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Pop superstar Madonna has agreed to host a US TV benefit show to raise money for the American Red Cross’s tsunami-relief efforts in south east Asia.
The Material Girl – who has been attacked for donating 10,000 bottles of Kabbalah Water to areas hit by the 26 December (04) tidal wave – will take part in American TV network NBC’s Tsunami Relief Telethon on 15 January (05).
She will be joined by Dirrty singer Christina Aguilera, soul star Diana Ross, rockers Maroon 5 and actors including George Clooney, Kevin Spacey and Uma Thurman.
source : contactmusic

Tsunami Telethon will be aired on Saturday, January 15 on NBC, Bravo, CNBC, MSNBC, SCI FI, Telemundo, TRIO, and USA Network (8-9 p.m. ET)
In response to aid victims of the tsunami tragedy, NBC Universal Television Group will air a live benefit special across its broadcast and cable platforms on Saturday, January 15, 2005 at 8:00pm.
The hour-long, music and celebrity driven broadcast will air live to the East Coast, tape delayed on the West, on NBC, USA, Bravo, Trio, SCI FI, MSNBC and CNBC with phone lines remaining open throughout the evening.
Clear Channel has signed on as promotional partner and will promote the broadcast on their radio stations across the country. The special is being executive produced by Dave Broome of 25/7 Productions, Tony Eaton and Larry Kline of Tall Pony Productions.
source : nbc

Madonna is rumoured to have earned $10.3 million dollars for as the new face of Versace. The spring – summer campaign was shot by Mario Testino and styled by Brana Wolf.
The campaign has a theme of women in the office and centres on 4 images of Madonna in day and evening wear.
The 46-year-old star is a longstanding friend of Donatella Versace and is the latest in a long list of celebrities to promote fashion brands.
Donatella is quoted as describing Madonna as an icon and a friend of hers and her fashion house for many years and a natural choice to be the new face of Versace.
source : femalefirst.co.uk

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More than a dozen musical acts have signed on to perform in NBC Universal’s tsunami benefit special, which will raise money for the American Red Cross’s relief efforts. Among those scheduled to perform in the special, titled “Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope,” are Madonna, Sheryl Crow, Lenny Kravitz, Eric Clapton, Mary J. Blige, Kenny Chesney, Brian Wilson, India.Arie, John Mayer and Gloria Estefan. A number of other stars, including George Clooney, Usher, Halle Berry and Uma Thurman, are also set to appear.
The concert, airing at 8 p.m. ET Saturday (Jan. 15), will be broadcast on NBC and all its cable networks. The PAX network, which is partly owned by NBC, and Spanish-language broadcaster Telemundo will also air the benefit.
During the benefit, viewers will be directed to a phone number and web site for the American Red Cross International Response Fund, which is working to provide victims of the Dec. 26 disaster with food and water and to prevent disease in the areas hit by the tsunamis.
The Red Cross is at work on long-term aid efforts that include mental health counseling and disaster preparedness initiatives.
source : zap2it.com

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Madonna has played many roles in her long and lucrative career: virgin, pop star, actress, music mogul, sex symbol, fashion icon, yoga expert, feudal landlord, model-mother and tweeds-and-wellies country wife.
But a secretary? Even in the most up-market and stylish office, you are unlikely ever to hear the instruction: “Take a letter, Miss Ciccone.”
Secretarial chic, however, is the latest image that Madonna – worth a conservative -227 million at last count – has chosen to promote for the new Versace advertising campaign.
As might be expected, she is no ordinary secretary. The Versace clothes she wears in just three of the photographs add up to GBP7,000 – not counting the watch – which probably represents a few months’ take-home pay for a secretary in a fairly senior position.
Madonna’s fee, by all accounts, is a “sizeable chunk” of the GBP10.6 million cost of the campaign – which may ease her disappointment over the sluggish performance of her most recent album, American Life.
Donatella Versace said yesterday: “She’s the best in her field and she relates to women of all ages. She’s got extraordinary personal style and has been a friend of mine and the house for many years.”
source : telegraph.co.uk

Superstar Madonna has laughed off reports she renewed her wedding vows with husband Guy Ritchie after only four years of marriage. British newspaper THE SUN claimed the couple exchanged rings in a Kabbalah ceremony on their fourth wedding anniversary on 22 December (04) in their Wiltshire country estate in England. However, Madonna’s spokeswoman Liz Rosenberg tells website The Scoop, “Mr and Mrs Ritchie spent their fourth wedding anniversary with 16 close friends at their country home. All these folks were at the wedding but I was not given names. “Madonna is working on her documentary film of the tour and Guy is working on his film. Just a normal working class couple. Ha ha.” The singer and film-maker married in Skibo Castle near Dornoch, Scotland, in 2000 the day after their son Rocco was christened.
source : contactmusic

Italian fashion house Versace has confirmed US rock star Madonna will be the face of its new advertising campaign. The 46-year-old singer is a friend of Donatella Versace, the artistic director of the couture and luxury read-to-wear label. Fashion photographer Mario Testino will shoot the themed ‘women in the office’ campaign. The campaign will centre on four pictures of Madonna wearing day and evening wear.
“She’s an icon,” Donatella said in a magazine interview. “She is an innovator, a groundbreaker and the best in her field. She relates to women of all ages. She’s got extraordinary personal style and has been a friend of mine and the house for many years.” Madonna joins a long list of celebrities, including Nicole Kidman, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Uma Thurman, who have recently been pressed into service to promote perfumes or fashion brands.
source : abc