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The M-Tribe Interview Collection
Tony Shimkin
Bill Lanphier
Malcolm Middleton
Steve Nestar
Lucy O'Brien
Bo.Dà
Mark Saunders
George DuBose
Maripol
Curtis Knapp
RJ Durell
Luca Tommassini
Rui Paes
Chiara Iezzi
Nicki Richards
Steele
David Gurland
Deborah Feingold
Jeri Heiden
Jason Harvey
Jamie King
Raistalla
Billy Steinberg
Carlton Wilborn
Mihran
Bill Bennet
Chus and Ceballos
Jamie King
Dago González
Slam
Luis Camacho
Alex Magno
Bruce Rodgers
Peter Morse
Ari Gold
Tim Rice
Gardner Cole
Barry Harris
Jull Weber
Steven Kilbride
Mac Quayle
Dustin Robertson
Donna De Lory
R. Roeger & K. Stewart
Victor Calderone
Peter Rauhofer
Ralphi Rosario
Jackie Christied
Valeria Raimondi

Wed, May 07
Number 1 in Argentina
Fan Reviews - Theo in Paris
Fans from Outer Space
Dancing alone with Justin
Parisian Showcase - Part Three
Olympia Photos - Part Two
Jorman's Olympia Moments
No Radiohead for M-dolla
Madonna performs for NRJ, VIPS and fans in the know
The Japanese Cook
Candy Galore in Switzerland
Hard Candy #1 in Australia
Tue, May 06
Kylie vs Madonna in Paris
Lenny in Paris
More promotions in Germany
GAB magazine
Paris Wristband story
Hard Candy OOAK dolls
On top of the Italian albums chart
First fans at L'Olympia
Big in Japan
Hard Candy mania in Paris
Mon, May 05
On the cover of ''Star Hit''
Hard Candy posters in Barcelona
Hard Candy posters all over Istanbul
Sun, May 04
Two Madonna clippings from Germany and Austria
Madonna scores Number One double
The Great Magazine Covers So Far
Madonna on Billboard Turkey
Australian Double for Madonna








Madonna Tribe was the first site to report that Madonna was planning a promotional tour for her "Hard Candy" album with stops in New York, Paris and London a few weeks ago, and more recently we had the chance to get into more details and report the setlist she has prepared for her six-song mini concert at the Roseland Ballroom on April 30.
Check it out here!


Check out MadonnaTribe's exclusive reports and the details, the remixers and the final tracklisting for the UK 2-track single, the International 2 track CD, Maxi and Digital Maxi, the U.S. commercial singles and the Promo CDs for "4 Minutes".


Don't miss MadonnaTribe's in-depth reports, previews, and exclusive updates about the brand new Madonna album. Learn about the songs, the themes, the producers, the collaborators, the bonus track, the iTunes pre-order and the Special Edition of Madonna's "Hard Candy".
Check them all here!

In The Press: Madonna endorses secondary ticket markets
Sticky & Sweet TourMadonna is endorsing the sell-on of concert tickets, condemned by some concert promoters as scalping or touting, by making two leading companies in the secondary ticket market official partners for her forthcoming tour of North America and Europe - the Financial Times commented after the Sticky & Sweet Tour was announced.

As reported by Live Nation in the press relese for the new show, StubHub will be able to trade tickets for her North American concerts, while Viagogo has been given the rights to be secondary ticket partner in Europe, as well as handling VIP packages and all premium tickets.

"The deals mark a breakthrough for a practice which has been strongly opposed by leading concert promoters in the UK, such as Harvey Goldsmith, but which state politicians in the US and the UK government have rowed back from making illegal", the FT says.
Secondary ticketing companies enable the public to trade their tickets online with customers who are prepared to pay above their face value. The company takes a cut of about 10 to 15 per cent. Many sports promoters complain that they are not getting any share of the premium on these ticket sales and concert promoters in the UK have pressed unsuccessfully for the government to outlaw the practice.

StubHub declined to discuss the terms of the deal, while Viagogo - that has paid a rights fee to Madonna and Live-Nation - described its deal as similar to the partnership deals it struck with Premier League football clubs.

