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Dub Version of Madonna's new Single "Hung Up" was premiered today on Sirius Internet Radio and later on BBC Radio One.

The Beastie Boys have been defending their 24th anniversary Greatest Hits release, and talking about their next studio album with a challenge to the Queen of Pop.
"We don't put out records too often, and we've been doing it for a while, so that puts us in a high-risk category for rumours," Mike D continued. "So here's what I'm going to do. I'm issuing a challenge to Madonna.
"She's coming out with an album soon ["˜Confessions on a Dancefloor'], and we can't compete with that, but we're going to compete with the one after that. We're going to go head-to-head with the next Madonna album. By that time we'll be ready. Maybe."
The Beastie Boys release "˜Solid Gold Hits' on November 8.
source : xfm

Superstar Madonna could find herself on the wrong side of the law, as she has managed to notch up over £2500 in parking fines... while she goes to the gym.
According to witnesses, she arrives for her twice-weekly visits to fitness specialist James D'Silva's London studios in a chauffeur-driven car, which then waits for her on a single yellow line while she works out, earning its owner a parking ticket. The star had started mountain biking to the gym to avoid the tickets, but following her recent riding accident, she has been forced to use her car once again.
She has apparently been ticketed over 50 times, racking up at least £2500 in fines. Westminster City Council have defended their actions, saying that anyone who parks illegally will be fined.
source : sofeminine

...The buzz is that Madonna's documentary, "I'm Going to Tell You a Secret," may debut on MTV...
source : msnbc

from DrownedMadonna :
November 3rd - MTV European Music Awards in Lisbon
November 5th - Wetten, Dass..? in Germany
November 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 - Various TV Shows / Small Gigs in Europe
November 14 - Album launch in England / performance to be announced

With a deal between music label Warner Music Ireland and mobile operator Vodafone Ireland, Vodafone customers can avail of Ireland's first sneak preview of Madonna's new single, Hung Up, three weeks before the global radio release of the track.
Madonna's album, 'Confessions on a Dance Floor' is due for worldwide release on the 14 November. Warner Music Ireland has made an exclusive realtone available to Vodafone customers who will be amongst the first to listen to the track, 'Hung Up'. This is the first time Warner Music Ireland has launched a single exclusively as a realtone prior to the official radio release.
Vodafone Ireland customers can also choose from a collection of ten classic Madonna hits including 'Like a Virgin', 'Ray of Light' and 'La Isla Bonita' available as realtones.
Full track music downloads from the upcoming 'Confessions on a Dance Floor' album will be added to the Madonna collection to download from Access Music on the Vodafone live portal at the time of the album launch in November.
Realtones from the exclusive Madonna collection cost €5 per track.
source : dmeurope

Madonna is to launch her new album with live shows in Japan - her first trip to the country in 20 years.
Confessions On A Dancefloor is out next year and the Japanese concerts will also herald a mammoth world tour.
source : thesun.co.uk

Madonna.com is pleased to confirm that the video director for Hung Up is Johan Renck. Hung Up is the first single off of Madonna's highly anticipated all dance album, Confessions on a Dancefloor.

Madonna appears to have penned a song in honour of Kabbalah. I'm told Isaac is written in honour of a 16th century cleric who developed teachings of the off-the-wall religion.
How Madonna has changed from those heady Material Girl days! Add that to hubby Guy Ritchie's latest gangster movie Revolver - which has left critics dumbstruck with it's supposedly "spiritual" plot - and you've got a couple that seem to be into the sect a little too deep. Madonna's new CD, Confessions on a Dancefloor, is out on November 14.
source : sundaymirror (Thanks to Hector)

Disc Jockeys from all across the U.S. converged in a small, chic backroom down at 14th Street's Lotus restaurant last Wednesday afternoon. They were there to listen to three tracks from Madonna's soon-due "Confessions on a Dance Floor" album, and to meet the CD's brilliant British producer, Stuart Price. Although it was all very casual, with cocktails and munchies, the music men - and women - listened intently, in their own hectic, head-bobbing way. (And most of them looked like fresh-faced college students! ) M's sound went over big time, and Grammy-winner Price, only 30 years old, was mobbed. There were at least three dozen people in this confined space - Price could hardly move from all the handshaking, shoulder slaps and hearty hugs. He is worshipped in the dance community and uses another name on some work - Jacques Le Cont. He's produced for No Doubt and many others.
Talking about the songs, Price, who also has a very naughty sense of humor, said: "When dance music was young, there was a strong vocal, and the beat was underneath. Now, the vocal is not so prominent. Madonna and I wanted to make a dance album for today, which would satisfy everybody - those who want to really hear her voice and those for whom the driving thump-thump is the thing. I think we've succeeded."
Music scribe Maggie Stein, who also writes under the nom de plume Odyssey Jones, said, "This is hopeful dance music. It has a positive message, in that it's fun. Just fun. It's what Madonna needed to do."
source : new york post

From MadonnaTribe : Guy Ritchie appeared on French TV show "Tout le monde en parle" on France2 to promote his "Revolver" last night. The british movie maker was interviewed about his new gangster flick, but he also answered to a series of classic questions about The Wife - well actually, he almost didn't answer any. Here's a summary of this very special "Madonna Trivia".

