[Jackie]

I love her old songs.................Borderline.................. ..you keep pushing your love.

[Harry!]

Originally Posted by jackie46

MADONNA hates hearing her old songs.

Legendary tracks such as Holiday and Like A Virgin follow her around wherever she goes.


But the Queen of Pop admitted that she has to tell staff in shops and restaurants to switch them off.


"Not to toot my own horn but they always play my old stuff when I'm in a shop or wherever," she said.


"They are usually songs I am really sick of though and I have to say 'Oh please, turn this off.'


"For some reason people think that when you go to a restaurant or you are going shopping that you want to hear one of your own songs.


"It's usually Like a Virgin - and that is the one I don't want to hear."


Meanwhile Macca fans were up in arms after Madge appeared to suggest his shows were boring.


"People have told me, 'You could just go out there and play guitar and sing your songs like Paul McCartney,' but I'd be too bored," she told Rolling Stone magazine.


"Most of the joy of the shows is the magic of creating them -- theatre. I'm a perfectionist. I like hard work. I like to sweat."



Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...#ixzz0UJY1z6Ke

Ever since she did the Drownded World Tour she has insisted she hates Like A Virgin and Holiday. She said in the Rolling Stones that Into The Groove is a 'retarded' song to sing. I guess hearing them songs so long can make you bored of them.

[Harry!]

Celebration at #3 in UK this week

1. (-) Editors – In This Light And On This Evening – 30.669
2. (-) Chipmunk – I Am Chipmunk – 23.020
3. (2) Madonna – Celebration – 19.439
4. (-) Shakira – She Wolf – 19.247
5. (32) Paolo Nutini – Sunny Side Up
6. (5) Vera Lynn – We’ll Meet Again The Very Best Of
7. (1) Barbra Streisand – Love Is The Answer
8. (7) Dizzee Rascal – Tongue N’cheek
9. (-) The Saturdays – Wordshaker
10. (6) Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3

[001steven]

any news if shes confirmed for xfactor, and any news on a revolver release and a video?

[Harry!]

Originally Posted by 001steven

any news if shes confirmed for xfactor, and any news on a revolver release and a video?

She will be on the X Factor it was confirmed before it started but we don't know dates yet I'm afraid (Hoping she will be on after Big Band week)

No news on Revolver just yet :-(

[Harry!]

Madonna not the face of Dolce and Gabbana

from ELLE UK:

Rumours have been swirling all day that Madonna is set to be the next face of Dolce and Gabbana’s menswear line, but ELLE can put an end to speculation and tell you that it’s sadly not true.

While the Queen of pop’s boyfriend, model Jesus Luz, is this season’s face of the Italian brand, and the design duo has created costumes for the star on several occasions, it seems that Madonna is content with her roll as muse rather than model. For now at least…

[Harry!]

Madonna leaving New York (October 18 2009)

Madonna with Lourdes at JFK airport, leaving for London (October 18 2009)




I hope she is doing something nice in London, I am thinking good things!

[Zac]

Oh. I think Madonna would be a great model tbh, hope she tries it one day!

[001steven]

Please let her be coming here to film the revolver video, and rehersing for her Xfactor performance.

Do you think she will have lil Wayne make an appearance if she performs? I think it will help sell revolver alot more IMO I personally can't stand lil Wayne but he is good on revolver

[Harry!]

Originally Posted by 001steven

Please let her be coming here to film the revolver video, and rehersing for her Xfactor performance.

Do you think she will have lil Wayne make an appearance if she performs? I think it will help sell revolver alot more IMO I personally can't stand lil Wayne but he is good on revolver

I hope Lil Wayne comes on the show that would add a extra buzz to the preformance. Maybe she is here for the video London is a good place to shoot (She did Hung Up and Sorry here and the scenes in the video would work for Revolver)

Lets just wait and see!

[Harry!]

All-Madonna Episode Ahead on 'Glee'?

http://www.popeater.com/2009/10/22/madonna-glee/

Stupid idea hate the show and hate shows like it. I want M on X FACTOR!!!!!!!!