Eric Baker, chief executive of Viagogo and founder of StubHub, described the deal as “truly groundbreaking” and the first time that a major artist had endorsed secondary ticketing.
The deal allows both StubHub and Viagogo to set up links with Madonna’s website and fanzones and to be included in press releases and promotional material.
While Mr Baker expected Viagogo to make a profit from the Madonna deal, he described the promotional value of the deal as “truly priceless”.
He expected Viagogo to be trading double or treble the number of tickets it would have otherwise exchanged unofficially.
Mr Baker told the Financial Times that the Madonna deal showed that Viagogo and other secondary marketing companies were “here to stay for ever”, adding that they were providing ticketing solutions across the board to artists. StubHub said it was the first partnership with a leading performing artist and an endorsement of the secondary market.

Chuck LaVallee of StubHub described its agreement as a landmark deal, made with a forward-thinking and progressive artist.
“I applaud the Madonna and LiveNation teams for leaping with the industry leader into what will obviously be the future of the concert ticketing industry,” he said.
Will Muirhead of Tixdaq, which monitors secondary ticket sales on websites, said the only previous examples of official endorsements of the market was The Eagles’ partnership with Ticketmaster.

Agents representing performing artists in the UK have been working on a voluntary agreement with secondary ticketing companies to ensure that a share of the profits they make from the exchange of tickets is returned to the artists.
But Mr Baker said the Madonna deal signalled that such an arrangement would become irrelevant if performing artists continued to deal directly with secondary ticketing companies.

From an article by Roger Blitz, The Financial Times.
Sat, May 10 (Full Article | Have Your Say | Sh@re | In The Press)
In The Press: Madonna hints at guest appearance
Live from the UKMadonna has hinted that she may team up with special guests at Radio 1's Big Weekend when she will headline the Main Stage at Mote Park, saying that Pharrell Williams or Justin Timberlake could appear.

"I don't know if Justin is going to be there or not. So stay tuned. Maybe Pharrell will turn up if I'm lucky," she said.

Madonna will play a 40 minute set of old and new hits for her first ever UK festival performance at the two day festival in Maidstone, Kent.

"I have never been to the Big Weekend before. I hear it's fun, is it crazy?" she said.

The singer also revealed that she will be bringing her family along for her performance at the Big Weekend.

"I will probably bring Lourdes with me and maybe Rocco, they always come to the rehearsals but they're kind of over the whole stage show thing. They like to skateboard around," Madonna said.

Speaking about her time in the studio with Justin Timberlake - who also recently joined Madonna onstage to perform 4 Minutes during a secret show in New York -Timbaland and Pharrell, she said: "It was a little awkward at first because you don't really know them and you feel a little intimidated. Justin admitted to me the other day that he felt the same."

"As for Timbaland I experienced both sides of him. I experienced him being very up and jovial and communicative. Then other times he would come in put his headphones on, and not speak to anyone. So you'd be thinking 'OK he's in his own world'. So we'd go off and work with other musicians and Justin and I would be writing words together and it seemed like Timbaland wasn't paying attention."

"But he'd take off his headphones and go, 'No' or he'd turn around and put his thumb up. He's quite unique, you think he's not paying attention but he is."

If you live in the UK you can check out the Madonna interview by Jo Whiley by clicking here.

More than 500,000 people registered for tickets for the two-day event this year which also feature performances from Usher, The Kooks, Editors and Duffy.
Across the two days and four stages, fans will enjoy more than 50 UK and international artists alongside DJs.

Source: BBC Newsbeat.
Sat, May 10 (Full Article | Have Your Say | Sh@re | In The Press)
Music Releases: Sticky n Sweet vs Hard Candy
Hard CandyThe Sticky & Sweet mania spread out all of a sudden with fans still high on the release of Madonna's Hard Candy - the announcement of the new tour was a bit unexpected to casual fans and now in some weird way the old and the new Madonna labels are duelling in the pockets of her fans who haven't completed yet the purchase of some of the formats the new album and single are scheduled to be released to - while at the same time are trying to figure out what their budget for the upcoming tour will be - and buying tickets already...


In this sort of forced "Madonna re-mortgage" there are three 12" releases coming out in the next two weeks.
The picture disc and double vinyl for "4 Minutes" is scheduled for release on Monday, May 12 in the UK. The "Hard Candy" Special Edition made of 3LP and Bonus CD is currently set to hit the stores on May 19.
There's still a chance those dates will change again, because all three 12" have been postponed to June 3 in the US.

