Rolling Stone: The making of Madonna's 20 greatest music videos

Jonas Åkerlund on "Music": "That could have been a fedora, dude!" This actually made me laugh out loud. :-D

Rolling Stone has a very interesting article on the making of Madonna's greatest music videos with the directors of the videos themselves telling some inside stories. A great read!

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Super Artikel über Madonna, das Altern und "altersgemäße Kleidung"

Bei DER Überschrift dachte ich ja sofort, im Artikel würde das übliche "Wie kann Madonna so etwas tragen?"-Bashing stattfinden, aber ich habe mich gründlich geirrt. Schöner und interessanter Artikel über Madonna und das Altern generell. Super!

Huffington Post: One Man Spent Over $175,000 In His Quest To Look Like Madonna

... and doesn't look like her at all (or - in the best case - like one of the drag queens at the MTV Music Awards Madonna tribute in 1999). Poor guy but obviously a superfan.

Rebel Heart: Attitude and The Telegraph reviews

Attitude:

Rebel Heart won’t be joining the ranks of Like A Prayer or Ray Of Light, but it’s fair to say that it’s superior to Hard Candy and MDNA. With a strong promotional campaign, and a few well-selected singles, 2015 could really be a year when the Queen shows her hard earned skill and reputation can still be put to use in a difficult modern landscape. After all: bitch, she’s Madonna.

Click here for full review

The Telegraph:
She may be chasing the pop zeitgeist rather than setting it these days but at least Madonna sounds like she’s in the game again.

Click here for full review


ICON magazine on Madonna's 1995 Brit Awards performance

ICON 18, Volume 5, Issue 2 
(Did I already mention that I miss the ICON magazine?)



Click on the pictures for full size

Ask Billboard: It's 2015 … and Madonna & Paul McCartney Are in the Top 40

WTF?!

"Sales projections simply look too low for the song to reach the Hot 100. In fact, the final figure should be noticeably down from its total last week of 17,000 downloads sold. That sum (up 72 percent) was fueled by her performance of the song at the Grammy Awards on Feb. 8, with last week's chart covering the Feb. 9-15 tracking period. This week's chart will encompass purchases made Feb. 16-22, past the Grammys afterglow, and the total could be around 5,000-6,000, according to early estimates."

Read the full article here

Brit Awards 2015 will be streamed online!

If you're not in the UK next wednesday you'll still be able to watch the Brit Awards 2015 with Madonna performing. You can watch the show online on Youtube



Madonna-Interview bei RTL Exclusiv / Interview with Madonna in German TV

"RTL Exclusiv Weekend"-Interview mit Madonna 22. Februar 2015 (beginnt bei ca. 1:50) /"RTL Exclusiv Weekend" interview with Madonna February 22nd, 2015 (starts at approx. 1:50)


Deutschland/Germany: Auf dem Cover des deutschen "Interview" Magazins / On the cover of German "Interview" magazine

Madonna ist auf dem Cover der deutschen Interview (Ausgabe März 2015)! Im Magazin befinden sich die bereits bekannten Photographien von Mert & Marcus und das Interview mit David Blaine. Außerdem gibt's einen ausführlichen Rückblick auf die Coverstories der amerikanischen "Interview" von 1985 bis 2010! Die 6 Euro lohnen sich definitiv!

Mehr Informationen findet Ihr hier und falls das Magazin bei Eurem Zeitschriftenhändler bereits ausverkauft sein sollte, könnt Ihr zumindest das eine Cover noch hier bestellen. Viel Glück und viel Spaß!

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Madonna graces the cover of the German edition of the "Interview" magazine (March 2015 edition). Inside - no surprises here - you'll find the Mert & Marcus spread as well as the interview by David Blaine. Also, there's a nice "archive" spread with interviews and pictures of the Interview Madonna cover stories from 1985 to 2010. All in all it's 48 pages!

You can purchase the magazine online at Interview Store or try to get it at your local store (the first cover already out of stock online). Good luck!


(Cover 1)

 (Cover 2, already out of stock online)

Madonna is skipping her own Oscar party

Due to rehearsals for her upcoming Brit Awards performance  Madonna cannot attend her own Oscar party but the party will definitely happen and it will be "as star-studded and private as always".

