Madonna wants to be 'swept off her feet' by the 'perfect' man. The 53-year-old star - who has previously been married to Sean Penn and Guy Ritchie and is currently dating 24-year-old dancer Brahim Zaibat - believes women all have similar expectations about love, though she knows she is responsible for her own happiness. She told Britain's Hello! magazine: 'We women still want what we've always wanted. So much has changed for us over the last few decades, in that we have the opportunity for better education, for many different kinds of jobs, for being independent in ourselves. 'But we all still find ourselves wanting the same thing at the same time - to be swept off our feet by the perfect man. 'We all think that perfect love is going to change our lives immensely. And of course love does change your life. But what we also have to understand is that happiness lies in our own hands, not someone else's.' The 'Hung Up' hitmaker - whose di...

Madonna thinks all women want to be ''swept off their feet'' by a ''perfect'' man. Madonna wants to be "swept off her feet" by the "perfect" man. The 53-year-old star - who has previously been married to Sean Penn and Guy Ritchie and is currently dating 24-year-old dancer Brahim Zaibat - believes women all have similar expectations about love, though she knows she is responsible for her own happiness. She told Britain's Hello! magazine: "We women still want what we've always wanted. So much has changed for us over the last few decades, in that we have the opportunity for better education, for many different kinds of jobs, for being independent in ourselves. "But we all still find ourselves wanting the same thing at the same time - to be swept off our feet by the perfect man. "We all think that perfect love is going to change our lives immensely. And of course love does change your life. But what we also have to ...

Madonna has reportedly enlisted rapper Nicki Minaj to help relaunch her music career. The pop superstar put her music on hold to launch her Material Girl clothing line and direct her latest movie WE, but was reportedly back in the studio over the summer recording new tracks. Reports have now emerged suggesting Madonna has teamed up with Minaj and rapper MIA. to record a collaboration as her comeback track, according to New York Post gossip column Page Six. The song is said to be called Give Me All Your Love and Madonna's new album is reportedly set for release in 2012.

Deborah Kim As one of the hottest performers on the planet, Madonna has tons of haters. But who would have guessed that one of them would be her own kin? UK's Daily Mail reported Madonna's brother, Anthony Ciccone, is homeless and living under a bridge in Traverse City, Michigan. Ciccone has had no contact with his famous sister or any other family members and said, "If I froze to death, my family probably wouldnt know or care about it for six months." Radar Online reported Ciccone however did admit that his sister paid for his rehab six years ago, adding he's had a drinking and drug problem for more than 20 years. "My family seems to think rehab is some kind of magic panacea for life's ills," he said. Ciccone said the last time he saw his sister was three years ago, when she was in Detroit for a hometown celebration, but the two never spoke. Im proud of my sister, but its been a burden, because I cant be me; I have to be related to a celebrity,...

Madonna has reportedly enlisted rapper Nicki Minaj to help relaunch her music career. The pop superstar put her music on hold to launch her Material Girl clothing line and direct her latest movie WE, but was reportedly back in the studio over the summer recording new tracks. Reports have now emerged suggesting Madonna has teamed up with Minaj and rapper MIA. to record a collaboration as her comeback track, according to New York Post gossip column Page Six. The song is said to be called Give Me All Your Love and Madonna's new album is reportedly set for release in 2012.

Madonna is to play a huge concert in London next year to coincide with the 2012 Olympics. The 53-year-old singer will perform to 60,000 fans in Hyde Park next July when the UK capital will host the prestigious sporting event. A source close to the 'Hung Up' hitmaker - who recently took a break from music to direct new movie 'W.E' - told The Sun newspaper: 'Madonna is planning a huge comeback and was determined to do it at Hyde Park while the Olympics are on. 'She's been out of the limelight musically for a while but is ready to jump back into the saddle and thinks there's no better time to do it than when London hosts the Olympics.' Earlier this week, it was also revealed Madonna is to perform at next February's Super Bowl, where she will headline the annual NFL match after beating off competition from Lady Gaga. A source said: 'When Madonna heard Gaga was in the frame, she knew she had to step up her efforts. She is going to deliver the kind...

