Madonna has been confirmed to appear on The Graham Norton Show in the New Year.
The singer will join Andrea Riseborough and James D'Arcy to discuss her film directing debut W.E. on Friday, January 13.
Norton said of Madonna's appearance: "I couldn't be more excited! This is my real Christmas present. I may have to retire, but that's not a promise!"
The broadcaster has previously described Madonna as the "holy grail" of chatshow guests, saying that he would be prepared to devote an entire show to her.
Source: Digital Spy
As announced Madonna was one of the guest on Today's Ellen's show. She discussed a series of themes, some of them quite important as teen being bullied and teen suicides.
She said: "I'm incredibly disturbed and saddened by the overwhelming number of teen suicides that have been reported lately because of bullying. Suicide in general is disturbing. Teenagers committing suicide is extremely disturbing but to hear that teenagers are taking their lives because they are being bullied in schools and dormitories, what have you, is kind of unfathomable. I know a number of people have spoken out about it but I feel like I need to say something. The gay community has been incredibly supportive of me. I wouldn't have a career if it weren't for the gay community. I have a teenage daughter and I have ongoing discussions with her about this topic so I feel like I need to say a few words."
Madonna also confessed she was bullied as a kid: "I can totally relate to the idea of feeling isolated and alienated. I was incredibly lonely as a child, as a teenager. I have to say I never felt like I fit in in school. I wasn't a jock. I wasn't an intellectual. There was no group that I felt a part of. I just felt like a weirdo".
She took the time to remember her mentor Christopher Flynn when she said: "It wasn't until my ballet teacher who was also gay took me under his wing and introduced me to a community of artists of other unique individuals who told me it was good and okay to be different and brought me to my first gay disco and ironically made me feel I was part of the world and it was okay to be different."
Madonna says she talk to her children about respecting other people and about the importance of not judging people who are different. "The concept that we are torturing teenagers because they are gay. It's kind of like I said earlier. It's unfathomable. It's like lynching black people or Hitler exterminating Jews. Sorry if I'm going on a rampage right now but this is America. The land of the free and the home of the brave", she said.
But is there a solution to bullying for Madonna? "I think it would be interesting for everybody to try one simple experiment. Try to get through the day each and everyone of us without gossiping about anybody. Not even listening to gossip. Walking away from it. Can you imagine what your day would be like? How much more free time you'd have? I also feel like you'd feel better about yourself" . Going back to her work, the Queen of Pop announced that she's in the process of editing her film right now and as soon as she's done with it she'll literally " got to get my butt in the studio and make some more music".
Source: MadonnaTribe
She’s the biggest-selling female artist of all time, and she only needs to go by one name — MADONNA — is talking to Ellen today! She’ll tell Ellen what she’s been up to, and she has some important things she’d like to share with everyone.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Source: Ellen.Warnerbros.com
Britney Spears had big shoes to fill while filming her upcoming guest appearance in Glee – she played the part of Madonna in a recreation of the pair’s Me Against The Music video.
The Toxic hitmaker will be the centre of attention on the hit musical show when it returns for a second season, with a full episode dedicated to her music, and she began shooting her cameo role this week.
During the second day of filming on Thursday, Spears donned a white trouser suit similar to the outfit worn by the Material Girl for the promo of their collaborative 2003 track, while Heather Morris, who plays Glee member Brittany, took Spears’ part in the re-imagining.
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It's official - the music of Madonna will be coming back to "Glee." Series head honcho Ryan Murphy confirmed the rumors on Monday at the Peabody Awards in New York City.
"We are, we're doing a sequel to the Madonna[episode]," he told Access Hollywood.
Earlier this season, "Glee" broke tradition and devoted an entire episode to only Madonna songs, but the date when Madonna will reign supreme for a second time, musically anyway, on the show is the only thing that has to be nailed down. When asked if it will occur next season, Murphy said, "Probably. Yeah."
Madonna is a fan of the show, after having watched it with her teenage daughter, Lourdes, and the rumors continue to run rampant that she will make a cameo on the hit FOX program.
"I can't say," Ryan told Access about Madge's rumored role. "But she's sort of the muse of our show, I think now." She loves the show and has supported it. She gets the show is about arts education and so she's very supportive about that."
