Antboogie's Tour Video Diary: Jumping Rope

Here's the second video from Madonna's dancer, Antboogie, from his Sticky & Sweet Tour Diary:

Video: Meeting Madonna’s New Neighbors

NY Magazine



Ever since we heard the news that Madonna was going to move to East 81st Street, a part of the Upper East Side that some snooty neighbors deemed a little too downmarket for an international superstar (despite the fact that she dropped a whopping $40 million on the place), we'd been wondering what her neighbors thought. Would they welcome her with open arms? Or would they merely be dismayed that her presence would also cause a swarm of unwanted paparazzi? Did they have advice for her? Or would they just shout her song lyrics at her as she walked by with her bodyguards? Naturally, we sent Tim Murphy to find out.

Nude Madonna pics go on show

ITN via Yahoo!

Pictures of a nude Madonna taken as an unknown 20-year-old have gone on display.

The snaps were taken in 1979 by photographer Martin Schreiber before she maDe her name as a singer.

He described the struggling, fledgling star as having "a fantastic body. Perfect."

Madonna, who was doing some part-time modelling to pay her way through dance school, was paid $30 for the shoot.

Schreiber added: "She was pliant but I would say very quiet, maybe shy I'm not sure.

"I use the word taciturn, kind of moody, I felt. Not really into it but she was doing it. She was making a living doing it."

Schreiber claims the pair became lovers after Madonna, with little money and few friends, moved into his flat for two weeks.

The photographs of the young Madonna are part of the Brighton Festival Fringe and are on sale for £3,400.

The Naked Madonna Playboy Photos 30th Anniversary Exhibition ends on June 28.

CNN: Madonna's New Battles

David's former nanny about M + video

Watch the interview: HERE

Daily-Mail

Madonna has been praised for her good mothering skills by her former nanny Angela Jacobsen.

In an interview in her native Australia, Miss Jacobsen said: 'She was loving, caring. She spent lots of time with the children. Hard working. Fantastic.'

On Madonna's failed adoption bid, she added: 'It's a shame. It would've been a great opportunity for the little girl.

Madonna and child: The singer in Malawi with David, whom she adopted in 2006

'She would have been well looked after in a loving family. It would have been nice if David could have had a sister from Malawi.'

But she said Madonna was 'determined and inspirational' and was sure she would try for adoption again: 'She packs so much into every day and she's taught me how much I can do and what I can achieve. I'm very grateful for that experience.'

The former nanny also revealed Madonna has a number of strict household rules which include banning her children from ever eating McDonald's, watching TV or reading a newspaper.

But there were perks, such as travel in the Material Girl's private jet to the Maldives and between Madonna's homes in America and Britain.

The only memory Angela says she left behind was an Aussie Rules
football jumper she gave to David, as well as teaching the theme song of Melbourne team Hawthorn.

'I don't really think Madonna ever understood what it meant. Obviously, AFL's not very big in American or England.'

She admitted even toddler David left her behind when it came to speaking French: 'David will go to full-time French school. I learned a little bit of French. I was learning basics with David, but he progressed far quicker than I did and I'm not able to help with homework and things like that.'

Grazie Madonna!

Madonna Tribe

After being informed that Madonna has decided to make a donation to the victims of earthquake that has devastated the Italian region of Abruzzo Fernando Caparso, the mayor of Pacentro who the other day solicited a helping hand from the Queen of Pop, has released a statement to Adnkronos praising Madonna's gesture.

"I'm very happy, Madonna made a great gesture and gave out a great example. I had no doubt about Madonna's intelligence and sensitivity. You have to be real special to stay on top in show business for more than twenty years" Caparso said.

He added "The person in charge of Madonna's tours in Italy contacted me this morning and asked me to call her manager in Los Angeles who wants to talk to me. They gave me his number and I will call him tonight".

People magazine has previously reported Madonna is willing to donate about $500.000 to the Italian region, now devastated by the earthquake, from which his grandfathers Michelina Di Iulio and Gaetano Ciccone left to find fortune in America in the early 20's.

Caparso added that he hopes this gesture will be an example to follow by other major stars who love Italy.

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Fernando Caparso, the mayor of Pacentro, the mountainside village where two of the pop star's grandparents were born, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that that he had spoken to the pop star's manager. He said he was deeply moved by Madonna's effort to assist the town as well as surrounding areas.

Jane Velez-Mitchell on the adoption

Quick Updates!

* Jane Velez-Mitchell defends Madonna's adoption:


* Madonna’s Malawian lawyer Alan Chinula told The Sun: “There is no existing law that can stop this adoption now.”

* Brazilian prees reports that Jesus Luz was spotted having dinner with Guy Oseary and his wife in Rio a few days ago.

