REMIXES - 7OKSHA, Dubtronic, Steve Trekker and more.

March 11th, 2010

A compilation of 25 Madonna remixes fanmade up for download. The file include the following remixes: 4 Minutes (feat. Justin Timberlake and H - 7OKSHA Push Go Remix), American Life (feat. Missy Elliot and H - 7OKSHA Modern Life Remix), Bedtime Story (J.Verner Dark Drum Mix), Burning up (feat. Drake and Lil' Wayne - 7OKSHA On Fire Remix), Celebration (Arturo Steinnman Club Mix 2009), Devil Wouldn't Recognize you (Acoustic Vocals), Devil Wouldn't Recognize you (Alternative Vocal Acoustic), Devil Wouldn't Recognize you (feat. Trey Songz - 7OSKSHA Fear Remix), Devil Wouldn't Recognize you (Stripped Down Vocals), Dress you up (feat. Drake - 7OKSHA You Got Style Remix), Frozen (vs. Quench Dreams Mash-up), Give it 2 me (feat. Lil' Wayne - 7OKSHA Show you how Remix), Holiday (Seffer's Holiday Version),<br />
Like a Prayer (feat. Hell Rell - Wants and Needs Remix), Like a Prayer (vs. Meck - Dubtronic Full Vocal Remix), Like a Virgin (Make Me Feel 7OKSHA Remix), Me Against the Music (7OKSHA American Me Remix), Music (7OKSHA Ghetto Techno Remix), Papa Don't Preach (Feat Jay-Z - 7OKSHA Remix), Revolver (feat Scott Koncepts - 7OKSHA 2010 Remix), Revolver (Steve Trekker Remix), Spanish Eyes (Dubtronic Extended Version), The Beast Within (Funker Mix), The Look of Love (Dubtronic Extended Version), Words of Prophecy (Dance Remix).

PIX - Sticky & Sweet Tour Blu-Ray Cover [HQ - no logo]

March 11th, 2010

The cover of Madonna's upcoming Blu-Ray release, the Sticky & Sweet Tour, in HQ and without logo or watermark.

NEWS - The book, the tour, the magazine, the deal, the party, the frenchy, etc.

March 10th, 2010
The Art of Celebrity Photography by Tom Munro, published by Damiani. Madonna was at Tom Munro’s private party and opening last Saturday in Los Angeles to celebrate the photographer’s first book, a collection of celebrity portraits.

Madonna told the NY Times, “I like being his muse.”

Tom Munro, who has directed a couple of videos with Madonna, said his dream was to move into the direction of feature films and he credited Madonna as “an inspiration.”

Madonna graces the cover and gives the introduction for the 240 pages book which will be released next spring. It includes pictures of some of the biggest names in pop culture today—Ashton Kutcher, Brooke Shields, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Christina Ricci, Courtney Love, Daniel Craig, Dustin Hoffman, Ewan McGregor, Isabella Rossellini, Jake Gyllenhall, Jennifer Aniston, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Julianne Moore, Justin Timberlake, Lauren Hutton, Leonardo DiCaprio, Linda Evangelista, Madonna, Marion Cotillard, Matt Dillon, Matthew McConaughey, Naomi Campbell, Patrick Dempsey, Rob Lowe, Scarlett Johansson, Stephanie Seymour and Tom Cruise, to name only a few.

Partial proceeds of the book which is already available from pre-order on Amazon, will go to Madonna’s charity, Raising Malawi, and M.E.A.K.Click here...

More information on Madonna possible touring in 2011, her new film and album. On the road again in 2011 ?

Madonna’s Sticky & Sweet Tour drummer Brian Frasier-Moore was recently interviewed at the NAMM 2010 conference. He was asked what his he had been up to lately, his reply:
“I just finished Madonna’s tour, I was out with her for a year and six months. Starting up with Christina (Aguilera) in February and then back to Madonna again at the top of 2011.”

Guy Oseary Twitter:
“There is no truth to any current plans for an upcoming tour..”

Monte Pittman Twitter:
“The time will come eventually but she’s about to start a movie.”

Jamie King:
“M is gonna tour after her album which will be released very soon.”

