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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Pop superstar Madonna on Tuesday announced that she will direct a biopic about Michaela DePrince, a war orphan from Sierra Leone who overcame overwhelming odds to become a successful ballerina. “Taking Flight,” taken from the name of DePrince’s 2014 autobiography, will be the musical icon’s third time as a feature film director after “Filth and Wisdom” in 2008 and “W.E.” in 2011. DePrince, abandoned by her uncle during the […]
by Félix MPONDA Agence France Presse BLANTYRE, Malawi (AFP) — US superstar Madonna adopted twin girls in Malawi on Tuesday, a court official told AFP, raising to four the total number of children she has adopted from the southern African nation. Just two weeks ago, she denied being involved in a fresh adoption application in Malawi, where she has been caught up in controversy. “I can confirm that Madonna has been granted an adoption order […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Madonna is voicing despair over Donald Trump’s election victory and blamed women, saying they had a “tribal inability” to accept a female president. The election “felt like a combination of the heartbreak and betrayal you feel when someone you love more than anything leaves you, and also a death,” the pop icon told Billboard magazine in an interview published Monday. The pop icon, who campaigned for Hillary Clinton in […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Madonna on Thursday triumphed in a copyright case concerning her song “Vogue,” in a victory for artists seeking to use samples. The lawsuit concerns a brief horn riff that appears five times in the radio version of “Vogue,” a dance track that was a major hit for the pop superstar in 1990. The Salsoul Orchestra funk ensemble first recorded the horns in the early 1980s on the song “Ooh […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (March 3) – Why did that student from the University of the East mop the floor with the Philippine Flag? It was February 9 when the 22-second video was uploaded to a social media site and gathered thousands of reaction from the netizens. This made the UE release a statement regarding the issue. “We share in the frustration of those who were offended by the video, primarily in its featured action’s violation […]
MANILA, Philippines – According to the Heraldry section of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, Madonna violated Republic Act 8941 when she used the Philippine flag as a costume and prop in the stage during her “Rebel Heart” concert in the Philippines. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MAY 6 (Reuters) — Music fans get ready: property from some of the industry’s biggest stars is set for auction as part of Julien’s Auctions 2015 Music Icons sale. The auction house gave a sneak preview of the items about to hit the block, including a guitar used by George Harrison, one of Michael Jackson’s gloves, and a tank top worn by Madonna. Harrison’s Mastersound electric guitar is one of the highlights of the sale. […]
Madonna proves her staying power as a creative force and an enduring pop icon with her new album, “Rebel Heart,” her 13th studio album that also shows her renegade and romantic sides. The album is a revealing portrait of the Material Girl, showing the Grammy-winning singer as a trail-blazer and provocateur but also someone who is vulnerable, reflective, and an outsider. Madonna, 56, told Reuters the album’s title “Rebel Heart” reflected her original intent to […]