Question "What's Madonna's birthday?"
Guy Ritchie: "I don't know...
"What is Madonna's real name?"
Guy: Madonna... Louise... Ci... (but made it look like as he did not remember the end of her family name)
Q: "How much money did Madonna have in her pockets when she arrived in New York in her early years?"
Guy: "I don't know..."
Q: " Wich singer was Madonna a backing vocalist for?"
Guy: "I don't know..."
Q: "What was Madonna's first hit in 1984?"
Guy: "Like A Virgin"
Q: "Whose role did Madonna play in "Desperately Seeking Susan"?
Guy: "Susan"
Q: "In which video we find Madonna together with a black saint?"
Guy: "Like A Prayer"
Q: "How many records did Madonna sell?"
Guy: "130 millions"
Q: "Why was Madonna recovered in a hospital this summer?"
Guy: "For a horse riding accident"
Q: "Who is the designer of Madonna's wedding dress?"
Guy: "... Humm... A French designer... Oops, no It's Stella McCartney"
Q: "How tall is Madonna?"
Guy: "Approximately 1.60 mt"
And as for the rumor "Is it true that Madonna uses a special jewel stone and medecine to become more fertile?"
Guy answered "No... But I'm only her husband..."

Madonna is moving on. The Insider's Marc Malkin reports that the music icon has replaced David LaChapelle with Johan Renck as director of her new "Hung Up" video. Production is scheduled to start shooting next month in London, Madonna's rep confirmed.
"Hung Up" is the first single off her new album, Confessions From the Dance Floor, out November 15. Madonna and LaChapelle reportedly clashed over artistic differences. This won't be the first time Madonna teams up with Renck. He directed the video for "Nothing Really Matters" in 1999. Malkin also reports that talks are underway for the video to have its world premiere simultaneously on MTV, VH1 and Logo, the new gay network.
source : et

1. Outkast, Not Yet Titled (12/6)
2. Neil Diamond, 12 Songs (11/8)
3. Kate Bush, Aerial (11/8)
4. Pharrell, In MyMind (11/15)

5. Madonna, Confessions on a Dance Floor (11/15)
Why is someone whose last album contained an embarrassing rap about a roomful of Pilates hotties on this list? Easy: We know better than to underestimate Madonna's ability to craft dazzling pop. Her latest album trades folktronica for high-octane, hook-savvy dance music, as evidenced by the ABBA-sampling first single, "Hung Up," a throbbing blend of Giorgio Moroder, New Order, and fun-loving Ciccone youth.

6. Franz Ferdinand, You Could Have Said it So Much Better... (10/4)
7. Ghostface, Fish Scale (12/6)
8. My Morning Jacket, Z (10/4)
9. Fugees, Not Yet Titled (12/27)
10. Depeche Mode, Playing the Angel (10/18)
11. Shakira, Oral FIxation, Vol. 2 (11/29)
12. System of a Down, Hypnotize (11/22)
13. The Mavic Numbers, The Magic Numbers (10/4)
14. Animal Collective, Feels (10/18)
15. Liz Phair, Somebdy's Miracle (10/4)
16. Ashlee Simpson, I Am Me (10/18)
17. DangerDoom, The Mouse and the Mask (10/11)
18. Alicia Keys, Unplugged (10/11)
19. Fatlip, TheLoneliest Punk (11/1)
20. Joggers, Witha Cape and a Cane (10/4)

source : entertainment weekly (Thanks to Holidayguy)

01. Hung Up
Written by Madonna, Stuart Price, B.Anderson, and B. Ulvaeus.
Produced by Madonna and Stuart Price
02. Get Together
Written by Madonna, Anders Bagge and Peer Astrom.
Produced by Madonna and Stuart Price. Original production by Bagge & Peer.
03. Sorry
Written & produced by Madonna and Stuart Price.
04. Future Lovers*
Written and produced by Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadzai.
05. I Love New York (Album Version)
Written and produced by Madonna and Stuart Price.
06. Let It Will Be*
Written by Madonna, Mirwais Ahmadzai and Stuart Price.
Produced by Madonna and Stuart Price.
07. Forbidden Love
Written and produced by Madonna and Stuart Price.
08. Jump
Written by Madonna, Joe Henry and Stuart Price.
Produced by Madonna and Stuart Price.
09. How High
Written by Madonna, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winberg and Henrik Jonback
Produced by Madonna, Bloodshy & Avant and Stuart Price.
10. Isaac
Written and produced by Madonna and Stuart Price. Spoken Word by Yitzhak Sinwani.
11. Push
Written and produced by Madonna and Stuart Price.
12. Like It Or Not
Written and produced by Madonna, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winberg and Henrik Jonback.
Additional production by Stuart Price.