Upcoming issue of Lid Magazine, featuring Michael Jackson on the cover, will contain a full page with a beautiful early shot of Madonna by Marcus Leatherdale. Lid Magazine’s publishers, Dagon & David, exclusively inform Absolument Madonna that Lid #10 goes to print next week.

In this issue we’ll have a full page with a beautiful early shot of Madonna by Marcus Leatherdale.
International photographer Marcus Leatherdale called Andy Warhol and Robert Mapplethorpe friends, was a prominent member of New York’s arts scene in the 80s and one of the first photographers to shoot Madonna.

Have a look at the picture and the 4 covers for this milestone issue…Click here...

Madonna and Guy Oseary signed a giant fashion deal. Madonna just signed a giant fashion deal that will enable her to have hands in multiple existing brands as well as start new ones. Along with her manager, Guy Oseary, she forms MG Icon with brand-management firm Iconix, which owns labels like Candie’s and Rampage along with stakes in other labels, such as Ed Hardy.

Madonna and Guy will own a 50 percent stake in the company while Iconix owns the other half.

”She’d probably be involved in design, photo shoots, everything,” says the CEO of Iconix.
Madonna stated in a release, “Joining forces with Iconix to bring my fashion ideas to consumers is very exciting for me.” She said she looks forward to working closely with Iconix “to create and translate my vision and ideas for MG Icon.”

Next fall, she’ll rolling out a juniors’ lifestyle collection for Macy’s, inspired by her 13-year-old daughter Lourdes. The line will start with apparel, footwear, handbags, and jewelry ranging in price from $12 to $40 and will hit stores in time for back-to-school.

Lourdes is heavily involved in the line, and goes to design meetings with Macy’s executives, such as chief merchandising officer Jeff Gennette. “Lourdes has an incredible sense of style,” he told WWD.
No details on what the line will actually look like have been provided.

Inside Madonna & Demi Moore's Oscar Party Inside Madonna & Demi Moore’s Oscar Party:

This year’s event after Sunday’s Academy Awards was the party hosted by Madonna and Demi Moore which happened at Madonna’s manager Guy Oseary’s L.A. home.

According to People Style Watch, there was lots of dancing, a late-night Indian food, a special drink created by Demi Moore: the Vita Coco Caipirinha, and tons of A-Listers including Ashton Kutcher, P. Diddy, Anderson Cooper, Renée Zellweger, Bradley Cooper, Jack Nicholson, Woody Harrelson, Kate Walsh, Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Taylor Lautner, Lady Gaga, Jeremy Renner, Leonardo DiCaprio, Gerard Butler and more.

Jean-Paul Gaultier talks about his firstm meeting with Madonna. Jean-Paul Gaultier was asked by English newspaper, The Times, his first meeting with Madonna…

“I was a fan. She made her first concert in Paris in 1987 or 1988, and there was a party after. I was intimidé, but she was first to arrive, waiting for everybody. She was like this always for 10 years, always on time but now… boof, finished! She is the last one.
Alors, she was super-cute, so I said to ’er, ‘I would love to do something super-special for you.’ She was like, ‘Yeah, yeah, okay.’ Then, two days before my show, I receive a phone call. They tell me it’s Madonna, but I’m like, ‘Yeah, yeah, okay, whatever.’ I don’t believe it’s possible. But the next day I ask if it’s true, and there is a number and I call and she answers and tells me to come to New York and we prepare for the tour.”

He also recalls…
“I went to a club with her and all the good-looking boys were looking, but not recognizing her. She was so famous, they couldn’t imagine she would be there, so they were cruising her.”

During the interview, he talked about his most hilarious Madonna memory related to her wedding to Guy Ritchie…

“He wore a kilt with nothing under,”
- How do you know?
“I ask him, ‘It’s true?’ He say, ‘You see!’ “, miming Ritchie whipping up his skirt.
- And was it…?
“Well, I understood Madonna! Hahaha! “

The designer also gave an interview to French magazine Paris-Match and when he’s asked if he’d rather be reincarnated in Catherine Deneuve or Madonna.

He answered…
“Catherine Deneuve… during her Like a Virgin era!”

More info on GLEE's third music CD, The Power of Madonna. What other recording artist could command such reverence from TV’s hottest new show that an entire episode will be devoted to her music?

