Madonna expresses her masculine side in tailored power suit and shirt at designer launch party

She made the power suit famous in the eighties in her Express Yourself video.

And now it seems Madonna is determined to bring the trend back, as she was spotted wearing a masculine tailored suit and shirt in London last night.

The 51-year-old singer arrived at a launch party for fashion designer Diane Von Furstenberg at Claridge's Hotel wearing the outfit, which she teamed with a black fedora hat and black belt, which drew attention to her tiny waist.

But it wasn't only her Express Yourself suit that sparked hundreds of copies.

The singer has been hailed as a fashion icon for the majority of her career, although she admits she did make some style errors in the eighties.

Describing her most embarrassing outfit in a recent interview, she said: 'It was the purple lipstick, fluorescent-green sweater combo.

'It’s OK, it was the eighties. It was a bad-hairstyle era. Let’s face it!'

Other stars to attend the prestigious event last night included Victoria Beckham, Joan Collins and Gwyneth Paltrow.

Paltrow's appearance at the party suggests reports of a cooling in her friendship with Madonna are no longer true.

There were claims earlier this month that the pair had stopped speaking after a series of fall outs, which left Madonna out in the cold by her former best friend.

'They don't speak,' Us Weekly magazine quoted a source as saying. 'I can't tell you exactly why they had the falling out.'

However, both Gwyneth and Madonna looked happy and relaxed as they left Claridge's after the party last night - suggesting they have put their issues behind them.

Madonna casts Fox family for Wallis Simpson film

Madonna has cast James Fox and his son Laurence Fox in her film about Edward VIII's wife, Wallis Simpson.

The film, titled W.E, began shooting on Monday. Madonna has co-written the movie, which she is also directing.

James Fox will play King George V, while Laurence Fox has been cast as his son Bertie, Edward's younger brother.

Australian actress Abbie Cornish will play a modern-day New Yorker, who becomes obsessed with King Edward's decision to abdicate for his lover.

Andrea Riseborough, best known for playing former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in BBC drama The Long Walk to Finchley, will play Simpson.

James D'Arcy, who starred in ITV2 opposite Billie Piper in Secret Diary of a Call Girl, has been cast as Edward VIII.

W.E is Madonna's directorial debut on a feature-length movie. She previously directed a short film, Filth and Wisdom, which premiered in Berlin in 2008.

British film critics slated the London-based drama, with the Guardian's Peter Bradshaw calling it "dumb and tacky".

Madonna warned over staff party

Madonna has received an official warning from council officers after staff at her London home upset neighbours by staging a noisy party.

Nearby residents complained as loud music and singing ruined what should have been a peaceful Sunday afternoon near the Queen of Pop's Marylebone property.

But it would appear that Madonna was not to blame. While employees of the Material Girl were getting into the groove in London, the singer herself was out of the country.

As the property's listed owner, Madonna was nonetheless issued with a noise abatement order. The 51-year-old singer was warned that any further offence could land her with a £5,000 fine.

Westminster City Council were called shortly before 2pm on June 27 following a complaint.

Arriving around 30 minutes later, officials deemed the singing and music coming from inside the house to be so loud that it constituted "statutory nuisance".

Noise officers managed to contact the partygoers via the entryphone, at which point it was discovered that the property's owner, Madonna, was not present.

A noise abatement notice was served on the revellers by posting it through the letterbox, after which the music stopped. A further notice addressed to the owner was handed to staff in person the following day.

Westminster City Council said the case is unlikely to go to court, but warned that any further offences could see Madonna summoned to appear before magistrates.

Councillor Ed Argar, cabinet member for city management, said: "If people want to hold a party, regardless of the time of day or night, they need to show some common courtesy to their neighbours, who should not have to pay the price for others' selfish behaviour."

Madonna makes a surprise visit to school in Kent as favour to Mohamed Al Fayed

Madonna made a surprise visit to a school music festival, dropping in by helicopter.

