Fans should vote for Madonna as the Best International Music Artist in Spanish newspaper 20 MINUTOS online poll to find the Top 20 of 2006.

To vote for Madonna visit www.20minutos.es/encuesta

madonnalicious visitor JF Beauregard took these fabulous pictures at the second Montreal concert on Thursday 22 June.

She beat the likes of Charlotte Church and Robbie Williams to top a survey of the most popular personalities requested by people searching on the entertainment search engine Celebrities Worldwide. Richard Brecker of www.celebritiesworldwide.com said: 'The results show quite emphatically that more people were interested in Madonna than any other celebrity or reality star this year.' Her ability to stay ahead is phenomenal - particularly in such a difficult year.'
The singer attracted great controversy over the much publicised adoption of her son David from Malawi and has also reportedly faced marriage difficulties with her husband Guy Ritchie.
It has not been a good year for David Beckham who has slipped from No 4 ranking as the most requested name in 2005 to his current number 11 spot.
Beckham relinquished his captaincy of the England soccer team following their poor showing in the World Cup, has been dropped from the squad by new manager Steve McLaren and has struggled to hold a regular place in the first team at Real Madrid.
But some consolation - Becks still finishes five places higher this year than his publicity hungry wife Victoria.
Little Britain TV star Matt Lucas in 10th position proves a bigger hit than his co-star David Walliams who trails four places behind Simon Cowell and Sharon Osbourne, star judges on the hit TV series 'X Factor' battle it out at 31st and 32nd spot respectively. One time showbiz outcast Noel Edmonds has catapulted back into the reckoning through the success of his TV show 'Deal or No Deal'.
Celebrities Worldwide is accepted as a benchmark of celebrity status and popularity and its website attracts more than 4 million visitors per year.

TOP 10 NAMES of 2006
1 - Madonna
2 - Charlotte Church
3 - Jamie Oliver MBE
4 - Robbie Williams
5 - Jonathan Ross OBE
6 - Billie Piper
7 - Ricky Gervais
8 - Jeremy Clarkson
9 - Stephen Fry
10 - Matt Lucas

Here's a great new twist on the Biography format. We take an exciting subject like Madonna and present 15 films about her that comment on her in fresh, different ways. In Material Girl, a fashion guru analyzes Madonna's biggest fashion foul-ups, and in Ray of Light, we hear a song parody about Madonna and Kabbalah, the system of Jewish mysticism embraced by the pop superstar. It's Madonna in a whole new light, and 15 times as much fun.

One of the subjects of these films is madonnalicious visitor Kaori - who made the Japanese Do It Better tshirt that Madonna wore onstage at both her Tokyo Dome Confessions Tour concerts, after Madonna's team had spotted Kaori wearing it at the Osaka shows. Kaori was interviewed at the Tokyo shows in September.

The show airs on A&E TV on Sunday 31 December at 4am/3C.

Below are pictures of Madonna wearing Kaori's tshirt (pictures thanks to Kit) and pictures of Kaori being interviewed and pictured with a fellow fan RGD Lee.

Madonna has two songs placed in the Top Ten of the 2006 United World Chart (compiled by MediaTraffic at - www.mediatraffic.de/tracks-2006)

#4 Madonna - Sorry (5.180.000 points)
#8 Madonna - Hung Up (4.601.000 points)

Here are some more Confessions Tour memories from Montreal - these pictures were taken at the Thursday 22 June show by madonnalicious visitor Martin.

Madonna and Guy Ritchie are learning Chichewa - the native language of their adopted son from Malawi, according to a report.
The couple are said to want to help David Banda, who they controversially fostered earlier this year, stay close to his culture. They are confident they will keep him despite legal challenges, but have said he will have the option of returning to Africa when he is older.
'Madonna and Guy use the few words they’ve learned,' a source told The Sun. 'Mummy, daddy, hello, my love and some others, every day.'
'Madonna knows a Chichewa lullaby called 'Gona Mana' and has been working on a guitar piece to go along with it. David’s a very smart little chap who idolises his brother Rocco.'

This great picture taken by madonnalicious visitor Dany shows how Madonna was right when she said 'I’m going to turn the world into one big dance floor'.
This great was taken at the Thursday 22 June show in Montreal.

