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HERE'S THE LATEST NEWS
(no release date(s) are final dates and events are subject to change without notice but will be updated as soon as the information is made availabe.)
AMERICAN LIFE RELEASE DATES
APRIL 22 - NORTH AMERICA
APRIL 21 - REST OF THE WORLD
Check out the American Life behind the scenes video
http://demand.stream.aol.com/wmg/us/wbr/madonna/americanlife/americanlife_web4_450.wmv
this was taken frrom madonnalove http://groups.yahoo.com/group/madonnalove
which was posted by Khuram Ehsan and also thanks to the original source thanx to mo_webo
This was taken from madonnalove a yahoo group that I'm in. The post was made by gurumel.
Madonna has decided not to release her much hyped video for "American Life". Here's her official statement from Madonna.com:
" I have decided not to release my new video. It was filmed before
the war started and I do not believe it is appropriate to air it at
this time. Due to the volatile state of the world and out of
sensitivity and respect to the armed forces, who I support and pray
for, I do not want to risk offending anyone who might misinterpret
the meaning of this video."
Madonna is going to be recording a new album next year. Also her movie "Swept Away" is in theatres but it had a limited release. So check the listings, because not all theatres will be shwoing it. Although it was rumored or said to have been bad and got horrible reviews, I recommmend going to check it out becuase it really is amazing. The critics say all madonna moive's are bad. They said "Who's That Girl" was bad but it's my favourite moive and as you saw or know Evita won 3 golden globes so ha ha to all the stupid critics.
"Die Another Day" from the new James Bond film has been released on radio and the video has also been released. The basic concept of the video is good madonna fights bad madonna. Madonna tries her hand at karate in this video. I thought it was amazing so check it out. Also Madonna has a cameo in the new James Bond moive "Die Another Day" she plays a fencing instructor.
Keep the Madonna pride alive
Peace and Love
Madonna
MADONNA'S DROWNED WORLD TOUR REVIEW~~~~~
Madonna's back! Pop star opens Drowned World tour in Philly -
By JANE STEVENSON -- Toronto Sun
MADONNA
First Union Center, Philadelphia
Saturday, July 21, 2001
PHILADELPHIA -- Pop chameleon Madonna flaunted her many musical colours
last night as she opened her Drowned World tour -- her first trek in eight
years -- in front of 16,000 fans at the First Union Center.
After a European launch in Barcelona on June 9, the Michigan-born pop
superstar -- who also rehearsed in town yesterday -- was no doubt slightly
nervous about the homeland reception to her highly theatrical show, although
there were little signs of insecurity on her part last night.
"Are you having a good time?" she bellowed at one point. "So am I!"
Joined by a six-piece band, longtime backup vocalists Donna De Lory and Niki
Haris, and nine dancers distinctively groomed in Mohawks or completely bald,
Madonna divided her 100-minute extravaganza last night into four parts --
Rock and Roll Punk Girl, Geisha Girl, Cyber Cowgirl and Spanish Girl/Ghetto
Girl.
The first section of the show saw the 42-year-old singer decked out in a
black bondage pants, a red plaid kilt and a black mesh and torn shirt as she
made her way through such set highlights as the opener Drowned
World/Substitute For Love and Ray of Light.
But it was the second section, inspired both by the film, Crouching Tiger,
Hidden Dragon and dancer Martha Graham, that was truly exhilarating -- and
frankly -- made it hard for Madonna to top herself for the rest of the
night.
During her first costume change, practically naked male dancers in
flesh-coloured thongs emerged hanging upside down in cocoons that eventually
dropped away while a striking video of Madonna in the guise of a geisha and
singing Paradise Not For Me played on several large video screens and dozens
of TV sets mounted above the stage.
ASTONISHING BLACK KIMONO
When she finally emerged herself, to sing Frozen, it was in a black wig and
an astonishing black kimono with 26-foot sleeves, designed by both Arianne
Phillips and Jean Paul Gaultier.
But the really exciting part came during Sky Fits Heaven when Madonna,
decked out in a red jumpsuit with a black harness, literally flew across the
stage, being chased by her dancers or fighting off samurai.