Anyway, here's a first look at the tracklisting of the Hard Candy deluxe vinyl package featuring three regular-weight vinyl discs - one black, two “candy” colored swirled) - from Rainbo in a three-pocket Stoughton jacket, with bonus audio CD of the album:

Hard Candy- Special Edition - 3LP w/Bonus CD
WB 470972 - 093624986867

Disc 1
1. Candy Shop
2. 4 Minutes
3. Give It 2 Me
4. Heartbeat
5. Miles Away
6. She's Not Me
Disc 2
1. Incredible
2. Beat Goes On
3. Dance 2night
4. Spanish Lesson
5. Devil Wouldn't Recognize You
6. Voices

Disc 3
1. 4 Minutes - Tracy Young's Mixshow Edit
2. 4 Minutes - Peter saves New York Remix

Disc 4
Bonus CD with the regular 12 track album tracklisting
Fri, May 09 (Full Article | Have Your Say | Sh@re | Music Releases)
In The Press: Sticky and Sweet article form Croatia
Sticky & Sweet TourOur reader Igor informs us that most of the media in Croatia have reported the news about Madonna going to Zagreb this September with her Sticky & Sweet Tour. Here's an article from a daily newspaper. it is not clear yet if this date is actually happening as it keeps "come and going" in the tour schedule on the online page of Live Nation.

Igor, like all the fans in Croatia, are hoping to really see Madonna live in their country for the first time with this show.

Click to enlarge

Thanks to Igor

Fri, May 09 (Full Article | Have Your Say | Sh@re | In The Press)
First Look: Elle Singapore
On the cover of ElleCollectors here comes the sixth Elle cover from the Tom Munro sessions. After UK, USA, France, Japan and Poland here's Elle Singapore (June 2008 issue).

Thanks to Ramon

Fri, May 09 (Full Article | Have Your Say | Sh@re | First Look)
MadonnaTribe: New Tour Forum
Sticky & Sweet TourAs it happened with previous tour,s we have just launched our brand new forum fully devoted to this new experience.
Click HERE to enter our tour forum to discuss news and share views, tidbits, tips and advices with fellow Madonna fans from all over the world, and no need to mention that the Original Tribers Locator maps are also coming soon.
Thank You!
Fri, May 09 (Full Article | Have Your Say | Sh@re | MadonnaTribe)
Events: Sticky and Sweet pre-sale just started
Sticky & Sweet TourPre-sale for shows in Cardiff and London has just started on the Live Nation site. Various options are available to customers including Vip Tickets and Hot Tickets and were available a few minutes earlier than expected launching time.
Fri, May 09 (Full Article | Have Your Say | Sh@re | Events)
Charts: Queen of Denmark
Hard CandyMadonna dominates Danish charts this week. She enters the album chart straight at #1 with Hard Candy getting a gold certificate in its first week of sales.

"4 minutes" holds on tight to the #1 position, becoming a platinum selling single this week.

And if that wasn't enough Madonna is also on top of the Danish airplay chart this week!

Thanks to Kim Jessen from www.madonna.idolsider.dk

Fri, May 09 (Full Article | Have Your Say | Sh@re | Charts)
Breaking News: Hot tickets for Cardiff and London on sale tomorrow
Sticky & Sweet TourOfficial Hot Ticket sale for the Cardiff kick off show and London date starts tomorrow morning (Friday May 9th) at 9am UK time.

The Hot Ticket Package includes:
Gold Circle ticket to see Madonna live in concert.
Priority access pass (be one of the first into the stadium)
Official Sticky & Sweet tour gift
Official Sticky & Sweet tour programme
Commemorative VIP laminate

The Hot Ticket Package costs £249.00 inc Vat & Ticket
Please note that the face value of the Gold Circle ticket is £85.00.

Thanks to Jamesy.

Thu, May 08 (Full Article | Have Your Say | Sh@re | Breaking News)
Events: Sticky & Sweet Teaser on You Tube
Sticky & Sweet TourHere's a look at the official teaser for the Sticky & Sweet tour in Amsterdam for the September 2 show coming from Madonna Underground's YouTube page.