The singer turned up as a favour to Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed who had organised the charity fundraiser at the New School in Sevenoaks, Kent, on Friday.

Madonna was introduced by the compere as the "biggest superstar in the world" - which elicited a frown from the singer, who then mouthed: "No I'm not."

Mr Al Fayed then failed to cajole Madonna into singing a duet with him.

Madonna makes a surprise visit to school in Kent as favour to Mohamed Al Fayed

Madonna made a surprise visit to a school music festival, dropping in by helicopter.

The singer turned up as a favour to Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed who had organised the charity fundraiser at the New School in Sevenoaks, Kent, on Friday.

Madonna was introduced by the compere as the "biggest superstar in the world" - which elicited a frown from the singer, who then mouthed: "No I'm not."

Mr Al Fayed then failed to cajole Madonna into singing a duet with him.

Madonna - Sticky & Sweet Tour

Madonna has reached a career apex where she’s not so much a longstanding artist, but a living legend. This doesn’t guarantee an all-out commercial takeover for each project she releases, but it does speak to the sheer quality of her body of work: the product sells itself without flashy marketing.
Madonna The Sticky & Sweet Tour comprises three hours (two on DVD, one on CD) from a 2008 Buenos Aires concert. The CD component is a given pleaser for longtime fans. It’s the DVD, however, that’s the universal draw. Spanning the breadth of her musical output from 1983’s “Borderline” through 2008’s “4 Minutes,” the show accomplishes a remarkable feat not only in its ability to survey an exciting array of music genres — but also in the infinite spectacle of stage antics, choreography, and fashions that have made M such a long-lasting force. At the same time, the foundation is planted firmly in distinctively contemporary, highly enduring technique.
Indeed, very few artists these days have the luxury to produce a live show of such massive proportions. Over the course of two full, uninterrupted hours comes an abundance of grandiose sets and effects; a voluminous line-up of dancers; precisely engineered sound and sequence; and sharply produced, celebrity-studded video clips.
When M opens the show with “Candy Shop” seated on a throne that’s perched atop a silver stairway, one might be inclined to think the Queen of Pop has bitten off more than she can chew. Certainly, the first few notes out of her robust 5’4” frame sound shaky and timid. Yet, as the determined audience’s cheers mesh with the spectacle of candy-colored lights, she wastes no time picking up momentum. Once she reaches Destination: Center Stage, the “Sweet Machine” can run full-throttle, with agile dance moves and spirited interplay churning out plentiful helpings of sticky rhythm and grooves.
“Vogue 2008” sets the 1990 classic to the Timbaland production of “4 Minutes,” transforming it from a house-driven workout to a minimalist, hip-pop jam. Followed contrastingly by a retrofied update of “Into the Groove,” the scene changes from mechanical futurism to a vibrant, Keith Haring-designed backdrop — over which the 50-years-young performer seamlessly twists and writhes around moving fixtures before double-dutch jumproping in time to the song’s breakdown.
During the second half of the concert, La M delves into her ballad side — as well as her flair for international influences — more smoothly than usual. Where past tours saw her make a strained effort to be serious with slower songs, Sticky & Sweet finds her in a much more becoming, relaxed mode as she delivers the plaintive “Devil Wouldn’t Recognize You” and “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina,” on which she’s joined by several acoustic guitarists, an accordion player, and violinist. Meanwhile, the entire dance troupe is flanked by traditional folk musicians on a festive, multiculti update of the originally understated “La Isla Bonita.”
Only a couple disappointing moments surface in the show, as far as musical arrangements are concerned. The faux Grunge-rock interpretation of “Borderline” strips the tune of its uncomplicated beauty and replaces it with a monotonous drivel of guitars, to which M adds one of several jarring, random screams of “Motherfucker!” Elsewhere, her '90s proclamation of self-assurance, “Human Nature,” is given a talkbox-driven funk treatment. This itself isn’t such a bad idea; but its placement in the show is noticeably anti-climactic, and the vocal delivery is feeble.
The confident lyrics and engaging musical structure of “Heartbeat” and “She’s Not Me,” both from the Hard Candy album, best encapsulate the energetic flavor of the experience. As M aggressively interacts with a handful of clones adorning the stage, the latter number’s message that “She doesn’t have my name, she’ll never have what I have,” truly comes to life.
30 minutes of behind-the-scenes footage from the tour is also included. This is more in-depth than similar video found on The Confessions Tour DVD. Still, its lack of in-depth scenes from any single aspect of the experience leaves a feeling of detachment. Unquestionably, it’s Madonna and company’s actual show — the entire spectacle of song, dance, style, and attitude — that make the Sticky & Sweet Tour an invigorating and highly memorable happening.