Madonna is #1 with another clip on the Musimax channel in Montreal, Canada.
Get Together is the #1 clip in the Top 20 English Video Clip of the year.

madonnalicious visitors Sonny and Frank took some great pictures at the first Montreal show at the Bell Centre on Wednesday 21 June.

 

 

 

 

 

Australia: - Saturday 20 January 2007 - TBA - Channel Max

Belgium: - Sunday 31 December 2006 - 10:30pm - Channel Vijf TV

Montreal, Canada: - Sunday 31 December 2006 - 8:00pm - Channel TQS

As we wait for the release of the Confessions Tour DVD let's continue to take a look back at the tour with more previously unpublished fan shot pictures.

We travel back to June and the dates Madonna did in Canada - madonnalicious visitor James took these pictures at the Wednesday 21 June show at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

Madonna is nominated as the Best Solo Artist in the 2006 Virgin.net Awards - to vote for Madonna visit virgin.net/music/awards2006/bestsoloartist

There is also a category for Best Music Fansite so if you fancy voting for madonnalicious then please visit virgin.net/music/awards2006/bestmusicfansite

The latest picture of Madonna in London taken on Saturday 23 December was published in UK newspaper the Sunday Mirror at the weekend - and shock, horror she is caught wearing a silly hat!

The winner of the #1 video clip of the year on the MUSIMAX channel in Montreal, Canada is Madonna's Sorry!

Madonna Mania is taking place at the Tilt Nightclub & Ultra Lounge in the Upstate NY area Friday 05 January 2007.

Wishing you all a safe and happy holiday season. May the New Year bring peace in your heart and all around the world.

Love,
Madonna

Madonna's official website www.madonna.com have confirmed that Madonna will be working with Steven Klein on the H&M - M by Madonna fashion campaign due next March - which includes print and TV adverts:

Madonna has recently finished a new photoshoot and commercial to show off M by Madonna collection for H&M.
M by Madonna was designed by Madonna and will be debuting in stores in March. Madonna & Steven Klein are frequent collaborators, whose photographs have been the cover of Madonna’s latest multi platinum selling CD, Confessions on a Dance Floor, as well as two W Magazine spreads, and the subject of an exhibition in Tokyo and Moscow.
We can’t wait to see what they come up with next! Check back to Madonna.com for more updates.

US newspaper the Miami Herald have published an interview with Madonna's brother Christopher Ciccone yesterday - to read the full interview about what it is like being Madonna's brother and what he is up to now visit www.miami.com/miamiherald

Estonia: Monday 01 January 2007 - 1:15am - Channel TV3 (EST)

Netherlands: Saturday 30 December 2006 - 10:05pm - Channel VARA

South Africa: Monday 01 January 2007 - 7:00pm - Channel M-Net

Sweden: Monday 25 December 2006 - 10:00pm - Channel SVT1

Check out www.grantshaffer.com/music_videos to view the video storyboards to Rain, Bedtime Story, Deeper And Deeper and the Takara advert.

Belgium: Sunday 31 December 2006 - 9:05pm - Channel PLUG TV

Finland: Monday 01 January 2007 - 1:20 pm - Channel YLE TV2

Lithuania: Sunday 24 December 2006 - 8:15pm - VChannel TV3

Here is a look at the official Warner Brothers release sheet for the Confessions Tour DVD - included on the sheet is the full tracklisting of the audio CD, the DVD tracklisting and extra features. Click on the image to enlarge.

US publication Women's Wear Daily have given this background on the H&M - M by Madonna collection due to hit stores next March:

Steven Klein has shot the ad campaign for Madonna's second collection with Sweden's fast-fashion giant Hennes & Mauritz.
Industry sources say the mood is ultraglamorous and, surprise, very sexy. The ads feature curve-hugging silhouettes, military details and satin cummerbunds, and the pieces reflect Madonna's own wardrobe, which is packed with tight skirts, high heels and sunglasses.
As reported, M by Madonna is slated to hit stores this March. An H&M spokeswoman declined to comment.