* contribution by Mirwais Ahmadzai

source : madonna.nu

... Madonna may have found a new director to replace David LaChapelle. The two parted ways, citing "artistic differences"? over her video "Hung Up."? The buzz is he's being replaced by Johan Renck, who worked with Madonna on "Nothing Really Matters."? ...
source : msnbc

Madonna has been accused of receiving special treatment in the hospital where she was treated after she has fell down from her horse.
One month ago, Madonna, 47, was rushed to Salisbury District Hospital A&E, where she was treated by National Health Service staff, who is rumored to have given her a private room.
At that time, the diva cracked three ribs and broke a collarbone and a hand in the fall at her 1,200-acre Ashcombe House estate, where she had been celebrating her birthday with her husband,
Guy Ritchie and their two children, Lourdes and Rocco, according to Madonna's spokeswoman Liz Rosenberg.
A local resident, Phil Matthews, was furious when he found out the pop queen received special treatment and demanded to meet the chief executive of Salisbury NHS Trust, Frank Harsent, to set the record straight.
"I wanted to know if Madonna had preferential treatment."
Matthews declared: "I asked him (Harsent) if there were any of her minders taking up space. He denied it. My point is everyone should have the same treatment under the NHS and I was determined to see if this happened with Madonna."
source : softpedia

from Madonna.com Newsletter : Get Madonna's brand new single, "Hung Up," as your ringtone now before the track hits radio next month! In the US, the ringtone is available exclusively at mtv.com and vh1.com this week (and coming soon to Madonna.com). International customers should please check with their local carriers for details.

Singer Madonna defended her husband Guy Ritchie's latest film "Revolver" on Tuesday, when the couple attended the London premier after a series of damning reviews.
The film stars Ritchie regular Jason Statham as a man out to get revenge on a mob killer played by Ray Liotta.
It is the director's first film since the ill-fated "Swept Away" in 2002, which starred Madonna but went straight to DVD in Britain.
"I love it," she told Sky television, referring to the new movie. "I think it's a very brave film, a bit macho."
Ritchie has not had a hit since "Snatch" in 2000, which followed his popular "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" two years earlier.
Ritchie said he had not read the reviews and said the film was made for the audience and not the critics.
"Ritchie's new film lands on cinema-goers' collective head like a sack of wet sand," was the Guardian newspaper's comment.
source : reuters

Madonna and her husband Guy Ritchie arrive for the British premiere of gangster film 'Revolver' in London, September 20, 2005.

source : ap/reuters

Speculation from excited Madonna fans has produced tons of rumors about the new album track listing. Fans, Madonna has heard you and now wants to share with you the line up for Confessions on a Dancefloor! The final version of the Confessions on a Dancefloor album tracks are available right here!

Confessions On A Dancefloor
1. Hung Up
2. Get Together
3. Sorry
4. Future Lovers
5. I Love New York
6. Let It Will Be
7. Forbidden Love
8. Jump
9. How High
10. Isaac
11. Push
12. Like It Or Not

source : madonna.com / thanks to uffa

Madonna and photographer/filmmaker David LaChapelle won't be teaming up on the video for her single "Hung Up." The pair confirmed to us yesterday that "artistic differences" foiled the collaboration.
Just Wednesday, at an H&M/Interview party for his film "Romeo and Juliet," LaChapelle told us, "It's going to be major. It's just the hottest Madonna song."
Yesterday, his rep explained that LaChapelle "wanted to approach the video in a documentary style, like he did in 'Rize' [his movie about ghetto dancers]. Madonna didn't see it the same way.'"
Some claimed both talents turned diva. "Madonna had to control every little thing," said one tipster. "She wanted to be shot so she looked very young."
The 47-year-old goddess certainly looks youthful on the Steven Klein-shot cover of her new CD, "Confessions From the Dance Floor."
But her rep, Liz Rosenberg, insists Madonna bears no grudge against LaChapelle: "She loves him and said she would work with him again in a minute."
Her Madgesty was in New York last weekend. Besides having doctors check out her riding injuries, she had dinner Sunday at Blue Hill with Christiane Amanpour.
source : nydaily

Madonna is to scoot over to Paris from her London home to accompany husband
Guy Ritchie to the French premiere of his latest movie, "Revolver", the film's press people told AFP.
The US entertainer, who last week travelled to Canada for the movie's showing at the Toronto film festival despite recovering from an August horse-riding accident that left her with several broken bones, was making her appearance in Paris as a supportive spouse, not a sultry superstar singer, they stressed.
"We can confirm that Mrs Ritchie is expected. It's in that capacity she will attend the screening," one of the publicity employees said.
"Revolver", starring Jason Statham and Ray Liotta, exhibits Guy Ritchie's trademark style mixing dark humour and gangster violence, though festival audiences have been cooler towards it than with his previous works such as "Snatch" and "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels".
source : afp

