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The hombres in ‘NSYNC have forked over their Spanish-language version of “This I Promise You” to help Madonna kick-start her Latin-music label. “Yo Te Voy a Amar” will appear on the dance pop collection pLATINum rhythm, due October 30 on Maverick Musica. ‘NSYNC performed the number at the inaugural Latin Grammys last year but have not released the song commercially. Also featured on the collection are previously unreleased remixes of Madonna’s “Music” and Ricky Martin’s “Cambia la Piel,” as well as a Latin-influenced mix of Backstreet Boys’ “The One.” Track List For PLATINum Rhythm, According To A Maverick Musica Publicist:… Read more »

In times of trouble, people often turn to music for comfort. Right now, they can also turn to musicians and the music industry for direct aid, as the industry mobilizes to help victims of Tuesday’s terrorist attacks and their families. Most tours and performances scheduled for this week have either been canceled or postponed, but many of the artists who chose to carry on will be donating portions of their concert proceeds to relief efforts. Madonna pledged proceeds from Thursday’s performance at the Staples Center in Los Angeles to disaster victims and their families, according to the Associated Press, while… Read more »

The nation’s entertainment capital shut down Tuesday as two major awards shows and a Madonna concert were canceled and most of Hollywood’s big studios closed their doors in response to horrific terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C. It was the day the music died for the 2nd annual Latin Grammy Awards show, a glitzy music industry event which ironically had been moved to Los Angeles from Miami for security reasons last month. Organizers of the star-studded gala said the $4 million production, which was to have been broadcast Tuesday night in the United States and 120 other countries,… Read more »

Showing no signs of fatigue or question marks about making a show revolve around material from her last two albums, Madonna started her final stop on the Drowned World Tour Sunday with a mesmerizing and confident performance that puts to shame any singer who thinks she might have a shot at Ms. Ciccone’s pop throne. Madonna frames blocks of songs in various settings, using mix-and-match motifs that yield differing results. In the end, she emerges triumphant – a reminder of why her star has never dimmed. Hundred-minute show closes on “Holiday,” Madonna’s first top 40 single from way back in… Read more »

Madonna fans rushed to HBO.com (http://www.hbo.com) during the week ending Aug. 26, for a sneak peek of her live concert broadcast on HBO, according to leading Internet audience measurement service Nielsen//NetRatings. Traffic to HBO.com soared 39 percent at home to 247,000 unique visitors, compared with 177,000 visitors the previous week. The top page visited at the site featured concert outtakes and additional show information, capturing nearly 20 percent of the site’s audience. More than seven percent HBO.com’s traffic logged onto the page showcasing streaming video feeds of Madonna’s concert. Nearly 7 percent the site’s audience clicked on a slide show… Read more »

There’ll be no “Music” in New Jersey Friday night. A case of laryngitis forced Madonna to cancel her August 3 show at the Continental Airlines Arena. The show, the second of two sold-out concerts at the arena, will not be rescheduled, according to a statement from promoter Clear Channel Entertainment. Refunds will be available at the point of purchase, and online and telephone orders will be automatically refunded. Madonna’s next show will be August 7 in Boston, a concert originally set for August 6. The singer opened the U.S. leg of her Drowned World Tour on July 21 in Philadelphia… Read more »

After being swept off her feet by her husband, British filmmaker Guy Ritchie, Madonna has agreed to star in his next movie, “Swept Away.” The pop superstar will play Raffaella, a rich woman who goes on a yachting vacation in the Mediterranean and becomes romantically involved with a communist sailor after they are shipwrecked, according to a spokesperson at Ritchie’s production company, SKA Films. Madonna’s spokesperson, Liz Rosenberg, also confirmed the star’s participation in the project. “Swept Away” is an update of Lina Wertmüller’s 1975 Italian-language saga. When it was reported late last year that Madonna would star in Ritchie’s… Read more »

Madonna’s Drowned World Tour began in Philadelphia Saturday night at the First Union Center with a performance of the song which gave the three-month tour its title. The tour will travel to 12 U.S. cities and is sold out. “I love Madonna. We’re going to two concerts, one here and one in New Jersey,” Theresa Svengert told Reuters Television. The tour features material from her current multi-platinum CD, “Music”, as well as signature songs spanning the length of her career. The North American tour follows her European tour, where fans seemed mesmerized by the extravagant stage sets and costumes. Before… Read more »

While Madonna prepares to bring her “Drowned World Tour” to North America, her record label has reportedly jettisoned a half-dozen staffers. Daily Variety reported in its Friday edition that the president of Maverick Records had resigned while five other staffers were axed. The label, whose top acts include Canadian pop singer Alanis Morissette and hard rock band the Deftones, blamed deteriorating market conditions, the trade paper said. Label president Bill Bennett, who had been with Maverick for only two years, will not be replaced, Daily Variety said. It was not clear how many people are employed at Maverick. Madonna runs… Read more »

Apparently Madonna has no love for her friends when it comes to the free tickets! Her pals Elton, George Michael, Mick Jagger, even her best pal Gwyneth, all must pay $125 plus a booking fee to get into any of her sold out shows! Her spokeschick Liz Rosenberg said Madonna is adamant that they don’t receive star treatment this time around. Said Rosenberg, “There are no comped tickets… not even for celebs.”