Yesterday Pet Shop Boys gave media the chance to pre-listen to “Yes”, their forthcoming new record, in London, for review purposes only and, after the album listening, Neil Tennant (Pet Shop Boys frontman) held a Q&A session with reporters.
One of the several questions they asked was about Pet Shop Boys latest (scrapped) collaborations and Neil shockingly stated that after remixing “Sorry” in 2006, they were contacted again by Warner, in 2007, and asked to write & produce some tracks for an album Madonna was planning at the time (which later became “Hard Candy”)
Sadly, the same week Warner’s changed mind and according to Neil own words “we got told to forget it as they decided to shove her down the r&b route” Neil stated Parlophone asked them to write for Kylie’s “X” as well, before deciding to send Minogue out to other producers instead (one of the tracks featured on “Yes” (titled “Pandemonium”) was actually written & demoed for her, along with other 5 cuts)
On March 23rd, online jewelry retailer Bidz.com will auction off a gold and diamond tiara designed by the late Gianni Versace to benefit the Aid for AIDS charity. The one-of-a-kind tiara, which contains over 1,200 diamonds and is worth an estimated $3 million, has been worn by celebrities including Madonna, Amber Valletta and Donatella Versace. The opening bid for the precious piece is $699,000. The Versace Tiara won the famous De Beers Diamonds International Award in 1995 due to the meticulous detail and craftsmanship Gianni Versace put into creating the piece.
The tiara, the star of Versace’s famous Atelier Collection, has previously been held only by private collectors. This is the first time in the history of the piece that it is being made available to the public for purchase. A substantial amount of the funds raised from the online auction will go to Aid for AIDS, a non-profit premier service provider for Los Angeles County whose mission is to provide direct financial assistance and critical support for the necessities of life to those impoverished and disabled by HIV/AIDS. More info at Versace Tiera
Amazon and Target both have listed a new Madonna Audio CD, with ASIN: B00192M9JS.
Still no info if this is the Greatest Hits Collection or maybe another single from Hard Candy.
- Madonna Gallery is back online. Sticky & Sweet tour photos, recent candid pictures and various movie stills are already online… More pictures will be added soon.
- Mobile version of all about Madonna is now available for iPhones and iPods :
Madonna set to team up with designer Christian Audigier for his label Ed Hardy.
Madonna is a huge fan of the label’s iconic tattoo print and skull and heart motif’s, often spotted wearing Ed Hardy T-shirts on her days off. Now she could be set to collaborate with the designer on her own collection. The Mirror is reporting that Madonna has finalised a deal to design her own collection with Audiger (who is also creating costumes for the up coming Michael Jackson tour) while in L.A. for the Oscars last month.
The designs are rumoured to include tattoo printed T-shirts and crystal encrusted bodices. A complete 180 from the ladylike designs Madonna created for her range at H&M – but maybe the material girl is looking to change her style now that she is single again.
THE ADVERT: Madonna, singing Like a Prayer for Pepsi in 1989
THE SCHTICK: The cola wars in full swing, Pepsi wheeled out its big gun – the Queen of Pop – to perform her latest single
THE BREAKDOWN: It was, the TV voiceover promised us, not to be missed. The Material Girl was to put the fizz into Pepsi’s campaign – for a fee of $5m.
The premiere of Madonna’s Like A Prayer in a two-minute advert was notable enough to be reported on ITN’s News At Ten, and ITV ran trailers advertising when it would be shown – 8.12pm on Thursday 2 March, 1989.
But within 48 hours of the much-hyped worldwide premiere, the company pulled the ad, and it was never screened again.
This was because influential church groups in the United States had threatened a mass boycott of Pepsi products, troubled by the Catholic-born star’s ongoing flirtation with religious imagery.
The ad starts with Madonna watching black-and-white footage supposedly of her own eighth birthday party.
The Material Mom has some haters when it comes to fur.
Madonna has been voted PETA’s worst-dressed star of 2009, according to an online poll at PETA.org.
Joining Madonna on this year’s list were celebs such as the Olsen twins, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kanye West and Elizabeth Hurley.
“When you see Madonna in fur, you realize why nobody has copied her style since 1984,” PETA commented on its Web site. “We know that she’s on the prowl for a young cub, but someone needs to tell Madge that wearing fur doesn’t make you a cougar.”
Madonna - Celebration 
Madonna - Celebration
Madonna - Celebration
Madonna - Celebration
Madonna - Celebration 
I Am Because We Are 
Sticky & Sweet 
Filth and Wisdom 
I Am Because We Are 
Miles Away 
Sticky & Sweet 
Madonna Confessions 
Madonna 2009 
Give It 2 Me 
Give It 2 Me 
Hard Candy 
Hard Candy 
4 Minutes 
4 Minutes