Billboard's 2006 Year In Music Double Issue is out in stores now and Madonna had a great 2006 - including being #1 on the Boxscore chart for single venues!

Top Boxscore (Grosses From One Venue):
#1 Madonna $22,090,582 Wembley Arena, London
Aug. 1,3,9-10,12-13,15-16
8 Sellout shows - 86,061 paid attendance

#5 Madonna $16,507,855 Madison Square Garden, New York
June 28-29,July 2-3,18-19
6 sellout shows - 91,841 paid attendance

#10(tie) Madonna $11,463,877 Tokyo Dome, Tokyo
September 20-21
2 sellout shows - 71,231 paid attendance

Hot Dance Club Play Songs Of 2006
#6 Sorry - Madonna
#9 Get Together - Madonna

Hot Dance Single Sales Of 2006
#2 Hung Up - Madonna
#4 Sorry - Madonna
#6 Get Together - Madonna

This fabulous Confessions Tour themed Christmas tree was put together by madonnalicious visitors Alex and Jim - even including a special angel on top!

Fans can vote for Jump on MTV Adria's Top 20 - visit mtvadria.com/hr to vote.

For more information on the party, click on the flyer or visit www.nochededivas.cl

Fans in the UK will have the chance to watch The Next Best Thing on BBC1 on Sunday 24 December at 12:35am (which is very early Christmas morning).

Hollywood.com are reporting that Madonna is due to direct the Maverick Films production of Blade to the Heat - a boxing story loosely based on the 1959 bout between Emile Griffith and Benny 'Kid' Paret.

Madonna has stated she would like to direct - maybe this film will be her debut?

Warner Music Group have announced that the Confessions Tour: Live From London CD/DVD will have it's release delayed by one week to Tuesday 30 January 2007 for the US and Monday 29 January 2007 for the majority of the rest of the world.

There will be a Berliner's famous MadonnaMania at Schwuz (Berlin's famous GAY and Lesbian club) the night before New Year's Eve.
It's a famous Madonna Party in Berlin and all night 100% Madonna music with two dancing floors and a chill out room.
Start from 11:00pm for more information visit www.schwuz.de (Click on Kalendar).

The Confessions Tour: Live From London will be broadcast in Montreal,Canada on Sunday 31 December 2006 at 8:00pm on TQS.

Rocker Courtney Love wants to end her decade-long feud with pop star Madonna because she thinks the couple will make better friends than enemies. The bad feelings between the two began at the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards when Love crashed Madonna's interview with MTV personality Kurt Loder and threw a make-up compact at her. Love, 42, feels it time for the two stars to put the past behind them and form a friendship. The Malibu singer explains, 'We have not spoken since her wedding. I want to make peace, but hey, I am not going to make the first move!'

Newsweek online are running a poll to find out the Best Music Performer in the Baby Boomer Poll - to vote for Madonna visit www.msnbc.msn.com/newsweek

Here are the flyers for two Madonna parties taking place in Romania and Russia this weekend - click on the flyers to enlarge:

Madonna Night on Saturday 16 December in Cluj, Romania at Angels Club, a great gay and lesbian club - check out www.clubangels.uv.ro

And on Sunday 17 December at the Sova club in Moscow a You Can Dance Party is taking place - check out www.madonna.azz.ru

 

Madonna's Confessions Tour was the second highest grossing tour of 2006 according to Billboard Boxscore (from numbers compiled from Boxscores November 16 2005 to November 14 2006).

The Confessions Tour officially became the Top Grossing Tour ever by a Female Artist! Taking in just under $195 million from 60 shows that drew more than 1.2 million in paid attendance!

For more info check Billboard's Year End issue at newsstands Friday 15 December.

01 - Rolling Stones - $437,000,000 (2005 & 2006 combined)
02 - Madonna - $195,000,000
03 - BonJovi - $131,000,000
04 - U2 - $96,000,000
05 - Tim McGraw & Faith Hill - $88,800,000
06 - Cirque du Soleil's Delirium - $78,500,000
07 - Barbara Streisand - $76,000,000
08 - Kenny Chesney - $66,000,000
09 - Dave Matthews Band - $58,000,000
10 - Aerosmith - $58,000,000

Today's edition of UK newspaper the Daily Mirror featured an article on The British Comedy Awards and how Madonna stood up for herself against the jokes of show host Jonathan Ross - for once a little bit of positive UK press for Madonna!

