Diagram Of The Heart are in the running to work with Madonna on an album after she heard their track Dead Famous.
Kye Sones said: “We’ve jumped at the chance. Hopefully I can take her for a drink after, she’s still hot.” In your eyes.
Source: The Sun

Madonna's manager Guy Oseary has been quite talkative on his Twitter page today, answering many questions about the Queen of Pop's upcoming projects and releases.
Several questions focused on Madonna's classic tours to be released on DVD and Blu Ray, and here's what Guy had to say:
"i had a meeting with warner records last week to discuss the dvd's.. its a start.."
"I would like it as well.. i had my first meeting with warner records about it.. this will take time.. no promises.. we shall see."
" I never said no to releasing the dvds. I only said there were no plans for it.. I met with warner this last week to discuss it.."
"there are NO plans. We had our first meeting about dvd's, with the intention of making it happen, but this will take some time."
Another major topic was a Summer Tour this year:
"not this summer... we have to make an album first.. and as i said before, this will happen soon as she's done with the movie.."
"not this summer... need to make an album first!"
And of course some hints about Madonna's new album and collaborators:
"yes! soon as the movie is over... she is currently listening to new music.. and is very eager to make a new album!!!"
"most of the music madonna is liking for new album are from all unknown producers. from what she played me, the tracks sound amazing"
" I've always wanted to a madonna unplugged, the new album will be quite the opposite of unplugged. I have one word for you: DANCE"
"as i said, so far all the tracks being considered are from unknown producers.. but we are open to all and any great ideas.."
With a little info about the release of "W.E" as well:
"no information on movie release yet.. when we know, we will definitely tell everyone.."

Source: Twitter, MadonnaTribe

“There is no one that is a more adoring and loving Madonna fan than me. I am the hugest fan. Personally and professionally… Well, the good news is that I’ve got an e-mail from her people and her, sending me their love and complete support on behalf of a single and if the Queen sais ‘It shall be’ then ‘it shall be’!”

Comment on the matter by Madonna’s publicist, Liz Rosenberg:

"I am not aware that Madonna sent Gaga an email. That's all I have to say on the matter.''

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

A Remixer’s Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses for identification.) Singles or Tracks only.

1. FANTASY (MORGAN PAGE REMIX)
Morgan Page, remixer (Nadia Ali)
[Smile In Bed]

2. FUNK NASTY (WOLFGANG GARTNER REMIX EDIT)
Wolfgang Gartner, remixer (Andy Caldwell Featuring
Gram’ma Funk)
[Uno Recordings]

3. ORPHEUS (QUIET CARNIVAL) (FUNK GENERATION MIX)
Mike Rizzo, remixer (Sergio Mendes)
[Concord]

4. REVOLVER (DAVID GUETTA’S ONE LOVE CLUB REMIX)
David Guetta, remixer (Madonna)
[Warner Bros.]

5. SWEET DISPOSITION (AXWELL & DIRTY SOUTH REMIX)
Axel Hedfors & Dragan Roganovic, remixers (The Temper Trap)
[Glassnote/Columbia Records]

It looks like Madonna is preparing to enter the studio to record a new album, the first under her $100 million multi-rights deal with Live Nation, which another lucrative tour seems likely as well.

“They tell me Madonna is about to record, so there could be another Madonna cycle coming,” Live Nation Entertainment Chairman Irving Azoff told Billboard.biz during an interview earlier this week. Asked if the Madonna album would come through Live Nation, Azoff responded, “Yes,” meaning Madonna’s album could be the first recorded content overseen by Live Nation. The Zac Brown Band’s LP “The Foundation” was initially geared to be a Live Nation project in 2008, but the company folded its label division with the exit of then-chairman Michael Cohl and the record ended up on Atlantic.

Azoff’s news was echoed by Madonna manager Guy Oseary this week via Twitter: “The update is that Madonna can’t wait to get into the recording studio. This will happen as soon as she finishes the movie she directed.”