Thanks to Kimmy at www.madonnaunderground.nl

Thu, May 08 (Full Article | Have Your Say | Sh@re | Events)
Tidbits: French Venue Maps
Sticky & Sweet TourClick HERE to enter our French site, that has been updated with venue maps for the Paris and Nice dates of the Sticky & Sweet Tour. Thank You!
Thu, May 08 (Full Article | Have Your Say | Sh@re | Tidbits)
Ticket prices for the concert in Paris announced
Sticky & Sweet TourFnac Spectacles have updated their listings about the Madonna concert at the Stade de France in Paris on September 20.
According to the website the price range for tickets spans from 72,70 euro to 149,70.

The site does not include information about the concert at the Stade Charles Ehrmann in Nice yet, but the Live Nation website mentions that general onsale tickets and Hot Ticket packages with guaranteed access to front barricade standing area to see Madonna live in concert will also be offered for those events.
Thu, May 08 (Full Article | Have Your Say | Sh@re)
Ticket prices for the Rome concert announced
Sticky & Sweet TourTickets for Madonna's "Sticky & Sweet Tour" concert in Rome, Italy will be priced as follows:


September 6: Olympic Stadium, Rome
Field: 60 euro + presale fee
Tribuna Monte Mario (West Stand) Central: 125 euro + presale fee
Tribuna Monte Mario (West Stand) Side: 90 euro + presale fee
Curva e distinti (North Stand): 60 euro + presale fee
Tribuna Tevere (East Stand): 70 euro + presale fee

The concert will include general onsale tickets and Hot Ticket packages with guaranteed access to front barricade standing area to see Madonna live in concert. Tickets will go on presale for Icon members on May 19 and on general public sale on May 23.
Thu, May 08 (Full Article | Have Your Say | Sh@re)
Ticket prices for the UK leg announced
Sticky & Sweet TourTickets for Madonna's "Sticky & Sweet Tour" concerts in Cardiff, Wales and London will be priced as follows:


August 23: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Ticket Prices: £150, £100, £85, £75, £65, £55
September 11: Wembley Stadium, London
Ticket Prices: £160, £110, £90, £85, £75, £65

Both gigs will include general onsale tickets, VIP Candy Shop packages and Hot Ticket packages granting access to the Gold Circle to see Madonna live in concert.

Tickets will go on presale for Icon members on May 12 and on general public sale on May 16.

Thu, May 08 (Full Article | Have Your Say | Sh@re)
Breaking News: Official Dutch Press Release
Sticky & Sweet TourMadonna brings Sticky & Sweet tour to Holland Tuesday - September 2 2008 - Amsterdam ArenA

Today it has been announced that superstar Madonna will perform only one show in the Amsterdam ArenA. The show is part of her Sticky & Sweet tour that will kick off on August 23 in Cardiff, Wales, and will visit London and Paris too. The announcement of Madonna's new world tour follows the release of her succesful new album Hard Candy, which has entered the charts at number 1 worldwide. Ticketsale for this concert will start Saturday May 17 at 10am. Madonna will then perform in the USA, in venues such as New York's Madison Square Garden and in cities as Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles and Miami. The tour will then make stops in South America and Mexico. Sticky & Sweet will be directed by Madonna's creative partner Jamie King. Kevin Antunes will be in charge of the musical direction. Two years ago the world's biggest pop diva performed a sold out show in the Amsterdam ArenA to celebrate her last album Confessions On A Dance Floor.

With her 11th studio album for Warner Bros. Records Madonna again managed to break every record. Hard Candy entered number 1 in 27 countries, including the US, Japan, Australia, France, Great Britain, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Canada, Italy, Brazil and of course Holland where it became platinum on the day of it's release. The album was given a 4 star rating in Rolling Stone and People Magazine and the NY Daily called it her best album ever. Hard Candy is also the most downloaded album worldwide. The first single 4 Minutes was co written and produced by Timbaland and Justin Timberlake. Madonna's last studio album COADF sold more than 8,5 million copies.

Madonna Cube - For fans who can't wait for the ticketsale on May 17, you can already win a few tickets this week through the Madonna Cube. The Madonna cube is a unique webbased desktop application that allows fans 24/7 access to Madonna video's (in HQ), Madonna Radio, Links to most relevant Madonna sites and latest news. The Madonna cube can be downloaded at www.madonnahardcandy.nl. May 16 will start a Madonna week at Radio 538 where you can win tickets.