Say one thing for the Material Girl: she never lacks for material. It appears that Madonna has agreed to be the next halftime act at the Super Bowl, which will take place on February 5th in Indianapolis. According to reports , Madonna will perform several songs, including the first single from her 12th studio album, which is due in spring. Nicki Minaj and MIA, who guest on the song apparently titled "Give Me All Your Love" will reportedly perform with the headlining superstar. Madonna is said to be working with old friend William Orbit, who produced her 1998 album Ray of Light , on the new album, which as yet has no official title. In addition to the recording studio, she's been busy in boardrooms and on the red carpet, too. Madonna appeared recently at the BFI London Film Festival, which hosted a premiere of her new film, W.E. , her second as a director. The movie tells the story of a woman inspired by Wallis Simpson, the American divorcee whose affair and marriage wi...

Madonna 'can't live down' the nickname Material Girl. The 53-year-old singer insists the moniker - which came after she released a single of the same name in 1985 - should be 'ironic', but she jokes it has left people thinking she is 'superficial'. In an ironic video, she joked: 'When I started off and people called me the Material Girl it was meant to be ironic. Not to be meant to be taken seriously. 'I'm not sure people understand irony in this day and age. I can't live that name down now. 'People think I am a superficial person. And I am not. I love horses. I love flowers. I don't love hydrangeas. I love nature. Trees. Animals. I don't love all animals.' During the clip, the 'Hung Up' hitmaker jokingly accuses her 15-year-old daughter Lourdes as being 'looksist' and an 'ageist' as they discuss a modelling competition they are holding. The pair are searching for the next 'Lucky Stars' to be fe...

Posted 2 hrs ago by Gil Kaufman in MIA , Madonna , Music Madonna has long made a career of being in just the right place with just the right people at just the right time. And it sounds like she's at it again on her upcoming untitled 12th album . Though Madge's spokesperson gave a "no comment" when asked by MTV News to confirm the news, the popular Madonna fan site MadonnaTribe reported this week that the Material One has recorded nine songs so far for the disc, including the lead single, "Give Me All Your Love," which will feature wait for it Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. The album, which she is reportedly recording with old pal William Orbit ( Ray of Light ) as well as dance veterans Martin Solveg and Benny Benassi, is slated for release early next year and unconfirmed rumors continue to bubble up that Madonna will play the new single when she performs at halftime at next year's Super Bowl on February 5. Orbit has kept things close to the vest, but did ...

Madonna has shown she doesnt take herself too seriously in her new Model Search campaign. The superstar has released a four minute promo to promote her new Material Girl Lucky Stars Model Search. The apparently candid clip shows Madonna and her daughter Lourdes talking about the Vogue singers career so far. "When I started off and people called me the Material Girl it was meant to be ironic, Madonna says. Not to be meant to be taken seriously. Im not sure people understand irony in this day and age. I can't live that name down now." The 53-year-old also made light of the recent incident in which she showed disdain towards a fan and their gift. The star was caught on camera saying she loathed hydrangeas after she was handed a bunch of them. "People think I am a superficial person. And I am not, she explains. I love horses. I love flowers. I don't love hydrangeas. I love nature. Trees. Animals. I don't love all animals." The mother and daughter duo have pa...

Madonna has lined up serious female star power for her upcoming single -- both MIA and Nick Minaj will appear on the track. The three could even perform it at the Super Bowl. Sources tells the Web site MadonnaTribe.com that nine tracks off Madge's new album are already complete, and that the first single -- starring MIA and Minaj -- has already been chosen. The album will be released in spring of 2012 and will have a "pop dance" vibe. It is being produced by William Orbit, who worked with Madonna on "Ray of Light," along with French DJ Martin Solveig and Italian house music afficionado Benny Banassi. Zumapress.com Madonna will play with MIA and Nick Minaj on her upcoming single. Earlier this month, it was announced that Madonna would play the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show on Feb 5., although there is no word yet on what exactly she will perform. Perhaps Madge, MIA and Minaj can do an homage to Madonna's Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera three-way kiss b...

By Christina Garibaldi Madonna is hard at work on her follow-up to 2008's Hard Candy . So, what will this album sound like? Well, in a recent interview with Swedish Sveriges Television, she simply stated: It will be more good music. Fair enough, Madge, you needn't say more! There havent been too many details about the album, but here is what we know so far: its expected to drop early next year, the first single may be released in February or March and shes working with Ray of Light producer William Orbit. Yet, we recently learned another possible detail about the hotly awaited record some of that good music may just come from Aussie sister DJ-duo NERVO (Liv and Mim). The girls, who spent their summer as an opening act on Britney Spears' Femme Fatale Tour , have written songs for some of the biggest artists in the business, including, Ke$ha, David Guetta and Nicole Scherzinger, and could possibly be adding Madonna to that list. That one, you know, its another one well s...

