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Madonna still the most successful female artist of all time.
Most successful singles artist on earth, even surpassing Elvis http://www.mediatraffic.de/top-track-achievements.htm Most successful female albums artist on earth and the only female in the top 10 of all-time. http://www.mediatraffic.de/top-album-achievements.htm |
Got my CD and Blu-Ray yesterday and listening to the CD now. Wow...the quality is fantastic. The base on Like A Virgin is making my cups vibrate. :joker: Gonna watch the show tonight. Can't wait.
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Album: Rebel Heart Tour
iTunes: #1 Costa Rica #1 Greece #1 Mexico #1 Ukraine #2 Argentina #2 Brazil #2 Colombia #2 Hungary #2 Macau #2 Peru #2 Portugal #2 Taiwan #3 Hong Kong #3 Italy #3 Turkey #4 Chile #4 Czech Republic #4 Poland #4 Spain #5 Singapore #6 United States #6 Netherlands #7 Belgium #8 France #9 Ireland #10 United Kingdom |
BBC NEWS
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41269047 Twenty-seven years ago, Madonna set the template for modern pop concerts with her Blond Ambition world tour. From its hydraulic stage to Jean-Paul Gaultier's iconic costumes, it raised the bar for stadium-sized spectacle. Now, after seven huge world tours, the star tells the BBC she's "exploring" a smaller-scale show in the future. "I've done so many shows - world tours, stadiums, sports arenas, you name it - that I feel like I have to reinvent that now too," she explains. "I like doing intimate shows and being able to talk directly to the audience. "This is something I'm exploring right now: the idea of doing a show that doesn't travel the world, but stays in one place and utilises not only humour and the music in a more intimate setting but other people's music, as well, and other entertainment. "Kind of a revolving door of amazing, gifted, unique talent - dancers, musicians, singers, comedians, me, humour. I don't know! Like, I'm trying to come up with all those ideas now." The concerts will presumably owe much to the vaudeville-style Tears of a Clown show that Madonna performed twice in 2016 - once as a gift to fans in Australia, and again at a fundraiser for her Raising Malawi charity. The low-key gigs featured the pop icon dressed as a clown, riding a tricycle, chatting to the audience and telling jokes when not performing stripped-back renditions of some of her favourite songs. Footage of the Australian concert appears on the star's new DVD, released on Friday, which documents her 2015-16 Rebel Heart Tour. In an exclusive interview with BBC News, she talked about touring life, changing attitudes to sex, and her recent dispute with a courier company... Before we start, there's one thing I need to know:Did your FedEx package ever arrive? Ha ha! Yes, it has. FedEx is blaming customs, customs is blaming FedEx and we'll never know what happened. But I have it now. So, I saw the Rebel Heart tour when you were in London and the DVD does a really good job of capturing what it was like to be in the audience. How do you go about that? I was there every step of the way, every day for months and months. It's really hard to capture the true feeling of the excitement and the passion and the heat and the blood, sweat and tears. I'm pleased with the way it came out. There's a particularly touching sequence during True Blue, where everybody in the audience embraces each other. I know, it's a very sweet, emotional moment in the show. I didn't expect it to be, but when I look back at the DVD it almost brings a tear to my eye because everyone seems so in love. How do you put a show like this together? Where do you get the ideas? Everything's based around my song choice. So first, I go through my catalogue of songs with my band and I start working on things that excite me and inspire me in the moment. Some songs I'm sick of doing and I don't want to do them. Other songs I say, "No, I did that on the last tour, I don't want to do it again." So I try to rotate things and I also try to reflect my current mood and what I've been feeling, and what's been inspiring me artistically or filmically, politically, philosophically. I try to put songs together in groups that have thematic connection, and then I try to tell a story. And then I do the visuals. It's quite a process. What are the songs you don't want to do again? Well, I tend to not want to do the songs I did on the tour before. That's what I mean. So if I did Material Girl on the tour before, or Express Yourself on the tour before, then I'll say, "OK, I did that for 88 shows. I can't do it again." Image result for madonna candy shop gif How do you keep a healthy balance between new songs and your back catalogue? It's just playing in rehearsal. It's really hard for me, especially with my older songs, to do them with the original arrangement. Because 33 years later, after doing it for so long, you just have to reinvent things. Well, I do. And it's fun for me to take an '80s pop song and turn it into a salsa song, or turn it into a samba, or make an uptempo song into a ballad. The overarching theme of the tour was being a rebel. In the intro you say, "when fascist dictators come for you dressed as righteous men" you have to rise up and take a stand. If you were doing the tour against the current political backdrop, would that message feel more relevant? Yeah, I created that voiceover for my short film Secret Project,. I feel like it was a foreshadowing of things to come, like a prophecy. You felt something in the air? I did then - and I think people all thought I was being a little bit dramatic and extreme, but I felt like I was witnessing the beginning of it on the tour previous [to Rebel Heart]. And, of course, look what's happening in the world right now. It's pretty crazy. Twenty-seven years ago, the Pope tried to get one of your shows banned. Now you have pole-dancing nuns and nobody bats an eyelid. Is that progress? Is it progress? Well, I guess in some ways you could call that progress. When I released my Sex book, the idea of someone being scantily-clad on the street was an outrage. But look at social media today and it's nothing. People get used to things, but I wouldn't call that progress. What I think of as progress is people becoming more open-minded, and people understanding