Madonna has won her residency battle with Guy Ritchie and will move their two sons to America, according to a new report.

Rocco, eight, and three-year-old adopted tot David will join sister Lourdes, 12, in New York.

Madonna is understood to have been given temporary permission to remove the two boys from Britain – with the move expected to be made permanent shortly.

A source close to the negotiations told a newspaper: “Everything is going to be resolved in the next couple of weeks.

“Everything is going well. It’s pretty amicable at the moment. Things are progressing.”

Madonna’s spokeswoman refused to comment on her post-divorce plans.

Source: The Sun

January 30, 2009

 MADONNA’S ‘STICKY & SWEET TOUR’ GOES BACK ON THE ROAD SUMMER 2009
Special Guest Paul Oakenfold To Open All Shows.

MOST SUCCESSFUL CONCERT TOUR OF 2008 VISITS 22 MARKETS BEGINNING JULY 4 IN LONDON
Tour To Thrill Audiences In 13 First Time Stops for Material Girl

January 30, 2009 – Los Angeles, California… For Immediate Release

Madonna’s phenomenally successful ‘Sticky & Sweet Tour’, already the #1 Biggest Grossing Tour in history for a solo artist, will embark on another series of shows beginning July 4th in London. (Schedule follows this release). Stops will include appearances in never before played markets such as Werchter Belgium, Marseille France, Hamburg Germany, Oslo Norway, Helsinki Finland, Tallinn Estonia, Ljubljana Slovenia as well as stops in Romania, Hungary, Serbia and Bulgaria it was confirmed today by Live Nation. Additional appearances by Madonna will include return visits after more than 15 years to Madrid, Gothenburg and Munich.

“This is a first for me. I’ve never extended a tour before. I’m excited to be going back on the road, visiting places I’ve never been and returning to places I love” commented Madonna about the new run of dates.

Raves around the globe for the tour include the London Times which remarked, “In the premiere league of song-and-dance spectaculars, the queen of pop remains unrivaled and undefeated.” “The choreography, visuals and live talent were world class and mind-blowingly well executed, intelligent and witty,” glowed The Independent (UK).

In 2008, the ‘Sticky & Sweet Tour’ was seen by 2,350,285 fans in 58 cities. With record breaking ticket sales everywhere, including 650,000 tickets sold in her series of South American dates, 72,000 tickets at Zurich’s Dübendorf Airfield – the largest audience ever assembled for a show in Switzerland, 75,000 tickets in London and four sell outs in New York’s Madison Square Garden (60,364 tickets).

“This new run of dates will further solidify Madonna’s position as one of the top selling touring artists of all time,” said Arthur Fogel, Live Nation’s Chairman of Global Music and CEO of Global Touring/Artist Nation.

Special Guest for Sticky & Sweet 2009, Paul Oakenfold has long been one of the most important – if not the most important – name in modern club culture. He has remixed The Rolling Stones U2, Madonna, Justin Timberlake, Snoop Dog, Muse New Order, The Cure, Massive Attack and even Elvis Presley and produced The Happy Mondays. The two time Grammy nominee is in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the biggest DJ in the world. His new artist album, ‘Pop Killer’ is due out later this year.

Madonna’s multi-Grammy-nominated CD ‘Hard Candy’ debuted at Number One in over 37 countries.

MADONNA 2009 ‘STICKY & SWEET TOUR’ SCHEDULE

04 July – London, United Kingdom – The 02 London – On sale Feb. 06
07 July – Manchester, United Kingdom – MEN Arena – On sale Feb. 06
11 July – Werchter, Belgium – Festivalpark – On sale Feb. 07
14 July – Milan, Italy – San Siro – On sale Feb. 06
21 July – Barcelona, Spain – Olympic Stadium
23 July – Madrid, Spain – Vicente Calderon
28 July – Hamburg, Germany – Trab-Arena Hamburg Bahrenfeld
30 July – Oslo, Norwary – Vallehovin – On sale Feb. 09
04 Aug – Tallinn, Estonia – Tallinn Song Festival Ground
06 Aug – Helsinki, Finland – West Harbour – On sale Feb. 09
09 Aug – Gothenburg, Sweden – Ullevi – On sale Feb. 09
11 Aug – Copenhagen, Denmark – Parken – On sale Feb. 09
13 Aug – Prague, Czech Republic – Chodov Natural Amphitheatre
15 Aug – Warsaw, Poland – Bemowo Airport
18 Aug – Munich, Germany – Olympic Stadium
20 Aug – Ljubljana, Slovenia – Hippodrome

