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Madonna Working on Kickstarting Lourdes’ Music Career

First fashion and now music. Lourdes, the teenage daughter of the Queen of Pop Madonna, will soon be a pop star walking in her mother’s footsteps, with none other than Madonna herself as a mentor, it has emerged. Lourdes even has a first single recorded, though it’s yet to see the light of day, The Sun sa...

7 May 2011
07:01 GMT

Lady Gaga, Madonna Comparisons Are Dumb, Producer Says

When Lady Gaga released the first single off her upcoming album “Born This Way,” there was a lot of talk about how it copied Madonna’s “Express Herself,” with some even accusing her of shamelessly ripping off the Queen of Pop. That’s just dumb, producer DJ White Shadow says. DJ...

7 May 2011
06:28 GMT

Madonna Felt ‘Fat’ in Her Dress at the 2011 MET Ball

She’s arguably one of the fittest entertainers of her age (and not only), but not even that saves Madonna from the occasional “fat day.” Sadly for her, her fat moment came as she was on the red carpet at The MET Costume Institute Gala Benefit. Dressed in a body-hugging Stella McCartney blue gown wit...

4 May 2011
15:41 GMT

God Helped Gaga Write Controversial Single ‘Judas’

Lady Gaga is really making an effort to convince the world that she’s not a fake and, most importantly, that she’s not copying Madonna with the music she recorded for her upcoming album, “Born This Way.” In her new interview with NME, the singer says God sent her the melody and lyrics for &ldq...

21 April 2011
05:05 GMT

Guy Ritchie and Girlfriend Are Expecting Their First Child

Director Guy Ritchie, until not long ago dubbed “Mr. Madonna” by some media outlets, has moved on from the failed marriage to the Queen of Pop. In fact, Guy and his girlfriend are expecting their first child later this year. Ritchie and model Jacqui Ainsley have been dating for a year, and had already tal...

7 March 2011
11:10 GMT

Oscars 2011: Lindsay Lohan Gets Denied at Madonna and Demi Moore’s Party

There was once a time when no door was closed for Lindsay Lohan, but those days are definitely gone. After Sunday’s Oscars, Lindsay tried to get in the celebratory mood by crashing Madonna and Demi Moore’s party – and was denied at the gate. The New York Daily News reports that, though not invited, ...

4 March 2011
10:06 GMT

Oscars 2011: Madonna Got More Plastic Surgery for the Occasion

At 52, Madonna is undeniably the envy of women half her age and with every reason to be so: she is in fantastic shape and has a nearly flawless face. Speaking of which, she might have had more plastic surgery to appear younger, it is being said. Granted, Madonna has never owned up to plastic surgery, but, from wh...

1 March 2011
13:41 GMT

Oscars 2011: Madonna Does VF Party, Leaves Pants at Home

Madonna was not at the Academy Awards 2011 ceremony on Sunday night but she did make an appearance at the biggest post-Oscar party, for Vanity Fair. As expected, she caused quite a ruckus too with her choice for an outfit. The 52-year-old singer brought her daughter Lourdes (or Lola) to the party as her date, and...

1 March 2011
03:29 GMT

Lady Gaga Does Jay Leno, Says Madonna Gave Her Blessing for ‘Born This Way’

After her fabulous night at the Grammy Awards 2011, where she took home 3 awards and put on an amazing performance, Lady Gaga was on Jay Leno to promote her upcoming album – and shed some light on the so-called “feud” she’s got going on with the Queen of Pop Madonna. Shortly after the release ...

16 February 2011
03:32 GMT

Lady Gaga’s ‘Born This Way’ Rips Off Madonna’s ‘Express Yourself,’ Critics Say

Yesterday, Lady Gaga premiered the first single off her upcoming album, the highly anticipated “Born This Way,” an anthem for bullied LGBT teens, the song that will presumably change pop music as we know it. As it happens, it may be a rip-off of Madonna’s “Express Yourself.”After “...

12 February 2011
04:15 GMT

Taylor Momsen Dropped as Face of Material Girl, Replaced by Kelly Osbourne

“Gossip Girl” Taylor Momsen is facing another obstacle in her career, having just been dropped as the face of Madonna and Lourdes’ clothing line, Material Girl. She’s been replaced by Kelly Osbourne, Us Magazine reports. Momsen was announced as the face of the label’s first line in the s...

25 January 2011
13:51 GMT

Lourdes Leon Wants Blue Hair, Mom Madonna Doesn’t Approve

Madonna’s daughter, Lourdes Leon, is not only starting to make for herself a name as a fashion designer, she also wants to be allowed to express her creativity on her own person: with blue hair. The teen took to her official blog to speak of the changes she plans to make on herself and which, she says, include ...

