MAY 9, 2008

Madonna, the world's tastiest sweetheart, has announced more non-stop treats for her legions of legendary and devoted fans. Following the latest news that “HARD CANDY” has debuted at Number 1 around the globe, it has been confirmed that Madonna's “STICKY & SWEET TOUR” will begin (hip) hopping around the world on August 23rd in Cardiff, Wales with stops in major European markets through September including London (11-September) and Paris (20-September)

The North American leg of the “STICKY & SWEET TOUR” begins October 3rd at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey, with stops at New York's Madison Square Garden on October 6th and 7th, followed by performances in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and more before stopping at Miami's Dolphin Stadium on November 26th.

Tickets for "Sticky & Sweet" will go on sale beginning Friday, May 16th in London, Paris, Cardiff and Nice followed by on sales Saturday, May 17th in Amsterdam, Boston and Chicago with E. Rutherford and New York City on sale Monday, May 19th.

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Source: livenationinternational.com/madonna

MAY 8, 2008

Dear Madonna fans,
Madonna, the world's tastiest sweetheart, has announced more non stop treats for her legions of legendary & devoted fans. Following the latest news that "HARD CANDY" has debuted at Number 1 around the globe, it has been confirmed that Madonna's "STICKY & SWEET TOUR" will begin (hip) hopping around the world on August 23 in Cardiff, Wales with stops in major European markets through September, including London (September 11) and Paris (September 20).

The U.S. leg of the "STICKY & SWEET TOUR" begins October 3 at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey, with stops at New York's Madison Square Garden on October 6 and 7, followed by performances in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and more, before stopping at Miami's Dolphin Stadium on November 26. Madonna's "STICKY & SWEET TOUR" will also visit Mexico and South America later this year. (Show dates, and on sale information in these markets will follow at a later date.) Visit Madonna.com news to read the full press release now.

Show Date - City - Venue - Icon Member Presale - On Sale Date

23-Aug Cardiff Millenium Stadium Mon. May 12 at 10am Fri. May 16
26-Aug Nice Stade Charles Ehrmann Tue. May 13 at 10am Fri. May 16
28-Aug Berlin Olympic Stadium Fri. May 16 at 10am Wed. May 21
02-Sep Amsterdam Arena Mon. May 12 at 10am Sat. May 17
04-Sep Dusseldorf LTU Arena Fri. May 16 at 10am Wed. May 21
06-Sep Rome Olympic Stadium Mon. May 19 at 10 am Fri. May 23
09-Sep Frankfurt Commerzbank Arena Fri. May 16 at 10am Wed. May 21
11-Sep London Wembley Stadium Mon. May 12 at 10am Fri. May 16
20-Sep Paris Stade de France Tue. May 13 at 10am Fri. May 16
03-Oct E. Rutherford Izod Arena Mon. May 12 at 10am Mon. May 19
06-Oct NYC Madison Square Garden Mon. May 12 at 10am Mon. May 19
07-Oct NYC Madison Square Garden Mon. May 12 at 10am Mon. May 19
15-Oct Boston TD BankNorth Garden Mon. May 12 at 10am Sat. May 17
18-Oct Toronto Air Canada Centre Tue. May 20 at 10am Sat. May 24
22-Oct Montreal Bell Centre Tue. May 20 at 10am Sat. May 24
26-Oct Chicago United Center Mon. May 12 at 10am Sat. May 17
30-Oct Vancouver BC Place Stadium Tue. May 20 at 10am Sat. May 24
01-Nov Oakland Oracle Arena Tue. May 27 at 10am Sun. June 1
04-Nov San Diego Petco Park Tue. May 27 at 10am Sun. June 1
06-Nov Los Angeles Dodger Stadium Tue. May 27 at 10am Sun. June 1
08-Nov Las Vegas MGM Grand Arena Tue. May 27 at 10am Sat. May 31
11-Nov Denver Pepsi Center Tue. May 27 at 10am Sat. May 31
16-Nov Houston Minute Maid Park Tue. May 27 at 10am Sat. May 31
19-Nov Philadelphia Wachovia Center Tue. May 27 at 10am Mon. June 2
22-Nov Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall Tue. May 27 at 10am Mon. June 2
24-Nov Atlanta Philips Arena Tue. May 27 at 10am Sat. May 31
26-Nov Miami Dolphin Stadium Tue. May 27 at 10am Sat. May 31

All presale times are LOCAL TIME.