[Harry!]

Oct22
New Madonna Interview for French TV M6

Youtube video

[Harry!]

22 October - Madonna to lay school's foundation stone in Malawi

Pop star Madonna will visit Malawi on Sunday to lay the foundation stone of a multi-million dollar girls' school she is building, her charity Raising Malawi told Reuters.

The singer, who has adopted two children from the southern African country, is due to arrive on Sunday and attend a brick-laying ceremony in Lilongwe on Monday. The school is expected to cost about $15 million.

"She plans to meet the President Bingu wa Mutharika and together lay a foundation stone for her multi-million dollar girls school," a staffer at the charity, who declined to be named, said on Thursday.

An AIDS epidemic has left over a million children orphaned in the impoverished country of 13 million.

Malawi's government came under fire after Madonna adopted a 13-month-old boy, David Banda, in 2006, with critics accusing it of giving her special treatment by skirting laws that ban non-residents from adopting children.

In June this year, Malawi's Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling made in April which said Madonna could not adopt a four-year girl -- Mercy James -- because the singer was not a resident of the country.

Madonna last year divorced British film director Guy Ritchie, with whom she has a son Rocco. She also has a daughter Lourdes from her relationship with fitness trainer Carlos Leon. (source: Reuters)

[001steven]

if she does perform on xfactor i dont think lil wayne will be there cause hes faceing a prison sentance

[Harry!]

Originally Posted by 001steven

if she does perform on xfactor i dont think lil wayne will be there cause hes faceing a prison sentance

Oh dear :-/

[Harry!]

Rumors about Madonna’s new movie “W.E.”

The singer Madonna is receiving a helping hand from ex-husband Guy Ritchie in casting an odd-sounding film about Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson…

Madonna has written the movie with Alek Keshishian, who directed the documentary Madonna: Truth Or Dare in 1991.

W.E. is described as a romantic comedy about a woman called Wally Winthrop.

The synopsis of W.E. states that Wally was ‘named for her grandmother’s passion’ and there are fantasy and flashback scenes involving Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson who, after the Abdication, were styled the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.

There’s a lot of dialogue between the Duke and Duchess, but my guess is that the screenplay will be re-written before shooting commences next year. I’m presuming W.E. stands for Wallis and Edward.

Other segments of the film have Wally Winthrop marrying a pediatrician. She then attends an event featuring items that belonged to the Duchess of Windsor where she finds herself falling for a security guard.

Madonna has several meetings planned this week and next with various actors and actresses. She needs to cast a star name to help boost the budget. In this climate, Madonna’s name alone won’t guarantee a picture will be financed.

source: daily mail

Guess what she was doing in London this week...

[Harry!]

Liz Smith on Madonna here
http://www.wowowow.com/entertainment...98128?page=0,0

[Harry!]

Celebration on Billboard & Media Traffic Albums Charts

Media Traffic United World Album Chart – week 43 / 2009 – October 31
1. (2) Michael Bublé – Crazy Love – Reprise – 275.000
2. (1) Madonna – Celebration – Warner Bros. – 118.000 (Total Sales: 802k)
3. (-) OST – The Twilight Saga: New Moon – Chop Shop / Atlantic – 115.000
4. (14) Black Eyed Peas – The E.N.D. – Interscope – 88.000
5. (4) Barbra Streisand – Love Is The Answer – Columbia – 87.000
6. (7) Jay-Z – Blueprint 3 – Roc Nation / Live Nation – 86.000
7. (-) Aqua Timez – The Best Of Aqua Timez – Sony Music – 83.000
8. (11) Muse – The Resistance – Helium 3 / Warner Bros. – 77.000
9. (-) Shakira – She Wolf / Loba – Epic – 65.000
10. (8) Mariah Carey – Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel – Island – 63.000

Billboard Hot 200 US Albums – Week of October 31, 2009
…
37. (37) Hannah Montana: The Movie – Soundtrack
38. (20) Celebration – Madonna – 14.500 (Total Sales: 113k)
39. (40) Ready – Trey Songz
…