A man who managed to break into two of Madonna 's homes has been ordered to be detained indefinitely in a psychiatric hospital. A judge also banned Grzegorz Matlok, a Polish national who was previously deported, from coming within 300 feet of any of the pop star's properties. Matlok was charged with burglary in March after breaking into Madonna's London mansion while she was away. To get into the fortified home, Matlok used a rope and scaffolding to shimmy through a first floor window. He went through the singer's drawers and grabbed a can of Red Bull before being discovered by house guest Nathan Rissman, a film director. In his bag were maps, a box cutter, a passport and a plane ticket back to Poland. Madonna Tour 2012 Rumors Swirl, Rep Denies Previously, the 30-year-old had successfully broken into the singer's rural home in southern England that she used to share with ex-husband Guy Ritchie. In that instance, Matlok tried on Ritchie's clothes. He was arrested...

Madonna is 'extremely unsettled' by the actions of a man who broke into her home. Polish national Grzegorz Matlok has been ordered by Southwark Crown Court in London to be detained indefinitely in a psychiatric hospital as he posed a serious risk to the 'Celebration' hitmaker after he broke into her home in the British capital in March, and she admits she was left worried by his actions. In a statement read in court, Madonna said: 'I do not know the defendant, I've not had any form of relationship with the defendant nor have I had any form of contact by phone or by email, or by any other way, with the defendant. 'In particular, I've never given the defendant permission to enter the premises or any of my other premises. 'It is extremely unsettling to know that, despite the extensive security I have, he has been able to break into two of my residential properties.' Grzegorz - who last year broke into Madonna's ex-husband Guy Ritchie's home ...

Posted 1 hr ago by Gaby Wilson in Performance Outfits Madonna perfoming at Madison Square Garden on her "Who's That Girl" tour on July 13, 1987. Photo: Getty Images More often than not, the auction pieces that ring up the highest price are those once owned or used by someone no longer living. When that person is contemporary music history's Queen of Pop and the item in question is the iconic *achem* tasseled performance outfit from her Who's That Girl tour, well... needless to say, circumstances are different. Originally estimated to garner between $6,000 and $8,000, Madonna 's gold-embellished bustier raked in a whopping $72,000. Granted, it's not the $1.8 million Michael Jackson's "Thriller" jacket can boast nor the cool $5.6 million of Marilyn Monroe's Seven Year Itch dress , but for the swag of a LIVING LEGEND, that's a pretty hefty price tag. Not to mention, this thing is not only infamous in its own right, but that pointy-...

Madonna is 'extremely unsettled' by the actions of a man who broke into her home. Polish national Grzegorz Matlok has been ordered by Southwark Crown Court in London to be detained indefinitely in a psychiatric hospital as he posed a serious risk to the 'Celebration' hitmaker after he broke into her home in the British capital in March, and she admits she was left worried by his actions. In a statement read in court, Madonna said: 'I do not know the defendant, I've not had any form of relationship with the defendant nor have I had any form of contact by phone or by email, or by any other way, with the defendant. 'In particular, I've never given the defendant permission to enter the premises or any of my other premises. 'It is extremely unsettling to know that, despite the extensive security I have, he has been able to break into two of my residential properties.' Grzegorz - who last year broke into Madonna's ex-husband Guy Ritchie's home ...

25 October 2011 Last updated at 07:37 ET Madonna said the incident was 'extremely unsettling' Madonna has told a court of how she was left "alarmed and distressed" after a man broke into her London home. In a statement, the singer said she feared for her children's safety when Grzegorz Matlok, 30, managed to get into her house in March. A judge ordered the Polish national to be detained indefinitely in a psychiatric hospital, as he posed a serious risk to the singer. He is also banned from going within 100 metres of any of Madonna's properties. Mr Matlok broke into the singer's house after smashing a window and using a rope and scaffolding to enter the property through a first floor window. He was found to have rifled through Madonna's bedclothes before stealing a can of Red Bull from the kitchen, where he was discovered by film director Nathan Rissman. A map with a large "M" scrawled over Madonna's home and a bag containing a safety kn...