* M is rumored for Sacha Baron Cohen's song for his "Bruno" movie, together with many other singers.

M in Malawi - photos and video - 30/03/09

allaboutmadonna, NY Post

Madonna with her kids at a school she financed, 50km from Malawi’s capital Lilongwe (March 30 2009).

M in Malawi - video and photos - 29/03/09

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More photos: Getty Images

LILONGWE, MALAWI - MARCH 29: Madonna and daughter Lourdes attend a briefing at Chinkhota Village outside Lilongwe where a new school is being established with her backing on March 29, 2009 in Malawi, South Africa.


More photos: Wenn

Just Jared

Madonna's banned advert

BBC

By John Hand

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.

Then magically, the star and her younger self switch places. Mini-Madonna wanders around the singer's apartment, marvelling at posters of her adult self and finds the same doll she has been given as a birthday gift. The ad ends with grown-up Madonna telling her young self "go ahead, make a wish" - as they both drink Pepsi.

That slogan was intended to become as synonymous with Pepsi as "It's the real thing" is with rivals Coke. But the feelgood factor did not last long for its executives.

Within a couple of days came the second act in the drama. The video for Like A Prayer hit TV screens.

It opened with Madonna fleeing the scene of a rape. She runs into a church and prays before a statue of a saint, played by a black actor, before flashbacks reveal she witnessed the attack, carried out by a white man. But an innocent black man (the saint's double) is arrested.

There are burning crosses and Madonna suffers stigmata before heading off to put right this miscarriage of justice.

Within hours, American religious groups complained about the portrayal of Jesus Christ (as some viewers assumed the saintly character to be) as a black man being kissed by Madonna.

With MTV unlikely to ban the video, the groups tried a new tack - threaten to boycott Pepsi.

The campaign was promptly shelved. Twenty years on, a Pepsi spokesman says it was an unfortunate episode.

"While our commercial bore no resemblance to the video, many people who were offended by the video made no distinction between the two. We felt that the only appropriate step under the circumstances was to immediately stop airing the commercial."

Business decision

Ruth Mortimer, associate editor of Marketing Week, says that today there would be even more of a reaction.

"Religious groups know what they can achieve if they complain. Big companies in the States tend to be particularly sensitive in that area."

When it comes to celebrity advertising campaigns, companies buy into the star's image.

And when things go wrong for that person, it's time for a corporate rethink. Wrigley's chewing gum recently withdrew its adverts starring singer Chris Brown, who is facing assault charges.

Ms Mortimer believes Pepsi had little choice: "You have to weigh it up carefully, whether the complainants come from a group that are particularly likely to buy your brand.

"Pepsi is a very mainstream brand so it's quite difficult for them to do something edgy."

Since 1989, Pepsi has had more big-name celebrity endorsements (Britney, Beyonce and Beckham) while Madonna has fronted campaigns for companies as varied as Max Factor, BMW, Versace and Gap.

Clare Parmenter, of the Madonnalicious fansite, says Pepsi should have realised Madonna might be a controversial choice.

"She has become more famous for shocking people since then. It seemed like it was the start of her really pushing the boundaries."

So what happened to the other central figure in the drama - the black actor who played the saint and the innocent man?

Leon (who, like Madonna, eschews his surname) went on to star in Cool Runnings, Disney's 1993 film about Jamaica's bobsleigh team.

He's also appeared in Sylvester Stallone's Cliffhanger and Ali with Will Smith, and in TV films about The Temptations, Jackie Wilson and Little Richard.

He recalls: "I didn't want to do a pop video. I saw myself as a serious actor and all I knew of Madonna was her dancing around. But I was persuaded to meet the director and hear the concept."

He did not see the storyline as controversial. "I actually thought it was great for anyone who is religious. It shows Madonna witnessing an attack and then going to a church for guidance.

"I really think that Pepsi made a hasty decision, but it was their own money they were throwing away."

M at the Vanity Fair Post-Oscar party

Madonna was wearing Dior.












Photo: Ultimate-Madonna, Getty Images, Wenn, Wireimage

GI2M Backdrop Video

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Credit: Absolument Madonna

Madonna to Attend The Grammys this Sunday?

Pharrel Interview; mentions Madonna

Video of M shopping with her kids + photos of her and Jesus - 01.02.09

M, Guy Ritchie and the kids at the K centere - 30.01.09

Photos: fadedyouthblog

"American Life" Director’s Cut in HQ

The brilliant and the controversial "American Life" director’s cut video, which was directed by Jonas Åkerlund has been (finally) posted in many Madonna forums in HQ!!


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Source: Madonna Chile, Absolument Madonna

"Miles Away" Promo Tour Backdrop

M & Klein leaving Waverly Inn (10/01/09) - the video!

Jessica Seinfeld and Kanye West were with them as well.