Exactly twenty years ago today, one of the most controversial Madonna shows ever took place in Rome, Italy.
On July 10, 1990 the Stadio Flaminio in Rome hosted the notorious "Blond Ambition" date "doomed" by the Vatican, that fans surely remember documented in the Truth or Dare film.
Actually other factors contributed to flop sales more than the silly and ridiculous protests carried on by the Vatican paper "L'osservatore Romano". Tickets going on sale just a week prior to the event combined with poor publicity and the beginning of the long summer holidays were the factors that most discouraged the general public leaving mainly die-hard fans to enjoy the event.
And here's one of the original tickets form that "controversial" night from the archive of MadonnaTribe's webmasters who were lucky to see the show that night.
The Madonna tour easily remembered as her most controversial, started in Japan on April 13 1990 during the rain season.
While the Who's That Girl tour established Madonna as the leading female artist of the Eighties, the Blond Ambition made her enter stardom in the most complete way, with that mix of adoration and extreme criticism that only true Idols deserve.
Even hardcore Madonna fans show mixed feelings considering the Blond Ambition tour either a pinnacle in her live performance career, or a concentrate of excess and useless eroticims anticipating the Sex book experience that followed two years later.
The main reason for controversy came from the way religion and sexuality were mixed in the show that Madonna herself described as a theathrical presentation of her music.
MadonnaTribe is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Blond Ambition Tour with a special page full of info and tidbits that you can read by clicking HERE.
Our readers can also learn more from the "Blond Ambition/Truth or Dare" era and take a great walk down memory laby by reading our exclusive interviews with dancers SLAM,
Luis Camacho
and Carlton Wilborn.
After premiering in the European stores last week the new "Revolver Remixes" Maxi CD is finally out in the US market.
The new single comes in a classic "thick" jewel case and carries the same artwork of the European one we showed you last week and the same 8 version tracklist - the only differences being as usual the various logos and disclaimers typical of the US releases which can be found on both the back cover and the picture disc itself.
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Revolver up to No. 5 on U.S. Dance Club Play Chart
Madonna's hot pistol single "Revolver" rises two spots from No. 7 to No. 5 on this week's U.S. Billboard Dance/Club Play Chart.
This killer track is aiming for No. 1. Bang Bang.
On related news the "Revolver" CD Maxi debuted in the European stores yesterday, click here to check out the complete artwork again.
Thanks to M-Tribe contributor Rob from Berkeley, California USA.
Charts: Revolver Up to No. 7 on US Dance Club Play Chart
"Revolver" aims for the top of the U.S. Dance/Club Play Chart, rising this week from No. 11 to No. 7.
"Revolver" is Madonna's incredible 54th top 10 dance hit, and her 25th consecutive Top Ten on the dance chart dating back to "Nothing Really Matters" in 1999.
Thanks to M-Tribe contributor Rob from Berkeley, California USA.
''Celebration feat. Akon'' impacting US radio Jan 26th
Warner Bros Records is promoting the US release of "Celebration featuring Akon" which will be impacting on January 26 with the animated banner that you can check out stripped by frames in the image below.
Charts: Revolver Debuts on U.S. Billboard Dance Club Play
Madonna's new single Revolver debuts this week at No. 41 on the U.S. Billboard Dance/Club Play Songs chart.
Revolver adds to Madonna's all-time record tally on this chart, representing her amazing 57th track to appear on the authoritative Billboard dance chart.
Madonna extends her lead for most entries on this chart, ahead of Janet Jackson's second-place tally of 39 songs. Let's enjoy Revolver's ride as Madonna aims for the top of the chart!
Thanks to M-Tribe contributor Rob from Berkeley, California USA.
A closer look at the ''Celebration'' album on vinyl
Here's a closer look at the Celebration 4 LP set released at the end of 2009 thanks to the images shared by M-Tribe reader Amal.
An overwhelming load of Madonna imagery by Mr. Brainwash fills every single bit of the release - from the inside of the doublefold jacket to the front and back labels of the four 12" vinyls.
"Revolver" has finally been released as a digital Remixes EP in the U.S. market and is already available for download on the iTunes music store and other online retailers such as Amazon.com.