Madonna has three singles in the US Billboard chart for Hot Dance Single Sales!

#01 Jump (Peaked at #01 - 4 Weeks On Chart)
#08 Get Together (Peaked at #01 - 27 Weeks On Chart)
#10 Hung Up (Peaked at #01 - 55 Weeks On Chart)

More Confessions Tour memories from Chicago - these fantastic shots were taken at the Monday 19 June show at the United Center by madonnalicious visitor Todd.

Here are some more dates and reminders for fans of worldwide TV broadcasts of the Confessions Tour: Live From London:

Finland: Sunday 31 December - Check Listings For Time - YLE TV2

Norway: Monday 18 December - 08:30pm - TV Norge

USA: Sunday 17 December - 10:00am - Bravo TV

A download is now available of Madonna presenting The Writers Guild Award to Sacha Baron Cohen at The British Comedy Awards in London tonight.

madonnalicious visitor Richard watched The British Comedy Awards and had this to say about Madonna's appearance on the show:

Amazing! Madonna stood her ground with Johnathan Ross, believe me I would not mess with Lady Madonna, he is a brave man.
An unexpected surprise, she has made the show, and in fact looking at the UK TV line up for tonight, she has stolen the evenings schedule. What more can I say, FANTASTIC!

As rumoured earlier, Madonna did present an award at The British Comedy Awards in London tonight - below are some screen captures taken by madonnalicious from the live TV broadcast of the show.

Madonna presented the award to Sacha Baron Cohen and his team of writers.

UK newspaper The Sun is reporting that Madonna will be presenting an award to Sacha Baron Cohen at The British Comedy Awards in London tonight.

The awards are live on ITV1 from 9:00-10:30pm tonight - but remember there is no official confirmation that Madonna will be attending.

Fans in the city of Kragujevac, Central Serbia can attend a Madonna party on Friday 15 December at the Contrast club.

German fans can catch Madonna's Confessions Tour: Live From London concert on Pro Sieben on Sunday 31 December at 11:15pm.

As a pre-Christmas treat fans in Germany can also watch Desperately Seeking Susan on Saturday 23 December on Super RTL (check listings for time).

The new edition of UK magazine Reveal (16-22 December issue) takes a look at the furor Madonna caused last week when she was snapped in London wearing a fur coat. Her spokeswoman confirmed the coat was real fur but declined to comment further causing a media storm. Reveal is the first of the UK weekly magazines to pick up this story - click on the article to enlarge and read the story.

RTL (the biggest TV station in Germany) is asking it's viewers which song was the best in 2006. Madonna is nominated with Hung Up.
You can vote at: www.rtl.de/musik (the best way to vote: give all the other songs just one point and Hung Up five points)

German newspaper Bild are also aking who is the best celebrity mother - you can vote for Madonna at this link: www.bild.t-online.de

madonnalicious visitor Lance managed to get some shots of Madonna in Chicago on Monday 19 June.

 

 

 

 

 

 

French digital TV channel NRJ 12 will be airing the Confessions Tour: Live From London in HD 16/9 5.1 Dolby Digital on Saturday 30 December at 8:50pm.

Madonna is the cover star of Bulgarian TV listings magazine TV Monitor (08-14 December 2006 issue).

The ultimate Pre-Christmas Extravaganza featuring Madonna's greatest Hits. 20 years in 1.5 sexy hours. A tribute to Madonna in conjunction with Shelter Wakadogo -Shelter for the little ones. 1/3rd of ticket price is going to charity. Have a great night out and help children in Uganda.
Performed by Diva Eve (Evelyne Brink), International Madonna tribute artiste with passionate dancing (by Ryan Curtis, Sophia Hooper) and live singing.

