Madonna on Out Magazine’s 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums (of All Time)


1. David Bowie, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, 1972
2. The Smiths, The Smiths, 1984
3. Tracy Chapman, Tracy Chapman, 1988
4. Indigo Girls, Indigo Girls, 1989
5. Judy Garland, Judy at Carnegie Hall, 1961
6. The Smiths, The Queen is Dead, 1986
7. Elton John, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, 1973
8. Madonna, The Immaculate Collection, 1990
9. Cyndi Lauper, She’s So Unusual, 1983
10. Antony and the Johnsons, I Am A Bird Now, 2005

36. Madonna, Erotica, 1992
“Madonna was fully exploring her sexuality with the simultaneous release of Erotica and the Sex book, and as a budding young queer teen, I had never heard a mainstream artist tell me it was OK to love who I love and have sex with who I want.” — Ari Gold, pop singer

46. Madonna, Ray of Light, 1998

86. Madonna, Madonna, 1983
“I was in love with her. I never wanted to be her but I definitely wanted to hold hands. I still have my Like A Virgin tour t-shirt. I can tell you what I wore to the concert but that might be really saying too much. One word… AWKWARD!” — Melissa York, drummer for the Butchies and Team Dresch

87. Madonna , Confessions on a Dance Floor, 2005

http://www.out.com/detail.asp?id=24081

Nice to see The Smiths up there!!

Nice to see you in my thread. Dont get many in here!

Indeed man!!!! I thought there would be more girls in here really

Yes I would too. Steven posts in here but thats about it.

Madonna for Dolce & Gabbana – Pictures

Exclusive in this week’s Italian edition of Vanity Fair is the worldwide preview of Dolce & Gabbana’s new spring/summer 2010 campaign featuring pop icon Madonna.

Madonna’s private life is seldom out of the papers but this new Dolce & Gabbana campaign is unlike anything you have seen before. Exit the paparazzo, these shots by Steven Klein reveal much more than a grainy stolen picture, they showcase an intimate, real aspect to the ultimate icon’s life.

In keeping with Dolce & Gabbana’s Spring/Summer 2010 collection’s emphasis on Mediterranean heritage and classic Italian sensuality, the mood isn’t unlike a film from the days of Italian Neorealism. Madonna herself recalls the strong, raw sensuality of the iconic actress Anna Magnani – showcasing when soft sensuality meets bold authenticity.

When asked as to whether Madonna knows how to wash dishes, Stefano Gabbana replies “Certainly…she’s a very practical woman…” And does she actually eat spaghetti despite her most enviable figure? “Of course, says Stefano, and she can allow herself to with all the exercise she does!”

Images here http://allaboutmadonna.com/2009/12/m...a-pictures.php

''Revolver'' debuts in more countries via iTunes

More iTunes Music Stores worldwide are currently offering the new Madonna single for download.

The two Revolver (One Love Remixes) and Celebration feat. Akon are now available in the stores of Belgium, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, Spain and The Netherlands, among others.

Please check your local iTunes and other online retailers and look for the new single now!

http://www.madonnatribe.com/news/mod...ticle&sid=5079

More on the Dolce & Gabbana campaign
When we first learned that Madonna would be fronting Dolce & Gabbana’s new spring ads, we couldn’t wait to see what the pop icon and the Italian designers had up their sleeves. For her latest high-fashion role, the Queen of Pop teamed up with famed photographer Steven Klein to capture a side of the star hardly ever seen: the housewife!

Inspired by iconic Italian actress Anna Magnani in the 1951 Luchino Visconti film Bellissima, the ad campaign seeks to capture a woman’s human side through the simplicity of daily gestures, according to Dolce & Gabbana. Clad in crocheted tops and dresses, floral skirts and leopard spots from the Italian label, Madonna washes dishes, eats spaghetti with her fingers and chops
vegetables.

The 8 campaign images were shot in black and white in Manhattan and will appear in magazines worldwide at the beginning of January.

From People.com

Madonna at the after party for ‘Nine’ – Pictures

Madonna going to a after party for ‘Nine’ with Lourdes and Jessica Seinfeld (New York, December 15 2009)

http://madonna-gallery.com/albums/ap...party/0002.jpg

http://allaboutmadonna.com/2009/12/m...e-pictures.php

Moron.