Remixers for the new single - as MadonnaTribe readers already know - include Tracy Young, Paul Van Dyk and David Guetta, the latter also providing his own treatment to the new "Celebration" version featuring Akon.
The Felguk Love Remix of "Celebration", completes the promising set.
The cover for the Remixes EP is slightly different from the one of the One Love Remix - changes are limited to the artist and song name only while the artwork remains the latest variation of the iconic portrait assembled by Mr Brainwash from images by Mondino and Tolot.
As previoulsy reported the Remixes will also be available in physical formats in the upcoming weeks - the CD Maxi will be released on January 22, 2010 and a double vinyl will follow on February 5.
Tracklisting for the Digital Single is as follows:
01 Revolver (Madonna vs. David Guetta One Love Remix) (Feat. Lil Wayne) 03:16
01 Revolver (Madonna vs. David Guetta One Love Remix) 02:59
03 Revolver (Madonna vs. David Guetta One Love Club Remix) 04:31
04 Revolver (Paul van Dyk Remix) 08:35
05 Revolver (Paul van Dyk Dub) 08:35
06 Revolver (Tracy Young's Shoot To Kill Remix) 09:24
07 Celebration (Featuring Akon) 03:54
08 Celebration (Felguk Love Remix) 06:38
Here's a closer look at the Vinyl Edition of Madonna's "Celebration" album that has been released on December 22 in the U.S. and is now available as an import in several markets abroad.
The Full Length Vinyl of the ultimate collection of Madonna's hits comes out as a deluxe vinyl package features four 120 grams black vinyl discs pressed at Record Industry presented in a two-pocket Stoughton gatefold jacket with a catalogue number of 093624972938 - 521096.
The expanded pockets contain 2 discs each pocket and the cover artwork is virtually identical to the double CD edition besides the obvious tweaks introduced by the 12" format. Interestingly the slightly bigger "Mr Brainwash" signature is not placed on the right as the publicity pictures shown but on the opposite side of the cover.
On December 9MadonnaTribe reported that Madonna's new single "Revolver" wasn't going to be released in France, with Warner Music France promoting the "Celebration" remix featuring Akon instead.
The single is out today as planned and here's the first look at the new release. As you can see the 2 track single carries the same exact cover as the first one (which carried the album version & the Oakenfold mix). The only differences are of course the back cover with the different tracklist and credits and the two logos on the disc itself ('Compact Disc' & 'Sacem' (equivalent of the IRAA here).
There's no sticker promoting the new remix and also the One Love Remix of "Revolver" is not featured as a b-side, probably saving it for the European single release next year.
Also there is no mention of David Guetta whatsoever and the production credit reads "remixed by Akon".
The newest addition to our collection of different "Celebration" pressings from around the world is the 2 CD album released on the Indian market.
Again no major difference in artwork and no difference at all in content in this "Made in India" double set, apart of course from the small print and copyright and licensing credits - worth making this item desireable to completist collectors.
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Stay tuned for more Madonna CDs from India coming soon from our friend Rinat.
Here's a couple of Madonna-related tidbit shared by our longtime friend and contributor from Russia Rinat while he was travelling Qatar Airlines through Doha City in Qatar. As you can see by the images below both Madonna's new collection "Celebration" and her "Ray of Light" album were part of the on-board entertainment system and passengers had the chance to listen to the Queen of Pop during the flight.
But the most interesting news bit comes from the airport's transit zone where Rinat found the single disc edition of "Celebration" album on sale, licensed for Middle East and North Africa only to EMI Middle East. as the sticker on the front side states (while the credits on the back cover are the ones of a "regular" European pressing.
Collectors, you're been warned! Click to zoom.
More iTunes Music Stores worldwide are currently offering the new Madonna single for download.
The two Revolver (One Love Remixes) and Celebration feat. Akon are now available in the stores of Belgium, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, Spain and The Netherlands, among others.
Please check your local iTunes and other online retailers and look for the new single now!
Revolver (One Love Remixes) and Celebration feat. Akon are now available for purchase from Amazon.co.uk, HMV on line and itunes UK as digital downloads.
Revolver is available in both versions - One Love Remix and One Love Remix feat. Lil Wayne.
There's no news on a UK physical release date yet.
