The Mercy adoption rumours continue in a three-page article in the current edition of UK magazine Grazia (01 October issue) and is illustrated with a recent picture of Madonna and Guy on a night out in Israel. Click on images to enlarge.

Sir Elton John has changed his tune about Madonna. Instead of berating her, he gushes: 'Maybe I shoot my mouth off too much. Who wouldn't want to work with her?'

A recent picture of Madonna at the GQ Awards in London was featured in a fashion editorial in Hello! magazine (25 September issue 988).

You can view the latest upload of 112 pictures to the galleries here.

Here is some more news on Madonna's nomination for induction into the 2008 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, from the official press release:

The nominations for 2008 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have been announced today.
The nine nominees are: Afrika Bambaataa, Beastie Boys, Chic, Leonard Cohen, The Dave Clark Five, Madonna, John Mellencamp, Donna Summer and The Ventures.
Ballots with these nominees will be sent to over 500 voters who will choose the acts for inclusion into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for this year.
Five new inductees will be honored at the annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on March 10, 2008 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York.
To be eligible for nomination into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, an act must have released its first single or album at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination. This year's nominees had to release their first single no later than 1982.
Doors opened wide for Madonna Louise Ciccone in 1982, after five years as a singer and dancer on New York City's competitive club circuit. She signed with Sire Records (her label for the next 14 years) where her idiosyncratic persona exploded onto turntables, dance floors and airwaves and captured the imagination of the first generation of MTV viewers.
She went on to become the top female star of the 1980s with seven #1 hits, three #1 albums and seventeen top ten hits in that decade. In addition to molding her public image, Madonna is a meticulous studio craftsperson and completely uninhibited stage performer. From her first #1, 1984's 'Like A Virgin' (produced by Nile Rogers of Chic) to her most recent two year Confessions campaign, Madonna remains one of the most ferociously original artists in music today.
The Five new members to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will be announced in January, 2008, and the induction ceremony will take place on March 10, 2008. All inductees are ultimately represented in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, in Cleveland, Ohio.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a non-profit organization that exists to educate visitors, fans and scholars from around the world about the history and continuing significance of rock and roll music, carring out this mission both through its operation of a world-class museum that collects, preserves, exhibits and interprets this art form and through its library and archives as well as its educational programs.

You heard it here first: Madonna, the Beastie Boys, the Dave Clark Five, Leonard Cohen, Afrika Bambaataa, John Mellencamp, the Ventures, Donna Summer and Chic have been nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next year.
Five acts will make it into the Hall of Fame in 2008. Madonna and the Beastie Boys are on the ballot on their first year of eligibility; this year’s nominees had to release their first single no later than 1982, the year that Madonna’s 'Everybody' and the Beasties’ punk EP Polly Wog Stew came out. The other first-time nominees are Cohen, Bambaataa, Summer and the Ventures.

Natasha Bedingfield has newfound respect for Madonna after she struggled covering the Queen of Pop's hit song Ray Of Light. The pretty British singer tackled the 1998 song for an album celebrating Radio 1's 40th birthday. She says, 'I have so much respect for Madonna after learning how hard it is to sing that song. She has an amazing voice - the range you need to sing the song is incredible.'

US television station MyNetworkTV presents Live Earth - The Concert Special, which will look back at one of the most dynamic and important world wide concert events in history.
The concert special airs Friday 28 September at 8:00pm and will include performances by Black Eyed Peas, Rihanna, Shakira, Pussycat Dolls, the Foo Fighters, Madonna and much much more! (Check your local listing for your area time and channel).

madonnalicious visitor Rebecca spotted this dress which looks like it has been inspired by the Confessions On A Dance Floor album artwork!

The dress is available from UK store Next - and online at www.next.co.uk

The official press release today from Guinness World Records mentions some recent Madonna world records recognized by Guinness for their new 2008 edition:

To be released September 28 2007 the new book reveals that the girl fight is not limited to girl bands. As Madonna steals Chers' crown for Highest Grossing Music Concert Tour. The winning 'Confessions tour' was seen by 1.2 million fans grossing an estimate of GBP100 million, that's 1.6 million per concert! The Queen of Pop doesn't stop there,knocking Kate Bush off the spot for most number 1 Albums by a Female Artist,with her ninth and highly successful album Confessions on a Dancefloor!