Source: Yahoo News
The UK broadcast of the much-hyped Madonna episode of Glee on E4 yesterday night was seen by a total audience of around 1.9 million, early figures suggest.
The episode brought in an impressive 1.42m (5.7%) to E4 in the 9pm hour, helping the channel beat parent station Channel 4 in the timeslot.
A further 458k (2.6%) watched the episode an hour later on timeshift station E4+1. E4's combined primetime share last night was 3.8%, level with Five.
The audience for Glee was on par with the figures for its record return a week earlier, according to ratings data supplied by Attentional.
Sources: Digital Spy, MadonnaTribe
Thumbs way up from Madonna -- and Lourdes, too!
The Material Girl caught a sneak peek the upcoming "Power of Madonna" episode of Fox's Glee, in which McKinley High's Glee Club reinterprets Madonna's classic songs of female empowerment.
Madonna, 51, tells UsMagazine.com exclusively what she thought of the tribute:
"I thought the Madonna episode of Glee was brilliant on every level. The dialogue and the entire script was genius. I completely appreciated the layers of irony, especially when all those macho boys sang 'What It Feels Like For A Girl.'
I also loved the fantastic performances of 'Vogue,' 'Express Yourself' and all the messages about the boys being respectful to girls.
The entire cast was amazing. They're all so talented. I especially loved Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) and Kurt Hummel's (Chris Colfer) characters. [Show creator]Ryan Murphy did a great job bringing all these elements together.
[Daughter] Lola loved the show too. I wish I went to a high school like that...If only."
"The Power of Madonna" episode of Glee airs this Tuesday on Fox.
Source: US Magazine
Not only is Madonna excited to have her songs used in next week’s “Power of Madonna” episode of “Glee,” she is also apparently hot for teacher.
“I think Mr. Schuester is very cute,” Madonna said in a statement, referring to Matthew Morrison, who plays the glee-club instructor on the hit Fox show. “And I’m glad he’s doing such a good job empowering all the girls.”
In the episode, according to Fox, Mr. Schuester assigns the kids to sing Madonna songs because he thinks the girls have been mistreated by the boys. He wants them all to benefit from the girl-power messages in tracks like “Express Yourself.” “Like a Prayer,” “Like a Virgin” and “4 Minutes” are also covered in the episode.
Source: MTV News
The "Glee" club is taking next week's "The Power of Madonna" episode (airing April 20), very seriously. Not only are they performing songs like "Vogue," but they also made their own shot-by-shot re-creation of the iconic video, starring Cheerios Coach Sue Sylvester, which premiered online on Tuesday night.
"I do the 'Vogue' video in the Madonna episode, and we replicated everything down to the set pieces, the hairpieces, the wardrobe, the lighting," Jane Lynch revealed to MTV News earlier this week at the party for the "Glee" spring premiere. "It's in black and white, and you're gonna love it. It's amazing."
And while it is surprising to see Sue Sylvester in anything but her signature track suit, she found a way to make sure she gets the best of both worlds elsewhere in the episode. "Oh, yeah, the cone bra, the Gaultier bra, I wear that in one scene. And it's the most powerful I've ever felt in my life," she dished. "Well, you know what, I wore the cone bra with the track suit, so it worked. It was a win, win."
Not only will Lynch be channeling her inner Madge, she promises that she'll also be just as scary as ever for the rest of the season. "She terrorizes everybody, still. She gets inappropriate with a bunch of guys. There's a lot of sexual blackmail," she explained. "She does a little singing with Olivia Newton John. She gets put in her place in a very interesting, cruel way by Mr. Will Schuester himself. He gets kind of rough with her, and he really hurts her feelings."
Source: MTV News
A special "Glee" episode aired on the Oprah Winfrey Show yesterday with the entire cast.
Oprah also showed the real-life Glee club that inspired the show and invited the members in the studio. The John Burroughs Powerhouse performed an amazing "Vogue" performance inspired to the Marie Antoinette version that Madonna set-up for the MTV Awards in 1990, with a snippet of "4 Minutes" in the final - all coreographed by "Reinvention" dance captain Zach Woodle.