GLEE’s return on April 13th will coincide with the release of GLEE’s third music CD, featuring all or most of the ten songs from the following weeks The Power of Madonna episode. GLEE: The Music - The Power of Madonna:

Express Yourself
Open Your Heart
Vogue
Borderline
Burning Up
4 Minutes
Crazy for You
Like a Virgin
Like a Prayer
What it Feels Like for a Girl

► One of the most amazing Australian singers pays her tribute to Madonna. On her forthcoming album, Sia does a cover of Madonna’s Oh Father!

► Madonna’s episode of ‘The Marriage Ref’ will air on NBC this coming Thursday, at 10/9C.

► Don’t miss the MADONNARAMA party in Houston - DATE Sat 03-13-10 @ 9:00 - SPECIAL GUEST Ed Bailey - COVER $10 in adv - DRESS CODE casual - MUSIC STYLES MADONNA ALL NIGHTClick here...

► Def Jam Records CEO & Mogul Russell Simmons admitted that it is his fault that him & Madonna did not do the movie “Precious”. He said to E!TV that 15 years ago, Madonna sent him the book after he had just done two dark films and was looking for something different but he passed and decided to do “The Nutty Professor” instead.

DJ Jesus Luz will be performing an exclusive House & Electro DJ set, tomorrow in Paris, at the VIP Room Theatre.

► Have a look at the exclusive Dolce & Gabbana T-shirt featuring Madonna – Price: €450!Click here...

►Absolument Madonna is featured in an article on Masculin.com, one of the most visited French websites for men !
Click here...

PIX - Madonna out and about in Los Angeles [5-6 March 2010 - 8 pics + video]

March 8th, 2010

Eight photos of Madonna out and about in Los Angeles: at Bryan Lourd's pre-Oscar party at the Creative Artists Agency, leaving the Kabbalah centre and at Tom Munro's exhibition.

REMIXES - Idaho, Lukesavant, Dubtronic, and more.

March 6th, 2010

A compilation of 25 Madonna remixes fanmade up for download. The file include the following remixes:Across the Sky (Lukesavant Running out of Time Mix), Beat Goes on (DJ CooL Bootleg), Beautiful Stranger (Idaho's Beautiful Gipsy Mix), Celebration (DeNovia DivinaDub Mix), Celebration (Lukesavant Closer to the Fire Mix), Celebration (vs. Daft Punk - Time Goes by Mash-up), Dance 2Night (vs. Deux - Ivan Gomez Private Bootleg), Deeper & Deeper (Idaho's Frankie Groove Mix), Die Another Day (Ferik Remix), Don't Tell Me (Idaho's Old School Mix), It's So Cool (Dubtronic Extended Version), Like a Virgin (vs. The Who's Baba O'Riley), Live To Tell (Dubtronic Thousand Lies Remix), Love Profusion (Ralphi Rosario Big Room Edit), Music (Idaho's Guitar Club Mix), Papa Don't Preach (House Deluxe Groove aka DJ Sonick eSummer Bootleg 2010 Mix), Ray Of Light (Idaho's House Mix), Revolver (vs. Soft Cell's Tainted Love - DJ's From Mars No Rap Mix), Revolver (vs. Soft Cell's Tainted Love - DJ's From Mars Remix), Secret (Idaho's Sweet Baby Mix), Take A Bow (Idaho's Goodbye Mix), Vogue (Idaho's Def Mix), What It Feels Like For A Girl (Idaho's Dreamlover Mix), You Thrill Me-Erotica (Idaho's Lunar Mix), You'll See (Idaho's Nineties Mix).

PIX - Madonna in New York and Los Angeles [Feb-March 2010 - 10 pics]

March 5th, 2010

Ten pictures of Madonna at the RADD Grey Goose party, hosted by Elton John, at the Soho House in Los Angeles and during the taping of 'The Marriage Ref' in New York.

AUDIO - The Virgin Tour | 14 Recordings, 11 Cities

March 4th, 2010

Fourteen recordings of Madonna's The Virgin Tour; including: Seattle, San Francisco, Universal City, Houston, Chicago, St. Paul, Toronto, Columbia, Worcester, New York

PIX - Madonna out and about in New York City [27 Feb 2010 - 7 pics]

March 3rd, 2010

Seven photos Madonna in the streets of New York City arriving at the Kabbalah centre and leaving the Purim Party.

