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Queen of Pop Madonna insisted on bringing her own lighting team with her while appearing on a BBC show, The Mirror claims.
Madonna appeared on a benefit show to raise money for victims of the Asian tsunami, but seemed to be more worried about her appearance.
“She insisted on her halo lights as they don’t show as many wrinkles,” a source told the Sunday Mirror. “Madonna dipped into her own pocket to pay for it.”
source : digitalspy.co.uk

NBC raised more than $18 million for the American Red Cross to send to tsunami victims with its benefit broadcast last weekend, the network said Friday.
Individual NBC stations raised another $10 million through separate telethons, the network said. Stars donated their time and the $2 million in production costs were covered by a corporate sponsor.
Madonna sang “Imagine,” and Elton John, Eric Clapton, Norah Jones, Maroon 5 and others all performed. Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, George Clooney, Johnny Depp and Ben Affleck were among the stars who took phone pledges.
The tsunami benefit, aired on NBC and its affiliated stations, struggled for viewer attention Saturday night. It was modeled after a similar benefit aired after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, which raised $130 million for victims.
source : sfgate.com

from drownedmadonna : Howard Stern Show has launched a contest.
You can win the $25,000 prize if you can have one of the following celebrities call into the show and speak with Howard Stern for at least 7 minutes: Jessica Simpson, Ashlee Simpson, Rush Limbaugh, Madonna, Michael Powell, Star Jones, Paris Hilton, Kobe Bryant, Osama Bin Laden, Michael Jackson, Kathie Lee Gifford, Farid Suleman, Richard Simmons, OJ Simpson, Sydney Simpson, Robert Blake, Jennifer Lopez.
Celebrities may also call the Howard Stern Show on their own behalf and talk to Howard Stern for a minimum of 7 minutes to win the Grand Prize or on the behalf of a Charity of their choice who will then receive the Grand Prize.
Visit HowardStern.com for more info.

Hip-hop producer Dr. Dre, R&B’s Mary J. Blige and female rap artist Eve are being sued by Madonna’s publishing company for copyright infringement regarding the song “~Not Today’ which featured on the official “~Barbershop 2′ soundtrack.
The track which was Dr Dre produced featured singer Blige and rapper Eve. The lawsuit is surprisingly coming from the people who own the rights to Madonna’s “~Holiday’. Even though the Madge track was made twenty odd years ago the lawyer’s state the copyright has been breached.
Celebrity Justice has reported the publishing company claims the songs are just too similar, Judith Finell the top musicologist has compared them and declares, “Both the pitches and the rhythms sound closely related. I don’t think they’re identical, because Madonna’s song is in what we call “~major key’ and Mary J Blige’s song is in a minor key.” Both parties had no comment on the matter. If the case goes to court the three music stars could face loosing up to $15 million to the plaintiffs.
source : thuglifearmy.com

A controversial Kabbalah Centre rabbi has relocated from London to Los Angeles and sources say Madonna may have had something to do with the move. Rabbi Eliyahu Yardeni has been under fire recently because of his comments that six million Jews died in the Holocaust because they didn’t use Kabbalah. A source tells MSNBC.com that Madonna–who was close to Yardeni–was “instrumental” in getting him out of London, but even though the pop idol was “furious” about the rabbi’s comments, the source insists he was moved for other reasons.
A spokesperson for Madonna said she didn’t know if Yardeni’s comments triggered the move, and that Madonna hasn’t commented on the matter because she’s been busy rehearsing and performing in the NBC Tsunami Telethon.
Yardeni made his comments about the Holocaust to a BBC television reporter who was working undercover on a story about the Centre. The secretly filmed report aired in the U.K. on January 13. Several high-profile celebrities have visited The Kabbalah Centres in London, L.A. and New York. The Centre teaches classes based on a branch of ancient Jewish mysticism, but Jewish religious leaders do not acknowledge the Centre as an authentic branch of Judaism.
In other news, Madonna was honored by the long-running BBC children’s show Blue Peter recently. The singer received a Blue Peter badge for being on the program. Apparently, only five badges have been given out since the show’s debut in 1958. Madonna is in good company–previous recipients of the badge are the Queen of England, Brad Pitt, Ralph Fiennes and Wallace And Gromit creator Nick Park.
In still other news, lawyers for Madonna are claiming that a song by Mary J. Blige on the soundtrack of the film Barbershop 2 is remarkably like Madonna’s song “Holiday.” Celebrity Justice reports that Madonna’s publishers think the song “Not Today” featuring rapper Eve and produced by Dr. Dre has similar rhythms and harmonies.
source : launch

Madonna has picked a winner for the Classic Madonna Collection Contest #1! Click on the image bellow to see Steven Morgan’s winning submission.