20 December 2010
14:21 GMT

Madonna Opens Hard Candy Gym in Mexico

True to the promise she made her fans earlier this year, Madonna has opened a new gym in Mexico City. Called Hard Candy after her latest album, the gym is a state-of-the-art exclusive location for all those who want the chance to get a body like the iconic singer’s. As we also informed you at the time, while Ma...

1 December 2010
13:41 GMT

Get Sweaty with Madonna: Singer Opens Line of Gyms

Madonna is undoubtedly one of the fittest, most toned female celebrities out there, and she’s like that because of years and years of hard work. Now, her fans will be able to try out her method soon. The singer has decided to open a line of gyms and, while she won’t personally be in any of them to break a...

26 October 2010
14:31 GMT

New Un-Retouched Photos of Madonna for D&G Are Out

Madonna is no stranger to Photoshop, word in the blogosphere has it, but one might have expected Dolce & Gabbana to have a tighter security because their “before” photos have leaked online again. As fans must know, this is not the first time that photos of Madonna from various campaigns end up online befo...

1 October 2010
13:31 GMT

Poor Diet Explains Unsightly Veiny Arms

Much ink has gone into stories about Madonna or Sara Jessica Parker’s veiny arms, but Angelina Jolie has also gotten her share of coverage for the same reason. Asked by readers what leads to the appearance of the unsightly, leech-like veins on the arms of a woman who can’t be described as “old,&rdqu...

6 September 2010
13:21 GMT

Sofia Vergara Says Madonna Is a Freak

Gorgeous Columbian actress Sofia Vergara has name-picked Madonna in an interview about Hollywood’s obsession with plastic surgery and eternal youth, saying she’s a freak. It’s not uncommon for female stars who have had either a minimum of surgical interventions for cosmetic reasons or none at all to...

13 August 2010
13:51 GMT

Tom Hardy Says Madonna Looks like a Ghost

British actor Tom Hardy, who can now be seen in Christopher Nolan’s best-selling “Inception” as The Forger, must be among the very few men who think very little, if anything at all, about Madonna’s charisma. To him, the singer is only somebody’s mother, who also happens to look like a gh...

3 August 2010
04:15 GMT

Lola Is More Fashion Savvy Than Me, Madonna Says

Just the other day, Lourdes, Madonna’s 13-year-old daughter, also known as Lola, who acts as Creative Director on the upcoming Material Girl Collection, officially became a fashion blogger as well. In her first post, Lola talked about fashion and her take on current trends – and there’s no better pe...

1 July 2010
14:31 GMT

Madonna’s Lourdes Turns Fashion Blogger

Instead of trying to break free from comparisons with her mother when she was younger, 13-year-old Lourdes, or Lola for short, is making a name for herself on it. Not only will the singer’s daughter get her own designs out in stores this August with the Material Girl Collection, but she’s also turning...

30 June 2010
15:41 GMT

Un-Retouched Photos of Madonna for Louis Vuitton Emerge

Madonna is the face of one of the most recent campaigns for Louis Vuitton, which features her in very small outfits and striking her best fierce poses for the cameras. Clearly, the final photos are retouched to make them more cartoonish, but just to what extent they are so has only now emerged, as the “before&r...

5 June 2010
07:13 GMT

Madonna Spending $200,000 on Plastic Surgery for 52nd Birthday

About two years ago or so, plastic surgeons named Madonna the ultimate “perfect face” for being the epitome of a new beauty trend, that of the heart-shaped face. In August this year, when she turns 52, the singer will undergo massive plastic surgery, to the tune of $200,000, as she’s decided she&rsq...

1 June 2010
10:15 GMT

Madonna Does Interview Mag to Talk Directing ‘W.E.’

Madonna has repeatedly tried to break into film, at first as an actress, but every time she did another movie, critics scowled at her efforts. As such, the singer has turned her attention towards directing: her second film, a period piece scheduled to go into production this summer and out in theaters by 2011, called...

4 May 2010
07:43 GMT

D-Actor Blasts Cellulite with Acoustic Wave Therapy

Most women have cellulite, no matter how much they weigh, which body shape they are, how hard they work out or whether they stick to a diet or not. Millions are spent on lotions and devices meant to fight the dreaded orange peel skin but, as many of you may have already learned, to little effect. For those who want a...