A Madonna party is taking place on Saturday 29 September in Mexico City, at World Trade Center (Doomlite Disco).

Actress-comedienne Sandra Bernhard has finally come clean about her alleged love affair with Madonna - it was all made up. The pair became friends in the late 1980s and their increasing closeness sparked rumours of something more. But despite being purely platonic, the 52-year-old Roseanne star - who 'came out' as a lesbian several years ago - enjoyed every minute of the speculation.
She says, 'I don't mind being asked about Madonna. It was awesome at the time. We had a really funny friendship and kind of played with the press and the media. It was before the internet and there was still a little bit of allure and excitement and fun to it.'

The latest edition of UK magazine heat (29 September - 05 October issue) features two pages of Madonna looking rather sweaty after a workout at her gym in London.

Malawian officials say it is still too early to say if superstar Madonna will be given full custody of toddler David Banda.
The little boy has been living with the singer and husband Guy Ritchie for nearly a year.
Meanwhile, there is growing speculation that the star is planning to adopt another orphan from the country - a 13-month-old girl called Mercy, whose mum died five days after giving birth.
A Malawian government official from the Ministry of Women and Child Welfare visited the singer at her home in central London.
Maxwell Matewere, executive director for the leading Malawi child advocacy group The Eye of the Child, said: 'What we think could happen is that the guardian Ad Litem, who is the Ministry of Women and Child Development...would present the report to the court so that the court could use that report to determine whether Madonna could be granted the final order.'
Mr Matewere stressed the final decision could only be given by the courts and the Ministry of Women and Child Welfare could not dictate or work independently from the court.

Today is the 14th anniversary of the The Girlie Show. Madonna's opening night of the tour took place at London's Wembley Stadium on Saturday 25 September 1993.

madonnalicious visitor materialcowboy wants to share with fans this picture he took at the opening night of Madonna, Donna and Niki.

And here is a scan of the ticket madonnalicious used to see the show that night!

Cindy Adams published this piece in her column in the New York Post today:

There's something about the number 50 that does it for Mrs. Guy Ritchie. Her tour last year was 50 dates. As we speak, let it be known that Her Very Own Self is gearing for yet another concert tour. The schlep now in the planning stage is to be called 'Madonna at 50.'

Today's edition of UK newspaper the Sunday Mirror featured this article today on Madonna's rumoured move from Warner Brothers to Live Nation - click to enlarge.

The current issue of Israeli TV guide Pnay Plus features an article entitles Rosh Hashana with Madonna and describes her visit to Israel day by day from her arrival on Wednesday evening till Sunday evening, when she went back to London.

madonnalicious visitor John sent in this report from the USA:

Kelly Ripa performed Music Inferno in the Hung Up leotard complete with hair and back-up dancers today on Live with Regis and Kelly. It was part of their Relly Awards. She was really good! I'm hoping it gets posted on youtube soon!

UPDATE - 24 September: The clip has now been posted online at youtube.com

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Fans can watch Darren Hayes acoustic cover version of Ray Of Light that was broadcast on UK television last night on Soundtrack Of My Life.

To watch the performance visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=auNgokecQCY

Madonna and Guy's sex-toy is featured a two-page article in the current edition of German magazine In Touch (20 September issue).

TV production company Endemol UK are looking for UK-based Madonna fans to help with a new project they are producing for primetime TV:

Are you the UK's biggest Madonna fan? Do you know everything about her music?
If so, we want to hear from you! We are currently developing a brand new, primetime TV series and want to hear from the UK’s biggest Madonna fans.

For your chance to be involved, please send:

A brief outline as to what qualifies you as a 'superfan' (have you been to her concerts? Met her? Been a fan all your life? Sent her mail? Follow her styles?)

A photograph of yourself

And your contact details

Send your details to Freddie.Foss-Smith@endemoluk.com or for more information call Freddie on 020 8222 4379.