Madonna has a homeless brother, it turns out. And thinking that Jacket Copy might lend a helping hand to the man, who is living under a bridge in Michigan, we remembered that the Material Girl's brother published a book a few years back. But Madonna's homeless brother is older sibling Anthony; the one who wrote the tell-all memoir "Life With My Sister Madonna" is younger brother Christopher. So it's Christopher who's due royalties, should you be compelled to buy his book, and the purchase won't help poor Anthony at all. He could use a hand. He tries to avoid frostbite living on the streets in Traverse City, he tells the Michigan Messenger . Ciccone said hes been among the citys homeless for a year and a half since losing a job at his fathers vineyard and winery in Suttons Bay. He said that it annoys him that some people are amused that a person from such a high profile family would end up sleeping, as he does, under the Union St. bridge. My family turned t...

This post has been corrected, as detailed below. Madonna's brother is reportedly homeless and living under a bridge in Michigan after losing his job a year and a half ago and he's annoyed that some people might find that amusing. "My family turned their back on me, basically, when I was having a hard time," Anthony Ciccone told the Michigan Messenger website. "You think I haven't answered this kind of question a bazillion times why my sister is a multibazillionaire and I'm homeless on the street?" Madonna, of course, recently made headlines for her struggles with free hydrangeas . Ciccone said he had been working at his father's winery in Sutton's Bay, Mich., but now works odd jobs and collects recyclables. He's living in a town that has a network of churches providing nightly meals to those in need and though the food may be hot, the northern Michigan days can be cold, with Ciccone among those falling victim to frostbite. Anthony, 5...

Madonna admitted to an attack of nerves as she brought her new film W.E. to the UK to be screened at the BFI London Film Festival . The 53-year-old singer - who co-wrote and directed the film - greeted fans on the red carpet at the Empire in London 's Leicester Square . She has already shown the film at the Venice Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival , but revealed she felt under pressure showing it in Britain last night. "It's slightly nerve-wracking because it's about a British king, it's predominantly filmed in Britain, it's a British production, most of my actors are English and I know the British can be tough critics. But I hope they like it." The film, the second feature directed by the superstar singer, looks at the romance between Wallis Simpson ( Andrea Riseborough ) and Edward VIII (James D'Arcy), which led to the monarch's abdication, as well as a parallel modern-day romance. The controversial passion between the ...

Madonna 's older brother, Anthony Ciccone, revealed that he is currently homeless in an interview with the Michigan Messenger . "My family turned their back on me, basically, when I was having a hard time," says Ciccone. "You think I haven't answered this kind of question a bazillion times why my sister is a multibazillionaire, and I'm homeless on the street? Never say never. This could happen to anybody." Ciccone attributes his circumstances to losing his job at his father's winery over a year ago. Photos: Madonna's Face Through the Years The Michigan Messenger 's story was focused mainly on the growing homeless population of Traverse City, which has attracted many vagrants thanks to the city's network of services for the destitute. "This is a unique system with the churches here," says Ciccone. "You wont find this in too many places."

Madonna was booed by fans at a premiere for her new movie last night. The star received a less than warm reception as she arrived on the red carpet at the BFI London Film Festival in Leicester Square. Madonna was there to promote W.E., her latest directorial effort. The waiting crowd became angry when she only stopped to talk to a handful of fans. However, Madonna admitted she was feeling nervous about how the film would be received in the UK. It's slightly nerve-wracking because it's about a British king, it's predominantly filmed in Britain, it's a British production, most of my actors are English and I know the British can be tough critics. But I hope they like it," she said. "I'm more nervous than on the first night of a tour. I'm newer at this." W.E. follows the romance between American divorce Wallis Simpson and Britains Edward VIII, who abdicated the throne for his lover. James DArcy, who plays the king, revealed Madonna was extremely organ...

The 53-year-old singer, who co-wrote and directed W.E., admitted she was nervous as she arrived on the red carpet at the Empire cinema in London's Leicester Square. The film has already been shown at the Venice Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival, but Madonna revealed she felt under pressure screening it in Britain. She revealed: It's slightly nerve-wracking because it's about a British king, it's predominantly filmed in Britain, it's a British production, most of my actors are English and I know the British can be tough critics. But I hope they like it." The film looks at the romance between Wallis Simpson, played by Andrea Riseborough, and Edward VIII, played by James D'Arcy, which led to the monarch's abdication. Both Ms Riseborough and Mr D'Arcy attended the BFI London Festival screening along with co-stars Laurence Fox and Richard Coyle. All the cast agreed Madonna paid great attention to detail throughout the filming.

