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Happy Holidays AbsMad!
2010 was one of the quietest Madonna years for me since I started AbsoluteMadonna.
This year I’m asking Santa for some new music, music videos, and interesting interviews from Madonna.
What are you asking Santa for? (go on .. be greedy!)
I wish you all a happy and healthy 2011!
Jay xxoo
Madonna has been crowned the most talked-about celebrity of the noughties.
The 52-year-old has had her name mentioned in UK print media more than any other star since 2000.
Brian Merron, of researcher Kantar Media, said: “This shows why she’s hailed as a legend.” X Factor judge Simon Cowell was the most talked about in 2010.
Decade’s top 10: 1 Madonna, 46,017. 2 Simon Cowell, 29,888. 3 Robbie Williams, 28,563. 4 Kate Moss, 28,056. 5 Britney Spears, 27,588. 6 Victoria Beckham, 25,833. 7 David Beckham, 24,953. 8 Michael Jackson, 24,688. 9 Paul McCartney, 21,556. 10. Kylie Minogue, 19,694.
Who has been your favorite artist to work with?
Tracy Young: It’s hard to pick a favorite. [But] I would have to say Madonna. She is someone I really admire, look up to musically and career-wise. Every choice Madonna has made is mind-blowing to me.
Was DJing her wedding a highlight of your career?
It was symbolic in some ways. I am in a field where you hear “No” a lot, especially because of my gender. So when Madonna and I started working together, it was like, “Yeah, I did it.” And her wedding was an honor to perform at because I felt like she trusted me [with] one of the biggest days of her life. I was completely honored and, to be honest, really nervous.
Source: http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/crossfade/2010/12/dj_tracy_young_talks_real_hous.php
Madonna’s longtime producer John ‘Jellybean’ Benitez is being sued for $10million over royalties from her hit song Holiday.
Benitez offered the track to the pop superstar back in 1983 when she was recording her debut album – and it became her first hit single.
He agreed at the time that all royalties would be split between him and the Spirit One Music group, with Jellybean responsible for distributing the cash, according to the lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court.
But Spirit insists Jellybean reneged on the deal – and has held back at least $10million owed to the firm.
Jellybean ‘repeatedly and unrepentantly misstated and underreported revenues due to its joint owner, Spirit,’ and ‘repeatedly, systematically and intentionally made delinquent and tardy payments’ to Spirit, according to the lawsuit.
The suit says Benitez has ‘concocted flimsy, bad-faith excuses for its inaccuracy.’
Spirit wants $10million in allegedly unpaid royalties, said Spirit’s lawyer, Wallace Collins. Representatives for Benitez did not respond to requests for comment.
From AbsMad member EcuaRiquenoCuban:
“Sharing with you my little edited creation of live performances of “Vogue” from 1990-2009. What a trip! The video actually uses live concert audio from the Girlie Show rather than just the “Vogue” track. I’ve been fascinated by these performances lately and the fact that she’s reinvented it so successfully which made me wanna do this. Hope you enjoy. I think you’ll like.”
Jay’s Note: Great job Mike!
Usually it is the sort of service reserved for government ministers, heads of state or royalty.
But as passengers on board a flight from New York became stranded on the snow-blanketed tarmac at Stansted Airport over the weekend, their frustration turned to anger as they watched one passenger being allowed off the plane two hours before everyone else.
Who was this honoured traveller? Step forward the Queen of Pop, Madonna.
Indeed, as blizzards brought Britain’s transport system to a near standstill, there were few more miserable folk than those on board Virgin Atlantic flight VSO10 from New York who were diverted from Heathrow, having already been delayed for 90??minutes in the States.
When the plane finally arrived at Stansted, the ground crews were overloaded with other diverted aircraft from Heathrow, Luton and Gatwick and could not cope. So, for three hours, most of the Virgin passengers remained in their seats.
According to fellow passengers in upper class, Madonna and her entourage were allowed off first and whisked away by bus to the terminal two hours before everyone else. But not before she handed out some impromptu in-flight entertainment.
Says one passenger: ‘It was bad enough having to wait, but then she started doing her yoga in the aisles.
‘After about an hour, a bus came along and took her and her party of about 15 off the plane. It seemed a little unfair — it’s not like she is the President or anything. The rest of us all had to wait for another two hours.
‘If the plane had taken off on time, it would have made it to Heathrow an hour before the runways were closed at 11.30am and so would never have needed to be diverted.’
A spokesman for Virgin says: ‘As the plane was diverted to Stansted due to very difficult weather conditions, disembarkation was delayed while ground staff waited for buses to transport customers back to London Heathrow. We apologise for any inconvenience this diversion caused, but for safety reasons this action was unavoidable.
‘It is common across airlines that business and first-class passengers disembark first and this is reflected in the higher cost of the ticket.’
But my first-class mole insists: ‘Madonna was taken off the plane way before the rest of the first-class people. We were all grumbling about it.’
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1340134/RICHARD-KAY-Queen-pop-enrages-upper-class.html
It might be hard to believe, but Madonna’s daughter, Lourdes (a.k.a. Lola) Leon, is actually just like any other teenage girl — hello, Harry Potter and Katy Perry. Of course, not every teen already has co-created a junior’s collection for Macy’s this fall, but even she isn’t immune to the style dilemmas of adolescence! “I don’t know if any of you saw my hair yet but its mad dark right at the moment. I’m almost sick of it and now I want royal blue hair but not a streak, like my entire head,” she muses. “I’m sure if I get that hair color I’ll be sick of it after about two weeks.” And how does mom Madonna feel about her Lola opening up for all the internet to see? “I read this blog aloud to my mother and she is sitting here staring at me with no exp?ression on her face, as if she doesn’t approve of it!” she writes. “So now you all know what I have had to put up with for the past 14 years of my life”
And read the rest of good-humored Lola’s Material World blog at: http://blog.materialgirlcollection.com/
Sandra still icy over M
Ex-Madonna friend Sandra Bernhard says there’s no love lost between her and the Queen of Pop. Despite sparking rumors with their close friendship in the late ’80s, the openly gay comic tells new LGBT networking site dot429: “I didn’t sleep with Madonna. We were pulling everybody’s chains, creating a media frenzy. We were friends. We don’t speak anymore. I keep my friends my whole life, but Madonna feels differently.” She also takes a dim view of Madonna’s boy toys, “I’m not sure how involved she is with these young boys. She has four kids at home.” When asked about the rumors involving Oprah — who recently told Barbara Walters, “I am not a lesbian”– and her friendship with Gayle King, Bernhard tells the site, which launches on Feb. 1: “I don’t think of Oprah being that sexual . . . I think for her, it’s more about companionship and friendship. Oprah may not be ready to share any more then she has. I’m not going to judge her.” Madonna’s rep didn’t get back to us.
Its official! I need to move. I need to sweat. I need to make new music! Music I can dance to. I’m on the look out for the maddest, sickest, most bad ass people to collaborate with. I’m just saying…… – Madonna
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