Here is a look at the official calendar for 2008, which features pictures by Steven Klein (for both Brillia Mare Ariake and H&M), some Live Earth performance shots.

The calendar will be available to buy from Monday 01 October (in the UK) and is already available for pre-order on some online sites such as www.amazon.co.uk

Please vote for Madonna in the South African version of heat magazines poll to find the Hot 100 Celebrities.

The final Top 100 Celebrities will be published in a bumper issue of heat on Tuesday 16 October. Fans have until then to get Madonna to #1 - last year Madonna was only #47.

Vote online at: www.heat.co.za/heat-hot-100-2007/hot100-online-voting

The current edition of German version of Vanity Fair (20 September issue) magazine features a three-page article about Madonna's trip to Israel - click to enlarge.

Akon talks about all the other singers he is working with at the moment in an article on www.MTV.com - and includes this small snippet about Madonna:

While 'Kon hasn't been in the studio with Madonna yet, he said he expects to 'shock the world' with her Madge-esty before the end of the year.

UK magazine OK! (25 September issue 590) features a one-page look at Madonna's current trip to Israel, including her meeting with Shimon Peres. Click to enlarge.

UK singer Natasha Bedingfield has done a cover version of Madonna's Ray Of Light for the BBC Radio 1 40th Anniversary album that is out later this year.

The song was played on BBC Radio 1's Chris Moyles show this morning and fans can listen to it again (for seven days) at www.bbc.co.uk at 50 minutes into the show.

Madonna and Guy's night out with the 'purple penetrator' have just reached the UK gossip magazines - the scan below is from Now (24 September issue).

UK newspaper the Daily Sport published this story about chef Marco Pierre-White meeting Madonna - and having afternoon tea with her. Click to enlarge.

A picture of Madonna and Guy from their 2003 trip to Israel was featured on the cover of the magazine supplement with Israeli newspaper Maariv yesterday.

A new series called Soundtrack of My Life starts this week - in the show stars talk about their careers and personal lives and how certain songs have provided a 'soundtrack' to their life.

Singer Darren Hayes features in the first episode and will be performing an acoustic version of Madonna's Ray Of Light.

The show is broadcast on Thursday 20 September at 11:35pm on ITV1.

Today's edition of UK newspaper the Sunday Mirror published this exclusive report on how the recent visit by the Malawi adoption inspector regarding David went this week - click on the article to enlarge.

After meeting with Israel President Shimon Peres earlier in the evening, Madonna and Guy spent Saturday night at Jerusalem restaurant Charka.

Israeli website www.ynet.co.il are reporting that Madonna and Guy dined on the top floor so they'd have more privacy, also the security that surrounded the place asked people not to take pictures. However after she left the restaurant, people ran to the table and grabbed her used napkins and toothpicks! Also, it says that the restaurant offered her champagne on the house, but she wanted Israeli wine.

Madonna toasted the Jewish new year with Israeli President Shimon Peres and declared herself an 'ambassador for Judaism,' local newspapers reported Sunday.
The singer, who is not Jewish, arrived in Israel Wednesday on the eve of Jewish new year to attend a conference on Kabbalah or Jewish mysticism.
Madonna met Peres at his official Jerusalem residence on Saturday evening and the two exchanged gifts, with Madonna receiving a lavishly bound copy of the Old Testament.
She gave Peres a volume of 'The Book of Splendor,' the guiding text of Kabbalah, inscribed 'To Shimon Peres, the man I admire and love, Madonna,' the Yediot Ahronot daily reported.
A Peres aide confirmed the meeting but had no details.
'You don't know how popular the Book of Splendor is among Hollywood actors,' Yediot quoted Madonna as telling Peres. 'Everyone I meet talks to me only about that. I am an ambassador for Judaism.'
Madonna, who was raised a Roman Catholic, has taken the Hebrew name Esther, and has been seen wearing a red thread on her wrist in a Jewish tradition to ward off the evil eye.
During her visit, Madonna plans to visit sites sacred to Kabbalists. It was not known how long she intends to stay.
Madonna paid her first visit to Israel three years ago on another Kabbalah-centered trip.
'I can't believe that I'm celebrating the new year with you in Israel,' Maariv newspaper quoted her as telling Peres on Saturday. 'It's a dream come true.'