Sadly for Canadian fans, she isn't coming north of the border on this trek,
although The Movie Network will broadcast Madonna's Aug. 26 show from The
Palace of Auburn Hills -- on the outskirts of her hometown of Detroit --
beginning at 9 p.m.
A notable Canadian connection, however, came via Dean and Dan Caten for
DSquared, twin designers from Vancouver who are now based out of Milan. They
created her Cyber Cowgirl outfit of leather shirt and "mud jeans" with
spangled chaps.
When she got up to provocatively line dance with her similarly attired
dancers among bales of hay during Don't Tell Me, or sat on top a mechanical
bull at the end of Human Nature, it provided wonderful set pieces straight
out of an off-kilter Oklahoma.
The set list, meanwhile, was heavy on last year's Music and 1998's
critically acclaimed Ray Of Light.
In between were only a few mid-'90s tunes like Human Nature and Secret, from
1994's Bedtime Stories and You'll See, co-written by Canadian composer David
Foster, from 1995's Something To Remember.
Her earlier career was noticeably under-represented with only 1987's La Isla
Bonita and 1983's Holiday trotted out much to the sold-out audience's
delight.
Given some material like Nobody's Perfect, the goofy new tune, The Funny
Song, and You'll See slowed down the momentum of the show, it couldn't hurt
if Madonna threw in some of her earlier, more energetic hits.
Still, Madonna tried something she's never done before in a concert setting.
PLAYED ELECTRIC GUITAR
She played electric guitar during Candy Perfume Girl -- evoking Courtney
Love -- and strapped on an acoustic one for I Deserve It, Secret and La Isla
Bonita, after reportedly taking daily lessons for the past eight months from
her Texas guitarist Monte Pittman.
I also give her marks for learning to stand still and actually sing on such
songs as Drowned World/Substitute For Love and delivering a believable
Spanish version of What It Feels Like For A Girl.
There is a second concert tonight in the City Of Brotherly Love and the
12-city, 29-date U.S. tour wraps up on Sept. 14 in Los Angeles -- which is
expected to take in $50 million US.
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Here's Some more news for all you huge Madonna fans~~~~~~
11/15/2001 New York Post GHV2 Review - Madonna has sold more than 150 million records worldwide, so if you don't own one, you're not doing your part to keep her in the material world. The release of GHV2 is your chance to plug that hole in your record collection. This is a nice greatest hits package that includes all of the singer's top radio hits over the last 10 years. The disc could have spun faster without Don't Cry for Me Argentina, but otherwise it is a well-selected collection and a perfect companion to The Immaculate Collection, her first "GH" package, which covered her virginal years, '82 to '90. Source: NYPost.com 11/15/2001 Warner Music is using a unique interactive desktop application at the heart of its online marketing campaign to promote Madonnas new GHV2 album. Packed with exclusive audio and video content, as well as news and images spanning Madonnas career, the application is downloadable from www.madonnaghv2.co.uk.
11/15/2001 Dan-O-Rama DVD postponed - Dan's compilation of Madonna remixes has been pushed back by Warner Bros. Records due to Madonna's new GHV2 & DWT 2001 HBO DVD releases. The remix DVD is tentatively scheduled for a July 2002 release. Source: Dan-O-Rama
11/2/2001 Madonna's promo-only Impressive Instant takes the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Club Play Chart. She's now done it 27 times!
Here is a full listing of Madonna's 27 No. 1 dance hits:
Impressive Instant (2001)
What It Feels Like For A Girl (2001)
Don't Tell Me (2001)
Music (2000)
American Pie (2000)
Beautiful Stranger (1999)
Nothing Really Matters (1999)
Ray Of Light (1998)
Frozen (1998)
Don't Cry For Me Argentina (1997)
Bedtime Story (1995)
Secret (1994)
Fever (1993)
Deeper and Deeper (1993)
Erotica (1992)
Justify My Love (1991)
Vogue (1990)
Keep It Together (1990)
Express Yourself (1989)
Like A Prayer (1989)
You Can Dance (LP Cuts) (1987)
Causing A Commotion (1987)
Open Your Heart (1986)
Angel/Into The Groove (1985)
Material Girl (1984)
Like A Vigin (1984)
Holiday/Lucky Star (1983)
10/19/2001 On the eve of the release of Madonna's much anticipated GHV2: Greatest Hits, Volume 2, the pop icon will be honored by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) with its coveted Diamond Award - denoting sales of more than 10 million units for her sterling hits chronicle, The Immaculate Collection.