“People go to the Vanity Fair party to be photographed — then they go to Madonna’s to party in private.”

Amazon.de: Tickets für die kommende Deutschlandtour von Madonna im exklusiven Vorverkauf

So funktioniert's

Wenn Sie das neue Madonna-Album Rebel Heart als Vinyl, Standard, Deluxe Edition oder Limited Super Deluxe Edition oder das MP3-Album als Standard oder Deluxe Edition bis zum Donnerstag, den 05.03.2015 23:59 Uhr vorbestellen, erhalten Sie am Samstag, den 07.03.2015 eine E-Mail mit allen weiteren Informationen, wann und wie Sie Ihre Tickets erwerben können.
In den nächsten 2 Wochen erhalten Sie hier weitere Informationen zu Madonnas kommender Deutschlandtour
Bitte beachten Sie: Sie erhalten keine Bestätigungsemail direkt nach Ihrem Kauf. Sie werden am Samstag, den 07.03.2015 alle weiteren Informationen per E-Mail erhalten**
Kunden, die bereits die Vinyl, Standard, Deluxe Edition oder das Limited Super Deluxe Edition-Album oder das MP3 Album als Standard oder Deluxe Edition vorbestellt und der Zusendung von Marketing-E-Mails nicht widersprochen haben, werden ebenfalls eine E-Mail erhalten.

Links:

Rebel Heart (Limited Super Deluxe Edition) 25,99 €

Rebel Heart (Deluxe Edition) 21,98 €

Rebel Heart 17,99 €

Rebel Heart (Limited 2LP) [Vinyl LP] 22,99 €

MP3 Rebel Heart (Deluxe) [Explicit] 12,89 €


MP3 Rebel Heart [Explicit] 9,19 €

Picture: Madonna with Maripol's baby son



Madonna with Lino photographed by Maripol (click on image for full size)

Madonna makes history... again

Billboard.com just announced that Madonna scored her 44th no. 1 hit on the Dance Club Songs Chart. That makes her the second artist - and the first female artist - to score 44 no. 1 hits on a single chart (the other being George Strait who scored 44 no. 1 hits on the Hot Country Songs Chart).


And while we're at it: Madonna released two more remixes on Youtube yesterday...


 

BRAVO 1987: "Ihre Ehe mit Sean Penn war die Hölle" / Her marriage with Sean Penn was hell

1987 berichtete die Bravo bereits über die bevorstehende Scheidung von Madonna und Sean Penn. :-D (Für die volle Größe bitte auf das Bild klicken.)
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In 1987 German teen magazine Bravo already wrote about Madonna's and Sean Penn's divorce. :-D (Click on image for full resolution)


Deutschland/Germany: Interview mit Madonna in Gala Nr. 9 (19.02.2015) / Interview with Madonna in Gala no. 9 (Feb. 19, 2015)

In der Gala Nr. 9 (erhältlich ab 19. Februar 2015) gibt es ein Interview mit Madonna. Einen Ausschnitt gibt es bereits auf der Webseite der Zeitschrift.

Ausschnitt Interview mit Madonna

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The German edition of Gala (no. 9, available February 19th, 2015) will feature an interview with Madonna. An excerpt can be read on the magazine's website (German).

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Deutschland/Germany: "Rebel Heart" mit exklusivem Bonustitel bei Media Markt / Exclusive bonus track at Media Markt

Bei Media Markt wird "Rebel Heart" mit einem exklusivem Bonustitel (Auto-Tune Baby) erscheinen und zwar sowohl die Standardversion als auch die Deluxeversion des Albums - und sind ab sofort vorbestellbar. 