Here are the press pictures of Madonna and Guy meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres at his residence in Jerusalem on Saturday night.

This little African girl whose mischievous eyes and sparkling smile are said to have won Madonna's heart.
But last night the star's alleged plans to adopt 20-month-old Mercy James – a child she calls her 'smiling angel' – were shrouded in mystery and confusion.
According to recent reports, officials in Malawi had given the 49-year-old singer the go-ahead to adopt Mercy before she had finalised the adoption of two-year-old David Banda, also from Malawi.
The little girl even spent a mystery two weeks away from her orphanage last year, shortly after the children there were visited by Madonna.
The star and her husband Guy Ritchie are apparently still awaiting a visit from a Malawian inspector to London before David's adoption is finalised.
But so certain was Madonna that Mercy was the little sister she wanted for David that she had apparently instructed her Malawian lawyer to 'cover all legal bases' so she could collect the child from the Kondanani Children's Village, near Blantyre, next April.
Yet an investigation by The Mail on Sunday has found that while Madonna seems to have expressed interest in Mercy, whose 18-year-old mother died just five days after her birth, the authorities appear unaware of her plans.
Malawi's Director of Child Welfare, Penston Kilembe,insisted he had not had dealings with Madonna's representatives about a second adoption.
The director of Mercy's orphanage, Annie Chikhwaza, was coy when asked if Madonna expressed interest in the child. She denies that only months ago the orphanage asked Mercy's family to let a mystery foreigner adopt her.
Mrs Chikhwaza gave this newspaper a tour of the home for 125 children, most of whom have lost parents to AIDS.
When asked about Madonna, she said: 'I'm not at liberty to talk about that.'
Yet staff are convinced Madonna has had Mercy in her sights since a visit last October. Staff believe Mercy was taken to the capital Lilongwe at the same time as Madonna was staying nearby.
A source said: 'The rumour was white people wanted to 'buy her' and she'd been taken to see them.'
Mercy's grandmother, 63-year-old Lucy Chekechiwa Phiri, known as Anaphiri, said two white women from Kondanani came with an urgent proposal.
She said: 'They told me some foreigners wanted to take her away to give her a decent education.'
Mercy's uncle, Peter Banet, 34, added: 'They said they had come to see me because I might have heard there was a singer called Madonna who adopted a Malawian child. They said they had come to ask whether we would agree to have our child taken by someone in the same way. They didn't say the name of the person.'
Mercy was put in the orphanage when her mother, Mwandida Maunde, died. Her father was a schoolboy. Anaphiri says she tries to visit regularly but cannot always afford the £2 taxi fare. Yet Mrs Chikhwaza said: 'The family have nothing to do with her.'
As for the adoption plan, Anaphiri said: 'The family agreed we should say no.'
Mercy's uncle Peter added: 'We only took her to an orphanage because she needed breast-feeding. When Mercy is no longer a baby we want her back'.

These pictures show a train running on the Yamanote Line in Tokyo - Brillia Ariake have bought all the advertising space on one entire train - the only other campaigns that have been on this scale are ones by Gap and Sony.

The video monitors on the train loop the Absolutely Perfect version of the TV advert, but without sound. Both inside and outside the train are decked out with huge photos of Madonna.

 

 

Madonna's ex-house manager and cook, Eric Ienco has written a book about his work with Madonna and other stars, and reveals Madonna's favourite recipes and stories about when he worked and lived with her. Eric tells madonnalicious:

There are lot of great stories in the book too. Her fan's will love to read and see a different side to Madonna, one that I was very lucky to see every day.
She loved her salads and fish, and I even cooked a great pasta sauce that she loved so much - it was a recipe that has been given to me by my Mum!
Madonna does 2 hours of yoga everyday and just eats a very well balanced diet.