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Madonna ‘most played’ artist of decade

Madonna was the most played artist of the last decade in the UK, according to music licensing body PPL.
The singer, 51, who had her first UK hit with Holiday in 1984, beat The Beatles into second place and Robbie Williams into third.
Queen were fourth and Take That were fifth in the chart compiled for BBC Radio 2.
It was based on plays - between 2000 and 2009 - on TV, radio and in public places including pubs, clubs and shops.
PPL collects royalties for sound recordings.
Madonna was the only female solo singer to make the top 10.
Girl band Sugababes, meanwhile, who entered the UK charts for the first time in 2000 with Overload, were the only act in the top 10 who emerged within the decade being scrutinised.
The chart was revealed on Radio 2 show People's Artist Chart, presented by comedian Patrick Kielty.
In December, PPL announced that Snow Patrol song Chasing Cars was the most widely-played song of the decade.
Last year, another chart compiled for Radio 2 - also by PPL - found that Procol Harum's A Whiter Shade of Pale was the most played song in public places in the previous 75 years.
The song, which features a distinctive organ riff, stayed at number one for six weeks in the UK in the summer of 1967.
Madonna Tickets are available online on GigSport.com

Madonna 'most played' artist of decade

Madonna was the most played artist of the last decade in the UK, according to music licensing body PPL.

The singer, 51, who had her first UK hit with Holiday in 1984, beat The Beatles into second place and Robbie Williams into third.

Queen were fourth and Take That were fifth in the chart compiled for BBC Radio 2.

It was based on plays - between 2000 and 2009 - on TV, radio and in public places including pubs, clubs and shops.

PPL collects royalties for sound recordings.

Madonna was the only female solo singer to make the top 10.

Girl band Sugababes, meanwhile, who entered the UK charts for the first time in 2000 with Overload, were the only act in the top 10 who emerged within the decade being scrutinised.

The chart was revealed on Radio 2 show People's Artist Chart, presented by comedian Patrick Kielty.

In December, PPL announced that Snow Patrol song Chasing Cars was the most widely-played song of the decade.

Last year, another chart compiled for Radio 2 - also by PPL - found that Procol Harum's A Whiter Shade of Pale was the most played song in public places in the previous 75 years.

The song, which features a distinctive organ riff, stayed at number one for six weeks in the UK in the summer of 1967.

Madonna Tickets are available online on GigSport.com

Madonna to release Lil Wayne-featuring single 'Revolver'

Madonna is set to release 'Revolver', which features vocals from rapper Lil Wayne, on December 14.The song features on the singer's recent compilation 'Celebration', and the single will feature a remix of the song by plus an Akon remix of 'Celebration''s title track.

Madonna Candy Shop

Madonna Sticky & Sweet Hard Candy Tour, which received a big popularity in history for a solo artist, will get on another series at O2 Arena in London on 4 July.


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The 'Sticky & Sweet' Tour To Stop In Russia

Madonna fans, we are happy to announce that Madonna's 'Sticky & Sweet' Tour will stop at St Petersburg's Palace Square on August 2nd. Please note that a devoted fan club presale will start on March 12. The public ticket sale will start on March 16th at 10am local time.
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