VINTAGE - ‘Music’ at MTV Europe Music Awards, Stockholm [VOB - 384MB]

March 2nd, 2010

Madonna's performance of her song Music at the Europe Music Awards in Stockholm, Sweden.

REMIXES - ‘Fighting Spirit’ EP by Berkab

March 1st, 2010

A new EP of Fighting Spirit, by the excellent Berkab.

VIDEO - ‘The Marriage Ref’ Trailer [HQ - AVI, MP4 & FLV]

February 28th, 2010

Two trailers for Jerry Seinfeld's new television program 'The Marriage Ref', including Madonna, Larry David and Ricky Gervais joking around!

VIDEO - ReInvention Tour DVD Dual Layer + Bonus [Fixed - 7.73Go]

February 28th, 2010

The full dvd of Madonna's Re-Invention tour, fixed and remastered by Fighter, including some bonus videos and an excellent menu.

NEWSflash - Madonna signs Cornish for W.E.

February 28th, 2010
Madonna has signed Australian actress Abbie Cornish for her new movie.

According to STV, Cornish has agreed to appear in W.E., the pop icon’s second film as a director, which centers on the relationship between Britain’s King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor.

Madonna, who was originally planning to play the part of Wallis, has reportedly reconsidered and is now said to be in talks with Up In The Air actress Vera Farmiga.

W.E is currently in pre-production and is slated for release sometime in 2011.

NEWSflash - Sticky & Sweet Tour DVD Release Update

February 26th, 2010
While Madonna’s ‘Sticky & Sweet’ Tour will hit worldwide stores on DVD, CD and Blu Ray March 30th, please note that it will be released just one week later in the US, on April 6th.

To coincide with this new release date, the VH1 broadcast of the show has been pushed to April 4th. A chance for US fans to watch the show on TV two days before its domestic release.

Make sure to pre-order your copy of it from Amazon!

Source: Madonna.comClick here...

NEWS - The Marriage Ref, the validator, Timbo, Leona, Dita, Naomi, and more.

February 26th, 2010
More info of Madonna at the taping of The Marriage Ref. Yesterday the taping of Jerry Seinfelds’s The Marriage Ref took place in New York. Madonna was a guest judge and made some comments on the couples.
A short recap…

Madonna was on stage for a full 2 hours while they were taping the show, accompanied by her staff and a photographer. Apparently the trio (Madonna, Ricky Gervais and Larry David) was hilariious. She interacted a lot with the audience making faces and swearing (quote: “dyke”, “cock”, “cunt” and “fuck”). At some point Larry David looked at her, giving her the middle finger right to her face and saying “Fuck you”, just for fun.

Madonna was convinced that one of the the husbands, who was wearing a red, satin tie, was gay…
Madonna: Ask him who picked out his clothes.
Man: I picked them out myself. Does Madonna approve of my outfit?
Madonna: Need I say more?

The most fun moments, were the non-scripted ones. Let’s wait and see how they’ll edit the whole thing, knowing that a lot of stuff will be taken out.

The episode is supposed to air on NBC in March.
Click here...

Liz Rosenberg leaving Warner, but continues representing Madonna. As previously mentioned on AbMad, music publicist Liz Rosenberg has left Warner Bros. Records after almost 40 years at the label.

She is starting her own agency called Liz Rosenberg Media.
Rosenberg’s new venture will represent Madonna, who left Warner for Live Nation in 2007. In a press release she stated…

”No one has had a more thrilling ride than I have had during my decades at Warner Bros. Records where I grew up and learned my craft. I was given the opportunity to work with the most talented artists in music history. I’m grateful that I will continue to represent some of these artists, in addition to several new artists.”

Timbaland calls Madonna a genius. Timbaland: “Madonna is a genius”
Music producer Timbaland gave an interview to Kidd Kraddick in the Morning show on US radio…

“People do not respect music anymore… They go by what’s hot… If you’re hot, you deserve 4 or 5 Grammys…
Madonna is a genius and she only has 2 or 3 Grammys… What is that about?”
Click here...