Live Nation signed a 10-year multi-rights deal with Madonna in 2007 said to be worth as much as $100 million, including her touring, merchandising and recording rights. Madonna left Warner Bros., her label home of 25 years, after the release of her 2008 album “Hard Candy.” Her subsequent Live Nation-produced “Sticky & Sweet” tour grossed $408 million worldwide, according to Billboard Boxscore, highest ever for a female artist.

After the Madonna deal, Live Nation subsequently announced long term multi-rights deals with such artists as U2 (which does not include recorded content), Shakira, Jay-Z and others. Still, it is likely Live Nation would partner with some other entity in releasing the record, as executives at the firm have stated repeatedly that they don’t intend to enter the record business full-tilt.

“Live Nation, prior to the merger, entered into some of these all-rights deals, so there are certain artists, Madonna being one of them, that there is a recorded music strategy,” Azoff saod. “Once she gets the album recorded, we’ll sit down with her and her manager Guy Oseary and figure out what’s best for the record. It has to start with the music.”

Source: Billboard.biz

Berlinale buyers were in a frenzy on Saturday night after Stuart Ford’s IM Global screened footage of Madonna’s second directorial effort, “W.E.” to a limited amount of industryites.

IM Global brought the thrush-turned-helmer to the European Film Market to screen a promo reel of the pic, a parallel love story about the affair between King Edward VIII and American divorcee Wallis Simpson and a contemporary romance between a married woman and a Russian security guard.

Foreign buyers queued up outside the Cine Star in hopes to nab a seat to the exclusive screening, which saw Madonna provide an intimate Q&A after the footage.

Sources say that buyers were told they couldn’t bid for the pic unless they saw the footage, which had buyers scrambling to save seats for the event.

Strictly no press were allowed and attendees were not permitted to use mobile phones throughout the event.

During the Q&A, Madonna revealed that she was willing to travel to promote the pic for distribs, which apparently hit the switch for interested parties.

Bids were fielded almost immediately after the event with several international territories already expected to have closed.

Pic toplines Andrea Riseborough, Abbie Cornish, James D’Arcy and Richard Coyle and is penned by Madonna and Alek Keshishian, who directed the queen of pop in 1991′s “Madonna: Truth or Dare.”

Kris Thykier (“Kick Ass”) produces the pic alongside Hagen Bogdanski and Colin Vaines, who also produced Ralph Fiennes’ directorial debut “Coriolanus,” which is screening in competition at Berlinale.

This is the second time IM Global has courted overseas distribs with creative in Berlin this year — the outfit also brought Kevin Smith to the fest to tubthump his pic “Red State.”

Source: Variety

Stuart Ford's IM Global has sold Madonna-directed "W.E." to StudioCanal's U.K. distribution arm Optimum following a late night of negotiations.

IM Global has also sold Village Roadshow the rights for Australia and New Zealand on the pic starring Andrea Riseborough, Abbie Cornish, James D'Arcy and Richard Coyle.

After Madonna came to Berlin Saturday to screen footage from the pic, IM Global received bids from France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Russia, Latin America and Scandinavia, with negotiations ongoing.

During the Q&A after the promo reel, Madonna said she was willing to travel to promote the pic, which apparently helped boost distrib interest.

Pic is structured as a parallel love story about the affair between King Edward VIII and American divorcee Wallis Simpson, as well as a contemporary romance between a married woman and a Russian security guard.

Source: Variety

There has been quite a buzz lately about chances for one of the most sought-after pieces of Madonna's career as a performer to finally see the light of day, and we're happy to share three great news with you.
MadonnaTribe can exclusively reveal that not only one but three Madonna tour concerts are going to be released on home video in the near future.
Not only the long-awaited Blond Ambition Tour is now set for release on both DVD and Blu Ray but also the whole Virgin Tour concert and a remastered Girlie Show!
These are new releases Warner had been working on since a while, and time has finally come to hit the stores.
This is the sort of news able to make the day for many Madonna fans, even if we also have to add the there is nothing planned at this point for another gem, Madonna's Reinvention Tour.

Source: MadonnaTribe