The release date for the Vinyl Edition of Madonna's "Celebration" album has been moved one week from December 15 to December 22.
Thia Full Length Vinyl of the ultimate collection of Madonna's hits comes out as a deluxe vinyl package features four 120 grams black vinyl discs pressed at Record Industry presented in a two-pocket Stoughton gatefold jacket with a catalogue number of 093624972938 - 521096.
The expanded pockets contain 2 discs each pocket and the cover artwork is virtually identical to the double CD edition besides the obvious tweaks introduced by the 12" format (and a slightly bigger "Mr Brainwash" signature).
As for the tracklist, the audio content is also the same as the 2 CD version of "Celebration" and is split on four discs as follows:
Warner Music NL announced the details for the digital and physical release of Madonna's new single Revolver.
The song will first be added to the iTunes music store at the end of the month, and will be followed by a Maxi CD in January and a double vinyl in February.
Remixers for the new single - as MadonnaTribe readers already know - include Tracy Young, Paul Van Dyk and David Guetta, the latter also providing his own treatment to the new "Celebration" version featuring Akon.
The Felguk Love Remix of "Celebration", previously available as a digital download only, completes the promising set.
Digital Single
Release Date: December 29, 2009, exclusive to iTunes
01 Revolver (Madonna vs. David Guetta One Love Remix) 03:10
02 Revolver (Madonna vs. David Guetta One Love Remix) (Feat. Lil Wayne) 03:25
03 Revolver (Madonna vs. David Guetta One Love Club Remix) 05:23
04 Revolver (Paul van Dyk Remix) 08:36
05 Revolver (Paul van Dyk Dub) 08:36
06 Revolver (Tracy Young's Shoot To Kill Remix) 09:30
07 Celebration (Featuring Akon) 03:54
08 Celebration (Felguk Love Remix) 06:38
CD Maxi
Release Date: January 22, 2010
01 Revolver (Madonna vs. David Guetta One Love Remix (Feat. Lil Wayne) 03:25
02 Revolver (Madonna vs. David Guetta One Love Remix) 03:10
03 Revolver (Madonna vs. David Guetta One Love Club Remix) 05:23
04 Revolver (Paul van Dyk Remix) 08:36
05 Revolver (Paul van Dyk Dub) 08:36
06 Revolver (Tracy Young's Shoot To Kill Remix) 09:30
07 Celebration (Feat. Akon) 03:54
08 Celebration (Felguk Love Remix) 06:38
12" Vinyl Single
Release Date: February 5, 2010
A1 Revolver (Madonna vs. David Guetta One Love Club Remix) 05:23
A2 Revolver (Paul van Dyk Remix) 08:36
B1 Revolver (Tracy Young's Shoot To Kill Remix) 09:30
C1 Revolver (Paul van Dyk Dub) 08:36
C2 Revolver (Madonna vs. David Guetta One Love Remix) (Feat. Lil Wayne) 03:25
D1 Celebration (Feat. Akon) 03:54
D2 Celebration (Felguk Love Remix) 06:38
CD Releases: ''Celebration featuring Akon' to be released in France
News is just in that Madonna's new single 'Revolver' won't be released in France, Warner Music France is promoting the 'Celebration' remix by David Guetta featuring Akon instead.
The cd single which will most likely include 'Revolver (One Love Remix)' is scheduled to be released on December 28.
Good news coming from the US market. On November 23 RIAA has certified Madonna's Celebration" album as Gold for shipment over 500,000 units in the US - also bringing her total tallies to 64 Million units in the USA.
"Celebration" is also Madonna's 19th Gold Album.
And as good things don't come to a end, "Celebration The Video Collection" was also certified Platinum for shippment over 100,000 units.
MadonnaTribe readers know that DJ Tracy Young was one of the remixers asked to give their own treatment to Madonna's new single since we first reported of the upcoming "Revolver" remixes on October 14th.
Now it's Tracy's turn to spill more beans and let the fans know that her "Revolver" mix is called "Tracy Young's Shoot To Kill Mix" and is currently topping her own Top Ten:
"I'm busy with Genesis VII and in the studio" - Tracy' writes in her newest mail-out - "I'm working on several exciting remix projects, some available now, some on the way. One project I'm really so into and thankful for is my mix of Madonna's "Revolver featuring Lil Wayne".