"Rebel Heart" entwickelt sich mehr und mehr zu einem El Dorado für Sammler. ;-)

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In Germany, Media Markt will distribute the standard edition and the deluxe edition of "Rebel Heart" with the exclusive bonus track "Auto-Tune Baby". You can already pre-order the albums:



"Rebel Heart" seems to become a collector's dream. ;-)

Radio: Kevin Costner talks about Madonna

Kevin Costner talked to SiriusXM's Jenny Hutt and also spoke about Madonna:

"But I bought the tickets myself and took my daughters to see Madonna and we didn’t get any special seat, we’re off to the right, and lights were on and the show started and I could just see how happy my daughters were, watching her show and she was just blazing, she was going really strong and then the lights dipped the second time as the show was mid-way through and also she goes: “I want to apologize to somebody. “And the audience got really quiet and she said: “I want to apologize to Kevin Costner.” And I had no idea that she even knew that I was in the audience. And it was a very big thing and my daughters turned and looked at me like: “What was that?” And I was so glad, number one – to hear that. Didn’t think it was coming, I got even embarrassed a little bit. The lights didn’t shine on me because no one knew the lights were on and my daughters looked at me and I just thought it was a really nice thing for her to do. I never actually called her to say: “Hey, thanks”, because we have just this weird communication that goes back and forth."

"And I thought what she did was very big and she didn’t have to do it and my daughters never forgot it."


Schönen Valentinstag! Happy Valentine's Day!


The Grammy Awards: Hear Madonna's Isolated Vocals! It sounds great!


Popcorn: Madonna ist schönster weiblicher Star 1987 laut Leserwahl / Madonna most beautiful female star in 1987 according to Popcorn readers

Erinnert Ihr Euch an die anderen? :D 
Do you remember the other ones? LOL! 


Billboard: Madonna Talks 'Fifty Shades of Grey' ('Not Very Sexy'), the Pope and Why the 'Word Police Can F--- Off'

I don't think there was one part. I think it's an ongoing activity in my life. I'm continuing to open doors for the women behind me. I don't know many women who have had a successful career in pop music as long as I've had. And I waited until I was older to have children. I raised children and wasn't married. And I continue to express myself -- my sexuality -- in my 50s, even though that's also considered taboo, and I get a lot of shit for it. But in 20 years, Miley Cyrus probably won't get shit for it. Then, it'll be like, "Oh, yeah, that's nothing new."

New York Post: "Andy Cohen takes Madonna's haters to task"

"She's Madonna. Let her keep being Madonna. Don't take that away."

Click here to read full article

Deutschland: Verschiedene Artikel zu Madonna, "Rebel Heart", "Living for Love" etc.

Ich mach's mir und Euch einfach und poste nur die Links. Viel Spaß!

Möchtegern-witziger Brief an Madonna, der nur mäßig verheimlicht, dass der Autor sich eigentlich nur zur "Madonna sollte sich ihrem Alter angemessen kleiden, verhalten und überhaupt total anders sein"-Fraktion gehört. Außerdem hat der Heini offensichtlich nur von den Songtiteln auf das Album geschlossen. Jedenfalls zeugt der Text nicht davon, dass der Autor auch nur ein Lied tatsächlich gehört hat.

Die Süddeutsche über Madonnas Po-Blitzer bei den Grammys

Auch bei der Gala geht's um Madonnas Po-Blitzer ebenso wie bei Focus.de

Die Abendzeitung München geht auf das Rolling-Stone-Interview mit Mike Tyson und seine Erklärungen zur Kollaboration mit Madonna ein. Stichwort: Mussolini


Factmag.com: "Inside album leaks: how do they happen, how do we stop them, and do they even matter?"

This is a very interesting read.

"To find out more about leaks in 2015 – how they happen, how to counter them, whether they affect sales and whether they will ever disappear – I spoke to a series of label managers, A&Rs and artist managers at both independent and major labels, including LuckyMe’s Dominic Flannigan, Tri Angle’s Robin Carolan (who was heavily involved in the making of Vulnicura) and Peter Quicke of Ninja Tune, the label involved in a the very public fall-out of a leak in 2011. Several of the people I interviewed, for obvious reasons, chose to speak anonymously."

Click here to read the full article on factmag.com

1984: Madonna with Nena and Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen


Ryan Seacrest: "Madonna Talks Her Grammys Performance, ‘Being Cheeky’ on the Red Carpet"

“I had an inspired accidental wardrobe malfunction moment,” she jokes. “It wasn’t really mooning. I just lifted my dress up. Mooning is like naked butt. Everyone’s seen my naked butt already … not for a while, not since the ’90s … For a lack of a better phrase, it was just me having fun and being cheeky, no pun intended.”


