[Smithy]

who i'd like to thank.... LADY GAGA

[Wildcat!]

I dont care if the outfit is trashy, she Madonna after all, and her body is unreal for a 54 year old. She makes most people in their 20s and 30s look really bad!

[Saph]

I think she looks nice, I wish the netting was hemmed nicely, but maybe its meant to look like that idk..

[Harry!]

Madonna To Present At The Sound Of Change Live Concert

Madonna has confirmed her participation as presenter in 'The Sound of Change Live' concert, presented by CHIME FOR CHANGE: recently founded by Gucci, which campaigns for improved Education, Health and Justice for women and girls worldwide. The four-hour concert, which takes place at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday 1 June, is supported by an impressive line-up of some of the world's most talented artists and internationally renowned presenters, lending their voices to CHIME FOR CHANGE.

Abishek Bachchan * Aishwarya Rai * Archbishop Desmond Tutu * Beyonce * Blake Lively * Ellie Goulding * Florence + the Machine * Freida Pinto * Gloria Steinem * Gordon and Sarah Brown * HAIM * Humaira Bachal * Iggy Azalea * Jada Pinkett Smith * James Franco * Jennifer Lopez * Jessica Chastain * John Legend * Laura Pausini * Leymah Gbowee * Madonna * Mpho Tutu * Rita Ora * Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy * Timbaland * Zoe Saldana *

Madonna said, "60 percent of the children in the world NOT in school, are girls! 2/3 of the world's illiterate are WOMEN! I Do NOT accept this. We need to change this and we WILL CHANGE THIS!"

The concert will start at 6.00pm and finish at 10:00pm and each artist will perform special sets with some exciting collaborations expected. Throughout the concert short films will be shown highlighting issues such as: 60% of children not in school are girls, 800 women die daily in pregnancy or childbirth - most of whom would live with access to proper care, and despite gains, just 21% of seats in national parliaments are held by women.

http://www.madonna.com/news/title/ma...e-live-concert

I am going to this, even more excited now!

[Harry!]

Madonna was at the Sound Of Change concert (I went to!) and gave a speach:

Youtube video

The MDNA DVD is scheduled for international release 26th August. Full info here: http://www.madonna.com/news/title/md...nternationally

[Harry!]

The concert has now been streamed online. The official Epix link is below but requires a free trial activation. http://www.epixhd.com/madonna-the-mdna-tour/

You have also seen on another thread Madonna's #secretproject advert.

[Harry!]

The second Secret Trailer has been released:

Youtube video

[Harry!]

The MDNA Tour DVD/Blu Ray is to be released September 10th

http://www.madonna.com/news/title/md...september-10th

[Harry!]

Madonna has posted a third #SecretProject teaser

Youtube video

It is to be revealed September 24th, official website here http://artforfreedom.com/

[Mrluvaluva]

A cover of Holiday...

Youtube video

[Mrluvaluva]

A cover of Holiday...

Youtube video

[Harry!]

The Secret Project is set to be released tomorrow exclusively on BitTorrent.

[Mrluvaluva]

A few hours ago, I was lucky enough to attend the launch party for Madonna's secretprojectrevolution, a 17-minute short film made in conjunction with Steven Klein that's meant to address discrimination and injustice in the world.

I arrived around 9 for the event, then had to kill time until 10 before the doors opened. The e-mail containting the invite had stressed promptness, warning we may not get in if we arrived past 10:45. But too early was no good either. How would everyone get into the Gagosian Gallery between 10 and 10: 45? Turns out the guest list was just that small, maybe 250 people.

Inside, the room was spare. A wall-length image by Klein of Madonna and her MDNA troupe was a focal point, as was a giant image of Madonna's eye from the film. But what really got my attention (not counting the fact that Madonna's ex Sean Penn was strolling around) was a taped-off area before a blank wall where I assumed Madonna would (1) project her movie and maybe (2) perform in some way, or at least speak. So my friend Curtis and I parked front and center while most everyone else mixed and mingled and accepted booze from waiters in gas masks.





While we waited, artist Scooter LaForge told us he'd heard Madonna would sing a new song. We were so beside ourselves with this gossip we almost missed it: Madonna was suddenly at our feet—literally. Looking stunning in a tight black trench and with a strawberry-blonde coif, Madonna was on her knees inches away from us, smoothing out a white cloth. She spoke to those of us before her about the cloth's exact placement, "You guys are the front row. Don't let anyone **** this up." The stern warnings about no photography had already been globally ignored, so I grabbed a quick shot of the directrix at work, but we did keep that cloth in place. It was surreal to see her attending to this detail and then walking amongst her invitees.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...b-2CaGBZfl4Eug

Very soon after, Madonna entered the taped-off area and began a 12-minute speech explaining her motivations for making secretprojectrevolution, a work she called the most important thing she's ever done outside of having her children. Saying she didn't want to sound like a narcissist, Madonna nonetheless asserted, "Right now, I just wanna hear me." The whole place was totally silent while she pled her case and explained how the film was meant to kick off a social-media project in which people would submit their ideas of freedom.