Source: Madonna.com

Source: MSN.com

CLICK here for I Am Because We Are - The official website for Madonna's Malawi documentary launches right after Madonna's Gucci / Raising Malawi fundraising gala evening on 2.7.2008

Madonna has already claimed her new album, Hard Candy, will "kick your ass." Turns out, she wasn't kidding! Witness the cover of her upcoming album, due April 29, featuring the pop diva sporting, yep, a wrestling belt. Featuring production by Pharrell Williams, Timbaland and Nate "Danja" Hills and an appearance by Justin Timberlake, Madonna's rep says the album's "about the juxtaposition of tough and sweetness."

The 'Intimate' Writing Process Justin Timberlake and Madonna say some of their meetings about "Hard Candy" turned into "shrink sessions." (4.30.08)

CLICK here to go to Detroit's 95.5 WKQI radio - Madonna was interviewed earlier on the "Mojo In The Morning" 4.15.08

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MAY 22, 2008

2008 Cannes Film Festival - amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS 2008

Singer Madonna arrives at amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS 2008 benefit held at Le Moulin de Mougins during the 61st International Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2008 in Cannes, France.

Source: YahooNews / Photo: AP, AFP, REUTERS

Madonna attends Aids research party

Madonna and Sharon Stone have attended a star-studded event in Cannes to raise funds for Aids research.

Stone wore a full-length leopard print dress while Madonna, who arrived with husband Guy Ritchie, opted for an understated pink coloured dress.
The fading light was peppered with flashes from scores of photographers shouting and crowding towards the two women, with Madonna arriving later than Stone.

Earlier, Madonna gave a press conference on her documentary I Am Because We Are, raising awareness about children orphaned by Aids in Malawi.

The women were joining AmfAR, the foundation for Aids research.
Others on the guest list were Dennis Hopper, rapper P Diddy, Christian Slater, Tamara Mellon and Natalie Portman.

AmfAR chairman Kenneth Cole and actress Rose McGowan, who sported a black cast on one foot, underneath her dress, also attended.
Dita Von Teese arrived in a military-influenced purple dress with a plunging neckline.

Sir Cliff Richard and Joely Richardson boosted the British presence at the event.

Source: The Press Association

Madonna's documentary on Malawi shown at Cannes

CANNES, France (AP) — Madonna says criticism of her adoption of a Malawian boy hurt so much, she compared it to giving birth.

"It was painful, and it was a big struggle, and I didn't understand it," the 49-year-old singer told reporters at the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday, where her documentary, "I Am Because We Are," which shows poverty, AIDS and other diseases devastating Malawi's children, was being shown.

"But in the end, I rationalized that when a woman has a child and goes through natural childbirth, she suffers an enormous amount," she said. "So I sort of went through my own kind of birthing pains with dealing with the press on my front doorstep accusing me of kidnapping or whatever you want to call it."

Madonna and her husband, Guy Ritchie, have been raising David Banda, now 2, since 2006. The singer met David while she was establishing charity projects in the southern African nation.

The couple have a 7-year-old son, Rocco, and Madonna has an 11-year-old daughter, Lourdes.

Critics have said she used her celebrity status to circumvent Malawian adoption laws — allegations she denies. Regulations only stipulate that prospective parents undergo an 18- to 24-month assessment period in Malawi, a rule that was bent when Madonna was allowed to take David to London.

The adoption still must be approved, and a judge in Malawi was expected to issue his ruling next week.

Madonna said she was "happy to be the guinea pig" for Malawian adoptions.