the difference between art and exploitation. When I was banned by the Pope, I was playing with the ideas of religion and sexuality, which are usually kept completely apart. Sex is considered a sin in the Catholic church. And I was questioning that and challenging that point of view because I don't, obviously, agree with it. So now that no one's batting an eyelash about nuns on the stripper poles, it doesn't mean that the Vatican or the Catholic church is soul-searching or investigating whether they made the right choices. I don't think people are thinking that maybe sexuality and God don't need to be separate. That, to me, would be progress. The DVD also includes the Tears of a Clown show you did in Melbourne. Was that a one-off or a trial run for a different type of Madonna concert? I like doing intimate shows and being able to talk directly to the audience; to play with them and use humour and pathos and truth, and share my life - and also make up stories. I like the freedom of it and I like the intimacy of it, and I would like to explore doing it more in the future. Maybe a residency? Yeah, a residency. If I look back at the Rebel Heart tour, my favourite [part] was really the last section where I got to just sit on the stage and play my ukulele and sing La Vie en Rose and talk to the audience. [It was] just more intimate. More audience participation and connecting to human beings - I feel I'm craving that more and more. Did it feel like there was more room for improvisation in that section? Yeah, I have freedom and I can make mistakes. That's another thing I do in Tears of a Clown - if I start a song off wrong and I make a boo-boo, I just turn around and go "Stop! Let's start again!" When you're doing a sports arena show, you're linked up to video, you can't stop. Once the train leaves the station, you have to keep going. There's a certain kind of adrenalin rush to that - but there's no room for error. So I like the idea of mistakes and freestyling. Free-falling, really. It's more exciting to me right now. Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour is out now on DVD, CD and Blu-Ray and via digital retailers. |
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^ I see young people. I guess that quashes any misconceptions about Madonna's fans being housewives and old gays.
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That's not a new idea. Musicians have been doing smaller shows in smaller venues for decades.
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Video of Madonna at the opening of her hospital in Malawi...
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The one and only Nancy Sinatra praising M:
Nancy SinatraVerified account @NancySinatra Madonna is my hero. She is following in my dad's footsteps making big changes in the suffering world. Thank you @madonna |
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New Entertainment Weekly interview: What’s next for Madonna (New Music, ‘Residency’
"Whether she’s riding a sexy nun like a human surfboard (as one does) or performing stripped-down versions of old hits, no one entertains — or provokes — like Madonna. That much is clear from her Rebel Heart Tour concert film and live album combo, out now, which documents her 2015-16 world tour along with behind-the-scenes footage. But who knows when fans might next get a chance to see her gyrate in front of massive video screens or outdo herself with elaborate costume changes. The Material Girl says she’s pushed arena shows to the limit and is now thinking of developing a smaller, more intimate kind of show. “It’s time for me to take a different approach and really get back down to the beauty and simplicity of music and lyrics,” she tells EW. Below, the 59-year-old looks back on the Rebel Heart Tour’s prescient political messages, dishes on her post-show routines, and gives a tight-lipped (but exciting!) progress report on new music" ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: This tour opened with ominous video footage of you saying, “When those fascist dictators posing as righteous men come for you…. be prepared to fight for what you believe in.” You recorded that in 2015, but it feels especially timely now. Madonna: Yeah, people should listen to me! [Laughs] When you look at the state of the world in 2017, do you think I told you so, or are you surprised about where we find ourselves? No, I’m not surprised at all. I was already witnessing it on the previous tour: The winds were changing, and people were becoming more and more fearful and marginalized. I thought we were going backwards on a lot of the progress that we’ve made as the human race. So cut to my Rebel Heart Tour and then the election and then what’s happened in the rest of the world — of course I’m saying I predicted it. I’m sure I’m not the only one. A lot of people have been talking about it and trying to call attention to it. But people just want to hear good news, or they want to be distracted. So yes, I did feel like I was warning people. sddefault.jpg#404_is_fine What role do you think concerts should play in this political climate? Should they be two hours of escapism? Should they feel like rallies or protests? I can’t speak for other artists, I can only speak for myself. My role obviously is to entertain, but I’m not going to entertain without being provocative. I’m not going to entertain without sharing my point of view, without reflecting what’s going on in the world. That just wouldn’t be me. There’s a clip of you telling your dancers that doing this show was like going to war every night. What made this tour such a battle? Most reviews noted how much fun you seemed to be having on stage. When I say war, it’s just what you have to go through every night to do this show. It’s physically a very demanding show. There’s a lot of moving parts going on backstage and underneath the stage. Everyone has to be super organized and vigilant. There’s no room for error. There are 30 seconds to change. You’re passing people under the stage, there are lifts going up and down. There’s a lot of dangerous stuff happening, and you have to fight through all of that and fight your fatigue or whatever personal issues you might be having that evening and get out there. It’s showtime! No matter what’s going on, you have to push through it and be a warrior. Sometimes you’re playing in venues where there’s no air, where people are smoking. There are always challenges. Couple that with your own personal issues — you don’t feel well, you’re sick, one of your dancers is injured. When you do live shows, you never know what can happen, so you do have to have that warrior-going-into-battle mentality. No matter what, you just keep going. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images That’s intense. How long does it take you to come down from that? I need about 20 minutes to cool down and go to my dressing room or my hotel room. I do vocal cool-downs. I drink tea for my throat. And I have to wait 20 minutes for the ringing in my ears to go away. Then I come back down to earth. After that, I like to have dinner and socialize in a small way. On tour, it’s too demanding — I can’t go out and party or drink or be crazy. That’s for everybody else. I’m the only one that doesn’t have fun on tour. I don’t want to be alone. Sometimes I get treatments: I get a massage or shiatsu or acupuncture. I watch films — things that get me out of my head and stop worrying. I tend to fixate on mistakes that were made or technical problems that happened. It takes me a couple of hours to unwind. Rebel Heart, your 13th studio album, featured some of your most vulnerable material in years. Did it feel like you were baring your soul on stage at times with this tour? I’m not really conscious of it. Sometimes I’m in the mood to share my inner feelings and I’m aware that I’m doing it and feel like it’s the right time. And other times I feel like being more mysterious. I’ve been playing that balancing act for my entire career. A lot of the songs I write are meant to be ironic and not taken literally, and some are just straight-up, “Open my veins, this is who I am.” sddefault.jpg#404_is_fine My favorite moments from this DVD are when you’re performing with just a ukulele or a guitar. What’s it going to take for fans to get a stripped-down, small-venues-only acoustic Madonna tour? Well, I would probably use other instruments, not just a guitar. I’m definitely thinking about experimenting with other musical genres right now and working with musicians from around the world to create a show that continues to involve music and dance [but also] poetry and humor, something on the intimate level of Tears of Clown [Madonna’s experimental theater show, which is included in the Rebel Heart Tour DVD]. There would be still some small production with lights, but much simpler and in a much smaller venue. I really like doing that. As you brainstorm a new kind of show, are you also thinking about recording new music and what’s next on that front? Yes, I’m doing it all! Can you share anything about what direction you want to go in? No! [Laughs] I don’t want to give it away! I’m traveling the world right now and listening to lots of different music. I’m getting inspired by people and I’m just soaking things up right now. I feel like I’ve pushed the whole big-production arena tour to the max and done it the best that I could for such a long time. It’s time for me to take a different approach and really get back down to the beauty and simplicity of music and lyrics and intimacy. Was there anything you haven’t been able to do in an arena show that you’ve wanted to try? One thing I wanted but was always told was too expensive or too crazy or too dangerous was water. I always wanted water features, like rain or something. But [I was told], “If we’re outside doing a stadium tour, it’s too dangerous if there’s wind. And what if the wind pushes the water into the audience and everyone gets wet? We’re going to have insurance problems. And carrying water around with us is too complicated — too many trucks, too many airplanes, too expensive.” Water was something I always wanted to use in my shows but never did. Beyoncé used it in her last show [the Formation World Tour], but I think she had a lot of problems with it too. It’s good if you don’t move, if you’re stationary and everything is fixed. And if it’s indoors, of course. Most of your tours have been recorded or broadcast in some capacity. With your past few records, you’ve been putting out these live DVDs almost like clockwork. Why is it important for you to create this archive? Tours are art. It’s like documenting and archiving your artwork. It’s a record of something I created with a lot of great and talented people: from the musicians I work with to the costumes that are designed, to the songs being arranged in new and different ways, to the political statements I might be making. They’re stages of my career, and they tell a story. They’re an important part of my legacy, so I’m documenting them. There are tours I haven’t documented, and I regret that. I get a lot of s— from people: Why don’t we have a DVD of this, why don’t we have a DVD of that? I’m trying to be more vigilant and document things more than I actually would want to. To film shows is really complicated. It messes up the show. It takes days to film it completely. It takes me three to six months to edit it and mix it. It’s a lot of work, but I think it’s important. When you watched the footage of this show, was there anything that stood out to you or surprised you that you didn’t notice when you were in the thick of it? Yeah, I didn’t think some songs would be so moving or so fun to watch, like “True Blue.” It’s such a simple song. I’m playing the ukulele and just sitting there on stage, but I couldn’t see the audience as closely as the camera did. Then [while watching the footage] I see all these couples together and people kissing and hugging — a real feeling of love and connection — and that really moved me. That was a pleasant surprise. You worked with some notable fresh talent on Rebel Heart, like rising hitmaker MNEK and a pre-Coloring Book Chance the Rapper. Who has your ear right now? Well, as you know I moved to Lisbon, and I’ve been listening to a lot of music here, like fado, which is the music of Portugal. There’s such a cultural mix of people and music here. You could go out every night and hear different kinds of music. There’s a great jazz scene here. So right now I’m listening to a lot of local artists I’ve never heard of before, and that’s been really inspiring. |
Excerpt of Tear of a Clown.