"The Power of Madonna" visits "Glee" on April 20.
Source: MadonnaTribe
Madonna doesn’t think a wife should withhold sex from a sloppy husband.
But she believes a wife should dispose of her late husband’s prosthetic leg to spare the feelings of the wife’s current mate.
This was some of Madonna’s relationship advice on NBC’s “The Marriage Ref,” where she joined actor-comedians Larry David and Ricky Gervais as a guest panelist on Thursday’s edition.
The show invites its panel of “experts” to help analyze real-life disputes between married couples, mostly for laughs. Host Tom Papa, aka The Marriage Ref, makes the final call.
In one case, Mindy Goldman was offering sexual favors to Alan, her husband of 28 years, if he would clean up their messy basement.
A good idea? “I think it’s weird that she wants him to be clean so that they can be dirty,” cracked Madonna.
Gervais wondered, “Could they combine the sex with the housework?”
Then Susan and David Harper, married for three years, were seen in their house squabbling over possessions left over from their past relationships. Susan wanted her husband to get rid of the sofa where David and his ex-wife might have had hanky-panky, while David complained about Susan hanging on to the ashes and prosthetic leg of Don, her late husband.
Madonna’s swift solution: “He gets rid of the couch, she gets rid of the leg.”
“This is easily the most uncomfortable hour I’ve ever spent in my life,” sighed Larry David in the midst of the debate.
“Why?” Madonna retorted. “Because you’re sitting next to a woman who’s standing up to you?”
“The Marriage Ref,” which premiered last week, has Jerry Seinfeld as a creator and producer.
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News is just in that the episode of "The Marriage Ref" with Madonna, Ricky Gervais and Larry David will air on Thursday, March 11.
The show aired a special sneak preview on Sunday night following the closing ceremony to the Winter Olympics, and will premieres in its regular Thursday night slot (10-11 p.m. ET) beginning tomorrow, Thursday, March 4. The Madonna episode will follow the next week.
Source: MadonnaTribe
Check out the preview on Madonna.com
M-Tribe reader jd urban just got back from the Marriage Ref taping and here's his quick rundown about the episode.
"Madonna was in top form, cursing, boiling problems down to sex and generally holding her own against Larry David & Ricky Gervais."
"After cursing during one segment (dealing with words like "c*nt" , "c*ck" and "p*ssy whipped"), Madonna yelled "Here comes Uncle Jerry" when Seinfeld made his way out to check in (scold?) on his guests..."
"Lots of clever banter during breaks, Madonna waved, smiled, blew kisses and made contact with the more obvious fans (like me)."
Source: Madonna Tribe
Twice-divorced pop star Madonna will take on a new profession -- marriage referee -- when she makes a rare television appearance on an upcoming show from comedian Jerry Seinfeld about feuding couples.
The "Material Girl," who divorced her British movie director husband Guy Ritchie in 2008, will be one of a panel of celebrities on "The Marriage Ref" who will decide which spouse should be declared "winner" of a domestic spat filmed in their own homes.
Madonna is listed along with British comedian Ricky Gervais and American Larry David in an episode to be filmed in New York before a studio audience next week.
The pop superstar, who was previously married to actor Sean Penn, has made few appearances on TV shows that do not involve performances or interviews.
Actors Alec Baldwin, Tina Fey, and "Desperate Housewives" star Eva Longoria are also among those expected to make up the rotating celebrity panel on "The Marriage Ref", which debuts on NBC on Feb 28.
"The Marriage Ref" sees the return to TV of the creative talents of the popular star of 1990s U.S. comedy series "Seinfeld".
The light-hearted show is one of the centerpieces of NBC's efforts to revamp its prime-time line-up following the axing of its five nights a week "Jay Leno Show" after just five months.
Source: Reuters
Madonna is to appear on episode 4 of Jerry Seinfeld’s series ‘The Marriage Ref’ and our girl wants for her beloved Iconers to join her!
Do you want to attend the taping of the show, which is to take place on February 24th in New York City?
Well, production is to open up the audience to Platinum members of Madonna’s Official Fan Club first!
Members of M’s official fanclub can read more details on Madonna.com.
To see what this show will be all about, watch this video on YouTube.
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