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Madonna reportedly vetoed Guy Ritchie’s plan to hire Rick Astley to liven up one of her husband’s parties.
Guy wanted the 80s crooner to sing at the wrap bash for his latest film, Revolver, reports the Mirror.
The paper quotes a source as saying: “Guy and the production staff on the movie thought hiring Rick would be a cool thing to do for his cast and crew, who had worked so hard on the gangster flick.
“They were discussing how to make it a bit different and somehow came up with the idea of hiring Rick.”
The cast thought it a great idea and were already looking forward to dancing to Never Gonna Give You Up – until Madonna vetoed the idea.
“She wasn’t into the idea at all and didn’t find it amusing… No one can understand why Madonna didn’t approve of him being the star attraction.”
The Mirror speculates Madge is still harbouring a grudge from 1987 when his cover of Nat King Cole’s When I Fall In Love outsold her The Look Of Love.
source : ananova

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Madonna has produced five children’s books in the past 18 months in a deal with Callaway Editions, and the fifth, “Lotsa de Casha,” was supposed to be her last. But now she has decided to do a sequel about the tween girls who starred in her first book, “The English Roses.”
It’s already written and illustrations are under way, she says. The expected publication date is September 2006.
She decided to revisit the young girls who were jealous of a beautiful yet insecure classmate because it was the book closest to her heart — and it’s the favorite of her daughter Lola, she says.
“When I first started out (writing the books), I knew what the first book would be about, jealousy and envy, which I did in ‘The English Roses.’ … Girls can be especially hard on other girls,” Madonna said in a telephone interview.
Publisher Nicholas Callaway said Madonna still has many stories to tell. He also pointed out that “The English Roses” was on The New York Times’ list of best sellers for 18 weeks. “Lotsa de Casha” has also made the Times list, debuting at No. 3.
“She identifies with the English Roses. She wants to help guide girls through that crucial stage of life,” Callaway said.
All of Madonna’s books, however, teach a little lesson, and they’ve all been inspired by her own life.
“Mr. Peabody’s Apples” was about the downfall of a rumor monger. “The whole idea of gossiping, speaking badly of each other and spreading rumors is a subject that’s very near and dear to my heart,” she said.
And in the new “Lotsa de Casha,” a wealthy Scroogelike greyhound finds happiness only after he is forced to work for a living. He sees the other half lives a rich life without gold or jewels.
The former “Material Girl,” who sold millions of records and became one of the most powerful women in the music industry, is the right person to tell that story, she said.
“The ideas for all the books ultimately came from my own life experiences. This one was my realization that material things don’t buy you happiness. … If you don’t have great success, how could you come to this conclusion? I had to go through this, and there were times in my life where I was perceived to have everything, yet I didn’t feel fulfilled,” she said.
What has brought her happiness, she said, is her family — Lola, son Rocco and husband Guy Ritchie. Raising children has taught her how to share and take chances for the greater good, which aren’t always at the forefront in the minds of most celebrities, she said.
“You have to be a lot less selfish. For me, real sharing and the growth of sharing is when you do something … outside your comfort zone.”
The children’s books embody that philosophy for her, she said, noting that she doesn’t take any money for writing them, instead she makes a donation to the Spirituality for Kids Foundation, an education and outreach arm of the Kabbalah Center.
source : ap

Madonna’s new album is expected to be released late November this year. We can confirm that the album will be an all dance record! Madonna also hopes to go on tour again by next summer.

IPC Media’s women’s weekly magazine Now is publishing a Live8 pull-out in its 22 June issue to support Bob Geldof’s campaign to cancel the debt in the world’s poorest nations.
The 12-page section will feature interviews with Madonna, Status Quo and Bob Geldof, plus a detailed programme and gossip section.
Editor Jane Ennis said: “Now readers will be hugely interested to get the inside track leading up to the event and this brilliant preview covers everything from the concert line-up and gossip to interviews with the stars and people behind Live8.”?
Live8 is part of a day of action which is taking place across the world and kick starts The Long Walk to Justice, calling on the leaders of the world’s richest countries to act when they meet at Gleneagles, Scotland, on 6 to 9 July.
Performers at the London Live 8 concert include Madonna, Robbie Williams and Coldplay.

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Rap star Missy Elliott was horrified when she witnessed Britney Spears and Madonna kissing at the 2003 MTV VMAs rehearsals – as she knew her mother would be offended.
The Work It singer first suspected she had spied a spontaneous smooch between the pair, but she was amazed to learn they were rehearsing the kiss for the evening’s award ceremony.
She says, “At first I thought they were just … into each other.
“Then Madonna was like, ‘Okay, let’s take it again.’ And, you know, we probably did that rehearsal 15 or 20 times.
“All I was thinking was, ‘Oh my God, my momma gonna watch this, and all the church people gonna call her up.’”
However, Elliott is not ruling out any lesbian lip-locking action herself.
She adds, ‘I would never say what I would never do. Never say never.”
source : contactmusic

from DrownedMadonna :
A rep from Warner Vision in the UK has said today that a release of the Blond Ambition Tour on DVD could be happening this year. Following pressure from the fans, the release of the title has been discussed and things are looking hopeful this time. Warner Vision now has the rights to the show filmed in Nice, France which was originally used for the Grammy Award winning Laserdisc release.