Jason Merritt/Getty Madonna's brother Anthony Ciccoone is the second-youngest of their brood of eight. Madonna's older brother Anthony Ciccone is far from living in a material world. In an interview with the Michigan Messenger , the 55-year-old opens up about living under a bridge in Traverse City for the past year. "My family turned their back on me, basically, when I was having a hard time," said Ciccone, who grew up in Rochester Hills , Mich, the second of eight siblings including his mega-famous sister Madonna . "You think I haven't answered this kind of question a bazillion times -- why my sister is a multibazillionaire, and I'm homeless on the street? Never say never. This could happen to anybody." Ciccone had been working at his father's winery -- which sells "Madonna Wine" -- until he was let go over a year ago. MORE MONEY, MORE PROBLEMS: FAMOUS FEUDING FAMILIES Since then, he's been fighting for survival on the freezing s...

Updated: Saturday, 22 Oct 2011, 4:21 PM EDT Published : Saturday, 22 Oct 2011, 4:21 PM EDT (NewsCore) - Madonna's older brother is homeless after losing his job at his father's Michigan winery, World Entertainment News Network reported Saturday. Anthony Ciccone, 55, is currently living under a bridge in Traverse City in northwestern Michigan. He told the Michigan Messenger he lost his job at Ciccone Vineyard in Suttons Bay, Mich. -- about 16 miles north of Traverse City -- more than a year ago. He told the newspaper that his family has "turned their back" on him. "You think I haven't answered this kind of question a bazillion times -- why my sister is a multibazillionarie, and I'm homeless on the street?" he said. Ciccone said he collects cans and bottles and does odd jobs for income. Madonna, whose full name is Madonna Louise Ciccone, has three other brothers -- one, Anthony Ciccone, wrote the unauthorized tell-all book "Life with My Sister Mad...

Deborah Kim Madonna at the Costume Institute Gala. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC) When the Kardashians get into a fight, they're bound to make up by the end of the episode. But it looks like sibling rivalry in the Ciccone family is on a whole new level. Gossip Cop reported Anthony Ciccone is claiming he doesn't have a place to stay and that none of his family members have reached out to help. Ciccone told The Michigan Messenger he lives on the streets of Traverse City and gets his meals from local food shelters. He added he's been living like this since he lost his job at his father's winery about a year and a half ago. My family turned their back on me, basically, when I was having a hard time," he said, not revealing exactly why he was let go. Us Weekly reported the 55-year-old was bitter when asked if Madonna has reached out to him. You think I havent answered this kind of question a bazillion times why my sister is a multibazillionaire, and Im homeless on...

WENN By Radar Staff Madonna 's brother Anthony Ciccone claims he is homeless and living under a bridge. Anthony, 55, told the Michigan Messenger that he has been homeless for over a year and fighting for survival on the cold streets of Traverse City, along with 14,000 of other destitute people. My family turned their back on me, basically, when I was having a hard time, said Ciccone, who added it annoyed him when people asked how he could come from such a high-profile family and end up sleeping under a bridge. PHOTOS: Lourdes Leon Travels With Mom Madonna After Nightmare At Venice Film Festival "You think I havent answered this kind of question a bazillion times why my sister is a multibazillionarie, and Im homeless on the street?" he responded. "Never say never. This could happen to anybody." The bizarre interview with Ciccone was part of a spotlight by the local news on the growing problem of homelessness in Traverse City, which is in the northern area of M...

While Madonna kicks back in her newly renovated $32 million NYC townhouse and her homes in Los Angeles and London, her second eldest brother is living under a bridge and on the streets of Michigan. PHOTOS: How Madonna's face has changed over the years Anthony Ciccone, 55, has opened to local news site The Michigan Messenger in an interview that addresses the influx of homeless flocking to Traverse City because of its generous meal program and shelter program. PHOTOS: Stars who care "My family turned their back on me, basically, when I was having a hard time," said Ciccone, who grew up in Rochester Hills, Mich. along with his six siblings including his multiplatinum music artist sister, 53. "You think I haven't answered this kind of question a bazillion times -- why my sister is a multibazillionaire, and I'm homeless on the street? Never say never. This could happen to anybody." NEWS: Madonna and Anthony's childhood home goes on the market Ciccone ...

