoted as saying.

"We ask you, Madonna, please include in your repertoire for the concert at the Palace Square some revolutionary song, in honour of those who stormed the Winter Palace," the letter said.

The communist organisation said Смело товарищи в ногу (With Courage Comrades We March Forward), The Internationale or Вы жертвою пали в борьбе роковой (You Fell a Victim in Ill-fated Struggle) would be most appropriate, although it said the Marseillaise would do as well.

No reaction from Madonna or her staff had been received yet, Dnevnik said.

Recently, Mikhail Piotrovskiy, director of the Hermitage museum in the city, had also expressed his concern about the concert, fearing that the gig would have an adverse effect on the paintings in the museum, Dnevnik said. Additionally, a scene in the show where Madonna was crucified was considered blasphemous.

http://www.sofiaecho.com/2009/07/29/...cert-in-russia

Madonna’s Makeup Artist’s Secret Weapon: Diamond Dust

In the ’80s she had a hit singing 'Material Girl,' and now the singer’s making good on the nickname with a beauty routine that takes luxe to fierce new levels.

For her Sticky & Sweet 2009 tour, Madonna’s long-time makeup artist, Shu Uemura Artistic Director Gina Brooke, is giving Madonna a true high-wattage sparkle by dusting her eyelids with a mixture of white shadow and flawless, crushed rose-cut diamonds - and accenting the look with another two carats of small diamond pieces affixed to her brow bones, all inspired by the singer’s hit 'Ray of Light.'

And while diamond dust might seem over-the-top - even for Madonna - the effect is worth it, explains Gina. 'The resulting brightness and glow from Madonna’s eyes captivate the audience and reinforces the fact that there are always new possibilities with makeup - and no rules,' she says.
Even if you don’t have a few spare carats of diamonds lying around, you can still recreate Madonna’s tour look using slightly less precious commodities, Gina says. Using Kolinsky brush in #15, apply Pressed Eye Shadow ME White 906, blending softly from lash line to brow bone. Using a liner brush, apply Painting Liner in M Black from corner to corner of lash line, sweeping up at the edge. Next, apply a thick false lashes, like Farfallina Lash. Balance the look with a neutral lip using Rouge Unlimited Lipstick in 945 Beige.

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Sticky & Sweet Tour: Zaragoza Fan Pictures

Now avalible to look at here

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Celebration has leaked and it's really good.

YouTube has blocked it in the UK.

Listen and download HERE

I have managed to find it on YouTube unblocked!



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Woop.

So what do you think of it Harry?

It is a amazing track! Sure to get to number 1 in the charts.

Singer Madonna’s publicist has slammed recent “muscly” pictures of the Queen of Pop, insisting the photographs appear to be digitally edited. The ‘Material Girl’ hitmaker was said to have sparked health fears after she was snapped in an unflattering light that showed veins running along her sinewy muscular arms.

But a spokesperson for the superstar said the snaps were far from the real picture, saying the star "does not look like that in real life." "Madonna’s arms in the most recent photos have absolutely been altered by Photoshop or some other means,” Contactmusic quoted the rep as telling GossipCop.com.


Madonna’s personal trainer, Tracy Anderson, also slammed the photos, insisting the musician was perfectly healthy. She added, "She's strong, healthy, and gorgeous. She looks like she's 18."

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The single cover for Celebration is now here!

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I love the song! I'm sure it'll do very well in the charts.