"When I say I wanna start a revolution, that is exactly what I mean. I mean I want to start a movement of people, of artists, who are not worried about winning popularity contests, who are not worried about approval, who are not worried about whether their ass looks good—although it is important to have a good-looking ass..."

It was nice that her speech had space for humour, something Slant had said this new project was lacking. But Madonna wasn't laughing when she explained that her use of gun imagery was metaphorical—it's pretty obvious when you watch the film, something her ardent critics probably won't bother to do.



Just before the film began, we listened to a long snippet of a James Baldwin interview. Keep in mind we had been been told to sit down by Madonna, so my view was of people like Zac Posen and Zachary Quinto and Donna Karan sitting on their asses on the cold gallery floor.



The film itself was far more interesting as projected with perfect sound and perfect visuals within the controlled gallery setting. I still find it to be far from the most important thing I think she's ever done, but it is nonetheless a work of great passion that is just about the opposite of her commercial endeavors in and out of music. It's incredible that she is making time for something like this 30 years in to her career. If anything, the entire evening—minus the gold grills and other accoutrements of superwealth—felt like a throwback to Madonna's early-'80s Downtown days. I found myself wondering what Haring, Basquiat, Warhol and so many others from that era, from her own personal past, would think of this event had they not been outlasted by Madonna's desire to shake things up.



After the film, a series of dance routines unfurled, starring Madonna's MDNA performers. The pieces were beautifully danced (especially by Chaz Buzan and Marvin Gofin. Really spectacular to see up close.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIytf...layer_embedded

Finally, Madonna, who had been seated on the floor several people deep into the audience, was dragged back onto the stage by two "cops." She then performed an exquisite cover of Elliott Smith's "Between the Bars" in perfect voice. (The song appears on the Good Will Hunting soundtrack, and as I recall, Madonna named that film her favorite the year it was released.) Madonna is taking chances as a filmmaker and sincerely believes she can start a love revolution that will change the world, but for me, it all comes back to the music, and hearing her perform this plaintive ballad a few feet away from me really touched me.



At the end, a black-clad figure dancing around Madonna was revealed to be her son Rocco, then they and the entire company took their bows as the room dissolved into full-on dance-party mode. Except for the fact that Madonna was standing in our midst, so most of the partygoers mobbed her as she purposefully made her rounds, greeting art-world VIPs and other glitterati.







Madonna's affectionate interaction with Sean Penn blew me away; it was a scene I couldn't have envisioned back when I was reading rumors about her being "trussed up like a turkey" by the man who became her first ex-husband.

Youtube video

Lindsay Lohan, a pal of Klein's, was there, reluctantly doing pic-withs for those intrepid enough to ask. I re-introduced myself to her (I worked with her during her teen years!), saying, "I was the editor of Popstar!" She looked shocked and groaned, "...oh, God!"










View the rest of the article here.

[Harry!]

If you are having trouble downloading it Madonna has uploaded the SecretProject to her YouTube channel

Youtube video

[Jake.]

I was about to say that she looks an awful lot like Lohan in the bottom pictures.. LOL

[Vanessa]

how old is her son rocco now? lola is older than him, right?

[Harry!]

New front cover for Harper's Bazaar Magazine:



Also Madonna's Twitter account is now verified! View it @Madonna

[Mrluvaluva]

Madonna is the latest celebrity to take part in a racy photoshoot for photographer Terry Richardson.

Richardson shared pictures on Wednesday (October 16) on his blog of the 'Vogue' singer donning a black thong while posing in his studio for a Harper's Bazaar shoot.



Madonna can also be seen wearing a chainmail mesh mask and being adorned with a crucifix necklace in other images released by the famed photographer.

Her interview with Harper's Bazaar is featured in the November issue.

The pop diva's session with Richardson comes on the heels of him releasing similarly provocative images of Paris Hilton and Miley Cyrus.



Madonna recently made headlines for being nominated for the Songwriters Hall of Fame, along with Cyndi Lauper, Linda Perry and Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page and Robert Plant.



She also generated controversy for performing the late Elliot Smith's song 'Between the Bars' at the premiere of her short film secretprojectrevolution.




Digital Spy

[Harry!]

Madonna is rumored to be performing at the Grammy Awards on Sunday.