Published: Oct. 22, 2011 at 12:05 PM TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., Oct. 22 (UPI) -- With winter closing in, Madonna 's big brother discussed being homeless in a northern Michigan ski town. Anthony Ciccone, 55, told The Michigan Messenger he spent last winter living under a bridge in Traverse City, battling frostbite while holed up under a bridge and relying on the kindness of churches and charities. "My family turned their back on me, basically, when I was having a hard time," he said. "You think I haven't answered this kind of question a bazillion times -- why my sister is a multibazillionarie, and I'm homeless on the street?" The Hollywood Reporter said the question was the only reference Ciccone made about his superstar kid sister. Ciccone was working at the family winery in Suttons Bay until he was laid off about 1 1/2 years ago. Last winter was particularly tough, said Ciccone, who claimed to have known people who lost toes or even died of hypothermia.

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A Michigan paper recently ran a story on the influx of homeless in the northern burgh of Traverse City. The interview subject: Madonna 's brother. The Michigan Messenger (via Gawker ) published a conversation with 55-year-old Anthony Ciccone , in which he claims to have been homeless for more than a year. PHOTOS: Hollywood's Biggest Blunders My family turned their back on me, basically, when I was having a hard time, he said. You think I havent answered this kind of question a bazillion times -- why my sister is a multibazillionarie, and Im homeless on the street? That's the only reference he makes to his famous family. Ciccone's last job was at the family winery, Ciccone Vineyard & Winery in Suttons Bay, MI. Before losing his job there a year and a half ago, Ciconne peddled the family collection, which at one point included five varieties of "Madonna Wine." Since losing his job at the winery, Ciconne has slept under a local bridge and relying on a networ...

By Jessica Satherley Last updated at 7:12 PM on 21st October 2011 Steven Greenoe is on trial at Liverpool Crown Court A former U.S. marine, who once worked as a bodyguard for Madonna, has denied being part of an international gun smuggling conspiracy. Steven Greenoe, 37, bought guns from American gun shops, broke them down to their component parts and then smuggled them into the UK in his luggage, a trial at Liverpool Crown Court heard. The prosecution say Steven Cardwell, 31, and Neil Copplestone, 32, both from Liverpool, sold guns smuggled by Greenoe on to UK criminals and that the weapons were used in numerous crimes on the streets of the UK, including one fatal shooting. But today Cardwell, of Aintree, told the jury that he knew nothing of the gun smuggling. Gordon Cole, defending Cardwell, asked him: "At any stage did you ever know anything about Mr Greenoe illegally importing guns?" Cardwell replied: "No, not at all. I never ever suspected he would have done someth...

It's easy to compare Lady Gaga and Britney Spears to Madonna and have the two of them vie for her throne. But could it be that there's another pop star secretly working her way to Queen of Pop status and doing it more in the spirit of Madge herself? Well, there's an argument to be made that Rihanna is certainly following in the footsteps of the Mama of Pop. "I think that Madonna was a great inspiration for me, especially on my earlier work. If I had to examine her evolution through time, I think she reinvented her clothing style and music with success every single time," Rihanna said earlier this year . "And at the same time remained a real force in entertainment in the whole world." While some of you may be scratching your head at the suggestion that Ri and not Gaga or Brit might be the new Madge, we've come up with some reasons why. Follow us here for a second, okay? For one thing, both artists, over the evolution of their careers, have worke...

Washington, Oct 21 : Music producer Nile Rodgers has revealed that it was Madonna who encouraged him to quit drugs after embarrassing himself at the singers birthday party 17 years ago. The Chic star and Madonna teamed up to produce her Like A Virgin album in 1984 and the two became pals, but he tested the friendship when he let loose his severe drug and alcohol addictions at the singers bash. She had a birthday party at her house in Miami Beach (Florida). I was on a three-day binge and up all the time partying... I didnt even want to go to sleep, Contactmusic quoted him as telling UsMagazine.com. I ran into Madonna at a club called Liquid and she invited me over for her birthday party. My behaviour, which I dont remember at all, was not so cool. I am almost positive that I was the last person to leave. And I was carried home and it was really ugly. I was so embarrassed I didnt even talk to Madonna for a long time. And then when I saw her and I apologised, she looked at me and she said...