Madonna fans can express themselves big time today with a sneak preview of her new single before it is globally released to radio on October 17th. It's a ringtone, it's only on Vodafone and only Vodafone customers can hear it first. Yes first!
Vodafone customers will be the first in New Zealand and among the first in the world to wrap their ears around the first single from Madonna's 13th album "Confessions on a Dance Floor" which is due for release in November.
The ringtone of the single - aptly titled 'Hung Up' - will be available exclusively from Vodafone live! from Monday 19th September. It's the first time Warner Music in New Zealand has launched a single exclusively as a ringtone prior to its official release to radio.
"It is such a massive endorsement of mobile music that the world's must powerful female artist is launching her album in New Zealand with Vodafone," said Vodafone's Kieren Cooney. "This gives further evidence of mobiles becoming a prefered way of obtaining the very latest in music."
More than 100 Madonna singles are among the 300,000 full music tracks currently available on Vodafone's MusicStore. Full music tracks from "Confessions on a Dance Floor" will be added to the Madonna collection on Vodafone's MusicStore for fans to download, buy and listen to directly on their mobiles when the album is launched commercially.
"Customers are going crazy for Vodafone MusicStore because for the first time they can buy their favourite music whenever they want, wherever they are straight from Vodafone live! onto their mobile." Says Cooney, "The way people consume music has gone to another level."
"Thanks to our partnerships with big players in the music industry we have made some major ground in this space," said Kieren. "I can't think of any other place you can get all your music needs met - you can download your favourite songs, watch music videos, be ahead of the game on the latest music news and gossip, and kit your phone out with the best ringtones and backgrounds."
The increasing number of subscribers to the Vodafone Backstage Pass service - which delivers daily alerts with the latest offers, competitions and industry news - represents the growing number of people looking to their mobiles for their music needs.
"Mobile phones are an ideal channel to build the level of demand for a single across a large audience," said Head of Warner Music NZ Jerry Lloyd. "The Crazy Frog phenomenon is a perfect example of how a ringtone can work its way to number one spot on the charts."
Vodafone customers can download the ringtone by going to the Music and Tones section of Vodafone live! The 30 second long ringtone costs $3.50 and can be downloaded onto a mobile phone which can play 'realtone' ringtones.
Go to Vodafone live! or www.vodafone.co.nz for instructions on how to win two Motorola 3G mobiles which are up for grabs for Madonna fans.
source : phonecontent.com

from Sun-Suntinel's Celebrity Q&A :
Why have the studios refused to release Madonna's movie about her Re-invention Tour? I saw the show and it was fabulous.
According to reports, studio executives felt there was too much emphasis on Kabbalah, the ancient Jewish belief system that Madonna began studying in 1996. "Kabbalah is too weird for people, too foreign," the disappointed megastar told Ladies' Home Journal. "They can't get their heads around it, so they have to devalue it by saying it's a trend or a cult."
The 47-year-old Material Girl is especially upset since she financed the movie out of her own pocket and is now faced with seeing it go directly to video -- the second time this has occurred. Her last movie, Swept Away, directed by husband Guy Ritchie, did so poorly when it premiered in the United States that it was never released in theaters in England, Ritchie's native land.

Madonna was the most popular celebrity on Google.com in August 2005 :
1. Madonna
2. Jessica Simpson
3. Pamela Anderson
4. Paris Hilton
5. Jessica Alba
source : google zeitgeist

Madonna wanted her fans to be the first to see the cover art for her new album, Confessions on a Dancefloor. Madonna collaborated with Steven Klein and Giovannin Bianco to create this dazzling album artwork. Confessions on a Dancefloor will be released on November 14 in international markets, November 15 domestically.

source : madonna.om

Madonna's dreams of resurrecting her role as Eva Peron in a new stage version of Evita have been dashed by the show's creator Andrew Lloyd Webber.
The hugely successful British composer was delighted by Madonna's performance in the 1996 film adaptation of Evita - but he considers the Music singer to now be too old for the part.
Lord Lloyd-Webber says: "She's not right for the part. We are looking for people in their twenties for goodness sake."
This latest setback follows a string of bad fortune for the superstar singer, who recently broke several bones in a horse-riding accident on her 47th birthday.
source : iol.ie