Viagogo is the official Premium Ticketing Partners for Madonna's European Tour 2008. Premium tickets and VIP packages are available from May 16 at www.viagogo.co.uk

Radio 538 presents
MADONNA - STICKY & SWEET TOUR
Tuesday September 2 2008
Amsterdam ArenA
Entree: €108, €98, €85, €72, €59 (excl. servicecosts)
Start time: 7.30pm
Ticketsale starts at May 17 at 10am through Ticket Service at www.livenation.nl or at the larger post offices. There's a limit of 6 tickets per person!

Thanks to our friends at www.madonnaunderground.nl

Thu, May 08 (Full Article | Have Your Say | Sh@re | Breaking News)
Tour to visit Madrid, Zagreb and Athens, according to LiveNation
Sticky & Sweet TourThree additional tour dates not included in the schedule announced in the press release today popped out from the online website of the Live Nation Experience. Though they were all removed at a later date, the extra listings were the following:

In their listing the site adds two countries to the European leg of Madonna's "Sticky & Sweet Tour".

September 17: Madrid Festival Site
September 23: Zagreb Hippodrome
September 27: Athens Olympic Stadium


Thanks to Dimitris and Nicky2004.
Thu, May 08 (Full Article | Have Your Say | Sh@re)
Madonna's tour itinerary unwrapped for fans
Sticky & Sweet TourMadonna, the world's tastiest sweetheart, has announced more non-stop treats for her legions of legendary and devoted fans. Following the latest news that "Hard Candy" has debuted at Number 1 around the globe, it has been confirmed that Madonna's "Sticky & Sweet Tour" will begin (hip) hopping around the world on August 23rd in Cardiff, Wales with stops in major European markets through September including London, 11-September, and Paris, 20-September.

The North American leg of the "Sticky & Sweet Tour" begins October 3rd at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey, with stops at New York's Madison Square Garden on October 6th and 7th, followed by performances in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and more before stopping at Miami's Dolphin Stadium on November 26th. Madonna's "Sticky & Sweet Tour" will also visit Mexico and South America later this year with show dates, and on sale information in these markets will follow at a later date.

Confirmed today by Guy Oseary, Madonna's manager and Arthur Fogel, Live Nation's CEO Global Touring and Chairman Global Music, who is producing the tour, "Sticky & Sweet" will play arenas and stadiums throughout Europe and North America including a number of cities where Madonna has not performed in the past fifteen years. "Sticky & Sweet" will be directed by Madonna's long time creative collaborator Jamie King. The musical director will be Kevin Antunes. The complete tour itinerary is listed below with additiona cities and dates to be announced. For complete tour and ticket information, fans can visit livenation.com and madonna.com.

"Hard Candy," Madonna's 11th studio album for Warner Bros. Records debuted at number one in 27 countries around the world thus far, including the USA, Japan, France, UK, Germany, Canada, Italy, Australia, The Netherlands, South Africa, Sweden, Denmark, Ireland, Finland, Austria, Chile, Spain, Mexico, Hong Kong, Singapore, Slovenia, Portugal, Belgium, Brazil, Switzerland, Israel and U.A.E. The album has received Four Stars in Rolling Stone, Blender and People Magazine with The NY Daily News hailing "Hard Candy" as Madonna's greatest album ever. Madonna's current smash single "4 Minutes" was co-written and co-produced by Madonna, Timbaland and Justin Timberlake. "Hard Candy" is the Number One most downloaded digital album in the U.S. and many other countries. Madonna's previous studio album "Confessions On A Dance Floor" sold over 8.5 million copies.

Madonna and Live Nation entered into a revolutionary partnership last fall and her last three worldwide tours were produced by Live Nation. A multi-Grammy award winner and recent inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Madonna has long been known for groundbreaking multi-dimensional tours that consist of visual and audio extravaganzas with non-stop singing and breathtaking dancing. Madonna's last outing, 2006's acclaimed Confessions Tour played in 25 countries including Russia, reached a collective audience of over 1.3 million fans, and was the highest grossing concert tour of all time by a female artist.