The book can be purchased online at www.authorhouse.com/bookstore

Clapping and singing, Madonna joined in a Kabbalah conference Friday in Tel Aviv to celebrate the Jewish New Year.
Madonna was singing Jewish songs with the crowd of hundreds at the David Intercontinental Hotel, site of the conference on Jewish mysticism. At one point she pressed another participant — apparently a friend of hers — up to the front where he danced excitedly, making the singer and the crowd giggle and clap enthusiastically.
The 49-year-old pop star wore a black jacket with elbow-length sleeves that was held at the waist with a belt with a large buckle. She also donned a baseball-type, red-and-black plaid hat with her hair in a ponytail.
Madonna, who is on a private visit to the Holy Land, arrived Wednesday night. She didn't speak to the media, and the conference was closed to TV cameras.

Here is the first picture of Madonna in Israel, attending a Kabbalah conference in Tel Aviv - also pictured is Guy, photographer Steven Klein and Confessions Tour dancer Leroy 'Hypnosis' Barnes enjoying some beers on the beach yesterday.

Madonna and the Prince of Wales are two of an estimated 3000 select people who are being invited to join the world's first private flight sharing club in an effort to reduce the environmental impact and cost of private jets that are currently flying empty 40% of the time.
The Flightshare Private Members Guild is the brainchild of Farnborough UK based David Lacy, an aviation veteran of 26 years who was the first to introduce carbon offsets to the European private jet industry last year.
Membership uniquely enables the sharing of private jet flights through access to the Guilds secure portal and private coordination service. The Guild is expected to support around 1500 members who, according to their invitation letter, will be 'encouraged to cooperate in a spirit of collective endeavour and demonstrate a real commitment to meeting their travel needs in a sustainable manner'.
Lacy stresses that this is a significant step forward from the recently maligned carbon offsetting schemes. Flightshare aims instead, to cut emissions at source.
David Lacy says: 'Sharing trips in this way will reduce much of the waste in the private jet industry by utilising empty seats and empty legs. It's a known fact that the world's private jets currently fly empty for 40% of the time, often with several aircraft flying to and from the same airports, on the same day and at very similar times; creating their own congestion and using up precious air traffic slots'.
'Major events in the entertainment, social, sporting and business calendar are frequent examples which create a 'honeypot' effect of private aircraft around airports. Additionally, we often find that people are simply travelling to the same area at the same time for general business or leisure purposes. We want to bring these people together where possible and save them time and money, but more importantly, to help create sustainability for the industry and the environment'.
Last year, in Europe alone, there were 710,000 private flights. An estimated 250,000 of these were empty positioning flights with none of the seats occupied and of the remainder, most of these flew with a number of seats empty.
The Guilds main ethos is one of decorum and will draw its membership exclusively from a select group of high profile individuals: Royalty and senior diplomats; carefully selected celebrities, sports personalities and high net worth individuals; directors of FTSE 100 and 250 companies and directors of other large multinationals.

Yesterday's edition of Italian newspaper La Republica also featured this small article on Madonna and Guy's night on the town - and her shopping!

Madonna arrived in Israel last night, and attended a Rosh-Hashana dinner at the David Intercontinental Hotel in Tel Aviv.

The Israeli paparazzi were very disapointed as Madonna sneaked into the hotel without anybody seeing her. This morning Madonna went to pray with her security guard and personal trainer.

Israeli website www.ynet.co.il are reporting that she was 'fashionably' late for dinner and kept the other guests waiting.

German magazine Bild published yesterday this small article on Madonna and her toy!

I heard that New York City nightclub DJ Steve Sidewalk has been slapped with a cease and desist from Madonna's people and Warner Brothers after he debuted a leaked version of one of her future tracks.'
Sidewalk played the Material Girl's upcoming song 'Candy Shop' for Hot Mess on Sunday at Porky's in NYC in what he called a 'world premiere.' As it turns out, Warner Brothers isn't ready to premiere the song.
I also heard that Steve Sidewalk is going to issue at public apology to Madonna and Warner Brothers.