Billboard European Albums – Week of October 31, 2009
1. (1) Celebration – Madonna
2. (-) Shakira – She Wolf
3. (-) In This Light And On This Ev… – Editors
4. (3) The Resistance – Muse
5. (-) Alles Kann Besser Werden – Xavier Naidoo
6. (8) Get Lucky – Mark Knopfler
7. (-) So Wie Ich Bin – Helene Fischer
8. (2) Humanoid – Tokio Hotel
9. (6) The Boy Who Knew Too Much – Mika
10. (4) Love Is The Answer – Barbra Streisand

[Harry!]

Madonna on the cover of the Australian Big Issue

Madonna graces the cover of the latest Australian The Big Issue magazine dated 20 Oct - 2 Nov 2009 (No. 340).

The magazine's cover story is about... covers and Madonna only gets a small snippet at the beginning of the article where her American Pie rendition is being discussed - and not particularly praised.

[Zac]

Nice! Looking good, as always.

[Harry!]

Madonna with kids at the Kabbalah centre in London (October 24 2009)



More pics here: http://allaboutmadonna.com/2009/10/m...er-24-2009.php

Awww bless David looks so cute in them pics!

[Harry!]

25 October - Something to remember: I'm too busy surviving

In 2009, no Madonna fan is surprised when Madonna is reported to be spending some studio-quality time with hip hop producers. That was not the case 15 years ago, when exactly on this day, on October 25th, 1994 Madonna released her seventh studio album Bedtime Stories, helmed by Babyface, Dallas Austin Dave Hall & Nellee Hooper. Even though her earlierst records with Warner were also collaborations with black producers who drew inspiration from R&B, 1994 was the first time when Madonna jumped on the hottest urban sounds of America. Madonna carefully picked the hip hop producers whose work she most admired. They were already famous for giving chart topping hits to TLC, Boyz II Men, Mariah Carey, Toni Braxton & Mary J. Blige. Dallas Austin at the time produced the album 'Pendulum Vibe' for his R&B songstress protege Joi that caught Madonna's ears as well. Nellee Hooper, on the other hand, got Madonna's attention for producing the breakthrough album of Icelandic superstar Björk 'Debut' that got a lot of critical acclaim. The direct result in Madonna's canon of the latter is the title track Bedtime Story that combines ethereal singing with lush electronic production in a non-conventional melody.

Thankfully, the rest of the album retains Madonna's signature catchy pop melodies, juxtaposing them with hard hip hop/new jack swing beats (even including a rap by then-up and coming Maverick artist Me'Shell NdegéOcello in I'd Rather Be Your Lover) and smooth R&B grooves, just like how Madonna wanted it, along with an extensive usage of old school and more recent urban samples. Lyrically the album is a combination of some of Madonna's sweetest and most vulnerable love songs ever, such as Forbidden Love, Love Tried To Welcome Me, Sanctuary & Take A Bow (Inside Of Me fits here as well even though Madonna explicitly stated it is about her mother), and her reaction to the controversy that surrounded her in the Erotica era. The opening track Survival, is the first in a long list of Madonna songs that express the now-signature Madonna theme of never stopping and always doing her thing. More explicit on this subject is the minimalistic Human Nature, with lyrics like "Did I stay too long? Oops, I didn't know I couldn't speak my mind!". It's also the first time when Madonna started hinting back at old lyrics in new songs, combining that with actual poetry by Proust, Shakespeare, Walt Whitman and George Herbert.