Europop hit 'The Ketchup Song' by Las Ketchup has been declared the catchiest summer song of all time according to a new, ultra-scientific study.
The components of what makes a cheesy summer hit have been broken down in a new study undertaken by a Huddersfield University lecturer for BA Highlife Magazine .
Dr Rupert Till, who also plays in electronica collective the Chillage People , has worked out a formula for a song's 'Catchiness Quotient' based on a number of variables including number of steps in a dance routine; distance in semi-tones between the highest and lowest notes in the chorus; number of chords and promotional spend by the record company.
Dr Till said: "The Catchiness Quotient proves that there is a formula operating behind the phenomena of the Big Summer Song. Our unique formula reveals the science behind why every summer our charts are invaded by these poppy records that critics hate, but the public love."
Feeding in all the variables The Top Ten catchiest tunes were found to be:
1. 'The Ketchup Song' - Las Ketchup
2. 'Macarena' - Los Del Rio
3. 'Y Viva Espana' - Sylvia
4. 'Holiday' - Madonna
5. 'Agadoo' - Black Lace
6. 'Boys (Summertime Love)' - Sabrina
7. 'The Birdie Song' - The Tweets
8. 'Saturday Night' - Whigfield
9. 'Paloma Blanca' - George Baker / 'Una Paloma Blanca' - Jonathan King
10. 'Summer Holiday' - Cliff Richard
source : nme
Thanks to Slyguy

Internationally renowned producer/remixer/DJ Stuart Price will sit for The Billboard Q&A Sept. 20 at the 2005 Billboard Dance Music Summit in New York.
Price -- who is also known by such monikers as Jacques Lu Cont, Les Rythmes Digitales, Zoot Woman and Man With Guitar, among others -- produced the majority of Madonna's upcoming album, "Confessions on a Dancefloor" (Warner Bros.) and was the musical director on her Re-Invention tour. He also produced two songs on New Order's "Waiting for the Siren's Call" (Reprise) and many of the tracks that make up newcomer Juliet's recently released debut "Random Order" (Virgin).
As a remixer, the Frenchman won a Grammy in February for his remix of No Doubt's version of Talk Talk's "It's My Life." He has also remixed cuts for Scissor Sisters, the Killers, the Music, the Faint and Britney Spears.
Set for Sept. 19-21 at New York's Union Square Ballroom, the 2005 Billboard Dance Music Summit will gather the genre's key players and artists for panel discussions and performances.
source : billboard

source : wbr japan

In an answer to Rolling Stone Magazine's more "old school" Top 500 list, Blender Magazine has released their own list of the Top 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born. The list, comprised only of songs published after 1980, features a blend of popular hits from hip-hop, pop and rock.
Starting with Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" at #1, Outkast takes hip-hop's highest honors in the #2 spot for "Bombs Over Baghdad" off their Stankonia album. Behind Nirvana, Madonna, U2 and Guns & Roses, Run DMC take hip-hop's next position at #8 for their classic, "Sucker MCs." Finally rounding out at the #10 spot behind Britney Spears is 50 Cent for his 2003 banger, "In Da Club."
Other rap notables include Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's "The Message" at #11, The Beastie Boys, "Fight for Your Right (To Party)" at #12, Eminem's intro song, "My Name Is" at #13 and The Notorious BIG at #19 for "Hynotize." The rest of the list includes favorites from Rick James to Diana Ross to Doug E. Fresh.
As a diss to Rolling Stone Magazine, Blender Magazine's Editor-In-Chief touts "the best music hasn't just been made by dead guys and by white guys in ponytails." "In the great tradition of rap records, it's an answer to the list Rolling Stone did in every way," said Craig Marks, editor in chief of Blender.
Blender's Top 500 list edition is on newsstands now.
source : sohh.com

France : "Hung Up" Promo CD single will be sent to Radio Stations on Wednesday October 19th. "Hung Up" Single will be in Stores in early November.
source : spotlight magazine newsletter
Germany : Official Release date for "Hung Up" Single is November 4th, "Confessions On A Dancefloor" album will be out on November 11th.
source : madonnamusic.de
Japan : "Hung Up" Promo CD single will be sent to Radio Stations on Wednesday September 21th.
source : wbr japan

Madonna is to be acknowledged for her interest in Judaism when her songs are interpreted by Jewish artists at the upcoming Jewish Music & Heritage Festival in New York.
The Kabbalah-studying pop superstar's hits will be performed by acclaimed singer Regina Spektor as part of the festival's Great Jewish Artists Perform Great Jewish Composers concerts.
Other big names whose music will be featured include Billy Joel, Carole King and Randy Newman.
source : monstersandcritics

Guy Ritchie has allegedly quit the Kabbalah - leaving wife Madonna furious.
The 'Snatch' director reportedly told the sexy singer he is turning his back on the mystical Jewish faith because he has wasted too much time following it. A source is quoted by Britain's Daily star newspaper as saying: "Madonna is absolutely fuming with Guy. Kabbalah is her life and she feels like Guy has rejected her as well as the cult. "It took her years to convince him to join the sect and she was thrilled by his growing enthusiasm for it over the past years". Guy fears his involvement in the sect even ruined his new gangster film 'Revolver', which has been panned by critics.
The star allegedly believes he should have spend more time on set and less time taking part in the cult's rituals. It is claimed he also regrets following Kabbalah devotee Madonna's advice and including references to the religion in his movie. The insider revealed: "The horrific reception 'Revolver' has received has undone all of Madonna's good work Critics hate the Kabbalah plugs He wants to distance himself from it But Madonna is such a staunch supporter; it will make their marriage very difficult"
source : female first