"Hopefully, after we get through this adoption, it will be easier for people to adopt children," she said.

Madonna was at Cannes to show her documentary, which she produced and narrated, and to attend a gala benefit dinner for the American Foundation for AIDS Research. The film was screened outside the official festival.

"I Am Because We Are" was directed by Nathan Rissman, a first-time filmmaker who has worked for Madonna as a gardener and a caregiver for her children.

"He's a great nanny," she said.

"It's `manny,'" Rissman joked.

Rissman said Madonna "loves to give people opportunities" and that he always tried to do his best at whatever task he was assigned.

"And I noticed," she said.

Source: AP by Angela Doland

MAY 21, 2008

Video courtesy of youtube.com by Madonnafanforever

Singer Madonna (C) stands between director Nathan Rissman (L) and her director husband Guy Ritchie on the red carpet at the 61st Cannes Film Festival May 21, 2008.

Madonna and American actress Sharon Stone arrive for the premiere of the film 'I Am Because We Are' at the 61st international Cannes film festival, on Wednesday, May 21, 2008.

Source: YahooNews / Photo: AP, AFP, REUTERS

Madonna makes Cannes debut as filmmaker

Pop star Madonna made her debut as a movie maker at the Cannes Film Festival Wednesday with a red-carpet screening of her documentary about the plight of the 1 million children in Malawi who have been made orphans after losing their parents to AIDS. While Madonna did not appear in Filth and Wisdom, her directing debut which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in February, she wrote, narrated, produced and enlisted first-time direction by Nathan Rissman to make the documentary I Am Because We Are.

The black-tie Cannes audience gave a warm reception to the movie with Madonna also attending the screening of the documentary at the world's leading film festival.

She told the invited guests, which included Hollywood star Sharon Stone, that I Am Because We Are represented "a journey of lifetime; a journey that was continuing."

The documentary begins with Madonna saying: "People always ask me why I chose Malawi. I didn't. It chose me."

The movie also touches on Madonna's adoption in 2006 of a child from Malawi, which is one of the poorest countries in the world. More than 60 per cent of its 13 million citizens live on less than a dollar a day.

The adoption sparked controversy with claims that the official papers had been processed with unusual haste and the boy's biological father later saying he did understand what adoption meant.

I Am Because We Are, which is derived from a remark by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the emeritus Archbishop of Cape Town, premiered last month at New York's Tribeca Film Festival.

Apart from prominent Malawian activists and Tutu, the Madonna documentary also includes interviews with former US President Bill Clinton, American third world economist Jeffrey Sachs and medical anthropologist Paul Farmer.

But it is the often harrowing stories told by many of the children and the sometimes horrific lives they lead that are the most powerful part of the movie.

The 90-minute film also shows the efforts by Madonna's charitable organisation Raising Malawi to help improve the lives and conditions of children in Malawi, many of whom have ended up the streets after their parents or other family members have fallen victim to AIDS and HIV.

Source: dpa

Emotional Madonna Screens Documentary at Cannes

A choked up Madonna premiered her documentary, I Am Because We Are, about orphans in Malawi, on Wednesday at the Cannes Film Festival.

"This is a film I want the world to see," she said.

Dressed in Chanel haute couture and heels so high she twice grabbed the edge of a seat to steady herself, the Material Girl, 49, sounded near tears as she stood before the audience (including Sharon Stone) at the special screening.

"It's an incredible opportunity for me to be able to show this film in Cannes," she said, noting that she "held my breath" when she sent it to Cannes festival director Thierry Fremaux. "I think I turned purple," she joked.

"To say that this film is a labor of love is trivial," she said. "It's also the journey of a lifetime. I hope you all are as inspired watching it as I was making it." (The singer's adoption of a Malawian boy, David Banda, is nearly complete.)

One light moment: Fremaux teased her about introducing the film in French "because I know she speaks it."

Laughed Madonna: "Not so good."