Covering her creative output between 1991-2001, Warner Bros./Maverick's GHV2 encapsulates Madonna's most critically lauded period, featuring an all-hit retrospective of such smash hits as Erotica, Secret, Take A Bow, Frozen, Ray Of Light and Music. "If you listen to the record, you can really see my evolution as a singer, songwriter and more importantly - a human being," says Madonna. The set deftly illustrates the artist's continued influence on popular music and culture, offering songs from a career that has seen sales of over 150 million units worldwide. The record, which is due in stores worldwide on November 13th, will be accompanied by one of the most significant TV, advertising and promotional campaigns ever launched. There will also be special MTV and VH1 programming featuring Madonna that will coincide with the release of GHV2.
The deluxe packaging for GHV2 features over 600 career retrospective photos of Madonna and was designed by Grammy award winning art director Kevin Reagan. The compilation will be complemented by the simultaneous release of a DVD/VHS recording of Madonna's widely acclaimed Drowned World Tour, which played to sold-out audiences throughout the world during the summer of 2001. The DVD/VHS offers footage of Madonna's performance at The Palace of Auburn Hills in her hometown of Detroit. The Drowned World Tour first aired on HBO in August to record-breaking ratings. "The tour was a celebration of everything I've done musically in the last l0 years. It seemed appropriate to punctuate that with a DVD and record that contained the singles from the same time period. I loved being able to perform these songs from my last three records," added Madonna. The over photographs on the DVD/VHS package were taken by long time Madonna friend, Rosie O'Donnell.
The RIAA's Diamond Award for The Immaculate Collection covers the first phase of the diva's career spanning from 1982's Holiday to 1990's Justify My Love and includes the timeless classics Like A Virgin, Vogue and Like A Prayer. To date, the compilation has sold more than 22 million copies worldwide. Source: PRNewswire
10/16/2001 Madonna's HBO live concert broadcast will be released November 13th on DVD and VHS by Maverick/ Warner Bros./ Warner-Reprise Video. Captured by more than 20 cameras, the Drowned World Tour extravaganza features 23 songs from the breadth of the artist's storied career. As previously reported, the release of the special coincides with the release of GVH2, Madonna's second greatest hits album. The 15-track set, which picks up where 1990's The Immaculate Collection left off, is due out
the same day as the Drowned World Tour.
Recorded August 26th in front of a sold-out crowd at the Palace at Auburn Hills (Michigan), outside of Madonna's hometown of Detroit, the concert included renditions of the hits Beautiful Stranger, Ray Of Light, Holiday, Music, and La Isla Bonita, among others. The event was produced by Marty Callner and directed by Hamish Hamilton. In 1993, HBO aired a concert from the singer's last tour, Madonna - Live Down Under: The Girlie Show, from Sydney, which was also subsequently released on home video formats. Her first HBO special was 1990's Madonna - Live! Blond Ambition World Tour '90, which was presented from Nice on the French Riviera on the last night of that tour. Source: Barry A. Jeckell - Billboard.com
Here is the full track listing of the Drowned World Tour DVD/VHS:
Drowned World/Substitute for Love
Impressive Instant
Candy Perfume Girl
Beautiful Stranger
Ray Of Light
Paradise (Not for Me)
Frozen
Nobody's Perfect
Mer Girl - Pt. 1
Sky Fits Heaven
Mer Girl - Pt. II
What It Feels Like for a Girl (remix)
I Deserve It
Don't Tell Me
Human Nature
Oh Dear Daddy
Secret
Gone
Don't Cry For Me Argentina (instrumental)
Lo Que Siente La Mujer
La Isla Bonita
Holiday
Music
Source for this information:
www.madonnamusic.com
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