Pictures of Madonna and Guy leaving Claridge's Hotel in London on Guy's birthday on Monday were featured in the UK newspapers today - and they were most interested in what Madonna was carrying in her plastic bag!

Featured below are scans from the Daily Mirror and the Daily Star - click to enlarge.

 

Tracey Holcombe from Fred & Graces has this news about a raffle to win a signed copy of Madonna's book Too Good To Be True:

We are currently stocking Madonna’s new range of children’s wear called 'English Roses', this range is to promote her new book 'Too Good To Be True', which all proceeds go to her son David’s native orphanage – to help promote this Madonna kindly signed a hardback copy of the book, not for us to keep, but to put to a good cause.
Our book is being locally raffled in Cardiff, to raise money for a cause very close to my heart - 'Ashgrove School for Autistic Children' in Sully Mid Glamorgan. We would ideally like this to go to a genuine Madonna fan and not somebody who will profit from it. If you can help get news to Madonna fans, we would extremely grateful. This also helps us raise money for the school and raise awareness of the book for Africa.

The raffle tickets can be purchased by clicking onto www.fredandgraces.com or by phoning shop Tel No +4429 20644820

Madonna's African adoption is the cover story of the current edition of Modern Weekly International.

US pop diva Madonna and several other top Holywood celebrities who are fellow Kabbalah practitioners will visit Israel this week during the Jewish new year celebrations.
Madonna, who visited Israel in 2004, is due to arrive on Wednesday, said Assaf Levi, a spokesman for a Kabbalah centre in Tel Aviv which is sponsoring the visit said on Tuesday.
On Thursday she will be joined by US actors Ashton Kutcher, his wife Demi Moore, Rosie O'Donnell, and clothing designer Donna Karan, Levi told AFP.
The celebrities will all be staying at an upscale seaside hotel in Tel Aviv, he said, but declined to release details of their visit.
The ancient Jewish mystical tradition of Kabbalah has in recent years attracted a number of celebrities.
Madonna turned to it in 1997 after coming into contact with a Los Angeles-based Kabbalah centre that teaches an eclectic mix of Orthodox Jewish tradition, visualisation and positive thinking aimed at spiritual well-being.
In 2004 she took the Hebrew name Esther and is now reportedly observing the Jewish sabbath, although she has not converted to Judaism.
Madonna made a previous visit to Israel three years ago at the height of the Palestinian intifada, telling reporters at the time that she was more worried about paparazzi than suicide bombers.

The September 2007 issue of Russian Vogue features this one-page article looking back over Madonna's career and magazine covers - click on the article to enlarge.

Bloc Party had Madonna thrown out of their dressing room by security at this summer's Live Earth concert, say reports.
The band's singer Kele Okereke claims that their tour manager didn't recognise the 'Papa Don't Preach' singer and called for security when she approached the band.
Okereke told dotmusic: 'When she came in, he alerted security and security dragged her out. In a headlock. It was really surreal, and everyone stopped speaking.'
'And all we could hear is Madonna cursing and saying she's gonna kill these guys. She's really tough because of all that Pilates that she does, so she got out of the headlock quite easily.'

The rumours about Madonna adopting a baby girl called Mercy are covered in this three-page article in the current issue of UK magazine Grazia (10 September).

Hello! Canada had an online poll to determine the Top 10 Most Stylish Women, and Madonna made number 2 - the results were published in the 10 September issue of the magazine. Here is the complete list of the other winners:

1 - Angelina Jolie
2 - Madonna
3 - Victoria Beckham
4 - Evangeline Lilly
5 - Jennifer Lopez
6 - Cate Blanchett
7 - Beyoncé
8 - Halle Berry
9 - Penelope Cruz
10 - Cameron Diaz