In 2009, Madonna’s ‘Sticky & Sweet Tour’ will also visit Marseille in addition to performances in Bulgaria, Hungary, Russia, Romania, and Serbia.

http://madonna.com/news/

By Carola Long
Friday, 30 January 2009

If you couldn’t spare £160 to see Madonna thrusting her crotch in concert last year, don’t despair. A new exhibition of her film and stage costumes arrives at the Old Truman Brewery in London on 21 February, providing both diehard fans and those who like their culture about as substantial as one of Madge’s macrobiotic meals with another chance to get their fix of the material girl.

Highlights of the month-long exhibition – Simply Madonna, Materials of the Girl (… geddit?) – will include the black satin bustier from the video to “Open Your Heart”, complete with pointy bust and nipple tassels; outfits from the videos to “Music” and “American Pie”, when Madonna was in her pimp-cowboy phase; the wedding dress from the film Evita and the hot pink dress from the “Material Girl” video, which paid tribute to Marilyn Monroe singing “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. The clothing will be displayed alongside photos, film props, magazines, videos and installations to create an atmosphere, “in keeping with the glamour and sense of theatre that the queen of pop has made her trademark,” promises curator Ted Owen.

The timing could hardly be better, as many of this season’s key trends take their inspiration from the signature looks her Madgesty has sported over the years. The pale ripped denim she wore in the Eighties and Nineties? Very Balmain. Those Eighties rag hairbands? They reared their heads at Danielle Scutt and Topshop Unique. Madonna’s beloved crop tops showed up at Chloé and are all over the high street, while bra tops, as seen on her Blonde Ambition tour, were a strong feature of the Prada show. So, while this might not be the most culturally groundbreaking exhibition, it’s certainly the most fashion forward retrospective in town.

Simply Madonna: Materials of the Girl, Old Truman Brewery, London E1.

Source:  TheIndependent.UK

Which is, of course, a huge lie.

When Justin Timberlake was interviewed by Katie Couric for the CBS All Access Grammy Special, he said that was appropriately humbled by the prospect of working with pop diva Madonna just before the two headed into the recording studio together, but wasn’t scared.

Madge and Timberlake have been nominated for “Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals” for “4 Minutes.” As JT tells it, “[Madonna]‘s short, so I wasn’t afraid at all.”

Quite frankly, that should make you more afraid, good sir. The woman is within biting distance of your genitals. Being scared of her is just good common sense.

Check out all 15 photos of Justin Timberlake in the gallery!

Source: Socialitelife.com

Ray Waddell, Nashville

Madonna will crank up her Sticky & Sweet tour again this summer with about 25 more shows in the U.K. and Europe, which will add to the total of what’s already the top-grossing tour ever by a female or solo artist.

The final leg of the tour will start in London at the O2 Arena on July 4. Madonna will also play the Manchester (U.K.) Evening News Arena, with the rest of the dates on the tour being stadiums in European markets she has either never played or hasn’t played in several years, according to tour producer Arthur Fogel, chairman of global music for Live Nation. The complete route and venues will be released tomorrow morning.

Adding another leg to a tour is a highly unusual move for Madonna. “It absolutely has not happened in the four tours I’ve been involved with,” Fogel tells Billboard.com. “There has been talk [of extending] during each one, but it has never come to be. But with this one, she loves the show, she’s had a great time and she’s excited about playing new markets.”

Fogel says the demand is clearly present in these fresh Madonna markets; London is the only repeat market from the 2008 leg. “It’s amazing when you look at the number of markets that she’s never played, including this last run in 2008,” he says. “We went to quite a few markets she has never played or hasn’t been to in 15-plus years. This [extension] is really a continuation of that in the sense of playing new and different markets.”

Madonna has enjoyed remarkable box office growth over her past four tours, raking in $75 million in 2001, $125 million in 2004, $194 million in 2006 and $280 million last year, according to Billboard Boxscore. All of these tours were produced by Fogel and his team, and all included roughly the same number of dates (55-60 shows). Attendance has also remained steady, and ticket prices were the same on the past two tours, Fogel says.

