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APRIL 24, 2007
Celebrating 25 Years Of "Everybody"
It may seem like only yesterday but 25 years ago on April 24, 1982, Sire Records honcho Seymour Stein released a single called "EVERYBODY" on Warner Bros. Records by an unknown singer from Rochester, Michigan by the name of Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone. To say the world would never be the same is an understatement. The song went on to become a huge dancefloor hit and was heard all over the radio in the Summer of 1982. That little girl from Michigan would go on to become one of the most famous entertainers and cultural icons in history - selling close to 200 million records and remaining a star of enormous magnitude and influence for the next 25 years. She's just getting started. Long Live the Queen and Happy Anniversary to Madonna. - Liz Rosenberg
Source: Madonna.com
APRIL 10, 2007
Madonna to perform at Live Earth Madonna to perform at Live Earth
The line-up has been announced today for the former U-S vice-president Al Gore's Live Earth concert at Wembley stadium in July. Madonna, Duran Duran, Keane and the Black Eyed Peas are among the artists set to perform at the gig -- one of seven shows around the world on the 7th July 07. Other artists set to perform at the London gig are Snow Patrol, Razorlight, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, James Blunt, Genesis and Bloc Party. The organisers hope they'll do as much for environmental awareness as Live Aid did for poverty in Africa. Ticket sales start this Friday (prices have not yet been determined). The concerts will be broadcast live on the BBC in London, and on NBC in the U.S. It will also be on more than 120 networks around the world, and streamed live online. Acts lines up for the American leg include Headliners for the U.S. concert at Giants Stadium include Bon Jovi, the Dave Matthews Band, Kanye West, Rihanna, John Mayer, Smashing Pumpkins and Fall Out Boy. Other shows will take place in Shanghai; Johannesburg, South Africa; Sydney, Australia; Tokyo; and Rio de Janeiro. The concerts mark the start of a new campaign called Save Our Selves, the Campaign for a Climate in Crisis. "This monster lineup will ensure Live Earth meets our goal of bringing together people from around the world to combat the climate crisis," Live Earth founder and executive producer Kevin Wall said in a statement Tuesday. "Musicians who have answered our call span multiple genres and generations." Proceeds will create a foundation to combat climate change led by the Alliance for Climate Protection, which is chaired by former Vice President Al Gore.
Source: Madonna.com / BBC and Associated Press
ICON OFFICIAL MADONNA FANCLUB
Listen to the new Madonna remixes now!

Being a member of Icon, Madonna's official Fanclub, is the best way to get what you won't find anywhere else.

Need proof? If you're already a member, just visit iconmadonna.com and listen to Madonna's online radio station. There you will find the new and exclusive remixes created for Get Together and I Love New York to be included in the limited edition Confessions Remixed Triple Pack.

They are now available for you to listen to again and again about one month before their official release!

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Source: IconMadonna.com
HIGHLIGHTS
“I basically see no limits to what you can achieve,” Madonna told Sky News. “Why would I not want to make more music? I love it and so do my fans. I have more club music in mind. It’s where I started and funnily enough, it’s now huge again. I’m writing the new album now, while we're on tour.” - MADONNA
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7.7.07 Madonna at Live Earth concert in London, UK

Tickets for the UK show will be allocated by a ballot and fans must register their interest online for 72 hours from 1200 BST (1100 GMT) on Friday.

Tickets, priced £55, will be limited to two per person and can be bought from 18 April.
The Confessions Tour live from London (CD/DVD)
was released:
January 29, 2007 Internationally
January 30, 2007 in the US
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Confessions Tour CD Track Listings
Madonna will be releasing a live cd of her hits from the Confessions Tour. Madonna.com is thrilled to reveal the track listings:

01. Future Lovers / I Feel Love
02. Like A Virgin
03. Jump
04. Confessions
05. Isaac
06. Sorry
07. Sorry (Remix)
08. I Love New York
09. Let It Will Be
10. Music Inferno
11. Erotica
12. Lucky Star
13. Hung Up

Jump Maxi Single in stores!
Release date:
October 24, 2006 (iTune)
October 31, 2006 (CAN)
November 3, 2006 (EU)
November 6, 2006 (UK)
November 7, 2006 (US)

2-Track CD-Single:
1. Jump - Album Version 3:59
2. Jump - Extended Album Version 5:09
3-Track CD-Single:
1. Jump - Radio Edit 3:22
2. Jump - Junior Sanchez's Misshapes Mix 6:49
3. History - Non-Album Track 6:54
6-Track CD-Single:
1. Jump - Radio edit 3:22
2. Jump - Jacques Lu Cont Mix 7:47
3. Jump - Axwell Remix 6:38
4. Jump - Junior Sanchez Misshapes Mix 6:49
5. Jump - Extended Version 5:09
6. History - prev. unreleased 6:54


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7-Track 12" Maxi Cover
Release date:
November 6, 2006

7-Track 12" Maxi:
1. Jump - Jacques Lu Cont Mix 7:47
2. Jump - Album Version 3:59
3. Jump - Extended Album Version 5:09
4. Jump - Axwell Remix 6:38
5. Jump - Junior Sanchez's Misshapes Mix 6:49
6. History - Non-Album Track 6:54
7. Jump - Radio Edit 3:22

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Credits and personnel:
Lead vocals - Madonna
Written by Madonna, Joe Henry and Stuart Price
Produced by Madonna and Stuart Price
Recorded by Stuart Price at Shirland Road
Assistant engineer - Alex Dromgode
Audio mixing - Mark "Spike" Stent
Mastered by Brian "Big Bass" Gardner
Watch Jump VIdeo Here

ICON Exclusive! Jump Video Sneak Peek on ICON!

