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To Get Highest Price Ever Paid For TV Concert
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On May 22, 2006
Madonna kicked off her "Confessions"
tour in California albeit 45 minutes late,
yet the delay didn't damper the enthusiasm
of the sold-out Forum crowd. That's
the deal with Madge, she can be late, write
erotic books or burn crosses and people love
her.
Madonna might get the highest price ever paid
for a TV concert special - $15 million from
NBC, the Daily News reports - from her current
"Confessions" tour.
Now it still remains to be seen whether or
not the network would air her as she hangs
herself - crown of thorns and all - from a
disco-glittery 20-foot huge cross in an imitation
of the execution of Jesus or yelling profanities
during an anti-Bush montage. |
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| MADONNA
RUMOURED TO BE NEXT H & M MODEL |
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US pop queen Madonna
could be the latest of a string of celebrities
to pose as a model for Swedish low-cost fashion
retailer Hennes and Mauritz (H and M), a Swedish
newspaper said on Tuesday.
The daily Expressen said that Madonna was
in negotiations with the company.
"She's a superstar, a style icon - and
controversial. Now Madonna could be H and
M's next clothing model," the paper said.
H and M would neither confirm nor deny the
report. "Our policy is to never comment
on such reports," company spokesperson
Kristina Stenvinkel told AFP.
The retailer announced earlier this month
that Dutch designer duo Viktor + Rolf would
create a special collection for H and M this
autumn, to be launched in November.
But it has yet to announce who will don the
creations in the accompanying advertising
campaign.
Previous H and M models have included superstars
Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford and Anna Nicole
Smith.
Last year, British supermodel Kate Moss was
dropped from the group's ad campaign after
allegations arose that she had taken cocaine.
Expressen pointed out that Madonna had a long
history of collaborating with Swedes, including
music producers, songwriters, music video
directors and even her yoga instructor. |
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| BIRTHDAY
SHOW TICKETS ON SALE TOMORROW |
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| A quick reminder
for fans after tickets for Madonna's 8th show
at Wembley Arena on her birthday (Wednesday
16 August) - they go onsale at 9:00am (BST)
Friday 26 May. BUY
TICKETS HERE |
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Osaka Dome on Saturday, Sept. 16th and Tokyo
Dome on Wed. Sept. 20 |
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Having opened to
fabulous reviews on Sunday night in Los Angeles,
tour promoters The Next Adventure and Kyodo
Tokyo are pleased to confirm that Madonna
will visit Japan this September. Madonna Confessions
Tour will play the Osaka Dome on Saturday,
Sept. 16th and Tokyo Dome on Wed. Sept. 20.
Ticket reservations will begin on Saturday,
June 10th with public on sale Sunday, July
9th. Ticket prices will be 14.000 yen, 11,000
yen with special seats available for 50,000
yen. Additional ticket information will be
announced soon. |
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FACE Atelier to Make Up Madonna's Confessions |
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Canadian brand FACE
atelier was recently named the Official Makeup
Sponsor for Madonna's Confessions Tour. FACE
atelier was recently asked to be the Official
Makeup Sponsor for Madonna’s Confessions
Tour, which launched last night in Los Angeles.
This is another feather in the cap for the
Canadian brand that took the first ever Makeup
Show NYC by storm.
Held last week at the Metropolitan Pavilion,
FACE atelier was featured in master classes
held by acclaimed makeup artists Billy B,
Kevin James Bennett, James Vincent and Johnny
Lavoy.
Bennett, a two-time Emmy® Award winner,
proclaimed that FACE atelier’s Ultra
Foundation is “the gold standard for
liquid foundations, against which all other
liquid foundations will now be judged.”
The founder of FACE atelier, Debbie Bondar,
herself fifty years old and the mother of
two grown daughters, is committed to helping
women of all ages realize that there is nothing
wrong with them as they are. Rather than trying
to defy their reality, she urges women to
embrace it. |
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| MADONNA
RELEASES EXTRA TICKETS |
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Ms.
Ciccone expands from the dance tent at Coachella
to plusher digs at the Forum and Staples
Center. |
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EXTRA tickets have
gone on sale for Madonna's gig at the Millennium
Stadium.
Organisers of the Madonna Confessions Tour
have revealed additional tickets are available
after completing a site tour of the stadium
in Cardiff.
A limited number of tickets in all price categories
for the concert on July 30 are now on sale
at Cardiff International Arena or online at
www.getLIVE.co.uk
Madonna's Confessions Tour will dominate the
dance floor and the box office this summer
with spectacular sales confirmed throughout
North American and Europe. In London, a total
of seven performances are now sold out for
her appearances at London's Wembley Arena. |
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| Tickets
for Dusseldorf and Hannover, Germany |
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| Eventim.de has announced
that additional tickets for both of Madonna's
German concerts (Dusseldorf on August 20 and
Hannover on August 22) are now available.
If you've missed out on the first batch of
tickets that went on sale last month, here's
your chance to attend one (or both) of Madonna's
shows in Germany. Go to the Eventim-Website
to order your tickets. |
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Ms.