Tickets for "Sticky & Sweet" will go on sale beginning Friday, May 16th in London, Paris, Cardiff and Nice followed by on sales Saturday, May 17th in Amsterdam, Boston and Chicago with E. Rutherford and New York City on sale Monday, May 19th. Tickets will range from $55.00 through $375.00 offering a variety of excellent seats at all price levels. There will be a 4 ticket limit per person at the arena performances and a 6 ticket per person limit for stadium events.

Icon is Madonna's official fan club. Legacy members of Icon get first access to tickets starting May 12th, 2008. Fan club members who join May 1st and later will not have access to presale tickets. However, all ticket buyers for the tour get a free trial one year Virtual Icon membership which provides access to the largest digital archive of Madonna photos online, a social networking community of dedicated Madonna fans, contests, news and much more.

Source: Live Nation.
Thu, May 08 (Full Article | Have Your Say | Sh@re)
Breaking News: Sticky n Sweet Tour - The official Itinerary
Sticky & Sweet TourThe official tour itinerary for the Sticky &Sweet Tour has been revealed. Here it is Tribers!



August 23: Cardiff Millennium Stadium - on sale Friday May 16
August 26: Nice Stade Charles Ehrmann - on sale Friday May 16
August 28: Berlin Olympic Stadium - on sale Wednesday May 21
September 02: Amsterdam Arena - on sale Saturday May 17
September 04: Dusseldorf LTU Arena - on sale Wednesday May 21
September 06: Rome Olympic Stadium - on sale Friday May 23
September 09: Frankfurt Commerzbank Arena - on sale Wednesday May 21
September 11: London Wembley Stadium - on sale Friday May 16
September 20: Paris Stade de France - on sale Friday May 16
October 03: E. Rutherford Izod Center - on sale Monday May 19
October 06: New York City Madison Square Garden - on sale Monday May 19
October 07: New York City Madison Square Garden - on sale Monday May 19
October 15: Boston TD BankNorth Garden - on sale Saturday May 17
October 18: Toronto Air Canada Centre - on sale Saturday May 24
October 22: Montreal Bell Centre - on sale Saturday May 24
October 26: Chicago United Center - on sale Saturday May 17
October 30: Vancouver BC Place Stadium - on sale Saturday May 24
November 01: Oakland Oracle Arena - on sale Sunday June 1
November 04: San Diego Petco Park - on sale Sunday June 1
November 06: Los Angeles Dodger Stadium - on sale Sunday June 1
November 08: Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena - on sale Saturday May 31
November 11: Denver Pepsi Center - on sale Saturday May 31
November 16: Houston Minute Maid Park - on sale Saturday May 31
November 19: Philadelphia Wachovia Center - on sale Monday June 2
November 22: Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall - on sale Monday June 2
November 24: Atlanta Philips Arena - on sale Saturday May 31
November 26: Miami Dolphin Stadium - on sale Saturday May 31

Additional dates and venues to be announced.

Madonna's Sticky & Sweet tour will also visit Mexico and South America later this year. Show date and on sale information to follow.

Thu, May 08 (Full Article | Have Your Say | Sh@re | Breaking News)
In The Media: The 1985 Look Alike Winner
MadonnaMadonna's 1985 Look-Alike no longer rocks the lace gloves, but she's still Madge's biggest fan.

MTV News catches up with JeanAnn Difranco, winner of our look-alike contest 23 years ago.

Imagine a time when mesh was in, hairspray and a teaser brush were weapons of choice, there was lace on everything, and hundreds of young girls emulated a certain "Like a Virgin" pop star. The year was 1985, and Madonna ruled the world.

To commemorate the release of Madonna's 11th album, Hard Candy, MTV News decided to track down the girl who best embodied the essence of the Material Girl back then, the winner of a 1985 Madonna look-alike contest held at Macy's in New York.

In the picturesque neighborhood of Whitestone, New York, stands a quaint little house. An attractive blond woman wearing a white top, a pair of jeans and heels opens the front door while pitter-pattering feet and a squawking bird make noise in the background. She looks like a typical mom, minus the "mom jeans," but she was the strutting, pouting, rosary-wearing winner of the Madonna look-alike contest 23 years ago.