Madonna has been sparing no expense to make her husband, director Guy Ritchie, happy. If only she could buy him some good movie reviews.
The other night, we hear, Her Madgesty splashed out close to $60,000 for a birthday bash at London's Momo, where she presented him with several white kabbala robes from Paris.
Stella McCartney was there. Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin sent their best wishes, via a video in which the Coldplay star ribbed Ritchie, who, at 37, is a ­decade younger than his wife.
Whatever their age gap, Mr. and Mrs. Ritchie acted like newlyweds at the party. Still sporting a sling after her birthday riding accident, Madonna asked him to cut her food. Taking advantage of her bum arm, playful Guy is said to have smooshed roast lamb in her face.
She retaliated by dumping couscous in his lap. The couple capped the food fight by devouring each other in a steamy makeout session that left some of their Brit guests agog. (The Ritchies may prefer Moroccan restaurants for lovemaking, since Guy admitted recently that Madonna has exiled him to his own bed because of his snoring.)
The good times ended, however, when the couple reached the Toronto Film Festival last weekend for the premiere of Ritchie's "Revolver."
Two years after critics mugged his ­Madonna-starring "Swept Away," they gave his latest crime tale another working over.
"Guy Ritchie shoots a blank with '­Revolver,'" said Variety's Todd McCarthy. The ­Hollywood Reporter's Kirk Honeycutt ­derided the filmmaker's "pretentious style and fractured storytelling."
Madonna shrugged off the attacks, saying that it is "definitely" his best film yet. Despite her firm upper lip, she confided to friends that her eight broken bones are still torturing her. Refusing to take painkillers, she's pressing on. Next week, sling or no sling, she's due to shoot the video for her song "Hung Up" with David LaChapelle.
source : nydailynews

Ever the queen of cool, Madonna pulled off another fashion first, managing to look chic even with her arm in a designer sling. The Material Girl accompanied husband Guy Ritchie to the Toronto Film Festival in their first joint appearance since the singer broke eight bones in a riding accident on her birthday.
Less than a month after being thrown off her horse, the 47-year-old performer looked pale but animated in a chic black shirt dress with a huge buckle. Despite having suffered three cracked ribs, a broken collarbone and a broken hand in the accident, the star was determined to support her leading man at the world premiere of his latest gangland caper Revolver. "You would have had to have broken both my arms and both my legs for me to not come here," she quipped to reporters at the screening. The film features director Guy's long-time collaborator Jason Statham, as well as Hannibal Ray Liotta, and Andre 3000 of hip-hop group OutKast.
source : hellomagazine.com

Madonna.com is pleased to announce that David LaChapelle will be reuniting with Madonna to direct the Hung Up video! David & Madonna's previous collaborations include a photoshoot for Rolling Stone Magazine in 1998 and the cover of the Video Collection 93:99. Based on their beautiful past creations, we can be sure that the Hung Up video is going to be a work of art!

The new Madonna single is to be released as a ringtone before it comes out as a single, it has been announced. "Hung Up" will be available as a ringtone, in a 30-second extract, from September 19, almost a month before it comes out as an official download on October 17.
"Hung Up" is out in shops on November 7 ahead of new album, "Confessions On A Dancefloor", on November 14.
source : madonna.com

R+B superstar Usher is calling on Madonna and Michael Jackson to join the line-up for his upcoming Hurricane Katrina benefit concert in Houston, Texas.
The Yeah! hitmaker admits he has already been in negotiations with Jackson about the odd couple doing "something together", but he refuses to confirm that will be a duet onstage on 2 October (05).
He says, "We haven't spoken but our people have been speaking."
source : contactmusic

Hours after Madonna, her arm in a sling following a riding accident, stood alongside her husband Guy Ritchie at the Toronto Film Festival, calling his new movie Revolver "definitely" his best film yet, critics gave it a pasting yesterday.
Screen International's Allan Hunter said that "word of mouth" from fans of Ritchie's crime movies who see the picture "will be a killer", as it was a "convoluted, risibly overwrought muddle".
He predicted that audiences would be left "bewildered and disappointed". He reported that at a preview, some twists and turns provoked "derisive laughter".
The Hollywood Reporter critic Kirk Honeycutt found that the film spun "wildly in circles, continually doubling back on itself, repeating scenes - once even backward - and lines of dialogue until a viewer loses a grip on what is supposed to be real".
Ritchie said in Toronto that his film may be a challenge to cinema-goers. "But I think the audience is ready for that."
The derision will be a blow to the Hatfield-born film-maker, following the dramatic flop of his last film, Swept Away, which went straight to video in Britain after bad US reviews. It won five awards in the "Razzies" handed out in Hollywood for the year's worst pictures.
In the late 1990s, Ritchie was seen, with his production partner, Matthew Vaughan, as one of the most exciting film industry finds since Quentin Tarantino. Their first film, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, was turned down by 10 British distributors before it got the attention of Tom Cruise. Made for £960,000, it became the third highest grossing British film of all time. Snatch, their second film, was also a success.
However, after Swept Away, with Madonna's performance decried as wooden, Vaughan went on to direct last year's critically acclaimed Layer Cake.
Ritchie said last week of Swept Away: "The idea was that the wife and I would make some sassy little art movie together that would come out and be wonderfully received. I took a punt and got a kicking for it. I've got to say, I think it's a good film and I'm scratching my head about what went wrong."
Madonna's Kabbalah philosophy was influential in the script of Revolver, with Sony Films reported to have withdrawn support when Ritchie refused to tone down the religious references.
In Toronto, Madonna, recovering from breaking eight bones in a fall from her horse at their Wiltshire country house, said that the new film was "more sophisticated" than her husband's previous films.
The often violent story stars Jason Statham as a gambler who falls foul of a crime boss (Ray Liotta).
Ritchie said: "I got too fed up with films that didn't make you think. I liked the idea of one that you'd have to be dancing around with. I like my mind to be engaged when I watch a film."
source : telegraph.co.uk

Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie reportedly had a food fight at a swanky London restaurant.
Onlookers claim Guy started the shenanigans at Moroccan eatery Momo when trying to help his wife - who currently has her arm in a sling after breaking her hand and collar bone in a riding accident - cut her food.
He is said to have wiped a piece of roast lamb down Madonna's cheek, which prompted her to tip a bowl of couscous in Guy's lap.
Witnesses claim the couple then proceeded to have a full-blown food fight.
One is quoted by Britain's Daily Star as saying: "No one could believe they were having a food fight in such a posh restaurant.
"The waiters had to shield the other guests and pretend they didn't notice the flying food. But they all received hefty tips from the cheeky couple afterwards."
Last week, it was revealed Madonna and Guy don't share their marital bed all the time. Guy, who has been married to the Material Girl for five years, confessed to Britain's Glamour magazine: "She doesn't seem to like my snoring, so she
boots me out of bed.
"We've got four houses, but in every one of them I end up sleeping in the cleaning room cupboard or the corridors because all the other bedrooms are being used."
source : monstersandcritics

Megastar Madonna literally stole the show at the premiere of husband Guy Ritchie's film, Revolver.
Hundreds of fans lined up around the downtown Toronto Roy Thompson Hall hoping to catch a glimpse of the material girl and they were not disappointed.
Madonna and Ritchie arrived just minutes before the scheduled 9:00 pm premiere start time.
Although Madonna is still recovering from a horse riding accident which left her with three cracked ribs, a broken collar bone and a broken hand, she says, "You would have had to broken both my arms and both my legs for me to not come here."
She even wore a black sling (which matched her outfit) that was designed by a friend.
Madonna joked that she was feeling good - after drinking a glass of wine before the premiere.
Ritchie seemed to be feeling as good as his wife.
Revolver, Ritchie's fourth film, is a crime caper starring Ray Liotta, Jason Statham and Andre Benjamin.
After seven years in jail, Jake Green (Statham) has learned all of the secrets of manipulation and deceit. Upon his release, he is determined to take down Macha (Liotta), the most ruthless gangster in town.
Macha is the man who killed Jake's sister-in-law and helped to put him in jail. Jake tries to take Macha down, but his enemy is stronger than he anticipated.
The mysterious dup Ari (Benjamin) and Zach (Vincent Pastore) enter Jake's life. The question then becomes: are these men there to help him on his mission, or there to destroy his life?
Three out of the four films Ritchie has directed have been crime capers.
He says he keeps exploring this subject because, "I am interested in the philosophy behind crimes and cons. This film takes it to a whole new level. Just how big is the con? It is the ultimate con. That is what I was looking for."
The night was filled with celebration, but the mood turned somber as Madonna discussed the anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks in New York City and Hurricane Katrina.
"We have had another natural disaster that it's kind of making that look like nothing in comparison. Well not nothing, but it's worse in a lot of ways," Madonna says.
She even filmed a commercial with other musicians (stuffed into a phone booth) asking for people to help the hurricane victims.
Next up for Ritchie and Madonna: he will continue to promote Revolver, while she prepares to release a new album.
source : ap

Madonna arrived with Guy Ritchie, for the world premiere of Ritchie's film 'Revolver' at the 30th International Film Festival in Toronto.

