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Director Luc Besson ris recalling collaborating with pop icon Madonna on the video to her 2003 single Love Profusion. via: Variety Luc Besson is writing another sci-fi story right now. “It’s going to be crazy, believe me. Maybe you will need a ticket and an aspirin at the same time. I’m older, so I’m trying to explore everything now,” he admitted during a masterclass at Venice Film Festival. “It’s funny, because my first film was sci-fi [‘The Last Battle’], then I made ‘The F

Madonna is back on top of the U.K.’s Commercial Pop club chart — and this time she’s brought Kylie Minogue with her. via: The Sun Pop icon Madonna has long championed Kylie Minogue — and the Aussie singer now appears to be returning the compliment by morphing into Madge. They appeared together in matching skimpy purple outfits, both with their long blonde hair flowing, to promote their new single Love Sensation. A source said: “Kylie and Madonna have known each other for two

Madonna is celebrating her 68th birthday in style! via: Page Six The Queen of Pop rang in her latest birthday with an island celebration in Corfu, Greece — and an extravagant floral Dolce & Gabbana gown. The Baroque piece was shown on the runway just last month at the brand’s Alta Moda Taormina show, sparkling with head-to-toe sequins and embellished with crystal and satin flowers. An arrangement of lush faux fuchsia roses perched on a headpiece to crown the look. The singer

Sam Smith is being vulnerable about the support they received from one of pop music’s most enduring icons. via: Out Ahead of the release of their fifth studio album, Hazel Eyes, on Friday, Sam Smith is giving Madonna her flowers for supporting them on stage, in studio and behind the scenes. "Madonna is my mother," Smith said in an interview on Apple Music's The Zane Lowe Show. "She's just unfuckingreal." Smith told Zane Lowe how the iconic singer and actress not only influenc

Madonna reigns supreme with the most mentions at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards nominations. via: Rolling Stone Madonna and Taylor Swift will go toe to toe at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, with the two pop icons picking up the most nominations this year. Madonna led all nominees with 11, thanks largely to the short film she made for her celebrated new album, Confessions II. The visual is up for Video of the Year, as well as a host of creative categories like Best Directio

William Orbit, the Grammy-winning musician and producer best known for his work with Madonna, All Saints, Malanie C and Blur, died on July 23. He was 69. via: Rolling Stone The producer’s death was announced Friday on his social media account, which noted that Orbit, whose real name was William Wainwright, died July 23 at his home. No cause of death was provided.” “It is with profound sadness that the family and friends of William Orbit announce that William passed away at ho

Róisín Murphy has criticized Madonna over her support for transgender people. via: Pink News Posting to Twitter on Tuesday (4 August), Murphy shared her reaction to an apology post from former Disney star Gino Segers, who was dropped from the Broadway production of Hadestown after sharing a series of anti-trans posts. Murphy pondered how artists had been “legally gagged”, stating: “I was told at the time that most major label contracts had the very authoritarian-sounding ‘mor

Hollywood is allegedly backing Britney Spears' biopic over Madonna's planned big-screen life story. via: Radar Online With Madonna's planned biopic stalled amid rumored budget concerns, Tinseltown is charging ahead with the screen adaptation of Britney Spears' memoir The Woman in Me, which is suddenly the movie industry's hottest music project, RadarOnline.com can reveal. "Britney got the green light," one insider said. "The feeling inside the business is that her story is fr

After nearly 20 years of trying—and failing—to book Madonna on Watch What Happens Live—Andy Cohen is facing whispers that he may have found a new way to get closer to the Queen of Pop: hire her daughter. via: Reality Tea Mercy, 20, has reportedly been working behind the scenes on Watch What Happens Live for about a year. The connection first came to light when Rosie O’Donnell revealed the surprising hire during a July 22 interview with People. Insiders claim the pop legend’s

Madonna and Kylie Minogue are finally uniting on a song after decades of demand from fans. via: Billboard Madonna and Kylie Minogue are not done with their summer pop super summit. After the two dance music icons wowed attendees at WorldPride Amsterdam 2026 on Saturday (Aug. 1) with a rare live collaboration on Madonna’s Confessions II track “Love Sensation,” Madonna announced on Monday morning (Aug. 3) that a dual remix is due out by week’s end. The long-awaited melding of t

