FNAC’s Rebel Heart
The FNAC shop in Paris “St Lazare” made this incredible publicity display (copy of famous Parisian “Colonne Maurice”).
(@ THX Yannick Unapologetic Ciccone for sharing it)
Our review: Madonna by Michelle Morgan
Let me start of by saying that after reading dozens of books on Madonna, and none of them being truly accurate, focussing on scandals and rumors. A Madonna fan is in dire need of a positive, honest and fun read.
Michelle Morgan known for her books on Marilyn Monroe, is a Madonna fan by heart. She dedicated her time to work on a book with the love for the artist in mind. After reading the 448 page book and looking at the 220 pictures included, I can honestly tell you that this book is a breath of fresh air in the Madonna-book world.
This book discusses Madonna’s life from birth to the last update in 2014 (written before Rebel Heart). Every page focusses on a new chapter, a new era, a new project. The writing is very pleasant to read, the pictures are stunning. I even discovered pictures that are quite unknown and might not even have been published before. This book reads like a diary, once you’ve started, it’s very hard to put it down. As a fan myself I do pay attention to the details and I know it is extremely hard for any writer to be absolutely accurate in every little detail that you write down. I can truly say that Michelle Morgan did a very good job in keeping up with the facts and not so much the rumors.
Yes it is like a diary, it is a book you’d like to keep close to you. Whenever you feel like looking back on her Blond Ambition days, go to that era. But let’s say you need information on her filming W.E. skip the pages to that project. The book is not too heavy and not too big, it is easy to take with you and ideal to read before going to bed.
If there is a book that you need to include in your Madonna book collection, it is this one. I give my thumbs up to Michelle Morgan for writing such a lovely and accurate book on Madonna with so much respect to her. The respect and the knowledge shows while browsing through the pages. At the end of the book you cannot help but admire Madonna for doing so many amazing things in her life. You also can’t help but hoping that Michelle Morgan might write a follow up to this in the near future.
From a true blue fan to you: Madonna by Michelle Morgan is highly recommended!
Madonna – Michelle Morgan will be released in the UK on April 2, pre-order through Amazon
Madonna – Michelle Morgan is available in the US from May 26, pre-order through Amazon
Review written by Kimberly van Pinxteren
Stay tuned for more promo regarding this book through MadonnaUnderground
Madonna and Rebel Heart in Dutch Mediazine
Madonna and Rebel Heart are featured in the new edition of Media Markt’s free magazine Mediazine. The magazine is free and available in the Media Markt stores
Thanx to Duco!
Review: Madonna channels defiance and devotion on confident ‘Rebel Heart’
Madonna named her 13th studio album “Rebel Heart.” The title fits the Madge mold of past titles: adjectives, a noun or two, perhaps a preposition, combined to suggest a loose theme.
“Like a Virgin,” “Ray of Light,” “Hard Candy,” “Bedtime Stories” and her relatively epic “Confessions on a Dance Floor” confirm her long-player branding technique, each connecting a concrete idea with the themes conveyed through the songs, more or less. The outlier, her forgettable last album, “MDNA,” was a coy reference to the drug MDMA (a.k.a. molly or ecstasy). It sounded as spent as the Monday following an epic Saturday binge.
“Rebel Heart” is a far better album than “MDNA” — cleaner, crisper, more sober, less a flimsy attempt at drawing fickle youth ears and more a sturdy rhythmic platform to showcase some of the most striking tracks she’s made in 15 years (specifically, since “Music,” her last great album).
Featuring production by artists including Avicii, Diplo, Kanye West and Sophie and guests including Chance the Rapper, Nicki Minaj and (in spoken form) Mike Tyson, it has completeness to it rather than the mishmash of could-be stabs at relevance that dots her lesser work.
lRelated Madonna, Giorgio Armani disagree on cause of her fall at Brit Awards
From the start, “Rebel Heart” spotlights a clarity of intention, one the artist conveys in notes that accompanied the release: “I knew I wanted to explore the duality of my personality which is renegade and romantic. And I wanted to write good songs…. That’s it.”
Madonna cites as inspiration rebels Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Bob Marley and John Lennon, all of whom “changed the world. They took the road less travelled and they made all the difference. You can’t be a rebel and not be willing to take the consequences.” A vague reference to her recent backward tumble during the Brit Awards? If not, it should be.