Saturday 16 December 2006 Show at 8:30 pm (doors open at 8:00pm)
Where: The Soho Revue Bar (formerly Too2Much)
11 Walkers Court, W1F 0ED
(off Brewer street, tube: Piccadilly Circus)

Diva Eve is offering the chance to win one of five pairs of tickets to the show for free at her website at www.madonnatribute.com/contest

Tickets can also be purchased online at www.ticketweb.co.uk

A new picture of Madonna out and about in London featured in today's edition of UK newspaper the Sunday Mirror - click on the image to enlarge.

Jump remains at #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales chart.

Confessions On A Dance Floor moves up another place to #2 on the Top Electronic Album charts - the album has been on this chart for 56 weeks!

madonnalicious visitor Michelle also took some great pictures at the Thursday 15 June show at the United Center in Chicago.

 

 

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Now let's go back to Chicago for some previously unseen Confessions Tour pictures. These great pictures were taken by madonnalicious visitor Michelle at the United Center on Wednesday 14 June.

 

 

 

 

 

 

In London, workshops are currently being held for the stage musical version of the film Desperately Seeking Susan.
During workshops like these, the producers and director work with musical artists in order to try out scenes, music etc. for upcoming musicals.
Surprisingly the music being used at the moment are all Blondie hits, but considering Blondie was one of Madonna´s biggest female musical influences, this will probably be a treat for all Madonna fans if the musical does materialise.

madonnalicious visitor Tim caught Madonna's manager Guy Oseary taking snapshots of Madonna in action at the Glendale Arena in Phoenix on Saturday 10 June.

Three autographed Madonna items are among the hundreds of celebrity-signed memorabilia pieces in the Bid 2 Beat AIDS auction, currently on eBay and benefiting LIFEbeat, the Music Industry Fights AIDS.
Madonna-signed items include a copy of the Confessions On A Dance Floor CD, a copy of the Hung Up CD single, and a copy of the book Lotsa da Casha.
Proceeds fund LIFEbeat's outreach programs, getting HIV/AIDS info to hundreds of thousands of young people nationwide.
To view the auction, go to www.eBay.com and search for 'Bid 2 Beat AIDS' to see only the Madonna items, search for 'Bid 2 Beat AIDS Madonna' or click on this link.

The nominations for the 49th annual Grammy Awards have just been announced and Madonna has been nominated in three categories:

Best Dance Recording
Suffer Well - Depeche Mode
Ooh La La - Goldfrapp
Get Together - Madonna
I'm With Stupid - Pet Shop Boys
Sexy Back - Justin Timberlake & Timbaland

Best Electronic/Dance Album
Supernature - Goldfrapp
Confessions On A Dance Floor - Madonna
A Lively Mind - Oakenfold
Fundamental - Pet Shop Boys
The Garden - Zero 7

Best Long Form Music Video
Flow: Living In The Stream Of Music - Terence Blanchard
Directions - Death Cab For Cutie
Demon Days — Live In Manchester - Gorillaz
I'm Going To Tell You A Secret - Madonna
Wings For Wheels: The Making Of Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen

The award ceremony will take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday 11 February 2007.

This great shot of Madonna and her fans was taken at the Glendale Arena in Phoenix on Thursday 08 June by madonnalicious visitor RAllMixedUp.

As madonnalicious reported exclusively yesterday Madonna will again be working with H&M on a new fashion campaign called M by Madonna - here is the official press release from the Swedish retailer:

H&M the international retail giant and their head of design Margareta van den Bosch have teamed up with Madonna to create a line of clothing and accessories that are scheduled to arrive in all stores carrying the women's wear collection, around the world in March 2007, it was announced today.
The 'M by Madonna' fashion line will reflect Madonna's timeless, unique and always glamorous style. A long standing cultural icon whose enormous global influence on how people dress and look is without equal, Madonna worked hand in hand with Margareta van den Bosch to create a wardrobe of clothing and accessories that represent her own personal and modern spin on her very own wardrobe staples.
'Madonna has an impressive feel for fashion and trends. She was extraordinarily style conscious, passionate and was involved in even the smallest details of every design. There is no doubt that Madonna's influence is reflected by the 'M by Madonna' line,' stated Margareta van den Bosch regarding the collaboration.
'I've made no secret of my love of fashion over the years. Working with Margareta and H&M was an exciting and new creative challenge for me. I'm really happy with the results and look forward to wearing 'M by Madonna' along with the rest of the world," concluded Madonna.
Madonna, the multi-Grammy winning singer, video visionary, children's book author, human rights activist and cultural phenomenon just completed the most successful concert tour of any female artist in music history. Her most recent cd Confessions On A Dance Floor debuted at No. 1 in 29 countries.
Founded in Sweden in l947, H&M which has over 1,300 stores in 24 countries is synonymous around the world with affordable, up to date and high quality fashion. The company's collections are created by their own designers.