Delivered straight from the director Jonas Akerlund, the video for Madonna's fourth single off of Confessions on a Dancefloor is Jump. ICON gets a sneak peek! Click below to check it out and see the full video tomorrow Oct 4th on AOL Music! TO JOIN ICON - CLICK HERE

The English Roses, Too Good to be True by Madonna
Release date:
October 24, 2006

Book Description:
With a whirling dervish of a teacher and a sprinkle of magic fairy dust, the English Roses learn valuable lessons about friendship and surviving their first crush. Readers of all ages will delight in this much-awaited sequel to Madonna’s first children’s book, The English Roses.

Product Details:
Reading level: All Ages
Hardcover: 64 pages
Publisher: Callaway; 1ST edition (October 24, 2006)
Language: English


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Watch 15 minute clip of making the video "SORRY"
New Photos added to Madonna's Confessions Tour - Tokyo 9.20.06 and Tokyo 9.21.06 - Thanks to Sandra Olivier from Australia
SORRY SINGLE
Release date:
Switzerland: February 17, 2006
UK: February 20, 2006
Europe: February 20, 2006
Japan: February 22, 2006
USA: February 28, 2006

Track Listings:
01. Sorry (Radio Version)
02. Let It Will Be (Paper Faces Vocal Edit)

Credits:
"Sorry" written and produced by: Madonna and Stuart Price

" Let It Will Be" written by: Madonna, Mirwais Ahmadzai and Stuart Price

Original production on 'Let It Will Be ' by: Madonna and Stuart Price
'Let It Will Be ' remixed by: Paper Faces

Cover Photography by: Marcin Kokowski
Art Direction & Graphic Design by: Giovanni Bianco

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Watch Sorry VIdeo Here
GET TOGETHER SINGLE
Releasedate:
USA: June 6, 2006
Switzerland, Italy, Netherlands: June 9, 2006
Germany, France: June 16, 2006
Scandinavia: June 21, 2006
UK: July 24, 2006

Track Listings:
01. Get Together (Radio Edit)
02. I Love New York (Thin White Duke Mix Edit)

Credits:
Written by: Madonna, S. Price, A. Bagge, P. Astrom
Produced by: Madonna, Stuart Price

Art Direction & Graphic Design by: Giovanni Bianco
Creative Direction of Photo by: Frank Maddocks
Cover Photography by: Guy Oseary

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Watch Get Together VIdeo Here
Check out Madonna's stunning 3rd video from Confessions From A Dance Floor for the hit single "Get Together" - available now in the videos section on Madonna.com or click here for Quicktime & Windows Media
HUNG UP SINGLE
Release date:
Europe: Nov. 07, 2005
Japan: Nov. 09, 2005
USA: Nov. 17, 2005


Track Listings:
01. Hung Up (Radio Version)
02. Hung Up (Tracy Young's Get Up and Dance)

Credits:
Written by: Madonna, Stuart Price, B. Andersson, B. Ulvaeus
Produced by: Madonna and Stuart Price

'Hung Up' contains a sample from the recording 'Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)' by ABBA.

Photography: Steven Klein
Art Direction & Graphic Design by: Giovanni Bianco
Digital Imaging by: Lorenzo Irico (Pixelway Nyc)

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Watch Hung Up VIdeo Here
Check out Madonna's 1st video from Confessions From A Dance Floor for the hit single "Hung Up"
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I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
With I’m Going To Tell You A Secret, which documents her Re-Invention World Tour on CD and DVD, Madonna turns the world into one big dancefloor. With a staggering 35 #1 dance hits during her unparalleled career, Madonna is the Queen of the Dance Floor, with an unrivaled reputation for astonishing stage spectacles. I’m Going To Tell You A Secret reveals all.

Track Listings:
Disc: 1
01. The Beast Within
02. Vogue
03. Nobody Knows Me
04. American Life
05. Hollywood (Remix)
06. Die Another Day
07. Lament
08. Like A Prayer
09. Imagine
10. Mother And Father
11. Susan MacLeod/Into The Groove
12. Music
13. Holiday
14. I Love New York

Disc: 2
1. I'm Going To Tell You A Secret Documentary [DVD]

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Warner Brothers
A press release issued by Warner Brothers adds further information about the DVD release of I'm Going To Tell You A Secret.
The 12 bonus clips on the DVD are listed as:
01. Bike Ride
02. The Other Side
03. Steve/Stuart in L.A.
04. Vocal Coach
05. Chaos
06. Birthday Party
07. French Trilogy
08. Steve/Stuart in Paris
09. Monte's Guitar Faces
10. Fans Singing in Paris
11. After Show
12. Wailing Wall

The press release also says that the documentary will include ten full-length songs (as opposed to the edited versions that were included in the TV broadcast version of the film): The DVD is the brilliant documentary from the Re-Invention Tour which was broadcast last year in some territories but with 10 full-length songs.

The 10 full-length songs included on the DVD are listed as:
01. Vogue
02. American Life
03. Mother and Father
04. Nobody Knows Me
05. Music
06. Hollywood (remix)
07. Lament
08. Like A Prayer
09. Holiday
10. Imagine
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