Source: People.com

MAY 15, 2008

Tickets for Madonna's forthcoming UK shows will go on sale at 9:00am tomorrow, Friday 16th May.

As previously announced here, Madonna will perform two UK dates, one at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday 23rd August and another at London's Wembley Arena on Thursday 11th September.

The shows will form part of Madonna's Sticky & Sweet World Tour and will be in support of her recently released Hard Candy album.

Don't forget, tickets will be available from 9:00am this Friday 16th May, here on Ents24.

See www.ents24.com/madonna for more details.

Source: Ents24 - UK

MAY 14, 2008

Madonna is to build a multi-million-pound school in Malawi, her lawyer has said, a day before the final court hearing over her adoption of a child from the African country.

Since she took home David Banda, who was left at an orphanage by his father after his mother died in childbirth, the pop star has become increasingly involved with projects in Malawi.

"A task force of four prominent Malawians has already been formed to head the project which will be on the scale of what Oprah Winfrey has in South Africa," said her lawyer Alan Chinula.

"It is a multi-million dollar project and we will get the real costs in the next two weeks."

Source: Telegraph.co.uk by Sebastien Berger, Southern Africa Correspondent / 8:19PM BST 14/05/2008

Madonna's S&M film "Filth & Wisdom" has been a spanking good seller for L.A. foreign sales outfit Katapult Films.

Pic, which is the Material Girl's directorial debut, was sold to Hexagon Pictures in Japan, to Surreal Films in the CIS territories and United Arab Emirates-based Front Row Filmed Entertainment for the Middle East.

French rights were sold to La Fabrique de Films in a deal separately negotiated by CAA and lawyers Grubman Indursky & Shire.

Pic is set for a North American release through IFC in the fall.

Source: Variety - Los Angeles,CA by Patrick Frater / Wed., May 14, 2008, 10:59am

Some assumed this meant blocks of tickets would be directed to StubHub, where they typically go for a much higher premium. Not so, says Chuck La Vallee, StubHub's head of business development for music.

"She's not going to be selling tickets on StubHub," La Vallee says. "StubHub doesn't own inventory, ever. It's an endorsement, with Madonna saying: 'Look, if the show is sold out, you can still find tickets here.'" The company won't discuss terms of their deal with the superstar, though The Wall Street Journal reported that Madge will get a flat fee as well as a percentage of the income from the tickets being resold for her tour. StubHub doesn't owe Madonna or any artist money from secondary market sales, so what's in the cash handover for them?

For starters, their logo on all the print ads and promo e-mails for her tour, offering StubHub a leg up on rivals like Ticketmaster's TicketsNow site, not to mention Craigslist. More importantly, Madonna's imprimatur lends legitimacy to an industry some still associate with Fast Times at Ridgemont High's shady scalper, Mike Damone. But won't every artist be stampeding to get a piece of their StubHub action now? "I don't know if it's quite a stampede," laughs La Vallee. "We'll weigh our options on an artist-by-artist basis."

Source: Entertainment Weekly - USA by Chris Willman / May 14, 2008, 01:12 PM

MAY 7, 2008

Madonna's Tour is dated in the United Center, Chicago as October 26, 2008

Source: unitedcenter.com

ICON PRE SALE FROM 05/13 TO 05/15
2 TICKETS PER MEMBERS
ALL PUBLIC SALES 05/16

PRICES
LAWN 72,70 EUROS/ 78,20 EUROS/ 83,70 EUROS
PLATFORMS 78, 20 EUROS/ 100,20 EUROS/ 127,70 EUROSGOLDEN CIRCLE 149, 70 EUROS NOT OPEN FOR SALE

Fnac.com announces on its website that tickets for Madonna's concert in Paris on september the 20th will go on sale on may 16th and here's the link to it : www.fnacspectacles.com

Source: Fnac.com

"Hard Candy" has put Madonna in the sweet spot, earning the singer her seventh No. 1 album.

