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Madonna attends polo match on Governor's Island

Madonna attended the second annual Veuve Clicquot Manhattan Polo Classic polo match on Governor's Island in New York on Saturday 30 May 30.

She was joined by designer Marc Jacobs and her children Rocco and David. The event this year was to raise money for an Prince Harry's organization that supports AIDS orphans in the African nation of Lesotho.

Pictures from AP Via Yahoo! News

Oakenfold: A 'privilege' to share the stage with Madonna

Oakenfold, 45, has supported the 50-year-old singer - who is set to play two shows at London's 02 arena in July - before and insists it's a 'privilege' sharing the same bill as her.
He told Britain's Daily Star newspaper: 'Her fans adore her. I remember we did four sell-out shows in Buenos Aires in front of 80,000 people each night. It's a privilege for crowds like that.'
The DJ is also producing three new songs for Madonna's upcoming Greatest Hits release.
He said: 'We've been in New York working on the tunes. She's a truly lovely lady, but she's the boss so everyone will just have to wait for the new stuff.'

From contactmusic.com

UK Magazines: Elle

The June 2009 issue of Elle magazine (UK edition) featured this one-page advert for Louis Vuitton starring Madonna. Click on the advert to enlarge.

Madonna attends Marc Jacob's party for Lorenzo Martone

Madonna and date Jesus Luz attended the Marc Jacob's hosted 30th birthday party for his fiance Lorenzo Martone. The party took place in the Avenue nightclub in New York City.

To see a picture of Madonna at the party and more visit www.wmagazine.com

Thanks to Jonathan

Oakenfold struggling with Madonna set for tour

DJ Paul Oakenfold is struggling to put together a playlist for his upcoming shows supporting Madonna - because the crowd will be so diverse.
The superstar DJ will be the Material Girl's warm-up act on the latest leg of her Sticky & Sweet world tour this summer, and he wants to get everyone in the crowd fired up and dancing.
But he's finding it difficult to plan what music to play as he doesn't think his usual style will go down well with the wide range of fans Madonna attracts.
Oakenfold says, 'Planning my set for a Madonna show is tough because she covers the spectrum. It's a white, black, gay, straight crowd, aged between 15 to 60. It's no good making it too underground.'
'Despite the big venues, it'll still be clubby and I'll get the crowd going. And it doesn't take much to get Madonna in the mood.'
Oakenfold is also teaming up with the singer to produce three new tracks on her upcoming Greatest Hits album.

From contactmusic.com

Sticky & Sweet Tour: Rehearsals Begin

The rehearsals for Part 2 of the Sticky & Sweet Tour began in New York City yesterday. Dancer Antboogie posted this news on his Twitter page:

Sticky and sweet rehearsals started today. this tour is going to be fun. My stars are coming back. They were re charging my powers are back.

New Madonna tracks named!

UK magazine Attitude spoke to DJ Paul Oakenfold about his tracks he worked with Madonna on for the Greatest Hits album:

Paul said Madonna was highly professional, he learned a lot and that the new tracks are 'lyrically classic Madonna with an edgy modern sound'.
He told us the tracks were sitting right there next to him and he told us what they are called. He didn’t know which ones would be the Greatest Hits CD and didn’t know when it would be out.

The song titles are:
Broken
I’m Sorry
Celebrate

To read the full article visit www.attitude.co.uk/viewblog

Steven Klein stops and snaps Madonna fan!

madonnalicious reader Julie Vito wanted to share with fans her great story about meeting Steven Klein:

Just wanted to share this picture taken on Saturday 23 May at the Kabbalah Center in New York City. Steven Klein liked my Madonna tshirt and asked if HE could take MY picture to show Madonna! He took out his own personal camera from his pocket and snapped away!

We wonder what Madonna made of the tshirt (which actually features a fan-made photoshopped picture - not a real Madonna picture )?