Leona Lewis loves Madonna. Leona Lewis: “I have always loved Madonna.”

US singer Leona Lewis told Britain’s OK! Magazine her love for Madonna…

”I have always loved Madonna. I was too young for her Sex book period, but then when I saw it I thought, ‘Wow!’
Good for her, if that’s how she wanted to express herself.
Would I express myself like that?
Well, you never know…”

Naomi Campbell is amazed by Madonna. Supermodel Naomi Campbell told PEOPLE at the Elle Style Awards in London, that Madonna and Lady Gaga as her Style Icons…

“I think my style icons are people that reinvent themselves—they come back with a different look, a different vibe, a different sound and Madonna is definitely one of those people. It’s just amazing to watch her through all these decades—she just keeps coming back.”

She also opined that the current trend of flashy accessories and shock-worthy outfits were all due to Lady Gaga.
”She’s definitely a big style icon for everyone, and it’s made everyone go a bit more edgy with their fashion.”

Simon Cowell doesn't think Madonna can replace him. Simon Cowell: Madonna couldn’t replace me…

Simon Cowell knows what it takes to be an American Idol judge, and he says Madonna isn’t the right choice to replace him next season.
He labeled Madonna a pipe dream, said gossip blogger Perez Hilton might be a good fit and talked about Lady Gaga being the most relevant pop artist in the world right now..
Talking about the time commitment. Cowell said he doesn’t think a big name like Madonna could manage that.

Dita Von Teese admires Madonna. Dita Von Teese: “I admire Madonna.”

Dita Von Teese is a style icon in her own right though anyone witnessing her with her latest arm candy, Dolce & Gabbana’s Miss Sicily bag (THE Miss Sicily that guest starred in THAT Madonna campaign), one could easily think she was channeling this year’s sultriest housewife. Even more so in the light of a recent interview with Australian newspaper the Sydney Morning Herald:

“I admire Madonna. She’s very hands-on with what she does. She doesn’t wait for someone else to tell her what’s in style; she gets into it. During her Evita phase, I noticed she started wearing 1940s moons painted the right way on her nails. Nobody knows that unless you’ve really done some research and noticed all those little details. A normal person would not notice those things. Psychos like me notice those things and I think Madonna is one of those people”.

IN SHORT…

Dolly Parton says relationship between celebrities can never work…
”Aren’t Angelina and Brad meant to be having problems? And Madonna and her husband Guy (Ritchie) didn’t last long. There are so many break-ups that the names pass me by but it makes me think, if you want to escape the spotlight why marry another famous person?”

Jesus Luz has signed a record deal and is releasing his first single, ‘We Came From Light’, in May

► Next summer a handful of Madonna’s classic songs, including ‘Vogue’ and ‘Like A Prayer’, will be licensed for a major advertising campaign in the US.

Christopher Brooke of Basso & Brooke loved dressing first lady Michelle Obama: “dressing Madonna wouldn’t even be on that level.”

► The new official Madonna app is also available for Android. Just check The Market and look for Madonna…

► The “Like a Prayer vs. Feels like home vs. Don’t you want me” mash-up, used during the Sticky & Sweet Tour, has finally been released as a single. Unfortunately it doesn’t contain any Madonna vocals. The release includes remixes by Michael Woods, Rene Amesz and Bart Claessen. Have a look at the video…Click here...

REMIXES - Jarod Ripley, Dubtronic, DirtyHands, and more.