Regardless, hers is a noble goal, even if the stakes in her brand of rebellion are hardly of apartheid proportions. Focus, though, drives tracks such as “Illuminati,” “Joan of Arc” and “Iconic” into that sweet spot between club frenzy and revelatory lyricism, the kind that can lift spirits to emotional heights.
Click HERE for full review by LA Times
Jamie Foxx to Host iHeartRadio Music Awards Live on NBC Sunday (Madonna performing)
NEW YORK & UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The biggest names in entertainment will bring the music of the iHeartRadio app to life on Sunday, March 29 for the second edition of the iHeartRadio Music Awards hosted by Oscar and Grammy award winning actor and musician Jamie Foxx. The event will air live on NBC from 8-11 p.m. ET/PT from the historic Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles and will be broadcast simultaneously on iHeartMedia stations nationwide and across the iHeartRadio digital music platform.
“Whether they’re new to the scene or industry veterans, each artist’s journey is exciting to follow, from their first radio spin to their first iHeartRadio Music Award nomination.”
The three hour telecast will truly reflect America’s favorite music and will showcase the year’s most popular artists and songs determined by the iHeartRadio Chart and fan voting through iHeartRadio stations nationwide. The evening will include performances by Rihanna, Iggy Azalea, Sam Smith, Madonna, Jason Aldean, Jamie Foxx, Meghan Trainor, Jason Derulo, Jennifer Hudson, Kelly Clarkson, Snoop Dogg, Nate Ruess, Alesso and Florida Georgia Line along with appearances from Taylor Swift and more. This year’s iHeartRadio Music Awards will also feature unexpected collaborations from some of the top names in music.
“This is the night we celebrate the biggest songs and artists we played for fans on our iHeartRadio stations across America and on the iHeartRadio app over the past year, along with a look at what’s coming in 2015,” said John Sykes, President of Entertainment Enterprises for iHeartMedia, Inc. “And who better to host than both a Grammy winning musician and Oscar winning performer Jamie Foxx? This is going to be an amazing star packed Sunday night of music on NBC.”
“I’m so excited that Jamie Foxx is taking the reins at this year’s iHeart awards. He is the perfect choice to lead this extraordinary night of music and celebrity artists!” said Paul Telegdy, President, Alternative and Late Night Programming, NBC Entertainment.
“2014 was such an incredible year for so many artists across different genres, so it’s great to see them get the recognition they deserve,” said Tom Poleman, President of National Programming Platforms for iHeartMedia. “Whether they’re new to the scene or industry veterans, each artist’s journey is exciting to follow, from their first radio spin to their first iHeartRadio Music Award nomination.”
“The iHeartRadio Music Awards is the night in music where the industry’s top artists get to shine, in a relaxed and fun atmosphere, and celebrate their own achievements as well as those of their peers,” said Ian Stewart, President of Done + Dusted Inc.
Fore more click HERE
Madonna’s second single Ghosttown already popular in Holland
Madonna’s second single Ghosttown is really picking up in Holland, it’s already being played on Dutch radio (much more than Living For Love)
Keep requesting HERE
Madonna: My kids are ‘opinionated’ on new album (video)
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Madonna on Howard Stern this Wednesday
BREAKING NEWS: This Wednesday the show moves to 1p EST for a special live show with @Madonna! #MadonnaOnHoward
— Stern Show (@sternshow) March 9, 2015
Review: Rebel Heart Is Madonna’s Most Consistent Album in a Decade
Because nobody can poke fun at Madonna like Madonna
The last decade of Madonna’s career is a testament to the power of thin lines: an inch of slippage, and even the most venerated and groundbreaking artists can tumble from pop’s vanguard to a zone somewhere in the back, fighting to catch up. After the commercial and critical debacle that was 2003’s American Life, she temporarily stepped out of the pop arms race, traveling backwards in time to revisit her days as a Lower East Side disco queen with Confessions on a Dance Floor. As a result, she regained some momentum. But when she attempted to rejoin the present with the chunky, rhythmically dense Hard Candy and cold, shiny EDM of MDNA, she received criticism that was disproportionate to the quality of the product. Rather than being celebrated for working hard to stay contemporary after nearly three decades of work, she was called desperate and calculating, assertions that often stunk of sexism. (Try to find examples of similar criticisms being leveled at Giorgio Moroder, or Nile Rodgers, or Paul McCartney.)