It's easy to compare Lady Gaga and Britney Spears to Madonna and have the two of them vie for her throne. But could it be that there's another pop star secretly working her way to Queen of Pop status and doing it more in the spirit of Madge herself? Well, there's an argument to be made that Rihanna is certainly following in the footsteps of the Mama of Pop. "I think that Madonna was a great inspiration for me, especially on my earlier work. If I had to examine her evolution through time, I think she reinvented her clothing style and music with success every single time," Rihanna said earlier this year . "And at the same time remained a real force in entertainment in the whole world." While some of you may be scratching your head at the suggestion that Ri and not Gaga or Brit might be the new Madge, we've come up with some reasons why. Follow us here for a second, okay? For one thing, both artists, over the evolution of their careers, have worke...

TORONTO - Sahr Ngaujah says he's been fascinated by the A-listers who have come backstage after seeing him in the Broadway smash "Fela!" "Oh man, all kinds of people came 'round," says the performer, who will bring the show about Nigerian musician Fela Kuti to Toronto audiences next week. "Denzel (Washington), Sam Jackson, Susan Sarandon, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Prince. I mean, it goes on and on. (Robert) De Niro ... Barbara Walters, Jane Fonda ... Oprah Winfrey." Of course, the producers of the show Will Smith, wife Jada Pinkett-Smith and hip-hop mogul Jay-Z are no slouches either. Ngaujah, a first generation Sierra Leonean who recently did theatre work in Amsterdam, says the high-wattage backing has helped "Fela!" find an audience. "The bottom line is, with a show like this ... with it not being a version of a popular film or something of that nature, or without it having a celebrity in the lead role, it...

With his band Chic and later on his own, Nile Rodgers helped define the sound of the late 1970s and early 1980s. From songs like Le Freak and Good Times, which he co-wrote with longtime musical partner Bernard Edwards, to seminal albums by David Bowie ( Lets Dance ), Madonna ( Like A Virgin ) and Diana Ross ( Diana ), all multi-platinum smashes he produced, few modern-day musicians can claim a professional past so storied, much of it experienced under the ever-present haze of drugs and alcohol. PHOTOS: Top 10 Highest-Paid Music Artists Rodgers tells his life story -- the good, bad and utterly absurd (like how his "office" at Studio 54 was a stall in the women's bathroom) -- in Le Freak (Spiegel & Grau), out this week. Its a gripping account of his rags-to-riches rise, which began in New York City but eventually brought him out west to L.A. His introduction to drugs came early, as both his parents struggled with heroin addiction, but his taste later ran to cocaine...

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Madonna reunited with Antonio Banderas on Thursday (13Oct11) when she made a surprise appearance at the premiere party for his new movie The Skin I Live In. The Spanish actor and director Pedro Almodovar celebrated the release of the thriller at New York cocktail bar Double Seven, where Madonna stopped by to congratulate Banderas, 20 years after she flirted with him in her documentary film Madonna: Truth or Dare. The pop superstar turned up to the event with her model boyfriend Brahim Zaibat and her ex-lover Carlos Leon, the father of her daughter Lourdes. Other guests at the bash included designers Marc Jacobs, Oscar de la Renta and Calvin Klein, rocker Debbie Harry and actors Alan Cumming, Jason Momoa and his wife Lisa Bonet, according to the New York Post's Page Six column.

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WEIRTON - On a night designed to honor Madonna's football seniors, a sophomore swiped the spotlight. Ross Comis, the 10-grade quarterback for the Blue Dons, ran for 167 yards and two scores as West Virginia's 11th-ranked Class A club earned a 28-14 victory Saturday over Clarksburg Notre Dame. The contest was Madonna's final regular season game at Jimmy Carey Stadium. Now 5-2, the Blue Dons will travel to Fairmont State this week for a tussle with unbeaten Wahama. In addition to his rushing performance, Comis also threw for 81 yards, hitting nine of 17 tries. On the defensive side of the ball, he came through with a key interception, his third of the season, late in the fourth quarter. Comis' diving pick set the stage for Madonna's final score. "He definitely can make plays," Coach Doug Taylor said. "He's a big part of our offense and our defense. Late in the game, we wanted to keep the ball in his hands." Nick Ossman, another sophomore, also ...