Zeit Online: "Als Übermensch ihr gutes Recht"

Gar nicht so negativ wie vorher befürchtet:

Madonna at the 1998 VH1 Fashion Awards


Huffington Post: "Madonna, Annie Lennox and 'Acting Your Age'"

"Madonna might actually be helping reshape the paradigm for what it means for people to self-express in their 50s and beyond. Her unparalleled success as a global cultural icon means she charts territory no one has quite navigated before at such huge level. It makes us initially uncomfortable. It pushes buttons. But, ultimately, it creates a path for people to choose outside what's expected and what current norms allow."

Madonna by Curtis Knapp, 1983

One of my favorite Madonna photoshoots <3 (click on image for full size)



Picture: Keith Haring's 1984 birthday party, Paradise Garage

Jeff Beck, Diana Ross, Nile Rodgers, Madonna, Jellybean Benitez


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"Rebel Heart" Limited Super Deluxe Edition: Cover Artwork and Tracklisting Revealed

The Limited Super Deluxe Edition is finally up for pre-order on Amazon and the page also shows the cover artwork for this release:

 

According to Amazon the tracklisting of the Limited Super Deluxe Edition is as follows:

Disk: 1
1. Living For Love
2. Devil Pray
3. Ghosttown
4. Unapologetic Bitch
5. Illuminati
6. Bitch I'm Madonna
7. Hold Tight
8. Joan Of Arc
9. Iconic
10. Heartbreakcity
11. Body Shop
12. Holy Water
13. Inside Out
14. Wash All Over Me
15. Best Night
16. Veni Vidi Vici
17. S.E.X.
18. Messiah
19. Rebel Heart

Disk: 2
1. Beautiful Scars
2. Borrowed Time
3. Addicted
4. Graffiti Heart
5. Living For Love (Paulo & Jackinsky Full Vocal Mix)
6. Living For Love (Funk Generation & H3drush Dub)

"Rebel Heart" Deutschland/Germany: 3 weitere Titel zum Download bereit/3 more songs available

Im (deutschen) iTunes-Store sind jetzt drei weitere Lieder vom "Rebel Heart"-Album erhältlich: "Hold tight", "Joan of Arc" und "Iconic"!

The (German) iTunes store now offers three more songs from the "Rebel Heart" album: "Hold tight", "Joan of Arc" and "Iconic"!

"Rebel Heart" (Deluxe) iTunes Deutschland/Germany

"Rebel Heart" Standard Edition iTunes Deutschland/Germany

Song of the day: Freedom

This song was originally recorded for the "Bedtime Stories" album but didn't make the cut in the end. However, it was later officially released on the charity album "Carnival!"

Lyrics:

No is just a word
That people say when they're afraid
And if you say no to me
Then I will fight you till I'm free

Say freedom, brotherhood, justice, just say yes
Say freedom, brotherhood, justice, just say yes

'Cause no is just a word
That people say when they can't cope
And if you say no to me
Then I will fight you till I'm free

Say freedom, brotherhood, justice, just say yes
Say freedom, brotherhood, justice, just say yes

'Cause no is just a word
That people say when they are lost
And if you say no to me
Then I will fight you till I'm free

Say freedom, brotherhood, justice, just say yes
Say freedom, brotherhood, justice, just say yes
Say freedom, brotherhood, justice, just say yes to me

Madonna on Tumblr: Get Shazam ready for Madonna's performance at the Grammys

Are you ‪#‎LivingForLove‬? Get Shazam ready for Madonna’s performance at thegrammys ‪#‎GRAMMYs

"Living for love" finally on Vevo

Enjoy! :-)

Rolling Stone: Watch Madonna Turn Into a Matador in 'Living for Love' Video

Short article on Madonna premiering her video on Snapchat.