Not a fan of this Madonna, tbh. Leave the "comedy" to the comedians and **** and sing! :laugh: |
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Gaytimes crown Madonna the Queen of Queens in recent poll. http://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/87...-find-results/ "Just like a prayer, she’ll take you there… to pop music bliss, that is. It’s a question that’s been debated by gay men since the beginning of time (well, almost). Who is the one true Queen of Pop? Earlier this month, we asked you to cast your votes on who you think deserves to be crowned pop music royalty, and you responded in your thousands – literally, over 60,000 votes were cast. But just who has been crowned by you as the Queen of Queens? Well, we don’t think the result will be a surprise to many of you… it’s Madonna! Yes, the original Queen of Pop has held onto her reign with over 11,000 votes. As the highest-selling female artist of all time, with the highest-grossing tour for a female artist, and seven Grammy awards under her belt, Madonna is without a doubt one of the most influential artists of all time. Coming in second place is Lady Gaga with 8,700 votes, with Britney Spears in third with 6,700 votes, Céline Dion in fourth with 5,200 votes, and Kylie Minogue rounding off the top five with 4,200 votes. Check out the full ranking below." Madonna (11,000 votes) :dance: Lady Gaga (8,700 votes) Britney Spears (6,700 votes) Céline Dion (5,200 votes) Kylie Minogue (4,200 votes) Beyoncé (3,200 votes) Cher (2,800 votes) Christina Aguilera (2,200 votes) Katy Perry (1,700 votes) Janet Jackson (1,600 votes) P!nk (1,600 votes) Mariah Carey (1,600 votes) Rihanna (1,400 votes) Demi Lovato (1,200 votes) Ariana Grande (1,200 votes) Adele (962 votes) Taylor Swift (902 votes) Miley Cyrus (875 votes) Kesha (801 votes) Selena Gomez (637 votes) Jennifer Lopez (592 votes) Carly Rae Jepsen (533 votes) Shania Twain (526 votes) Kelly Clarkson (516 votes) |
Madonna's kids dancing to her "Music".
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Omg, she's so funny!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZVtzjLh...ken-by=madonna :joker: https://www.popsugar.com/beauty/Mado...-Mask-44054840 Madonna Teams Up With The Fat Jewish to Tease Her $600 Chrome Face Mask September 21, 2017 by ALAINA DEMOPOULOS Back in August, we caught a glimpse of Madonna's MDNA Chrome Clay Mask, which can be removed magnetically (in other words: without splashing water all over your face and ruining your sink with sticky goo). Ever since then, we've been waiting patiently for the collection — which was previously only available in Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan — to expand stateside. We now know that MDNA hits US stores on Sept. 26. What's more, according to Madonna, it's given comedian The Fat Jewish (aka Josh Ostrovsky) "beautiful skin." While the fact that the beauty icon teamed up with an Instagram-famous meme-maker to promote MDNA might sound strange at first, just take a look at the behind-the-scenes promo the pair shot together. To be honest, their spa day looks pretty relaxing, and their new friendship is totally something we can support. "Bitch, you're Madonna," The Fat Jewish told the 59-year-old legend. "Bitch, you're right," she responded, in between clips of the chrome mask doing its work. We are obsessed with watching the magnetic skin rejuvenator tool pull off the artichoke leaf extract-infused mask. The gliding motion is graceful, gentle, and similar to those tranquil ASMR videos people watch to fall asleep or reduce stress. But it won't come cheap: the Chrome Clay Mask and Skin Rejuvenator Set retails for $600. The six-piece line also includes a serum ($240), rose mist ($120), face wash ($50), and eye mask ($50). If the three-figure prices are too steep for your skincare budget, don't despair! The Material Girl hinted to WWD that a more moderately priced collection is in the works for Fall 2018. |
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