The singer's CD tops the latest Billboard Top 200 Album chart, based on sales of more than 283,000. That puts the CD more than 200,000 copies ahead of the No. 2 and 3 chart stars, Mariah Carey's "E=MC Squared" and Leona Lewis' "Spirit." Madonna's latest top album gives her the most No. 1 CDs by any female star in history except for Barbra Streisand, who has had eight. Yet Streisand has had two decades longer in the marketplace.

Madonna's string of No. 1s also ties the figure of fellow divas Carey and Janet Jackson.

Source: New York Daily News by Jim Farber / May 07 1:34 AM

MAY 6, 2008

'I love to french the French', Madonna tells Paris fans

PARIS (AFP) - Pop diva Madonna turned sexy hard-rock queen for a night at a private concert in Paris Tuesday night, telling her fans she loves to french-kiss the French as she ground away at an electric guitar.

Wearing black from head to toe, her blonde curls loose to her shoulders, Madonna put on a high-voltage half-hour show for a privileged 1,500 fans to mark the release of "Hard Candy", her 10th chart-topping album.

"Who do you love more, me or the Rolling Stones?" she asked the crowd packing the Olympia, a mythical concert hall near the Paris opera, before launching into a ear-popping heavy-metal version of her mega-hit, "Hung Up".

"I thought you might say that," quipped the queen of pop, who turns 50 on August 16, as the adoring crowd roared back their answer.

The Material Girl made her stage entrance seated in a black-and-gold fairytale throne, wearing a black satin bodice, satin pants and tailcoat with pink lining, lace-up boots with six-inch heels, and twirling a magician's wand.

Madonna told the concert hall it was "a historical moment" for her to be performing on the same stage as the iconic French chanteuse Edith Piaf, or fellow legends Juliette Greco and Marlene Dietrich.

"Why do I have this relationship with France? I'm always drawn to working with French people -- and frenching French people," she quipped. "Vive la France!"

Despite lukewarm reviews, Madonna's hip hop-influenced new album "Hard Candy", co-written and produced with former N-Sync singer Justin Timberlake, and hip hop stars Timbaland and Pharrell Williams, shot straight to the top of the charts in France and across Europe upon its release last week.

Madonna has described the title as "a juxtaposition of tough and sweetness" -- but her performance in Paris was tough from start to finish.

Flanked by an electriying crew of hip-hop dancers and surrounded by pulsing video screens, Madonna ground, bumped, skipped and jumped her way through four of her new tracks -- including the chart-topping "Four Minutes" -- as well as the now classic "Music" and "Hung Up".

The magician's gear and heeled boots quickly gave way to dance-friendly running shoes and sleeveless black top, before she pulled out the saturated electric guitar for a heavy-metal sounding finale.

"Hard Candy" is Madonna's last album on the Warner label before she takes up her astronomical 120-million-dollar (78-million-euro), 10-year deal with US concert promoter Live Nation.

The Paris gig was the second of three private concerts being held to mark its launch, after New York on April 30 and before London on May 11.

One third of tickets went to listeners of the French radio station NRJ, which organised the French event, with the rest snapped up by VIPs and fans in the know, from France and elsewhere.

Andrew Stewart, 37, has seen Madonna 17 times on stage since 1987 and flew in from Thailand specially to catch the show.

"She's just the most amazing performer," said the British web designer. "She doesn't compare to anyone."

Source: AFP via Yahoo! News by Emma Charlton Tue May 6, 9:37 PM ET

First Fan Picture From The Paris Show! Courtesy of andifeel aka Neil who was front row and centre for tonight's show!

Source: thank you Neil

Olympia show to be broadcasted by NRJ TV Paris

Local TV channel NRJ Paris (canal 23 TNT) will broadcast the Madonna gig to be held on May 6th at the l'Olympia. It will be a live broadcast from 9 pm local time. Unfortunately the show will not be broadcasted internationally on popular NRJ radio.

Source: NRJ Paris

NEW YORK - Timbaland and the Neptunes are so dominant as producers, they can sometimes upstage the artist they're working with ... unless that artist is Madonna.