Click here to read the article

Amazon.de: "Rebel Heart" (Super Deluxe Box) gelistet

Auf Amazon.de ist Rebel Heart (Super Deluxe Box) gelistet - derzeit allerdings noch ohne Bild und weiterführende Informationen. Wer Interesse hat, kann sich für eine E-Mail-Benachrichtigung registrieren, die versendet wird, sobald der Artikel verfügbar ist.


Rebel Heart (Super Deluxe Box)

Picture of a beauty queen: 1985


Source: Madennis

Huffington Post: Madonna's "Living for Love" is her "best work in a decade"

Huffington Post very quickly reviewed Madonna's new video, stating<br />
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"Madonna presents herself as queen of the big top without relying on allusions to her own résumé to prove she is the master of the postmodern pop scene. She uses her ongoing prowess to vanquish the beasts who grunt and shove their way across her stage. This is the Madonna video we've waited a decade for, and it hails from what sounds like the makings of the Madonna album we've anticipated for just as long."<br />
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You can read the complete review <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/05/madonna-living-for-love-video_n_6622962.html">here</a>.

Meanwhile in Germany: Chip.de

Chip.de writes about Madonna premiering her "Living for Love" video on Snapchat. It's a very short article with a description how to find Madonna's video.

Deutschsprachige Madonna-Fans können sich den Artikel hier durchlesen:

Chip.de on Madonna's video premiere (German)


"Living for Love" video has landed


Madonna Scrapbook also posted this behind the scenes photo on Twitter (click on image for bigger size):


I WANT MORE!

Update:

I wanted more, I got more! Here's a short "Behind the Scenes" video:


I STILL WANT MORE! ;-)

On the cover of a magazine (Germany): View Magazin

Madonna graces the cover of the February 2015 edition of German photo magazine "View". You can preview the magazine here

Achtung, deutsche Fans! Madonna ist auf dem Cover der "View", die problemlos im Zeitschriftenhandel zu bekommen ist. (Das Magazin kann - allerdings zuzüglich Versandkosten in Höhe von 1,79 Euro - auch online im stern.de-Shop bestellt werden oder als iPad-App abonniert werden).


Song of the day: Has to be


First released on the Japanese version of the "Ray of Light" album. Later it was also released as a b-side of the "Ray of Light" single.

Lyrics:

Breathe in
Breathe out
I say a little prayer
How the Gods above
Could be so unfair

I know there's someone out there
Waiting for me
There must be someone out there
There just has to be

Go on
Go on
Don't sit there like a fool
You've graduated from
A different kind of school

I know there's someone out there
Waiting for me
There must be someone out there
There just has to be

I know there's someone out there
Waiting for me
There must be someone out there
There just has to be

I should be glad that I'm alive
It could have been much worse
I might have never loved at all
And never know what I am worth

How the Gods above
Could be so unfair

I know there's someone out there
Waiting for me
There must be someone out there
There just has to be

I know there's someone out there
Waiting for me
There must be someone out there
There just has to be

Billboard: Madonna to Premiere "Living for Love" Music Video today!

According to Billboard, Madonna's music video for "Living for love" will premiere today on Snapchat. So, just do as she (or whoever actually runs her account on Twitter) told you and start following her on Snapchat to watch her latest video!

Source: Billboard

Update: You can find some screenshots of the video here and here

E! Online: Madonna and Nas Just About Conquered All in New Track "Veni Vidi Vici"—Listen Now!

"For what it's worth, we're totally feeling this new track. In fact, we can't wait for the full album coming March 10."

Madonna and Nas Just About Conquered All in New Track "Veni Vidi Vici"—Listen Now!

"Rebel Heart" Super Deluxe (Explicit) is finally available for pre-order on Amazon.com

Not much information on Amazon for now but you can

Pre-Order on Amazon.com

Living For Love Video - Behind the scenes peek


The different artworks for "Rebel Heart"

According to Madonnatribe three different artworks are planned for the "Rebel Heart" releases (and it seems there will be a hell of local and international versions of the album, digital and physical). Find more information on Madonnatribe:

Madonnatribe information on "Rebel Heart" releases and artworks

In other news, Mert Alas has shared one of the artworks on Instagram: