Madonna's -Sticky & Sweet' Tour Is The Most Successful Tour In History: PHOTO
All hail the Queen of Pop!!! Live Nation has just released a press release announcing the amazing news that Madonna ’s Sticky & Sweet World Tour has become the most successful tour in HISTORY by a solo artist. After playing 85 shows in front of approximately 8.5 million fans in 32 countries and grossing over $400 million, Madonna now holds the record for having the most successful tour … wow! Madonna’s “Sticky & Sweet” Tour made history as it wrapped up...

Madonna in Petra!: PHOTO
After finishing her Sticky and Sweet tour dates in Israel, Madonna headed to Jordan for a quick 15-minute visit to one of the 7 Wonders of the world; Petra. Madonna was transported by helicopter to the rose city and took 15 minutes to admire one of the most famous monuments there; the treasury. Madonna was accompanied by her manager, Jordanian security and an armed bodyguard. I have to say, 15 minutes isn't enough to take in the beauty of Petra. And seeing the treasury doesn't mean you've seen...

Official: Madonna show prompted protests: PHOTO
TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- A Palestinian youth official says U.S. pop star Madonna caused protests in Gaza and the West Bank by draping herself in the Israeli flag during a recent show. Hania Bitar, Palestinian Youth Association for Leadership and Rights Activation director general, said Palestinians voiced their displeasure with the Madonna's actions during one of her concerts in Tel Aviv, Israel, this week, The Times of London reported Saturday. Specifics regarding the protests and the...

Madonna wants sea, airspace around Finnish gig venue closed
London, March 9 (ANI): Madonna has reportedly filed an application to close the sea and airspace near Helsinki, Finland, to block fans without tickets from having a peep of her concert. The Queen of Pop was allegedly eying Jatkasaari island as the probable venue to host a gig for 80,000 people, and subsequently made the application. “Madonna [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Madonna wants sea, airspace around Finnish gig venue closed", url:...

Can Madonna Please Not Be A Role Model? [Material Girl]
A piece in today's Guardian gives Madonna a big attagirl for her younger boyfriend. Ok, but at this point should Madonna be a poster child for anything but...Madonna-ness?Says Hadley Freeman,To see an older woman with a clearly very sexy younger man is the most marvellous pop in the eye to Ronnie, Paul, Bryan et al. The fact that she is not just a mother, but the most famous mother in the world - she is the Madonna, after all - makes the whole thing even better.First of all, some of us would...

Madonna's Israel trip very low key
Madonna performing live at Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv, Israel (9/1) I'm kidding of course. I think it's quite possible that Madonna packs more items into her suitcases when she travels than I own at all. From the New York Post : Madonna traveled light to Israel. Just took 11 suites plus 25 rooms plus her own Royal Suite plus her own Italian chef plus her own exercise equipment, which came in on a private plane, plus her five children. The fifth being that nice underemployed Brazilian young boy...

Madonna Suffers Fainting Spells During Show: PHOTO
Madonna has always stuck by the saying 'the show must go on' even though she’s not feeling one hundred percent up to it. She pushed forward with her last two concerts in Israel even though her doctors had advised her to cancel and rest after the fainting spells during her Sticky and Sweet concert in Sofia, Bulgaria. 50-year-old Madonna almost fell, if a backup dancer had not caught her while she was performing Holiday. Madonna walked off the stage during the song Spanish Lesson because she felt...

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Madonna's pilgrimage to Israel hits a sticky patch: PHOTO
It should have been a cause for celebration: Madonna and Jesus were back in Israel. The Material Girl and her Brazilian model boyfriend, however, have not had a universally enthusiastic welcome on their one-week pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Madonna, who ended her “Sticky and Sweet” world tour with concerts in Tel Aviv this week, began with a reminder of her faith in the kabbalah, or mystical Judaism, by asking that work on her performance stage be halted to respect the Sabbath. One...

Madonna in New York (February 28 2009)
Madonna with Jesus, David and Lourdes at the Kabbalah centre in New York (February 28 2009)

LIZ SMITH DISHES ON M’S OSCAR PARTY
Madonna’s Oscar-night fete at the home of her manager, Guy Oseary, co-hosted with Demi Moore, was a big success. When I asked her for the ingredient that makes hosting duties fun, Madonna said, ‘We were trying to have a real dance party, not a corporate affair!’ (Darlings, Madonna has never had a “corporate” affair. It’s always very personal.) La Ciccone elaborated: ‘Great music is the secret - and an open bar! By the end of the night, most of the ladies in couture...

Marathon woman Madonna: PHOTO
Madonna is to run the Marathon des Sables in Morocco - a 151-mile, six-day race - next April.

Did someone neglect to tell Madonna
that Netanyahu is a fascist and a war criminal, and that lighting shabbat candles with him would turn the stomachs of all Jews who are interested in peace in Israel and palestine??!!!!...

Madonna 'dwarfs' Gwyneth
Gwyneth Paltrow says Madonna's problems "dwarf" her own. The 'Iron Man' actress insists she has a lot of respect for the 'Hung Up' singer because she has overcome Many obstacles in her private life. Gwyneth said: "She's been through everything. And she's a real survivor. Every problem that I've had, she's had 10 problems worse that dwarf my own issues." She's a very interested, caring woman. She's pretty great. She's Madonna and she comes with all this stuff but she's pretty incredible. ...

“Madonna lights Sabbath candles with Netanyahu” afternoon links: PHOTO
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MADONNA PUTS LOUDRES TO WORK
Lourdes Leon, Madonna’s daughter, shows that she has her

Susan Boyle - Boyles Album An Early Bestseller: PHOTO
Overnight sensation Susan Boyle's debut album has topped the bestsellers list on Amazon.com - months ahead of its release. The Scottish singer's I Dreamed A Dream will not go on sale until 23 November (09), but tens of thousands of copies have already been sold to fans placing early orders on the shopping website. The CD is even outselling Whitney Houston's comeback album, as well as other pre-release titles such as the Twilight soundtrack. The album features a cover version of Madonna's 1995...

Lohan 'Furious' Over Magazine Cover Snub
Lindsay Lohan is reportedly furious after discovering her photoshoot for a U.S. magazine was not to be used on the cover, with the publication opting to use a picture of Katie Holmes instead. The Mean Girls star posed for a Madonna-themed shoot for Glamour magazine, reportedly expecting her face to be gracing the front of the glossy title. But fellow actress Holmes was chosen as the cover star for the April (09) issue, and the move is said to have left Lohan furious. A source tells British...

Madonna gets the Sabbath started with Netanyahu
Madonna celebrated the Jewish Sabbath on Friday (04Sep09) by joining Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his family for a lighting and blessing ceremony.

Lady GaGa Again Spanks Madonna While Flo Rida And Kesha Beat The Saturdays To #1
Like Peter Cushing prying open a creaky wooden coffin in a dank cavern and smashing a wooden stake through Christopher Lee's rotting, 700-year-old chest, pop's gallant hero Lady GaGa continues to erase any need for Ye Olde Vampyre Madonna.This time the feat comes in the U.K., where Lady GaGa is at #3 with "Poker Face." Earlier in the week, GaGa moved up to #3 on Billboard's Hot 100 here in the States, as well.But perhaps the most surprising upset comes from Flo Rida and Kesha's "Right Round,"...

Marilyn Manson's Trial Delayed
Marilyn Manson's courtroom showdown with former bandmate Stephen Bier is to be delayed by two weeks, after a judge granted the keyboardist's lawyers extra time to study the shock rocker's financial records.Bier - also known by his stage name Madonna Wayne Gacy - has accused Marylin Manson of breach of contract, and the $20 million (

MADGE'S BLESSED SABBATH: PHOTO
JERUSALEM -- Madonna yesterday welcomed the Sabbath with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sarah, by observing Jewish tradition -- lighting candles and reciting a blessing together. A statement from the prime minister's office said the 51-year-old performer spent two hours at the Netanyahu home last night. Madonna is not Jewish but claims a special bond with Israel and Jewish tradition. She has been exploring Kabbalah, a form of Jewish mysticism, for more than a decade...

ASHTON AND DEMI'S MANI PEDI DATE: PHOTO
Stepping out in casual style, Ashton Kutcher was spotted out and about in West Hollywood today (September 2). After leaving a nail salon in Sunset Plaza, the 31-year-old actor could be seen loading up his Lexus with bags before swinging around to pick up scowl-prone wife Demi Moore upon her exit from her appointment. So why all the prettying up? The pair are reportedly due to attend a Kabbalah symposium in Israel with Madonna . If that’s true, they haven’t Tweeted about...

Jeremy Piven Is Touchy, Jesus Picks Up a New Gig [Gossip]
• The case of the mercury-tainted sushi lives on: Chris Kattan ran into Jeremy Piven backstage during a taping of Alexa Chung's MTV show last week and made a crack about Piven's short stint on Broadway; a very offended Piven responded by calling Kattan's entire career into question. [ NYDN ] • Madonna's Brazilian-born boy toy, Jesus Luz, is more than just a model: He's now a DJ, too. [ P6 ] • Bethenny Frankel is no fan of Gwyneth Paltrow : "I'd rather...