"It's one of my favorites and hope it will be one of yours."
Breaking News: ''Revolver'' single: the UK Press Release
Warner Music UK announces the December 14th release of Madonna's new single featuring Lil Wayne with the following press release:
Hot on the spurs of Madonna’s Top 3 single "Celebration", the Queen of Pop releases her brand new explosive and highly energised single "Revolve" featuring Lil Wayne out December 14, 2009.
The track features on Madonna's Greatest Hits Record, "Celebration", which charted at No.1 in the UK and brings Madonna level with Elvis Presley's record of eleven UK number one albums. No other solo artist can match this achievement. Only The Beatles, with a total of fifteen, have had more number one albums in chart history.
"Celebration" has sold over 2 million copies worldwide already, including 300,000 (platinum) in the UK.
"Revolver", which was recorded in New York is written and produced by Madonna and features contributing rap vocals by Lil Wayne.
Included on the CD are the following indispensable remixes:
"Revolver” Madonna vs David Guetta (One Love Remix) "Celebration" (Akon Remix)
"Celebration" - the definitive greatest hits CD covers the expanse of the Material Girl's extraordinary career of hits including "Everybody","Express Yourself", "Vogue" and "4 Minutes". The Celebration DVD includes Madonna's best videos including several that have never before been available on DVD.
Madonna has racked up a record-smashing 63 UK Top Ten hits, 13 UK No.1 singles as well as 11 UK No.1 albums. A multi Grammy award winning singer, writer and producer, she has had more UK number 1's than any other female artist and is the most successful female solo artist ever.
Don't miss a rare 2-part Madonna interview with Ben Shephard on GMTV, December 7th and 8th, where she discusses her life and extensive career.
Here's the first look at the cover of the second single from Madonna's "Celebration" album.
As you can see the artwork for "Madonna vs. David Guetta - Revolver (One Love Remix)" is yet another variation of the iconic portrait assembled by Mr Brainwash from images by Mondino and Tolot. Click to zoom.
You first heard about it on MadonnaTribe last month, and now you can get it from iTunes Music Store.
Madonna's "Celebration - Feat. Akon" is available to purchase as a digital single in a stand-alone format and the related iTunes page features a customized cover highlighting the contribution from the guest artist.
Although listed with a release date of November 9th, the track happens to be available to purchase from this morning on most Music Stores worldwide.
Celebration Album enjoys 4th week at Top of Pan-European Album Chart
Let's Celebrate another week at No. 1 on the Pan-European Chart -- Madonna's "Celebration" collection notches a Fourth Week at the top of the Pan-European chart.
On individual country charts, "Celebration" continues its impact as the current must-have career retrospective. In the UK, "Celebration" is at No. 3; In Canada, the album holds at No. 5; In Germany, No. 9; In Italy, back up to No. 3; and in the U.S., the collection remains in the Top 40 at No. 39.
Thanks to M-Tribe contributor Rob from Berkeley, California USA
Here's the first look at the newly released "Celebration" 12" Maxi Single. The US double disc vinyl comes with the following 7 track listing and includes the album version together with all the remixes from the physical commercial releases.
Side One
Album Version
Benni Benassi Remix Side Two
Oakenfold Remix
Benni Benassi Remix Edit Side Three
Benni Benassi Dub Side One
Johnny Vicious Club Remix
Oakenfold Remix Dub
Celebration enjoys 3rd week at no. 1 on Pan-European chart
Madonna enjoys a third week at the top of the Pan-European album chart, confirming the enduring power and energy of her iconic career-spanning catalog of Celebration hits.
In contrast to Madonna's run at #1 on the Pan-European chart, the Celebration package drops in the U.S. from last week's top ten debut (at #7) down to #20 this week. With the upcoming November releases of greatest hits albums by Britney Spears and Janet Jackson, it is noteworthy that Madonna once again led the way with her ground-breaking top 10 definitive Celebration package.
Thanks to M-Tribe contributor Rob from Berkeley, California USA.
Check out Madonna's official website madonna.com to listen to the Felguk Love Remix of "Celebration".
The mix has been released as a digital download on several platforms after being initially included in the promotional single and is still unavailable on a physical commercial release.
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Digital Single
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