14 April 2010
15:31 GMT

Madonna Gets Jesus Luz a Record Deal

Though just a few weeks back, they were reportedly broken up and moving on in different directions, Madonna and her Brazilian model boyfriend, Jesus Luz, are closer than ever. In fact, they’re so close that her Madgesty, as she’s dubbed in the media, even made some serious compromise to get Luz his own re...

26 February 2010
09:26 GMT

Madonna to Appear on Seinfeld’s ‘The Marriage Ref’

Since “Seinfeld” ended its long and very successful run on NBC in 1998, Jerry Seinfeld has obstinately refused to commit to a new television project for reasons that he would not disclose to the media. This will end this February, when his new comedy show comes on NBC, “The Marriage Ref,” whic...

15 February 2010
04:02 GMT

Madonna’s School in Malawi Displaces 200 Villagers

About a year ago, Madonna headed to Malawi to adopt a baby girl from one of the orphanages there. Almost half a year later, she was given the greenlight for the adoption, though talk of trafficking still persisted because she had been allowed the adoption without having residency in the country. Today, Madonna finds ...

14 February 2010
05:00 GMT

Madonna and Jesus Luz’s Public Makeout Session

Though only a few days ago, rumors were saying that Brazilian model Jesus Luz had dumped his much older girlfriend, pop superstar Madonna, because he had discovered they had not nothing in common, recently emerged photos indicate quite the contrary. Currently in Brazil to contribute to various charity organizations, ...

12 February 2010
09:06 GMT

Jesus Luz Dumps Madonna

They never really confirmed being an item, often telling the media that they were just good friends who happened to have many things in common and who, because of it, spent so much time together, but rumors are picking up that Madonna and Jesus Luz are history. According to an item in Sun Times Media, it was the mode...

2 February 2010
10:57 GMT

Madonna, Britney Spears Kiss Named Best of the Decade

In 2003, at the MTV Video Music Awards, three of the biggest stars of the moment took to the stage together to sing: Madonna, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. Since no Madonna performance is not complete with a dash of controversy, at one point, the iconic singer kissed the younger artists – but it was he...

30 January 2010
04:48 GMT

Madonna Trying for a Baby with Jesus Luz

They’re yet to publicly acknowledge their relationship but Madonna and Jesus Luz are already thinking – and talking – of starting a family together. The two have been an item for quite some time now and, as The Sun puts it, the period of dating has been more than enough to convince both that a child...

19 January 2010
09:15 GMT

Boytoy Jesus Luz Does Interview Magazine

He’s repeatedly denied that he’s anything more to singer Madonna than just a close friend, but his insistencies that all questions related to a possible relationship with her be left out of a recent interview are certainly not helping his case. Model, DJ and “boytoy” Jesus Luz is featured in t...

14 January 2010
10:32 GMT

Madonna Gets Domestic in New Dolce & Gabbana Ads

The world knows Madonna as a very controversial artist and a woman who is not afraid to step on the toes of some to make a statement, no matter what it’s about. This is perhaps why the new shots for the Spring 2010 Dolce & Gabbana line, published in the Italian version of Vanity Fair magazine, come as such a sh...

18 December 2009
03:00 GMT

Ethan Hawke Defends Madonna for Defending Romanian Gypsies

In late August, Madonna performed in Bucharest, Romania, as part of her Sticky & Sweet tour. While on stage, the Queen of Pop took a short break from singing to discuss an issue she said she had become acquainted with, that of Gypsy discrimination. In return, audiences booed her. Now, Ethan Hawke is speaking in Madon...

3 November 2009
11:21 GMT

‘Glee’ Gets Madonna, Adam Lambert

Fox’s “Glee,” the comedy series that is still at its first season, is about to become even more popular than it is now. In all fairness, ratings for it have been great but producers are reportedly looking to make sure they continue that way. And what better way to do so than to get Madonna to allow ...

22 October 2009
11:07 GMT

Madonna and Daughter Lourdes Are Best Friends

Madonna’s 13-year-old daughter is not the average teen, the singer reveals in the latest issue of Rolling Stone. Of course, being the daughter of the Queen of Pop means from the start that she’s no average girl, but, as the singer puts it, she’s more than just a girl. She’s also her best frien...

20 October 2009
10:30 GMT

Neighbor Wants Madonna Evicted from NYC Apartment

Madonna works many hours a day in order to be able to put on such fiery performances, this is something the singer herself has mentioned on countless occasions. However, for the residents of a building in New York City where she too has an apartment, this has proven too much, as one has filed a lawsuit against her wi...