Here are three design sketches from the M by Madonna range released today:

Madonna.com/ICON have released the official tracklisting for the Confessions Tour audio CD that will be available to buy with the Confessions Tour DVD next year:

01 - Future Lovers / I Feel Love
02 - Like A Virgin
03 - Jump
04 - Confessions
05 - Isaac
06 - Sorry
07 - Sorry (Remix)
08 - I Love New York
09 - Let It Will Be
10 - Music Inferno
11 - Erotica
12 - Lucky Star
13 - Hung Up

Madonna graces the cover of the Nuevo Siglo Cable TV Magazine in Uruguay, and also features in the page one editorial celebrating the broadcast of the Confessions Tour - Live From London.
The concert will be broadcast uncensored on HBO Latin America on Thursday 07 December 11:00pm (Uruguay Time).
The magazine are also holding a contest to win Madonna CD+DVD+Backpack kits and PostersMadonna Also makes page 1 Editorial of the magazine.

Earlier this year madonnalicious heard rumours that Madonna would be working with H&M again and now we have heard that an announcement is due very soon about a further collaboration between Madonna and H&M for a big campaign next year!

A trailer are now available to view online of the English language version of the upcoming Luc Besson movie Arthur and the Invisibles that features Madonna as the voice of Princess Selenia. To view the trailer visit apple.com/arthurandtheinvisibles

Hungarian Madonna fans can see the Confessions Tour for the first time on Hungarian channel Cool TV on Friday 15 December 2006 at 9:00pm. It will be repeated the next day at 5:00pm.

The current edition of UK magazine Reveal (09-15 December issue) features a small article on Madonna thanking Sir Bob Geldof for inspiring her to visit Malawi and adopt baby David. Click on the article to enlarge.

For those fans in the US who missed the broadcast of the Confessions Tour, it will be re-shown on Universal HD at the end of December and next year.
At the moment there is no news on whether it will be the NBC censored version or the uncensored version that has been seen in the rest of the world.

10:00pm - Friday 29 December 2006
12:00am - Saturday 30 December 2006
12:00am - Monday 01 January 2007
02:00am - Monday 01 January 2007

This is Dimitri from Madonnaparty.com. We would like to announce our next Event named MADONNAS CHRISTMAS CONFESSIONS!
The Party is on Christmas Monday 25 December 2006. This party is a big THANK YOU for all our Madonna Fans who support us for so many year!
We also like to honour Madonna for her succesful year with this party. We have....a free Welcome Drink for all Guests....we also serve free fingerfood.
We have a Confessions Lounge....A Madonna performance by Cat on Crack from Vienna. I play as usual 100% Madonnamusic all night long....we will show rare Madonna Clips and Visuals. There are also a few surprises for our Guests to follow.

On Thursday 07 December between 11:30am and 2:00pm, at the Amoreiras Centre in Lisbon, a selection of different children's books by Madonna (all in the Portuguese translation) and signed by the author, will be auctioned in aid of 'Acreditar' – an Association based in Lisbon which supports children suffering from cancer and their families.
As well as the books (10 in total), 7 very large posters and 3 large, full size, cut-out figures reproduced from Madonna's fifth book 'Lotsa de Casha' with illustrations by Rui Paes, will also be auctioned.
Each of the 7 posters consist of a large, full size, image of 'Lotsa' sporting a plumed hat and carrying toys, and the 3 cut-out figures are 'Lotsa' (shown below), 'The Wise Old Man' and 'Sun And Clouds'.
These posters and cut-out figures were used during Rui Paes's exhibition of the original watercolours for Madonna's book 'Lotsa de Casha', which took place last October, at Teatro Sao Carlos, in Lisbon.