Jesus Luz: 'Madonna is just a friend'

Brazilian model Jesus Luz has spoken publicly for the first time about his relationship with Madonna - blasting reports of an impending wedding and branding the singer 'nothing but a friend'.
The Material Girl met Luz in December at a photoshoot for W magazine, which saw the pair pose for a series of provocative photos, weeks before Madonna's divorce from filmmaker Guy Ritchie was finalised in January.
The couple has since been snapped jet-setting around the globe, sparking speculation Madonna had taken Luz on as her lover and plans to marry him in a Kabbalah commitment ceremony.
But in a candid new interview on Brazilian TV show Fantastico, the 22 year old has downplayed his relationship with the superstar.
He says, 'She is someone I truly admire, a friend who is in my life, who I have worked with, and who I keep in touch with. I can't say anything else besides that. She is a friend, and nothing but a friend.'
And Luz insists he isn't bothered by the international press labelling him Madonna's toyboy.
He adds: 'Actually I have never cared about what other people say about me because if I let people's negativity enter my life then I will not be able to stay focused and follow my path.'

From contactmusic.com

Madonna and family in New York City

Madonna and family headed to the New York City Kabbalah Center on Saturday and UK newspaper the Daily Mail published pictures of the visit online at dailymail.co.uk

UK Magazines: Grazia

The latest edition of UK magazine Grazia (25 May issue) featured this two-page article on the usual Madonna and Jesus wedding rumours that has been circulating for weeks but have now been dismissed by Madonna's PRs. The article was illustrated with a nice recent picture of Madonna and Jesus in New York City though!

Who's That Girl tour tshirt at Urban Outfitters

UK fashion magazine Look featured this Who's That Girl tour tshirt that is currently being sold by Urban Outfitters.

The tshirt comes in S, M and L sizes and is also available to buy online at www.urbanoutfitters.co.uk/Madonna-Whos-That-Girl-Tee

Liz Smith on Madonna's significance to celebrity culture

US columnist Liz Smith took time to answer questions the public had been sending her about the changing nature of gossip and celebrity at entertainment.excite.com. A question about Madonna was of course featured:

'Madonna said, 'I love Liz Smith, she has big balls, like me.' What is her significance to celebrity culture?'
'Madonna! I couldn't believe it when she said that - I am nothing near as brave as Madonna. And this was at an event that was hers, the premiere of 'Truth or Dare.' I was being followed around by an ABC camera crew for a story. And I kept saying, 'I don't think she's going to cooperate.' I hadn't met her yet, though I'd been writing about her since 1984. But she looked right into the camera and said it.
Her cultural influence has been epic, in every way - sex, fashion, self-promotion, self-confidence, oh, and that little thing - her music! People want to forget that she is this giant figure in pop music, that she has written most of her big hits. She JUST DOESN'T GIVE A DAMN what people think. She won't beg her audience for their love. And that's why they love/hate her.
She doesn't care - or at least she'd never admit it publicly - that she was hurt by the idea that her charity work and adoptions are a publicity ploy - as if she needs more publicity! She ain't retiring, ever! And she sure doesn't care that she's 50 and her latest lover is 22. She's doing what men do, and not apologizing for a second. I like her a lot.

UK Magazines: Glamour

The May 2009 issue of Glamour magazine published an article about various style icons throughout the years and featured ideas on how to recreate the 1980's Madonna look - click on the article to enlarge.

Sticky & Sweet Tour clips for Blackberry users

Ten videos taken from the upcoming Sticky & Sweet Tour DVD are now available for streaming for (US) owners of a BlackBerry Bold from AT&T.

The selection includes the following performances:

Candy Shop
Beat Goes On
Vogue
Die Another Day
Music
Spanish Lesson
Miles Away
La Isla Bonita
Get Stupid
4 Minutes

For more information please visit www.blackberry.com/select/madonna/

From Madonna.com

UK Magazines: Grazia and Look

The 18 May issues of UK magazines Grazia and Look both featured articles about the Met Costume Gala - and of course Madonna is featured.

Sticky & Sweet Tour: More news on Israel date

Israeli newspaper Yediot Achronot is reporting today that if all goes well Madonna will perform in Israel on Tuesday 01 September (not in October as previously reported in the Israeli press) at Park Hayarkon in Tel-Aviv.