Here is the final confirmed tracklisting for Live@Roxy4 :
CD1: DJ Rooster & Sammy Peralta – Move Your Body / Suzanne Palmer – Sound Of the Drum / Psykofuk – Psykofuk / Decibel – I Like It / Avenue D – DO I Look Like A Slut ? / ATFC – Falldown / Pier Pressure – Want My Body / Sizequeen – Tribal Madness / Decibel – Might Wind / JOhnny Vicious – Bang 04 / The Transatlantins – Mysteriosa
CD2: K&S Project – The Music / Madonna – Mother & Father (exclusive) / FC Nond – Re Used / Altar – Sexercise / Robbie Rivera – Master Of Drums / David Morales – How Would You Feel / Spektrum – Kinda New /
Offer Nissim – That’s The Way / Seal – Killer / Morillo – Waiting In The Dark / DJ Will Beats – Insanity
Release date (2xCD and 2xVinyl): 02/22/05

Britney Spearts has reportedly asked Madonna to be godmother to her not-yet-conceived firstborn.
The singer, who is said to be desperately trying for a baby with husband Kevin Federline, became a great friend of Madge after she introduced Britney to the mystic Jewish faith the Kabbalah over a year ago, reports the Femalefirst.
Britney has, since then called Madonna her pop idol and Madge too has been gifting the young star with lavish gifts including a 900-year-old Kabbalah book worth thousand of pounds.
source : ani

Madonna has had more looks than acting jobs, but like her abominable turns on the big screen, she keeps ‘em coming.
Her new stint as couture model (for a cool $20 million!) is no exception. The Material Girl has materialized in fashion rags as a Versace-clad secretary – minus the typing. See Madonna seductively lick an envelope while wearing a skimpy halter dress! Watch as the card-carrying Kabbalah worshiper takes messages in gold-lame platform sandals!
The pop star’s newest transformation might make you wonder Who’s That Girl – Again. If you’re Desperately Seeking Madonna, we’ve put together a reinvention timeline that would make even Lon Chaney break out in a sweat:
- Belly-Bearing Bride (circa 1984): Madonna sent shock waves through the country after moaning and groaning “Like a Virgin” on the MTV stage clad in a barely there bridal gown, complete with bustier, garters and a whole lotta attitude. Second-graders promptly begged parents for lace gloves, crucifix accessories and half-shirts.
- Marilyn Monroe Redux (circa 1986): The star proved herself to be a True Blue fan of Monroe’s, chopping and dyeing her hair and singing about teen pregnancy in “Papa Don’t Preach.”
- Buff and Blonde (circa 1991): When Blonde Ambition took over, she went with a pumped-up version of the Marilyn look, especially with her newfound figure (weightlifting, anyone?), John Paul Gaultier bra cones and whip-worthy ponytail.
- Sex, Erotica and Bedtime Stories (circa 1993): The pop star goes a little bit porn, baring it all in her book “Sex,” exploring S & M in her videos for “Erotica” and holding naughty sleepovers to promote “Bedtime Stories.”
- Mum’s the Word (circa 1998): She’s not the mother of all mothers, but this Madonna left all fashion by the wayside, shirking sexy lingerie for sweats and newsboy caps.
- Blinded By the Ray of Kabbalah Light (circa 1999): She’s a mother and a mystic, but that doesn’t stop her from channeling a “Lord of the Rings”-type fashion sense. Red bracelets might be in, but Madge has been all black.
- Cowboy Up (circa 2000): Don’t Tell the Rhinestone Cowgirl to lose the chaps. Madonna made snap shirts and 10-gallon hats stylish again.
- “The English Roses” Prim and Proper (circa 2003): Hmmm . . . what should an author wear? I know! Tweed, glasses and shirts that actually button up to the bra!

by By Lauren Beckham Falcone
source : bostonherald.com