Ciccone expands from the dance tent at Coachella
to plusher digs at the Forum and Staples
Center. |
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At her recent appearance
at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival,
Madonna immersed herself in the indie-rock
scene and "never let the energy —
nor the attitude — flag," Richard
Cromelin wrote for The Times. The 47-year-old
pop queen and sex symbol launches a new concert
tour Sunday at the Forum that figures to make
the most of her still leotard-friendly figure
as well as her ever-morphing, ever-danceable
hits that stretch back nearly a quarter of
a century.
Madonna at the Forum, 3900 W. Manchester Blvd.,
Inglewood. 8 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
$55 to $350. (310) 330-7340.
Also 8 p.m. June 3 at Staples Center,
1111 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles. $57
to $362.75. (213) 742-7340. |
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| THE
MOST EXPENSIVE SUMMER MUSIC TICKETS |
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Want
to see your favorite artists? Be prepared
to pay big buck. |
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Once again the Material
Girl is living up to her nickname. When her
15-week tour kicks off in Inglewood, Calif.,
on May 21, Madonna will be asking her fans
to shell out up to $375 a person to watch
her strut her stuff on stage. She won't be
the only aging star asking such high prices.
Tickets to comeback kid Barry Manilow's tour
cost the same amount on the high end and,
if the rumors are right, Barbra Streisand
could go on stage in front of people who paid
as much as $2,500 apiece to be there.
None of the three biggest-grossing acts from
last year, The Rolling Stones ($162 million),
U2 ($138.9 million), and Paul McCartney ($77.3
million) are planning a blockbuster U.S. tour
this year. Their absence leaves the door open
to other top-tier acts, like Madonna, Manilow
and the king of Margaritaville, Jimmy Buffett,
who will charge upwards of $150 for some premium
seats.
Madonna's last two tours — "Drowned
World Tour" in 2001 and "Re-Invention
World Tour" in 2004 — grossed a
combined $200 million, and this year, her
promoters are going for even more. According
to Britain's Daily Telegraph, this tour, though
only half the size of the Stones or U2 of
last year, is expected to gross upwards of
$190 million due to higher ticket prices. |
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| MADONNA
GALLERIE OPENS IN WESTWOOD |
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Los Angeles Westwood Hotel is located on
930 Hilgard Avenue in Westwood. |
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The Madonna Gallerie,
which features exclusive high quality art,
fashion apparel and other Madonna related
merchandise is scheduled to open at W Los
Angeles Westwood Hotel on Wednesday May 17th
and remain open through Sunday May 21st
For the fans who just can't get enough of
the Material Girl, the Madonna Gallerie will
present specially designed limited edition
hand painted art canvases and framed photographs
by premiere lens men Steven Klein, and Jean-Baptiste
Mondino which cover the span of Madonna's
career.
There will also be a series of Madonna wine
tasting events featuring wines from Madonna's
new wine label. The Madonna wine tasting events
will be held in the living room of the hotel
Wednesday through Saturday. The wine tastings
are from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and are open to
the public.
A limited line of high end merchandise including
fashion T's will also be available for sale.
The store will remain open for the duration
of Madonna's sold-out Confessions Tour at
the Los Angeles Forum from Wednesday May l7th
through May 25th. A portion of the proceeds
at the Madonna Gallerie will be designated
by Madonna to UNICEF. |
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| MADONNA
TO CROSS PICKET LINE |
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Star caught in union standoff
with LA Forum.
Fans attending Madonna's concert in Los Angeles
this weekend will have more than traffic jams and
ticket scalpers to worry about -- they'll also have
to contend with hundreds of union picketers.
Organizers of the stage employees union have been
stirring up interest in a Madonna picket since the
star had a dress rehearsal at the Forum on Monday.
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
has been locked out of the Forum since April 11
following a salary dispute with the stadium's owners.
Jim Wright, a business rep for the union, says several
hundred people are expected to rally at the concert
on Sunday, and will urge concertgoers not to buy
concessions or souvenirs at the Forum.
Wright said the union tried to convince the star
to move her show to another venue, with no luck.
Calls to Madonna's reps were not immediately returned. |
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| Confessionstour.com
is happy to premiere the artwork of Madonna's
Confessions Tourbook. This fabulous new photographic
tribute, designed by Giovanni Bianco, contains
pictures from Madonna's Confessions On A Dance
Floor album as well as Madonna and Steven
Klein's latest photoshoot. The Confessions
Tourbook will be available on merch stands
from May 21. Click
here to see the cover! Click
here to pre-order it from Madonna's official
Tour Store. |
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| CONFESSIONS
TOUR BEHIND THE SCENES |
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| Confessionstour.com
brings you an exclusive video sneak peak from
behind the scenes of rehearsals from the Confessions
Tour which launches on Sunday, May 21st in
Los Angeles. Click
to check it out!. |
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Madonna
Hangs On A Cross, Knocks World Leaders In Tour
Kickoffnight in Los Angeles.
Confessions Tour Site!
For all of the latest information about Madonna's
upcoming tour, go to
www.confessions.com
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