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After 2am in Sao Paulo, Madonna decided to leave her hotel room. She attended a party, hosted by Giovani Bianco, at the club Secreto, in Pinheiros

source : globo

from Madonna.com :

With the completion of Madonna’s final show in Sao Paulo Brazil last evening – one of eleven record-breaking performances in South America – the ‘Material Girl’s’ ‘Sticky & Sweet’ Tour reigns supreme by becoming the Number One Largest Grossing Tour in history by a solo artist, it was confirmed today by Live Nation, the tour’s international producer. Her 58 shows in Europe, the US, Canada, Mexico and South America played for a staggering 2,350,282 million fans and sold over (USD)280,000,000 in tickets.

“Madonna has yet again demonstrated her true global appeal as a live performer whether in stadiums or arenas. Not only will this tour be the top selling tour of all time for a solo artist and a female artist (eclipsing her own record), but it will position her as one of the top selling touring artists of all time” said Arthur Fogel, Live Nation’s Chairman of Global Music and CEO of Global Touring.

Along with record breaking ticket sales in South America with a total 650,000 tickets sold, the ‘Sticky & Sweet’ Tour sold 72,000 tickets at Zurich’s Military Airfield Dubendorf – the largest audience ever assembled for a show in Switzerland. In London, where she performed in front of 74,000 fans with over 12 million dollars in ticket sales, Madonna surpassed all previous records at both the old and new Wembley Stadiums. In New York City, Madonna’s four sell-outs at Madison Square Garden shows added up to a record breaking 23 sold out performances since 2001 at that venue – a record for most appearances for a single artist in this decade.

Madonna’s multi Grammy-nominated CD “Hard Candy” debuted at number one early this year in over 37 countries.

Best Album for Hard Candy
also nominated : Beyonce, Britney, Coldplay, Girls Aloud, Keane, Kings Of Leon, Portishead, Take That and The Ting Tings

Best Track for 4 Minutes
also nominated : Britney, Dizzee Rascal, Duffy, Estelle, Girls Aloud, Katy Perry, Kings Of Leon, Take That and The Ting Tings

Best Comeback
also nominated : AC/DC, Boyzone, Britney, Guns’n'Roses, Jason Donovan, Mariah, Metallica, NKOTB and Oasis

Best International Act
also nominated : Beyonce, Britney, Christina Aguilera, Jay-Z, Kings Of Leon, Metallica, P!nk, Rihanna and The Killers

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According to Page Six spies and to Glamurama.com.br., the superstar singer – newly single after shelling out over $75 million to ex Guy Ritchie – shot an editorial layout for W magazine at the posh Hotel Gloria in Rio de Janeiro last weekend with a smoking hot male model, Jesus Luz.

“She was very interested in him,” our sources say – so interested that she invited Luz to join her tour in Sao Paolo and he accepted. “He’s there with her now and [photographer] Steven Klein is helping him get along with everyone.”

According to the Brazilian Web site, “Everyone knows they are ficando – which is a Portuguese expression that means they are kissing and doing other things but without any obligation of being faithful or getting into a relationship afterwards.”

Madonna’s beleaguered publicist, Liz Rosenberg, denied a report that her tight-fisted client had bought 20 watches (one for each member of her crew) so “they will always arrive on time.” She added, “But I’m still waiting to hear about Jesus.”

Onstage, Madonna has been soaking up the South American adoration. Earlier this week, during her first show in Sao Paolo’s Morumbi Stadium, she started to cry when some of the 70,000 attendees sang along with her in the theme song from Evita, “You Must Love.” She was mobbed at every turn by fans and press who all but ignored Sylvester Stallone and Tyra Banks, who were both there on business.

A few days later Madonna, staying at the Hotel Hyatt, attended a special ceremony hosted by a Brazilian rabbi.

source : page six

Madonna posing with shirtless models for a W magazine photoshoot by Steven Klein (Bar Londra in Fasano Hotel, Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, December 15 2008)

source : caras

Madonna’s “Miles Away” (Warner Bros.) takes the lead on Hot Dance Airplay, giving the superstar her seventh No. 1 song in a row on this chart.

This survey has only been around for five years, so seven No. 1s is good enough to give Madonna more chart-toppers than any other artist. She was previously tied with Rihanna, who now slips to second place with her six No. 1s.

Justin Timberlake is in third place with four and Beyonce ranks fourth with three.
Madonna also has the highest amount of No. 1 hits on the Hot Dance Club Play chart, where her 39 chart-toppers are more than double the 18 No. 1s accumulated by second-place Janet Jackson.

source : billboard

Madonna’s latest single ‘Miles Away’ has given the singer her lowest chart placing the in UK singles chart since 1984.

The song, taken from the star’s recent ‘Hard Candy’ album, entered the UK singles chart at Number 39 on November 30, selling 5,643 copies, reports The Daily Telegraph.

The following week it slid to Number 68, before dropping out of the chart altogether last Sunday (December 14).

‘Miles Away’ is Madonna’s lowest charting single since 1984’s ‘Borderline’, which reached Number 56.

The singer’s previous lowest entry was a re-issue of her 1989 song ‘Oh Father’, which reached Number 16 in 1996.

Since releasing her debut UK single ‘Holiday’ in 1983, Madonna has scored 13 Number One hits, the last of which was ‘Hard Candy’’s lead single, ‘4 Minutes’.

source : nme

Madonna’s Sticky & Sweet Tour in Sao Paulo (December 18 2008)

Madonna arriving to Bar Londra in Ipanema for her private party (Rio De Janeiro, December 15 2008)