Pop star Madonna has been visited by a child welfare official from Malawi to assess whether she should be allowed to adopt a child from the African country. Simon Chisale was seen leaving the singer's home in London, but refused to comment to waiting reporters.
Madonna and her husband, film director Guy Ritchie, were granted an 18-month interim custody order of David Banda, then 13 months old, last October.
Mr Chisale is due to file a report on their suitability as adoptive parents.
The interim custody order could be revoked if officials believed David had been treated differently from the couple's other children - 10-year-old Lourdes and Rocco, who is six - or if they felt the toddler's rights were being violated.
The adoption will only receive final approval when Malawi's authorities are satisfied that the child is being properly cared for.
Mr Chisale's visit comes after another Malawian official was removed from the case for allegedly taking money from the singer.
On Monday, a top civil servant in the ministry responsible for child welfare, Adrina Mchiela, stated that Madonna had been funding a member of ministry staff.
The singer was said to have paid for tuition and living expenses whilst an employee was studying in Britain.
But Madonna has denied using her celebrity status to evade Malawian laws during the adoption process.
Her spokeswoman stated there had been 'absolutely no interference' with government officials and 'no use of Madonna's 'celebrity'' to speed up the adoption process.
And Madonna's lawyer in Malawi said he was co-operating with Mr Chisale.

Madonna is featured in the Russian version of fashion magazine Grazia (04 September issue) - click on the article to enlarge.

Opera star, Luciano Pavarotti who died earlier this week, wanted to work with Madonna in 2001 - at the time he said:

I have asked her but she has been busy - first she makes the baby and then, I don't know.

News of Madonna spending the night out in London with husband Guy Ritchie made two UK newspapers today - below are scans from the Daily Mirror and Daily Star.

Of all the Brits singing about the meaning behind a night out - among them Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen and Arctic Monkeys - Bloc Party is the only act that sounds completely serious about it.
The jittery, danceable indie-rock quartet scored a hit with its debut, 'Silent Alarm,' and has another winner on its hands with 'A Weekend in the City,' a less fun but equally exciting (and more sophisticated) meditation on the pitfalls of modern living. The band kicks off its most recent North American tour, appropriately, at this weekend's Hideout Block Party, which also features Andrew Bird, The Frames and others.
While walking toward his home in East London, singer Kele Okereke told us about Bloc Party's progress, an unforgettable celebrity run-in and his own 'ample booty.'
What surprised you most about playing at Live Earth 2007?
Madonna coming into our dressing room because she's a super-huge fan. Our tour manager is this guy from Scotland that doesn't know much about popular culture and popular music. So when she came in, he alerted security and security dragged her out. They had her head in a headlock, and they were putting her out of the dressing room. It was really surreal, and everyone stopped speaking. And the only thing we could hear is Madonna cursing and saying she's gonna kill these guys.
Did you say Madonna was in a headlock?
Yeah. She's really tough because of all that pilates that she does. She [got out] of the headlock quite easily. And some of her people came along and told the security guards off, but she was so pissed off at that point that [when] I went to tell her that I was a huge fan of hers she completely freaked out and told me to get the hell away from her. And that was all in the space of like 10 minutes backstage at Live Earth.
Maybe you should dress up as her on stage to make things right.
You know, if she asks. I'm pretty sure if she didn't ask she'd be completely pissed off, and she'd completely freak out. I've already seen that she has a temper on her. To be honest, I don't feel like putting myself in the situation because I'm quite a skinny guy compared to the two security guards.

The 3am Girls published this little snippet in today's Daily Mirror about Madonna making up with Elton John at the GQ Awards on Tuesday night.

Lily Allen was in a boisterous mood at the GQ Men Of The Year Awards last night - she heckled Madonna as she presented a gong.
Madge, 49, made a surprise appearance to present interior designer pal David Collins with the Inspiration Award.
But loudmouth Lily, 22, couldn't stop talking throughout Madonna's 6-minute speech.
'Lily was being rude and loud, she was chatting all of the way through and it was painfully obvious,' an onlooker tells the Daily Mail.
'At first nobody noticed but then it was evident what she was doing - even Madge gave her a look.'
Lily was then reportedly ordered to go home by her label bosses.
'It was felt best that she left there before any real trouble started,' adds the source.

Madonna made a surprise appearance at the GQ Awards at the Royal Opera House in London last night - below is coverage from tonight's edition of London newspaper the Evening Standard - click on the article to enlarge.