Absentee bids will be accepted until Wednesday 06 December by 12:00 noon. These can be made over the Telephone, by Fax or via Email.
Tel: + 351 217 221150 Fax: + 351 217 221151 Email: acreditar@acreditar.pt

All books, posters and cut-out figures can be viewed at the Amoreiras Centre one hour previously to the begining of the auction.

Dutch TV Channel Veronica will be broadcasting Dick Tracy followed by I’m Going To Tell You A Secret on Wednesday 06 December starting at 8:30pm.

At last! madonnalicious has started to add new pictures to the galleries, you can view the latest upload of 160 pictures here.

UK TV station Channel 4 broadcast in October a spoof comedy show about Madonna and Guy in their Star Stories series.
This parody is filmed in the style of a Guy Ritchie movie and takes a look at The Wife's Life. Please remember it is a spoof and means no harm....and it features a very funny Sean Penn and Gwyneth Paltrow!

A reminder for Danish fans that TV2 will be broadcasting the Confessions Tour on Friday 08 December at 10:20pm.

Venezuelan magazine Todo en Domingo published this full page colour advert for the HBO Confessions Tour broadcast coming soon - click on the advert to enlarge.

Also the Hard Rock Cafe in Caracas will be showing the broadcast on a big screen.

Southern African fans will be able to catch I'm Going to Tell You A Secret on M-Net at 21:30 on Monday 11 December.

The continuing adoption story is featured on the cover of French magazine Voici (27 November - 03 December issue) - click on the cover to enlarge.

Here is the full schedule for the Confessions Tour broadcast on HBO Brazil (both the first showing and the repeat broadcasts):

First Showing:
HBO - Thursday 07 December - 9:00pm

Repeat Showings:
HBO 2 - Friday 08 December - 00:00am
HBO - Wednesday 13 December - 07:00pm
HBO 2 - Wednesday 13 December - 10:00pm
HBO - Monday 01 January - 10:00pm
HBO 2 - Tuesday 02 January - 01:00am
HBO Plus - Friday 26 January - 11:00pm
HBO Plus - Saturday 27 January - 02:00am
HBO Plus - Monday 29 January - 11:00pm
HBO Plus - 30 January - 02:00am

DVD producer Christina has contacted madonnalicious for help from fans in the production of a special edition DVD of Shanghai Surprise:

I am producing the DVD extras for the special edition of 'Shanghai Surprise' and need Madonna’s biggest fan to do an audio commentary on the film. Is anyone a fan club president? Or an expert?
You must live in Los Angeles, or be willing to come to Los Angeles on your own. This needs to be done within the next month.
Please let me know if you are interested, a fan of this film, and available!

Update (05 December 2006): Christina now has enough fans to work with on this project - thanks to everyone who emailed her!

Fans in Greece can celebrate the New Year with Madonna! Greek satelite channel Filmnet TV will air the show on Sunday 31 December at 00:00!

Madonna's offical website www.madonna.com have also published the cover for the upcoming DVD release of the Confessions Tour.

Billboard Hot Dance Airplay Jump Madonna 5 weeks #1
Billboard Dance Single Sales Jump Madonna 3 weeks #1

Due to the Confessions Tour broadcast Confessions On A Dance Floor moves up to #3 on Billboard's Electronic Album chart.
The album has been in the Top 10 on this chart for 55 weeks!

These pictures were taken on Tuesday 06 June by madonnalicious visitor Ryan at Madonna's second concert in Fresno on Tuesday 06 June.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It has now been confirmed that Australia will finally see the Confessions Tour TV broadcast on Australian Subscription TV Music Max channel, but the bad news is fans will have to wait until Saturday 20 January 2007 at 5:30pm – 7:30pm (it was cheaper for the channel to air the broadcast in January!).

Music Max will also show these Madonna films during December:

In Bed with Madonna
Saturday 02 December 3:00pm – 5:00pm

I’m Going To Tell You A Secret
Saturday 30 December 3:30pm – 5:30pm

Here are more fan pictures from Fresno's Save Mart Center in Fresno. These pictures were taken on Tuesday 06 June by madonnalicious visitor Leelo.