Celebration on Album Charts – Week #12

Australia – 8-6-8-11-16-24-30-35-57-77-78-70 (30.021+)
Austria – 4-9-14-21-42-57-57-67-/
Belgium (Flanders) – 2-1-2-3-6-7-11-14-17-26-34-32-25
Belgium (Wallonia) – 7-2-3-4-9-9-12-14-18-33-39-51-48
Canada – 1-5-5-11-20-45-62-73-90-85 (41.600+)
Czech Republic – 1-2-1-3-5-12-11-20-35-37-/-28
Denmark – 1-2-3-5-10-16-29-36-40-/
Finland – 2-2-2-9-12-17-21-23-35-35-36-21
France (C) – 1-1-2-2-2-5-6-8-13-15-14-11 (79.400+)
Germany – 1-1-8-9-12-23-36-39-57-57-61-66 (123.500+)
Hungary – 2-4-3-4-7-8-12-18-27-32-33-/
Ireland – 1-2-1-3-12-25-33-41-79-90-28-40-44
Italy – 1-2-3-2-2-3-7-9-14-18-23-25 (103.000+)
Japan – 12-3-6-6-9-13-18-21-29-42-39-39 (177.194+)
Mexico – 2-1-5-5-6-7-10-15-17-31-33-30
Netherlands – 2-2-7-11-20-24-38-51-65-71-72-57-61
New Zealand – 2-3-5-9-15-20-27-39-/
Norway – 5-4-4-3-7-12-16-28-/
Poland – 3-3-5-11-21-23-37-37-42-/
Portugal – 2-2-4-5-7-11-17-19-24-/
Spain – 2-4-7-4-10-15-14-24-39-42-42-51
Sweden – 2-7-10-17-15-21-35-49-/
Switzerland – 3-3-5-9-14-16-22-29-52-58-75-77
UK – 1-2-2-3-14-25-26-31-49-55-50-34 (267.717+)
USA – 7-20-38-47-66-91-114-143-/ (164.907+)
Europe – 1-1-1-1-3-5-12-13-29-40-45-42
United World – 4-1-1-2-8-12-16-21-35-/ (1.131.000+)

last number is the latest chart position / () – complete sales

By the way if you are wondering. Revolver didnt even get into the top 100 songs on iTunes lol.

Madonna crowned most famous celebrity of the decade

Madonna has been crowned the most famous celebrity of the decade with more articles written about her than anyone else.

The 51-year-old star was the focus of more than 45,000 stories since 2000.
Her nearest rival was Robbie Williams – with just under 28,000 newspaper mentions.

The celebrity of the decade survey was conducted by Liv, the UK’s first online TV channel.

Britney Spears and David and Victoria Beckham make up the rest of the top five.

But this year no one could compete with king of pop Michael Jackson who was easily the most talked about star.

The tragic legend was the focus of 6,838 articles – covering both his planned comeback concerts and his untimely death in June.

Meanwhile the award for most-improved celebrity goes to Simon Cowell who garnered just 18 stories in 2000 – but by this year was the written about over 6,000 times.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/...5875-21916901/

Changed my sig to a Madonna Theme in the D & G photo shoot.