Madonna is reportedly planning a historic three night residency at BST Hyde Park instead of headlining Glastonbury, leaving festival organizers disappointed. via: OK Magazine Madonna is said to have infuriated Glastonbury organizers after shifting her attention toward a potential record-breaking three-night residency at BST Hyde Park, with insiders telling OK! festival bosses are frustrated the pop icon is favoring a landmark London run over a coveted Worthy Farm headline slo

Madonna was clearly not in Donald Trump's suite at the World Cup final, despite online gossip to the contrary. via: Rolling Stone A social media post making the rounds after Sunday’s FIFA World Cup final claims that Madonna was spotted sitting in President Donald Trump’s luxury suite at MetLife Stadium. She wasn’t. The confusion appears to stem from a brief shot of Trump’s box during the match between Spain and Argentina. The camera caught several guests seated alongside Tru

Madonna, Shakira, Justin Bieber, BTS, Burna Boy, composer Gustavo Dudamel, the Muppets and so many more. All in 11 minutes. Soccer usually doesn’t have halftime shows, but the 2025 FIFA World Cup final was different: Somehow, FIFA and Global Citizen packed in a lineup of names that took almost as long to read as they did to perform, all while Spain and Argentina were locked at 0-0, reorganizing and strategizing in the halftime locker rooms. via: THR Madonna, BTS, Justin Biebe

"iHeartRadio and TikTok LIVE Premiere with Madonna" was the biggest standalone artist broadcast ever on TikTok LIVE on July 2, with more than 2.1 million viewers worldwide, the streaming platform has revealed. via: Deadline Madonna‘s successful rollout of her new album, Confessions II, has generated a new TikTok record. The tech company tells Deadline its live event on July 2, the day before the album’s release, drew more than 2.1 million viewers worldwide on TikTok Live, the

Madonna‘s “Confessions II,” her first new album in seven years, found an appreciative audience awaiting her return. The album bowed with 134,000 equivalent album units, more than enough to push her past the still highly successful Olivia Rodrigo record to land on top of the Billboard 200 album chart. via: Billboard Madonna earns her 10th No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart as her new studio album, CONFESSIONS II, debuts atop the list dated July 18. With the arrival, the Qu

Madonna: Into the Groove, a gorgeous book of photos featuring images by one of the greatest music photographers of all time will be out on Oct. 27. via: Rolling Stone A new Madonna photo book is on the way. Madonna: Into the Groove is set for release this October, and will feature images by famed rock & roll photographer Ken Regan, plus accompanying text by former Rolling Stone staff writer Tomás Mier. Madonna: Into the Groove features images of the Queen of Pop from 1985. Th

Madonna's 15th studio album has only been out for a few days, and already there's Grammy buzz surrounding her most personal album to date. via: Billboard The strong early response to Madonna’s Confessions II makes it seem likely that it could win for best dance/electronic album at the 69th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 7 — 20 years after Confessions on a Dance Floor danced off with the honor in 2006. That would make Madonna the first woman ever to win twice in that category (w

In Madonna’s triumphant return to diva domination, Confessions II, the singer seems to reference her marriage to Hollywood actor Sean Penn. via: EW Madonna’s new Confessions II album has courted speculation over the lyrics of a song that sees the pop icon haunted by the ghost of a famous ex-lover that many have speculated is Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn. Confessions II cut “Bizarre” tells the story of the push-and-pull attraction between Madonna and an old flame, whom she de

Madonna and Lourdes Leon’s new song is like a little prayer. via: Page Six Madonna and daughter Lourdes “Lola” Leon sing about how living in the spotlight affected their turbulent relationship on the pop star’s new song, “The Test.” “Little star / I tried to put you on a pedestal / You didn’t ask for all the flashing lights / I didn’t think of how it could disturb,” Madonna sings in the first verse. “Or how it hurt / I wish I knew / The pain I’ve caused / My butterfly / Was a

Madonna is being lined up to make a superstar appearance at London Pride on Saturday. via: Pink News Madonna is reportedly being lined up for a surprise appearance at Pride in London on Saturday, with organisers said to be bracing for “absolute pandemonium” if it goes ahead. The 67-year-old pop superstar is rumoured to pop up on the main stage in Trafalgar Square, where London Pride is expected to draw 1.8million people. An unnamed insider claimed to The Sun that organisers a