For full review by TIME click HERE
Plan your trip to Rebel Heart tour in Ziggo Dome Amsterdam with Tripticket
TripTicket offers you in collaboration with Jan de Wit Group transportation by bus to Madonna in the Ziggo Dome. Excepted arrival at the venue is 18.30. You can exit at P-bus, from then on it is a ten minute walk to the Ziggo Dome.
Expected depart time is 23.30, you will leave the venue again from P-bus.
Tripticket offers reserved parking spots near the Amsterdam ArenA and Ziggo Dome from 9 euro’s per parking spot.
Click HERE for more information.
NOTE: the departing time may change as M is known for a late start of the show!
Rebel Heart Super Deluxe back in stock
Shortly after the very first copies of the Rebel Heart Super Deluxe were dispatched, Bol.com wasn’t able to meet the demand anymore, there were issues with the delivery,
However they are now back in stock, if you missed purchasing your copy, do so now HERE
Amsterdam & Antwerp ticket sale huge success
The Amsterdam and Antwerp shows are almost sold out, only the ‘restricted view’ seats are available at this moment. Keep in mind that M’s show in Amsterdam is on Sinterklaasavond (Dutch tradition) preventing some people from being able to make it.
First Bercy date in Paris sold out!
The first announced date in Bercy Paris on December 9 has officially sold out, more dates are to be announced shortly…
Rebel Heart Tour Amsterdam Ziggo Dome December 5 on sale now
Have you scored your tickets already? The general sale started this morning at 9am. If you haven’t scored your tickets yet, please click HERE
GA JIJ NAAR MADONNA IN LONDEN? (Dutch radio competition)
Madonna, O2 Arena Londen, dinsdag 1 december 2015
Als er één zangeres is waar niemand omheen kan, dan is dat Madonna wel! De Queen of Pop heeft in haar glansrijke carrière tientallen hits weten te scoren. Van ‘Like A Virgin’ tot ‘4 Minutes’, we kunnen ze uiteraard allemaal woord voor woord meezingen. Met haar gloednieuwe album Rebel Heart, met daarop onder meer de nummers ‘Living For Love’ en ‘Ghosttown’, is Madonna weer helemaal terug.
Eigenlijk is het gewoon een must om ooit eens een optreden van de zangeres bij te wonen, maar daar kan Q-music jou bij helpen! Zo maak je namelijk kans Madonna te gaan zien, live in de prestigieuze O2 Arena in Londen.
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Op 1 december 2015, vier dagen voor haar concert in de Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, staat Madonna op het podium van de O2 Arena. Q-music stuurt je samen met een vriend(in) naar de Britse hoofdstad toe om het optreden bij te wonen!
Hoe je deze vette prijs, inclusief haar nieuwe album Rebel Heart en de iTunes Top 30 in downloads, kunt winnen, dat hoor je als je dagelijks vanaf 16.00 uur naar Q-music luistert. Check ook even het INFO-blokje op deze pagina. De minimumleeftijd voor deze actie is 18 jaar.
Madonna Q&A: ‘Ideas flowed simply out of me’
A lesser mortal, or star, might have needed some down time after falling off the stage at the BRIT Awards. But Madonna, 56, simply untwisted her Armani cape and got on with the show. After all, the pop icon had a new album to promote: Rebel Heart, out Tuesday, featuring contributions from Kanye West, Avicii, Diplo, Nicki Minaj and Nas, to drop a few names. Madonna chatted with USA TODAY about the recording, as well as her children and art and Instagram.
Q: You took quite a tumble the other day. How are you feeling?
A: I’m fine. I had a tiny bit of whiplash. My head hit the floor and snapped my neck a little bit. But I didn’t hurt any other part of my body, strangely enough — I sustained no bruises or cuts.
Q: You’ve been keeping busy, certainly. You worked with an eclectic group of collaborators for Rebel Heart.
A: Lots of people I’d never met before, though certainly people whose work I knew. Usually, with an album, I choose a producer and it takes us a few weeks to get to know each other, and then the chemistry starts to percolate. In this circumstance I kind of got thrown into lots of groups of songwriters. Some people I had direct synergy with…I felt so rejuvenated just in the simple act of writing music. I felt like I was back in New York, in Queens, where I picked up a guitar and wrote my first song. Ideas flowed simply out of me.
Click HERE for full Q&A by USATODAY