Celebration on Album Charts – Week #13

Australia – 8-6-8-11-16-24-30-35-57-77-78-70-63 (32.009+)
Austria – 4-9-14-21-42-57-57-67-/
Belgium (Flanders) – 2-1-2-3-6-7-11-14-17-26-34-32-25-25
Belgium (Wallonia) – 7-2-3-4-9-9-12-14-18-33-39-51-48-37
Canada – 1-5-5-11-20-45-62-73-90-85-83 (45.000+)
Czech Republic – 1-2-1-3-5-12-11-20-35-37-/-28-44
Denmark – 1-2-3-5-10-16-29-36-40-/-/-/-40
Finland – 2-2-2-9-12-17-21-23-35-35-36-21-23
France (C) – 1-1-2-2-2-5-6-8-13-15-14-11-11 (83.400+)
Germany – 1-1-8-9-12-23-36-39-57-57-61-66-70 (130.000+)
Hungary – 2-4-3-4-7-8-12-18-27-32-33-/
Ireland – 1-2-1-3-12-25-33-41-79-90-28-40-44-43
Italy – 1-2-3-2-2-3-7-9-14-18-23-25-20 (109.000+)
Japan – 12-3-6-6-9-13-18-21-29-42-39-53-55 (179.870+)
Mexico – 2-1-5-5-6-7-10-15-17-31-33-30
Netherlands – 2-2-7-11-20-24-38-51-65-71-72-57-60-66
New Zealand – 2-3-5-9-15-20-27-39-/
Norway – 5-4-4-3-7-12-16-28-/
Poland – 3-3-5-11-21-23-37-37-42-/
Portugal – 2-2-4-5-7-11-17-19-24-/
Spain – 2-4-7-4-10-15-14-24-39-42-42-51-57
Sweden – 2-7-10-17-15-21-35-49-/
Switzerland – 3-3-5-9-14-16-22-29-52-58-75-77
UK – 1-2-2-3-14-25-26-31-49-55-50-34-40 (292.059+)
USA – 7-20-38-47-66-91-114-143-/ (171.823+)
Europe – 1-1-1-1-3-5-12-13-29-40-45-42
United World – 4-1-1-2-8-12-16-21-35-/ (1.400.000)

last number is the latest chart position / () – complete sales

Madonna sends children in Malawian orphanage Christmas presents

Friends of Madonna’s adopted daughter sang carols at their orphanage… wearing Crocs sent as Xmas gifts by the star.

The footwear was in a truckload of presents from little Mercy, four, to the children she grew up with at the Kondanani orphanage in Malawi, delivered by an African Santa Claus.

Madonna, 51, also threw a party with fizzy drinks, hamburgers and chocolate at the orphanage and sent a Christmas card. The gifts were handed to more than 80 children with tags reading “Love from Mercy”. Orphan Chitsanzo, six, said: “I am very happy my friend Mercy bought us shoes, toys, chocolates and cakes. They are very beautiful.” Her friend Happiness, four, added: “I’m so happy I have received Christmas gifts. I have my own toys now.”

Carers said it was the most presents the children had ever received.

source: mirror.co.uk

Six Directions For Madonna's Next Album

Madonna is currently at work on a new album, which is expected to be unleashed some time in 2010. She has stayed relevant in the music business by constantly reinventing herself, taking in new genres and musical experiments and making them her own. She is meticulous about how she selects collaborators, because they inform the sound of the albums as much at Madge herself.

One of the confirmed producers working on the still-unnamed work is Brendan O'Brien, who made a name for himself sitting behind the boards for Pearl Jam and has also helmed productions for Bruce Springsteen, Rage Against the Machine, Stone Temple Pilots, AC/DC and Aerosmith. Does that mean that the singer behind "Like a Prayer," "Ray of Light" and "Hung Up" is going to dive deep into the rock world and make a guitar-based album?

It's a possibility, though reports also have A-Trak (a Kanye West collaborator) and David Guetta (of "Sexy Chick" fame) working on the album as well, which suggests that it's a combination of roots rock, futuristic hip-hop and whatever Akon makes. With that in mind, here are six directions Madonna could go in.

Rock Opera
Madonna has theater experience (she famously lobbied hard to play Eva Peron in the film version of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical "Evita") but has never really constructed an album based on a narrative (and the disastrous American Life shouldn't count). She could bring in Green Day producer Rob Cavallo to beef up her rock chops and flesh out her own version of American Idiot.

Electro-Rap Posse Album
If A-Trak is on board, she should expand her horizons and invite a cavalcade of MCs to throw down with her on a full-on rap album. We're certain that Lupe Fiasco, Dizzee Rascal, Mos Def, Rhymefest and Kanye would all probably be game to trade verses with Madonna, who is not necessarily a stranger to spitting. Remember her verse on "American Life"?

Metal
Though she's lorded over some tough dance beats in the past, truly hard music has never been her forte and remains an uncharted territory for the star. O'Brien has produced music for metallers like Mastodon and Incubus, so he's ready, willing and able to crank Madonna's sound up to 11 and really let her rip.

Country Rock
Madonna isn't above aping a current star, and with Taylor Swift cranking out huge hits in big numbers, why wouldn't she attempt to add country to her repertoire? O'Brien has produced twangy records for Springsteen and Pete Droge, and Madonna herself has toyed with country and dance sounds for "Don't Tell Me."