Then-16-year-old JeanAnn Difranco became the envy of teen girls everywhere when the judges — including Andy Warhol, Maripol, MTV VJ Nina Blackwood and "Madonna: Lucky Star" author Michael McKenzie — named her the winner. She received tickets for the following night's Madonna concert at Radio City Music Hall and gained nationwide fame as the best Madonna look-alike around.

MTV's search for Difranco was a bit daunting, due to a little spelling mistake. There was an all-out search for Jean Anne Difranko, not JeanAnn Difranco. Needless to say, two spelling errors can lead to a week's worth of dead ends. After some experimentation with the spelling, the name and location of one of Madge's most devoted fans finally popped up on the computer screen.

These days, JeanAnn has traded her bangles for a wedding ring and her hairspray for a curling iron. The supreme Madonna body double got married (she is now JeanAnn Perzan); owns a cat and a bird; and has two children, 10-year-old Angelo and 6-year-old Gianna. But don't let the family and the different look fool you: She's still a die-hard fan of the Material Girl, and she's got the pictures, albums and magazine clippings to prove it. "I used to rock the crucifix, the lace gloves, the Madonna mole," Perzan said. "Now, I rock two kids, a husband and pets."

The decor of Perzan's home is simple yet elegant, with no remnants of '80s style in sight. But her dining room table is piled with memorabilia from her Madonna years, and a framed collection of photographs featuring her different Madonna poses is in plain view.

In addition to her nicely coordinated outfit, Perzan donned a large gold crucifix necklace, a throwback to her look-alike days. She beamed as she spoke about her teen years idolizing Madonna. She expressed pride in being a part of Madonna's history, but nothing brought more smiles to her face than watching footage of the look-alike contest in '85. Perzan passed her adoration for Madonna to her children. Angelo knows all about his mother's love for the pop icon, and little Gianna even resembles Madge's own 11-year-old daughter, Lourdes. Dressed like a little Madonna look-alike herself, Gianna was wearing a lace dress, a crucifix necklace and the quintessential '80s Madonna accessory: the lace glove.

Perzan has never missed a Madonna concert, even when she was pregnant, and she was thrilled to purchase Madge's new album. Perzan enjoys her life as a wife and mother, but there's still one chapter left unfinished from her days as a Madonna look-alike. "Madonna, 23 years ago, I dressed like you," she said. "I did everything to look like you. I won a contest and thought I was going to meet you. I never did. If you're watching this, I want to meet you. Make my dream come true!"

Click HERE to read this article on MTV's page and watch a clip from the 1985 contest.
Thanks to Edgar

Thu, May 08 (Full Article | Have Your Say | Sh@re | In The Media)
Breaking News: Billboard.com pre-announces 2008 Tour
Breaking NewsMadonna's upcoming tour will begin Aug. 23 in Cardiff, Wales, and will include between 50-60 shows total, Billboard.com has learned. Details of the tour, produced globally by Live Nation, will be announced later today (May 8).

Billed as the Sticky and Sweet tour, Madonna's trek in support of her current chart-topping Warner Bros. release "Hard Candy" -- which debuted atop the Billboard 200 yesterday -- will play stadiums in the U.K. and Europe until the end of September, arenas and a "handful" of stadiums in 16 markets in North America in October and November, and then stadiums in Mexico and South America late November-December.

"I'm thrilled to be involved in another worldwide Madonna extravaganza," Arthur Fogel, chairman of global music for Live Nation, tells Billboard.com. Fogel has helmed Madonna's last three world tours, which grossed almost $400 million combined. Her 2006 Confessions tour is, at $194 million, the top-grossing tour ever by a female artist.

The upcoming tour is the first major manifestation of the multi-faceted 10-year deal between Madonna and Live Nation, valued in published reports at $120 million.

"The reality is she's delivered her last album to Warner Bros., and it's a smash, which is great for everybody," Fogel says. "We now have a tremendous opportunity with a tremendous artist to do all kinds of new and innovative things on many different levels, and this tour will be the start of that rollout."