19 October 2009
09:36 GMT

Madonna Fires Personal Trainer Tracy Anderson

Tracy Anderson is a force to be reckoned with in the celebrity universe, being the personal trainer who can take all the credit for shaping Madonna’s body the way it is now. After giving birth, several hernia operations and a horse-riding accident, the singer was in the worst shape possible when she met Anderso...

13 October 2009
13:21 GMT

I Love Madonna, But She’s Retarded, Guy Ritchie Says

They say Guy Ritchie is the kind of man who rarely – if ever – can be convinced to talk about himself. According to the latest Esquire issue, where an interview with the British director is featured, that must be because he assumes that, if he were to accept that, he would have to answer questions about h...

8 October 2009
10:02 GMT

Madonna and Lady Gaga Wrestle on SNL

The Queen of Pop and the current chart favorite, poised to someday take her crown, Lady Gaga, were the highlights of the latest edition of Saturday Night Live. The two singers mock-fought, wrestled, kicked, pulled hair and punched for a few minutes, as part of a skit that was meant to show the rivalry between the two...

5 October 2009
04:18 GMT

Madonna Would Rather Be Run Over by Train than Remarry

Madonna did a special appearance on David Letterman the other night and, in between a run for NY pizza and reminiscing of old times when a young Madonna would embarrass herself on the show, she also rubbished reports of wedding plans. She would rather get run over by a train than think of marriage again, not after he...

2 October 2009
09:54 GMT

Madonna Says Daughter Lourdes Wants Career in Showbiz

Lourdes, the 12-year-old daughter of the Queen of Pop, Madonna, is no stranger to media attention, having grown up in the spotlight because of her famous mother. Initial reports said she was thinking of going into acting and was even taking classes for it. Lourdes seems to have finally decided that what she wants to...

1 October 2009
03:36 GMT

Madonna Set to Marry Boyfriend Jesus Luz

Coming to prove nay-sayers wrong, Madonna and Jesus Luz seem to have passed the test of time and have been together for about nine months. Things are serious between the singer and the much-younger model, and their relationship is stronger than ever – in fact, it is so strong, the two have finally made the deci...

28 September 2009
02:52 GMT

Madonna Collapses Twice on Stage in Sofia

She may be restless and incredibly alert in her latest video for the single “Celebration,” doing a series of dance moves that perhaps even a younger dancer would require serious training to be able to pull off, but even Madonna needs a break from time to time. Because of her grueling workout routine, a ve...

2 September 2009
05:51 GMT

Jesus Luz, Lourdes Featured in Madonna’s ‘Celebration’ Video

As she was in Israel, visiting historical sites and meeting with politicians the other day, Madonna released the full-length official video for her upcoming single off the next album, “Celebration.” The clip is available for free download on iTunes for a limited period of time, while the album is schedule...

2 September 2009
03:50 GMT

Madonna Explains Gypsy Discrimination Comments in Romania

The other week, as she was performing on her Sticky & Sweet tour in Bucharest, Romania, Madonna managed to get herself booed for cutting her set and addressing a 60,000-strong crowd on the issue of discrimination. In a statement released over the weekend to gossip blogger Perez Hilton, the singer’s rep says her...

31 August 2009
03:22 GMT

Too Much Wow, Too Little Madonna at Bucharest, Romania Concert

Madonna’s date in Romania, Bucharest (August 26) from the “Sticky & Sweet” tour, in support of “Hard Candy,” her eleventh studio material, was the biggest concert ever to be held in the country, its total costs being estimated at around €5 million. It was still small change for the ...

28 August 2009
05:52 GMT

Madonna Booed in Bucharest for Defending Gypsies

For years now, Madonna’s tours have stirred controversy, either because she chooses to make a statement on art by being strapped on a mirrored cross or because of her dance moves and the way she dresses. The other night, though, as the singer performed in Bucharest, Romania, it was something that she said that ...

28 August 2009
03:58 GMT

Madonna’s Muscular Arms Are the New Symbol of Female Power

Madonna is a gym freak, that much is known. Even if her own personal trainer, Tracy Anderson, hasn’t said so herself in numerous interviews, the amazing condition in which she is, and that allows her to dress more skimpily than a 25-year-old, speaks volumes. In this sense Madonna’s arms are probably the l...

29 July 2009
15:31 GMT

Jesus Luz Jealous of Madonna’s Ex

Despite repeatedly denying they were anything more than just friends who bonded over a photoshoot and then chose to keep in touch and regularly hang out, word in the industry has it that the romance between Madonna and the much-younger Jesus Luz has reached a critical point. For more accuracy, the model is very jealo...

13 July 2009
08:41 GMT


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