Pop legends Sir Elton John and Madonna have finally called a truce on their bitter three year feud. The row erupted after the bespectacled singer publicly accused the Material Girl of lip-synching on her tours during a foul mouthed outburst at a London awards ceremony in 2004. He denounced Madonna's Reinvention tour at the Q Awards, declaring, 'Madonna, best f**king live act? F**k off. Since when has lip-synching been live? That's me off her f**king Christmas card list but do I give a toss? No.'
But the superstars put an end to the fall out with an onstage embrace at Wednesday's GQ Men of the Year Awards, which John was hosting. He introduced Madonna by declaring their row was over: 'This is a moment you thought you would you would never see.' But John couldn't resist one last jibe, revealing that after their dispute he had 'written a grovelling apology and offered to join the Kabbalah'.

London newspaper the Metro published this small article today which is based on Liz Rosenberg's statement on the adoption process.

The plans to finalize the adoption of Madonna and Guy Ritchie's son, David, are proceeding as outlined almost a year ago - the day the Malawian Government granted them their 'interim' adoption. There has been absolutely no interference with Government Officials or use of Madonna's 'celebrity' to speed up this adoption as reported. All appropriate legal requirements are being followed, including a home visit. Madonna and her entire family look forward to being granted the final adoption early next year - 18 months following the original interim adoption order.

UK magazine Reveal (8-14 September issue) features a one-page article on the rumours about Madonna and Guy adopting another child from Malawi.

The Malawian social worker assigned to assess Madonna's suitability to adopt a child from the African country has been removed from the case.
Penstone Kilembe was due to visit the pop star in London this week to assess toddler David Banda's progress.
But he has been replaced by welfare officer Simon Chisale after court action by the Malawian government.
It is unclear if his removal is linked to claims he obtained cash and an air ticket from Madonna without approval.
Mr Chisale is expected in London on Tuesday to carry out the assessment.
Mr Kilembe, who returned to Malawi on Monday after attending a conference in the US, said he had not heard of the move and denied any wrongdoing.
'I am not aware of these developments. I have just arrived from New York and nobody from my office has told me anything. I will be in the office tomorrow,' he said.
Madonna and her husband, film director Guy Ritchie, were granted an 18-month interim custody order of David, then 13 months old, in October 2006.
In an affidavit presented to the court, child welfare officials said Mr Kilembe was leaving the ministry and 'moving on to a new posting', but did not go into detail.
Mr Chisale, the country's chief social welfare officer, confirmed he had been appointed to replace Mr Kilembe but refused to discuss the adoption further.
Madonna's lawyer in Malawi said he was co-operating with Mr Chisale.
A further inspection has been scheduled for December, and a report is expected to be filed before the courts by February 2008.
A judge will then decide whether the Madonna and her husband are suitable adoptive parents.
Their custody order could be revoked if it is found that David was being treated differently from their other children, Lourdes, 10, and Rocco, six, or if the toddler's rights were being violated in any way.

BBC World are running an online poll looking at Visionaries - in this poll Madonna is put up against Mozart - with advocates speaking on behalf of both (BBC Radio 1 DJ Edith Bowman on behalf of Madonna).

Imaginative, genius, wise, misunderstood - what makes a person a Visionary? BBC World’s new series examines the worlds of art, music, architecture, science and literature, and endeavours to find out what sets these people apart from their contemporaries.

To vote for Madonna, and read the advocates reasons you should vote, visit www.visionariesdebate.com/visionaries - and click on the Madonna button to vote.

UK newspaper The Independent On Sunday featured an early Madonna on the cover of it's supplement magazine The New Review today.

Inside the supplement is a four page article featuring excerpts from the new Madonna biography, Madonna: Like An Icon by Lucy O'Brien.

Madonna is nominated in two categories (Best Inter-Act, Best Solo Artist) at the MTV European Music Awards in Munich, Germany on Thursday 01 November.

To vote for Madonna as Best Inter-Act - visit ema.mtv.co.uk/inter-act

To vote for Madonna as Best Solo Artist - visit ema.mtv.co.uk/solo

Fans can vote up to 10 times a day for each category - so get voting!