The tour follows a familiar Madonna touring blueprint in that it visits a limited number of markets in a four-month time frame, with multi-night stands in major cities. Ticket on-sale details will be announced today, along with a presale through Live Nation's corporate sponsorship partner Citi. Fogel says ticket prices will be "basically the same as they've been the past two tours," which means primarily in the $55-$350 range.

source: Billboard.com

Thu, May 08 (Full Article | Have Your Say | Sh@re | Breaking News)
Breaking News: Another Sticky nSweet promotional image
Sticky & Sweet TourAnd to add yet more excitement, the artist page for Madonna at the online website of Ticketmaster has been updated with the following image:



Thanks to mattlap.
Thu, May 08 (Full Article | Have Your Say | Sh@re | Breaking News)
First Look: Chicago's United Center booked for October 26
Sticky & Sweet TourAnd it's not announced yet and shaping up already!
Check out the United Center in Chicago's very own website which is booked for Madonna on October 26t with the entire rest of the week open! You can check thecalendar on their website here.

Thanks to djmeistr.
Thu, May 08 (Full Article | Have Your Say | Sh@re | First Look)
Breaking News: Sticky n Sweet
First LookThe online website of the Stade de France in Paris has been updated and included in the slideshow of the upcoming events the advertising for Madonna's new tour is revealed.

Madonna's Sticky & Sweet Tour will stop in Paris on September 20. According to French online ticket reseller Fnac.com and the Stade de France website tickets for the show will be available on May 16.


Thanks to our Community member Wago70.
Thu, May 08 (Full Article | Have Your Say | Sh@re | Breaking News)
Madonna Covers: Elle Poland
On the cover of ElleCollectors here comes the fifth Elle cover. After UK, USA, France and Japan here's Elle Poland (June issue), reprising the same shot used on Elle Usa.

Thanks to Igor

Thu, May 08 (Full Article | Have Your Say | Sh@re | Madonna Covers)
Madonna Adverts: Hard Candy ads in Dublin
Hard CandyOur reader Eva from Ireland has sent us these photos or huge Hard Candy advertisement in Dublin.

The first two pics were taken in the city centre (O'connell bridge) and the third one in Connolly station. Click to enlarge

Thanks to Eva
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Thu, May 08 (Full Article | Have Your Say | Sh@re | Madonna Adverts)
Events: Promo Tour Merchandise
Hard CandyOur reader from France Chantal sent us these pics of the merchandise available at the Olympia and some of her souvenirs of the day. As you can see some various Hard Candy t-shirts were available for sale and we're sure that they will pop up in merchandise stalls on the next tour as well.

Thanks to Chantal
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Thu, May 08 (Full Article | Have Your Say | Sh@re | Events)
Exclusive Photos: Paris Photos - Part Four
Hard CandyOur friend Phil wants to share his Madonna photos from last night and writes: "Here are my personal pics from Madonna's Olympia Showcase. Congratulations for your excellent website." Click on image below to enter Phil's gallery. Thank you!

Thanks to Phil
To share your photos mail them to share@madonnatribe.com

Wed, May 07 (Full Article | Have Your Say | Sh@re | Exclusive Photos)
Madonna Adverts: Store displays in Montreal
Live from Canada Our friend Lin Grace informs us that the new album is well promoted in the 'Archambault' music store, located on Ste. Catherine, Montreal downtown. Click to enlarge.

Thanks to Lin Grace

Wed, May 07 (Full Article | Have Your Say | Sh@re | Madonna Adverts)
Charts: Number 1 in Spain!
Hard Candy"Hard Candy" enters the Spanish album chart straight at #1! Congratulations to Madonna and Warner Music Spain.

• CDs: "Hard Candy" - enters chart at #1.
• DVDs: "The Confessions Tour": goes up from #8 to #6 (41 weeks in the chart).
• Digital Downloads: "4 Minutes" goes up form #3 to #1 (Platinum disc for more than 20.000 copies sold).

Thanks to our dear friends at MadonnaMe.com and Daniel J from Spain

Wed, May 07 (Full Article | Have Your Say | Sh@re | Charts)
Charts: Number 1 in Argentina
Hard CandyOur reader Santiago from Argentina informs us that Madonna's Hard Candy is number one in the "Evita country" this week according to Capif, the official chart for albums sales. Hard Candy is the best seller this week while last week was #4 with the pre-sales.

Thanks to Santiago

Wed, May 07 (Full Article | Have Your Say | Sh@re | Charts)






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