source : ap/reuters

Broken bones could not keep US pop diva Madonna from travelling to Toronto to support her husband, director Guy Ritchie, in his quest for a distributor for his latest film Revolver, he said Sunday.
"The wife is very good, thanks. Eight broken bones and she's come with me," Ritchie told reporters at the Toronto International Film Festival where his movie premiered.
However, Madonna shied away from the spotlight while Ritchie went to work pitching the movie he completed only one week ago about con artists, starring Ray Liotta, Vincent Pastore, and Jason Statham.
Madonna fell off a horse in mid-August and suffered three cracked ribs, a broken collar bone and a fractured hand. She was celebrating her 47th birthday with her two children and Ritchie at their sprawling 485ha country estate in Wiltshire in southwest England when the accident happened.
Specialists expected it would take her three months to make a full recovery.
Ritchie's Revolver is reminiscent of his earlier gritty crime thrillers Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and Snatch (2001), but with many more twists and turns that can easily confuse or entice viewers to watch it several times to uncover its many layers.
Audiences are encouraged not to blink or risk missing key story elements.
"The script was not easy to digest on the first read," Ritchie conceded. But, too many movies are "designed not to make you think".
"I think I got fed up with films that don't make you think. I liked the idea of one that you have to be dancing around with. I like my mind to be engaged when I watch a film. So, the idea was really to put five films in one," he said.
The "tricky" action also reinforces the idea that a con is just a slight of hand - nobody is sure in this movie who is playing who, not even the audience.
source : dailytelegraph.news.com.au

from DrownedMadonna : Apparently David LaChapelle treatment for Madonna's new video "Hung Up" will not be used anymore. Steven Klein is back as the creative mind for the video. The concept chosen is the colorful and joyful one, of which we talked about two days ago. As DrownedMadonna reported the shooting will take place at the end of the week, in Los Angeles.

Madonna, Confessions on a Dance Floor, Nov. 15
Official blurb: "Twelve delicious tunes of pure, unapologetic dance music ... the original Queen of Dance Music returns to where she began and kicks it up a few extra notches."
Why we care: Are you kidding? We care deeply about every move Madonna makes. While she's made some hideous missteps in the past - rapping, acting - and isn't exactly the greatest singer on the planet, she at least has a sense of style and has, intermittently, produced some interesting music over the years. Being political was all well and good, but there is no crime in recording songs that have good beats you can dance to.
Details: All the grooves on the record were "dance-floor tested" instrumentally in some of Europe's hottest clubs before they were cut and finished for the record.
source : jam

November 7th 2005 appears to be a key date in the music industry for women to make their comebacks. Madonna, Kate Bush and Alanis Morissette all have albums slated for release that day.
Madonna is expected to return with her new album Confessions On a Dancefloor whilst Kate Bush is to release her first album in 12 years, which will be a double CD called Aerial, Maverick records have announced a new compilation CD called The Collection from Alanis Morissette.
source : albumvote.co.uk

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The new Madonna single is to be released as a ringtone before it comes out as a single, it has been announced.
"Hung Up" will be available as a ringtone, in a 30-second extract, from September 19, almost a month before it comes out as an official download on October 17.
Madonna's label, Warner Music, have taken the unprecedented step in anticipation that the track, which features an Abba sample, will conquer every format of chart in the UK.
Marketing director Adam Hollywood told Music Week: "People respond to music and want to have access to it immediately.
"This is certainly the first time a major artist has made their music available as a ringtone first, and one of the first times a major artist has allowed the download date to coincide with the radio date."
"Hung Up" is out in shops on November 7 ahead of new album, "Confessions On A Dancefloor", on November 14.
source : yahoo

From DrownedMadonna : A few drafts for Madonna's new video "Hung Up" are being narrowed down right now. In all of them, she isn't going to be at all nasty or too sexual.
She is going to be very seductive and the video is going to be very colorful - yes very colorful.
She is going to have a leading man in this video and.. no.. it's not going to be Guy Ritchie obviously. There are going to be sharp angles and pans.
Finally rumors coming from madonnamad about light resemblances with the Ray of light video (club scene) and Substitute for Love (Madonna escaping people) seem to be true.
Don't expect Madonna to sit behind a table or hide from the camera.

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It's hard to keep the "Material Girl" down! Even though her arm is still in a sling, Madonna is back to work as the star of a new television commercial for Motorola's ROKR, the world's first mobile phone with iTunes.
Directed by Jesse Dylan, the month-long "Phone Booth" campaign premieres in the U.S. today, and is set to the soundtrack of Madonna's "Hung Up," the first single release from her upcoming album.
Little Richard, Alanis Morissette, The Bravery, Iggy Pop, Biggie Smalls, Ahmir and Beethoven are also part of the campaign for the phone that holds up to 100 of its owner's favorite songs. The transfer can be made to the mobile phone from the iTunes jukebox on their home computer.
The idea for "Phone Booth," shot in both London and New York, came from the phone booth-packing craze of 1959.
Madonna was injured on August 16, while riding a horse at Ashcombe House, her country estate outside of London. She was celebrating her 47th birthday with her husband, Guy Ritchie, and her two children, Lourdes and Rocco, when she fell off the horse, sustaining three cracked ribs, a broken collarbone and a broken hand. The award-winning artist was taken to a hospital and subsequently released.
For more on Madonna's "Phone Booth" commercial, tune in to tonight's ET.
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Commercial was premiered on iTunes conference, click here to watch it.