[Munchkins]

My favourite album is probably True Blue - i just think its fantastic

[Saph]

Elton V Madonna, the new celeb war

[Harry!]

Madonna's current tour is set to earn $450 million + so her career is hardly over. As for him he had to cancel a few shows from his current tour because of poor tIckes sales, other shows were given away for free. He is only bitter because Madonna beat him at the Golden Globe awards.

[Munchkins]

Listened to Madonna's first 2 albums last night
got reminded of how good they were

[Saph]

Originally Posted by Harry!

He is only bitter because Madonna beat him at the Golden Globe awards.

omg his face

[Saph]

Ive never listened to her early work.. only from Erotica onwards.. my favourite album is American Life

[Harry!]

True Blue is my fave 80's Madonna album. It has ballads, dance tracks, Madonna esque style, meanful lyrics, great images/videos - everything!

[Munchkins]

Originally Posted by Harry!

True Blue is my fave 80's Madonna album. It has ballads, dance tracks, Madonna esque style, meanful lyrics, great images/videos - everything!

This^
its just fantastic - i'm so glad from an early age (6 or so) my mum gave me all her Madonna albums to listen too - she has them all

[Saph]

for me its..

American life > Music > Confessions > Bedtime Stories > MDNA > Ray Of Light > Hard Candy > Erotica

I must give the early ones a listen sometime

[Harry!]

Not scared of controversy Madonna took a stand in her hugely controversial Moscow concert tonight. Her Russia dates have been talked about highly as protesters threatened to use violence at her shows. This is partly because of Russia's new law which prohibits homosexual imagery in public and party because of the Pussy Riot law case. The US embasy asked Madonna to cancel her shows, Today in Moscow - Thursday in St. Petersburg because of the threats towards her, her cast/crew and the general audience. Tonight in Moscow after Human Nature she removes clothes and faces the back of the audience with the words "Pussy Riot" on her back, normally it says "No Fear" and wearing a mask (below). She also gave a speach voicing the Freedom of Speach the Pussy Riot members should be entitled to. Bravo Queen!

[GypsyGoth]

I'm glad she's speaking up for Pussy Riot

[Harry!]

Her speach, this was after Open Your Heart

Youtube video

[Harry!]

After threats of being arrested Madonna again delivered a speech tonight in St. Petersburg. Madonna was said she could be arrested if she spoke out for Gay rights. As Russian law prohibits this it was a daring thing to do. Many fans wore pink wristbands and had flags in support of Gay rights. She gave a speech promoting equality. This is shown below. It is unknown at present whether Madonna will face legal action for this.

Youtube video

[Harry!]

Update: Guy has tweeted everything is fine. Madonna was not arrested.

[Harry!]

Today Madonna turns 54 years old

Youtube video

[Harry!]

Last night's show in Nice marked the last Europe show of the tour. Last night she changed the Nobody Know's Me Backdrop instead of a swastika there is now a Question Mark above Le Pen's face. She again wore the Pussy Riot balaclava.

[Harry!]

There are rumours Christina Aguilera will make a surprise performance at Madonna's October 10th show in LA. Britney is also said to be attending! That show will be talked about for sure!

[Harry!]

MDNA Tour - In her own words:

My show
Is a journey.
The journey of a soul from darkness to light
It is part cinematic musical theatre.
Part spectacle and sometimes intimate Performance art.

But above all its a journey
From darkness to light
From anger to love
from chaos to order.

It's true there is a lot of violence in the beginning of the show and sometimes the use of fake guns - but they are used as metaphors.
I do not condone violence or the use of guns.
Rather they are symbols of wanting to appear strong and wanting to find a way to stop feelings that I find hurtful or damaging. In my case its wanting to stop the lies and hypocrisy of the church, the intolerance of many narrow minded cultures and societies I have experienced throughout my life and in some cases the pain I have felt from having my heart broken.

Ultimately as we follow through the journey of my story, the audience can see quite clearly what I see -
That the enemy is within and the only way to survive Disappointment Disapproval Judgment Heartbreak Jealousy Envy And Hatred Is with Love - not with revenge - not with guns and not with violence.

In spite of all the chaos and darkness and intolerance we seem to be encountering more and more in the world,
We cannot allow our anger or bitterness to swallow us up.
We come to understand that
There is an innate and pure love inside us all and we have to find a way to tap into it.

And we can't do it by being victims or placing the blame or pointing the finger at others.
But by recognizing that the enemy is within
And when we come to terms with it
And accept it
And struggle to change ourselves,
Then we can change the world without hurting anyone and we can inspire others to do the same.
When you watch a film there are usually good guys and bad guys to help illustrate this point, Sometimes I play both.
I enjoy acting out this journey.
For none of us are perfect and we all have our own journey of growth to go on.
I know people can relate to it.
It's very important to me as an artist that my show not be taken out of context.

It must be watched with an open heart from beginning to end. I am sure if it is viewed this way, the viewer will walk away feeling inspired, Invigorated and will want to make the world a better place.

And this of course was always my intention.

http://www.madonna.com/news/title/th...nnas-own-words

[Saph]

is the tour finished now ??

[Harry!]

Originally Posted by SaphLiike

is the tour finished now ??

Nope, just getting started in the US! Finishes in December!

[Harry!]

A behind the scenes look of the MDNA Tour from the London show

Youtube video

[Harry!]

Madonna announces that she is supporting Obama in the 2012 US election last night in New York.

[Harry!]

Tour update: Madonna has now started to perform Holiday on the tour. The video below is from her New York date.

Youtube video

She also performed Love Spent instead of Like A Virgin on her Houston show, Maybe this will continue through the tour.

Youtube video

[Callum]

I came to the realization a few months back that MDNA is utter crap. Glad I never bought it legally. I can only listen to about two tracks on the album now, hopefully she'll be able to make another good consistent pop album again in the future but I'm not optimistic. Her last good album was Confessions.

[Smithy]

Originally Posted by Callum

MDNA finally leaked last night and it's fantastic, totally lives up to all the hype. It's pop at it's best and right up there with Madonna's strongest albums.

Gang Bang is so flawless, it didn't disappoint at all, love the dubstep breakdown in this and the ending is madly brilliant. Adore Nicki's line in I Don't Give A "there's only one Queen and that's Madonna, bitch!" Such a great song and I especially loved the choir at the end. Love Spent is amazing despite the excessive autotune, didn't expect it to like it very much when I first heard the preview but the snippet didn't do it justice. I'm Addicted is brilliant as well, love the MDNA chant at the end. Those are my four favorites currently but I know that'll change with further listens. Turn Up the Radio and Superstar are also great and sound very radio friendly, can see both becoming future singles. Overall it's so much better than Hard Candy. This album deserves to be hugely successful, whether it will be only time will tell.

Originally Posted by Callum

I came to the realization a few months back that MDNA is utter crap. Glad I never bought it legally. I can only listen to about two tracks on the album now, hopefully she'll be able to make another good consistent pop album again in the future but I'm not optimistic. Her last good album was Confessions.

lul