On her new album, "Hard Candy," Madonna made sure that she wasn't a guest star on her own album.

"I thought of it as a true and equal collaboration. ... I like to think that when you listen to the record, you don't just go, 'Oh, that is a Timbaland record or that's Pharrell (of the Neptunes).' That you hear it and you go, 'There is something new and different about it."

Finding something new and different is the approach that's kept Madonna on top for most of her 25-year recording career — and made her a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year.

The 49-year-old pop queen is once again dominating music airwaves, but she's also making her mark far away from the celebrity spotlight, in Malawi. The impoverished African nation, from which she found David, the young child she is in the process of adopting, is the subject of her new documentary, "I Am Because We Are," and her charitable efforts.

Madonna sat down with The Associated Press recently and chatted about her new musical path, life in Malawi and raising kids in the eye of the paparazzi, among other things

AP: You recently signed a deal with Live Nation and "Hard Candy" is your last on Warner Brothers Records. What do you hope to accomplish with the deal?
Madonna: No. 1, coming up with new interesting ways of releasing music. Finding new ways to get music to people, that is one thing. Two is being an equal partner on my records which I have never been before. I have always been signed to a label and I get a percentage of what I earn and now it is 50/50, which is great, and three, is all the great shows I plan on doing.

AP: Would you ever do a pay for play with your music similar to Radiohead?
Madonna: No ... I don't know. I am not sure I like the idea of saying pay whatever you want for it. I think it is good to be specific. ... Put a value on it.

AP: Your film, "I Am Because We Are," is about Malawi, a country that has been ravished by AIDS and poverty. Is it difficult to find hope in such depressing circumstances?
Madonna: I did find hope there because in spite of all of the hardships that people have to endure there, as I say in the film, I saw so much happiness there. I saw that people with so little had so much appreciation for life and so much joy. It gave me a real sense of appreciation for what I have and it made me, it put things in perspective for me. ... We have so much and we can often get caught up in our little stupid problems. The kids have nothing to play with. They get plastic bags and bunch them together in what looks like a ball with twine and that is their soccer ball. They are happy. It is fine. You get a real sense of appreciation there.

AP: Do you think the documentary will help to silence some of your critics?
Madonna: It helps explain a lot of the story and the mystery to people. People will have a better perspective. It is always good to know the whole story before you jump to conclusions. The movie isn't just about the adoption, but I hope it will fill in some blanks for people.

AP: What is the hardest thing you had to endure while making this documentary?
Madonna: I think the hardest thing is watching parents lose their children. I think that is a pain that is unendurable, to bury your children. It is supposed to be the other way around.

AP: Would you adopt again from Malawi?
Madonna: I would like to. They are still trying to finesse the laws and make it so it is not such a long waiting period, which would be good. I would prefer that.

AP: How are you going to balance your projects in Malawi with promoting this album?
Madonna: Not that I have very much free time, but I have a lot of ongoing projects in Malawi. I am building a girls school, and orphan care center. I am refurbishing an orphanage. I have lots of kids to look after on scholarship funds, so I have relationships with people and I want to go back and check in on everybody.

AP: How do you deal with the paparazzi always taking pictures of your children?
Madonna: I don't like it when they get in their face. It is scary and frightening especially if you are not used to it and you are a kid. I think Lola is a little bit more familiar with it now. My son (Rocco) is still seriously irritated by it.

AP: You, Prince and Michael Jackson turn 50 this year. Will you be throwing a big, joint party?
Madonna: If there is, I am not throwing it. I am tired of throwing parties!

AP: Maybe you all could do a Rolling Stone cover together.
Madonna: Really? (smiles) I don't know. Ask them. I am a little bit tired of being the one who always has to ask everything. You are going to have to go to them.

Source: Associated Press by Alicia Quarles / Tue May 6, 2:44 PM ET

Madonna has hung on to the top spot in the Australian singles chart with Justin Timberlake collaboration '4 Minutes'.