To read the original report visit www.mako.co.il/music-news/world

Thanks to Ruti

Louis Vuitton in Westfield, London

The brand new Louis Vuitton store in Westfield, London features Madonna in it's first ever window display.

Thanks to Manuel

Dr Sonia Sachs talks about Madonna and Africa

Dr Sonia Sachs is the pediatrician who was with Madonna in Malawi when the singer met one-year old David Banda. In this interview with The Huffington Post Sonia talks about her work in Africa and her thoughts about Madonna's work in Malawi:

The problem is straightforward: more than nine million children die each year in Africa. That is the number of people in the entire state of New Jersey.
African kids die from infectious diseases such as HIV, TB, malaria, respiratory illnesses, diarrhea, worms, parasites, and vaccine-preventable diseases, malnutrition and - far too often - during childbirth itself.
In an exclusive interview with HuffPo, Sonia Ehrlich Sachs, M.D., M.P.H. spoke to me about Africa, child mortality, and an intelligent, charismatic women who has learned much about both: Madonna.

To read the rest of the article visit www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-luce

Thanks to Didier

UK Press: The People

A new picture of Madonna attending the Kabbalah Center in New York City on Friday night was published in todays edition of UK newspaper The People.

Madonna not planning Jesus 'wedding'

Madonna has dismissed reports she's planning a lavish Kabbalah wedding to toyboy lover Jesus Luz after his father sparked a storm of gossip with marriage talk.
Luz's proud father Luis Heitor Pinto da Luz told Brazilian magazine Quem that Madonna was planning to wed his son in New York.
He said, 'The ceremony (that) will link up my son Jesus Luz and Madonna only confirms that he is extremely happy.'
But Madonna insists the reports are false, questioning whether Luz's father even spoke to the publication.
A representative for the pop superstar tells In Touch magazine, 'This is completely and totally not true. Jesus' father didn't make any statement on this subject.'

From contactmusic.com

UK Press: Daily Star

Madonna's 'cheeky' backstage antics at the Met Costume Gala were featured in the Friday edition of UK newspaper the Daily Star - click on the article to enlarge.

Oakenfold: 'Madonna songs cutting edge'

Paul Oakenfold has described the new material he has recorded with Madonna as 'cutting edge sounds combined with classic Madonna'.
The pair spent a week together in the studio last month producing songs for the 'Miles Away' singer's upcoming greatest hits package.
Oakenfold confirmed that the new material will be previewed when he opens for Madonna on the second leg of her 'Sticky And Sweet' world tour, which kicks off in London on July 4.
The DJ will also play at the Wireless Festival before supporting Madonna on European dates in Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Russia and Eastern Europe.

From Digital Spy

Behind the scenes at the Met Costume Gala

Kanye West's girlfriend Amber Rose has published two pictures of herself with Madonna at the Met Costume Gala on her Twitter account twitter.com/Darealamberrose - also pictured are Kanye West, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel.

Events: Circus at Matter - o2 Aftershow

To coincide with Madonna's opening night in London, Circus, Jodie Harsh's infamous club, night rolls into Matter at the o2 for one night only, on Saturday 04 July 2009.

This year, Circus is officially teaming up with Pride London to present a host of spectacles much bigger, better and more outrageous than you’ve ever witnessed on a dance floor. With a melee of special guest DJs and entertainers across two huge rooms of pandemonium and colour, this big top couldn’t be further removed from the carnival you visited as a child.

In it's three years of delighting clubbers, who travel far and wide to join the Circus, the night has always boasted big name DJ's. Tonight is no exception. In fact, it's the biggest line-up Circus has ever seen and undoubtedly Matter's most diverse and colourful - including Siouxsie Sioux in her first ever DJ set, which we are are promised will contain lots of Madonna!

Coming up in June is an exclusive competition for madonnalicious readers to win tickets to Circus at Matter.

Circus is at Matter on Saturday 04 July 2009, from 10pm - 6am.
Tickets available from www.ticketweb.co.uk
Matter, the o2, Peninsula Square, London, SE10 ODY