Straight Disco
Maybe all these producers are just there to throw us off the scent, and her plan is to actually crank out an even deeper-diving disco record. After all, her recent single "Celebration" was well-received, and the throwback sounds on 2008's Hard Candy wowed both the dance and pop worlds. Perhaps she just wants to make ABBA tunes for the rest of her career (which wouldn't be such a bad thing, really).

No Limit Revival
She could fire everybody, recruit Master P's Beats by the Pound crew and shout along to some late-'90s New Orleans bounce. That probably won't happen, but Silkk the Shocker could use the work.

http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/12/29/m...bum-producers/

Happy New Year Harry

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Happy new year Madonna fans!

Celebration on Album Charts – Week #14

Australia – 8-6-8-11-16-24-30-35-57-77-78-70-63 (32.009+)
Austria – 4-9-14-21-42-57-57-67-/
Belgium (Flanders) – 2-1-2-3-6-7-11-14-17-26-34-32-25-25-32
Belgium (Wallonia) – 7-2-3-4-9-9-12-14-18-33-39-51-48-37-27
Canada – 1-5-5-11-20-45-62-73-90-85-85-83 (45.000+)
Czech Republic – 1-2-1-3-5-12-11-20-35-37-/-28-44-/
Denmark – 1-2-3-5-10-16-29-36-40-/-/-/-40-/
Finland – 2-2-2-9-12-17-21-23-35-35-36-21-23-19
France (C) – 1-1-2-2-2-5-6-8-13-15-14-11-11-14 (87.900+)
Germany – 1-1-8-9-12-23-36-39-57-57-61-66-70 (130.000+)
Hungary – 2-4-3-4-7-8-12-18-27-32-33-/
Ireland – 1-2-1-3-12-25-33-41-79-90-28-40-44-43-48
Italy – 1-2-3-2-2-3-7-9-14-18-23-25-20-17 (119.000+)
Japan – 12-3-6-6-9-13-18-21-29-42-39-53-55-70 (182.526+)
Mexico – 2-1-5-5-6-7-10-15-17-31-33-30
Netherlands – 2-2-7-11-20-24-38-51-65-71-72-57-60-66-54
New Zealand – 2-3-5-9-15-20-27-39-/
Norway – 5-4-4-3-7-12-16-28-/
Poland – 3-3-5-11-21-23-37-37-42-/
Portugal – 2-2-4-5-7-11-17-19-24-/
Spain – 2-4-7-4-10-15-14-24-39-42-42-51-57-56
Sweden – 2-7-10-17-15-21-35-49-/
Switzerland – 3-3-5-9-14-16-22-29-52-58-75-77-/-66
UK – 1-2-2-3-14-25-26-31-49-55-50-34-40-39 (316.059+)
USA – 7-20-38-47-66-91-114-143-/ (171.823+)
Europe – 1-1-1-1-3-5-12-13-29-40-45-42-/
United World – 4-1-1-2-8-12-16-21-35-/ (1.400.000)

last number is the latest chart position / () – complete sales

Roma people to give Madonna gold plaque

The self-proclaimed king of the Roma said Tuesday he wants to give Madonna a gold plaque to thank the singer for criticizing discrimination against his people.

Madonna performed in Bucharest in August as part of her “Sticky and Sweet” tour, and at the concert said she was “very sad” because of the “discrimination against Romas and Gypsies in general in eastern Europe”.

Self-declared king Florin Cioaba said the Roma wanted to show their appreciation for the US star’s gesture.

“Madonna deserves great credit. She drew the whole world’s attention to discrimination against the Roma,” Cioaba told journalists in the central Romanian town of Sibiu.

The plaque has been ordered from a jeweler in Italy and will be made from 24-carat gold, the Romanian news agency Mediafax reported.

Romania has one of Europe’s largest communities of Roma, an ethnic minority believed to originate from the Indian subcontinent often referred to as Gypsies.

Discrimination against the group in Romania continues: a survey last September found that seven out of 10 Romanians would not want a Roma to be part of their family, and Madonna was jeered by the crowd when she made her remarks at the concert.

Last year Amnesty International criticised the Romanian authorities’ lack of action to tackle discrimination against Roma, a problem it said was “widespread and deeply ingrained in (people’s) minds.”

source: afp