February 25th, 2010

A compilation of 25 Madonna remixes fanmade up for download. The file include the following remixes: 4 Minutes (Barbous Frenetic Sound Mix), Across The Sky (Dubtronic Dance Like a Machine Remix), Borderline (No Bass Glitnir Fan Edit), Celebration (DJ Sakgra PWL Mix), Celebration (FlameMakers Remix), Celebration (Holiday M.I.B. DJ Earth Mix), Celebration (Seed & Lilian Remix), Celebration de Louboutins (J-Lo Vs Madonna - Jarod Ripley Mash up), Erotica (Alternate Harmony Vox), Erotica (DirtyHands Come Get it Mix), Frozen (Deniz Z 2010 Remix), Frozen (DJ Airmix Ligth House 2010 Remix), Frozen (Powhart Mix), Give it 2 me (vs Inna - Hot Mash-up), Into the Groove (Robbed by Robots Club Mix), Like a Prayer (Hope For Haití Drums CrisDJ Version), Like a Prayer (vs.Deadmau5 - Not Exactly Like a Prayer Rodolfo Gomes Mash Up Remix), Live to Tell (And The Dream Goes on Remix), Live To Tell (Fanmade Acapella Demo Mix), Miles Away (vs. EDX's Casa Grande - Flip Floppers Bootleg), Music (BarakVanunu House Remix), Music (vs. Freemason's Make Me a Dancer - Radboy Mash Mix), Rescue me (vs. New Order - Tough As Old Boots Chronovisor Mix), Secret (vs Justin Timberlake's Senorita - Mash up), Sky Fits Heaven (Sasha's The Drug Fits Face Mix Edit)

NEWSflash - Official Madonna iPhone Application

February 24th, 2010
The official Madonna iPhone application has just been released!

Now everything you want to know about Madonna is available in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish on your mobile device.

Discover her biography, her books, some links, her videos, the latest news, shows, comments by fans, the official shop… while listening to different Madonna snippets of 20 seconds each.

Have a look at some screenshots and don’t forget to install this free application on your iPhone or iPod Touch.
Click here...

PIX - Madonna out and about in New York City [20-22 Feb 2010 - 5 pics]

February 22nd, 2010

Madonna in the streets of New York city and heading into a photography studio.

VIDEO - Sticky & Sweet ‘Impressive Instant’ Backdrop [Unreleased]

February 21st, 2010

The Impressive Instant video backdrop, intended for Impressive Instant during the Sticky & Sweet Tour.

VIDEO - ReInvention Tour ‘Vogue’ Backdrops [4 Unreleased Videos]

February 21st, 2010

4 Madonna's unreleased vidéos used for the backdrop during the Re-Invention Tour in 2004 for the opening song, Vogue, including The Glass Box, Hallway and Butterfly

AUDIO – Demos, Instrumentals & Rehearsals [Part 5- 20 tracks]

February 20th, 2010

20 demos, instrumentals and rehearsal tracks by Madonna. The file includes the following tracks: Beautiful Stranger, Borderline, Devil Wouldn't Recognize me, Die Another Day, Don't Tell me, Frozen, Give it 2 me, Into the Groove, Lucky Star, Music, She's not me, Spanish Lesson, Don't Cry for me Argentina, You Must Love me, Little Star.

AUDIO - ReInvention Tour Studio Rehearsals [25 tracks - WAV]

February 20th, 2010

25 studio and rehearsal versions of Madonna's Re-Invention Tour including: The Beast Within, Vogue, Nobody Knows me, Frozen, American Life, Express Yourself, Burning up, Dress you up, I'm so Stupid, Hollywood (Remix), Hanky Panky, Deeper and Deeper, Die Another Day, Lament, Bedtime Story, Nothing Fails, Don't Tell me, Like a Prayer, Mother & Father, Imagine, Into the Groove, Papa don't Preach, Crazy for you, Music, Holiday

AUDIO – Demos, Instrumentals & Rehearsals [Part 4 - 13 tracks]

February 19th, 2010

13 demos, instrumentals and rehearsal tracks by Madonna. The file includes the following tracks: Secret

PIX - Madonna & Giovanni Bianco Portfolio [124 pics]

February 19th, 2010

Giovanni Bianco's portfolio including pictures of Madonna for W magazine, Vogue, his work on X-STaTIC PRO=CeSS, Hard Candy and the Re-Invention Tour, Confessions Tour and Sticky & Sweet Tour Books. A total of 124 images!

AUDIO – Demos, Instrumentals & Rehearsals [Part 3 - 15 tracks]

February 19th, 2010

15 demos, instrumentals and rehearsal tracks by Madonna. The file includes the following tracks: To Have and not to Hold, Frozen, Candy Shop, Burning up, Borderline, What It Feels Like for a Girl, Vogue, Secret, Give it 2 me, Into the Groove, Revenge, Lament, Lucky Star, Physical Attraction, Gone Gone Gone