The extension will take Sticky & Sweet to around 80 shows, and boost it well into the top five grossing tours of all time. Despite the more than six-month break, the tour will feature the same production and performers as 2008. “It is a long hiatus, but everybody was excited to continue,” Fogel says. “So we basically worked out the arrangements for all the performers, crew and equipment and we’ll be ready to go.”

The Sticky & Sweet tour was the first under a 10-year multi-rights agreement between Madonna and Live Nation, valued in some reports at about $120 million.

Tuesday, January 27, 2009 

MySpace users worldwide have made a real difference by helping Raising Malawi to earn this month’s Myspace Impact Award. The Impact Award honors organizations that are making a positive impact in the world. Raising Malawi was nominated for its work to eliminate poverty and empower vulnerable children in the impoverished nation of Malawi.

As this month’s winner, Raising Malawi receives a $10,000 grant to be put toward improving the health and education of Malawi’s kids. In a nation where every penny truly counts, this money will do a great deal of good.

The Impact Award also means invaluable publicity for Raising Malawi and its partner organizations. Now millions of people worldwide will learn of Malawi’s plight and what they can do to help.

Madonna and Raising Malawi would like to thank all the MySpace users who voted for Raising Malawi and helped to spread the word about the important work of this remarkable organization. With the unified support of dedicated volunteers worldwide, there’s no limit to the impact we can make.

http://www.myspace.com/impactawards

Guy Ritchie‘s shit-talking father, John, tells the new issues of In Touch that he’s glad his son is no longer with Madonna, and that the divorce could not have proceeded anymore favorably.

In fact, he even went so far as to say, “The worst thing would be if they reconciled” and is glad that Her Madgesty has “lots of boyfriends” because “she won’t be looking for him.”

We think that John Ritchie sounds a little delusional because, honestly, it will be a cold day in hell when Madonna tries to get back together with Guy.

Fortunately, according to Daddy Ritchie, “There are no big arguments between them. All they discuss is the children” and both parties are content with the custodial arrangement.

Source: Perez Hilton

Q&A to Guy. O

answer regarding a possible release of the Re-Invention Tour on DVD:

“There is not current plan for the Re-Invention Tour DVD. As you know it was shot and it will come out someday, but nothing is planned for it as of now.”

Source: IconMadonna.

The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America in U.S. dollars. The previous week’s ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.

Top 20 concert tours

1. (1) Madonna; $5,153,252; $142.38.

2. (2) Tina Turner; $2,077,606; $94.89.

3. (3) AC/DC $1,597,484; $87.72.

4. (4) Coldplay; $1,217,966; $81.70.

5. (5) Metallica; $1,012,882 $62.39.

6. (New) Lil’ Wayne; $684,989.; $$66.86.

7. (6) Trans-Siberian Orchestra; $569,009; $42.65.

8. (7) Sarah Brightman; $494,404; $81.08.

9. (8) New Kids On The Block; $416,996; $56.67.

10. (9) So You Think You Can Dance?; $333,549; $48.73.

11. (10) Carrie Underwood; $325,306; $47.07.

12. (11) Jeff Dunham; $298,317; $42.64.

13. (12) Maxwell. $241,587; $74.08.

14. (14) Nine Inch Nails; $227,619; $44.95.

15. (15) James Blunt; $211,141; $42.91.

16. (16) The Cheetah Girls. $202,777; $43.81.

17. (13) Bob Dylan; $197,697; $57.42.

18. (17) Avenged Sevenfold / Buckcherry; $179,518; $33.65.

19. (19) Backstreet Boys; $160,721; $46.01.

20. (20) Celtic Thunder; $134,875; $52.24.

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Madonna fans, are you ready for more?

We are happy to confirm that the rumors are true: Madonna has decided to extend her ‘Sticky & Sweet’ Tour. She is looking forward to an amazing summer in Europe, hitting the cities she didn’t get a chance to in 2008.

While detailed itinerary will be released later this week, we highly encourage you to wait for official on-sale dates and info before ordering tickets to rumored shows and venues.

Get ready for another hot summer…. Madonna is hitting the road again!

madonna.com