The top ten singles in full:
1. (1) Madonna ft. Justin Timberlake: '4 Minutes'
2. (2) Gabriella Cilmi: ‘Sweet About Me’
3. (3) Flo Rida ft. T-Pain: 'Low'
4. (5) Colbie Caillat: ‘Bubbly’
5. (8) Newton Faulkner: 'Dream Catch Me'
6. (6) Kelly Rowland: 'Work'
7. (7) Chris Brown: 'With You'
8. (16) Leona Lewis: 'Bleeding Love'
9. (9) Jordin Sparks: 'Tattoo'
10. (21) Leona Lewis: 'Better In Time'

Source: digitalspy.co.uk by Beth Hilton / Tuesday, May 6 2008, 11:58 BST

We followed Maddy to the Spain set of her 'Take a Bow' video to discuss her voice, family and then-trashy image.

Where do old interviews go to die? Since 1988 they've gone into the MTV News vault, but we've been exhuming them to bring you these classic natterings. Here's the latest in the series, which runs every Tuesday.

Source: MTV News

MAY 5, 2008

May 5, 2008
Another chance to attend Madonna's show at the Olympia Hall
If you didn't win your tickets for the exclusive show Madonna will perform at the Olympia Hall in Paris on May 6, then here is your chance to attend this so special event!

The first 500 fans who will lineup in front of the Olympia Hall, 28 Boulevard des Capucines, 75009 Paris, tomorrow morning, will get a wristband allowing them to attend the show tomorrow night!

Wristbands will be given away tomorrow, May 6, at 10am, Paris time.
Good luck and see you at the show!

Source: IconMadonna.com

Pop diva Madonna took the number one spot in both the British single and album charts for the fourth time in her career, the Official UK Charts Company has said.

Madonna's new long player "Hard Candy" - her 11th studio album - went straight to number one - while "4 Minutes", a collaboration with Justin Timberlake, was the number one selling single for a third week running.
No other female solo artist has had simultaneous number ones more than once, the Official UK Charts Company said.

Madonna's album success ensured Portishead and "Third" -- the band's first studio release in 11 years - had to be content with number two, while Welsh singer Duffy and "Rockferry" climbed one to three.

Source: tvnz.co.nz / May 5, 2008 10:32 AM

MAY 2, 2008

Source: BET.com

MTV will broadcast a brand new Madonna interview as part of their 'MTV News' program during the next few days.

Below are the airtimes to the different segments of the interview.

MADONNA ON MILEY
Fri 5/2- 9:50am, EST, 1:50pm, EST

MADONNA CONCERT WRAP
Fri 5/2- 10:50pm, EST
Sat 5/3- 1:50am, EST, 7:50am, EST

MADONNA ALBUM NEWS
Sat 5/3- 11:50pm, EST
Sun 5/4- 4:50am, EST, 6:50am, EST
Mon 5/5- 1:50am, EST, 4:50am, EST, 9:50am, EST, 10:55am, EST

Also, make sure to check MTV's website for an interview of Madonna and Justin Timberlake by John Norris, which was made right after their performance at the Roseland Ballroom on April 30th.

Source: MTV.com

MAY 1, 2008

The always evolving MADONNA sat down with our COJO at Dylan's Candy Bar in New York to discuss her sweet new CD in stores now, Hard Candy, featuring the hit single "4 Minutes." She also opens up about her gorgeous kids and her former life as a "brat"!

"I think I'm many things," she tells Cojo. "I think I'm a lady, I think I'm a brat, I think I'm a nerd, I think I'm a pimp, I think I'm a mother, I think I'm a kid." A brat, he probes? "I can't be a brat forever!" she concludes. "But that was fun, it was fun being a brat. I've got my cheeky side."

That cheeky side is on display in the pop queen's single with JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE that's climbing the charts. "I did want to make a great dance record for sure," she says, "but more than anything, I wanted to write great songs with good beats, so who better to do that with than Justin, PHARRELL and TIMBALAND?"

Source: etonline.com

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