While the album also brought a new look for Madonna as a platinum blonde Jean Harlow-esque mature but sexual woman which character fully blossomed in the Secret video, Madonna actually wanted to put the focus on the music and released the album without major promotion. Other than a couple of tv and magazine interviews, she only gave one live performance in US, UK, Germany and Italy each, all in early 1995. Which is probably why the album did not get a stellar start on the charts (stuck behind 'Murder Was The Case' soundtrack by Snoop Dogg and 'II' by Boyz II Men in the US, Bon Jovi's 'Cross Road' in the UK) and quickly started falling down, even though Secret was a hit in most countries. The downward trend was halted with the release of second single Take A Bow that stabilized sales and eventually helped Bedtime Stories to pass the sales of Erotica in the US and made it a success in Canada and Japan as well. In Europe, however, none of the singles managed to hit big and Bedtime Stories remains one of the very few eras where Madonna could not score a worldwide megahit. It still sold a respectable 6 million copies worldwide.

Unfortunately the album is also remembered for being the first Madonna album marred with commercially questionable singles choices and missed opportunities. After the massive radio success of Take A Bow, Madonna followed with the experimental Bedtime Story and the defensive Human Nature (with staggered release dates depending on territories), which decision resulted in ending Madonna's record of 32 consecutive Billboard Top 40 hits.On one hand these decisions showed Madonna's more artistic side that produced two fan favourite videos, but it still doesn't change the fact that one of Madonna's most commercial albums could not shine on the charts even though practically all the rest of the songs could have been good single choices, especially the lone dance track of the album, the bouncy Don't Stop that recalls then-hot girl group SWV, and the steamy Forbidden Love which is quite alike to the other famous 90s all girl formation TLC's just as sexy 'Red Light Special', that charted at #2 just after Take A Bow's long reign at the top. Forbidden Love fortunately got more attention on the ballad compilation Something To Remember released a year and two weeks after Bedtime Stories, and 10 years after that on Confessions On A Dance Floor it became the only songtitle in Madonna's catalog that got reused, coincidentally also as track #7 like on Bedtime Stories.

Bedtime Stories is also the first, and so far only album that did not get to shine on a tour. Madonna intended to tour the record but because the Evita movie project came along, such plans got cancelled. Since then unfortunately only two songs got performed live on tour, Secret & Human Nature, plus the Re-Invention Tour showcased a video interlude set to Bedtime Story.

Fun fact: Madonna thanks Erotica producer Shep Pettibone in the booklet "for being understanding", possibly referring to abandoning several songs they collaborated on before Madonna found her R&B direction. Madonna reused bits and pieces of Shep's ideas in Secret, I'd Rather Be Your Lover & Inside Of Me that later on resulted him getting co-writing credit for those songs. A Pettibone collaboration Love Won't Wait was later given to Gary Barlow who took it to #1 in the UK, and fans got Madonna's own version as well when it leaked online earlier this decade. Also, more outtakes ended up in fans' hands: the 2003 remix EP Remixed & Revisited contains the dancy Your Honesty, the 1997 rainforest benefit Carnival! houses the minimalistic funk of Freedom and the very sexual Let Down Your Guard backs Secret on European editions of the single.

The 1994 album remains one of Madonna's most divisive albums among her fanbase, some say it's one of her least important records in her discography and it was just an attempt for her to stay hip, others think it's a catchy album with an amazingly smooth flow and its lyrics reveal a lot about Madonna than you'd think at a first glance.

[MiuMiu]

Man I loved Bedtime stories!
Secret, Human Nature, Bedtime stories, Take a Bow etc.
Amazing album.

[Harry!]

Madonna arrives in Malawi to launch girls school
Madonna arrived in Malawi Sunday to visit the girls school she is building in the impoverished country where she adopted two children, an official for the star's charity said.

The official who could not be named because he was not authorized to speak on the matter said Madonna arrived at about 2:30 p.m. (1230 GMT; 8:30 a.m. EDT) on Ethiopian Airlines.
The 51-year-old celebrity was accompanied by her four children - Lourdes, 13, Rocco, 9, as well as her two adopted children. Madonna adopted the Malawian-born Mercy, 3, this year and David, 4, in 2008.

The official said Madonna would take part in a groundbreaking ceremony for the school on Monday.

Madonna will also meet with President Bingu wa Mutharika and visit some of the orphanages her charity supports.

From AP Via Yahoo! News

[001steven]

Ny xfactor news yet and a revolver video