Madonna news - Feb. 2003
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15 February - Clear demo of Like A
Flower
If you are one of those fans - like me - who fell in love with
Like A Flower, and you've
been waiting since then for a clear version of the song to surface,
you might get lucky.
Sp!n
has released a clear part of the song, which you can
download
here. It's a 1'31 snippet, but let's hope the full version
will make its way to the web some time soon too.
14 February - Calderone interview
Remixer Victor Calderone has spoken to DJ Times about how he became
involved with Madonna. Calderone has mixed almost ever Madonna
single since Frozen. In this article, he talks about how the first
mix came about and his process for producing these versions. Read
the complete interview at
Madonna.com
14 February - Air collaboration on new album after all? *rumour*
The rumour of a collaboration between Madonna and Air is resurfacing.
According to French music site
MusicActu
Air composed at least one track for the new album, possibly even
two.
14 February - Statement from Madonna on American Life *official*
"I feel lucky to be an American citizen for many reasons
- one of which is the right to express myself freely, especially
in my work. I understand that there have been reports about my
upcoming video "American Life" in the media - much of
which is inaccurate. I am not Anti-Bush. I am not pro-Iraq. I
am pro Peace. I have written a song and created a video which
expresses my feelings about our culture and values and the illusions
of what many people believe is the American dream - the perfect
life. As an artist, I hope that this provokes thought and dialogue.
I don't expect everyone to agree with my point of view. I am grateful
to have the freedom to express these feelings and that's how I
honor my country." (source:
Madonna.com)
14 February - UK release dates
UK release date has been announced for the forthcoming single
and album.
UK Single - 31 March
UK Album - 21 April (Easter Monday)
Madonna's UK representative today said that the video is at least
3 weeks away from being shown. (source: Madonnarama)
13 February - Warner France announces release dates
2003 will mark the 20th anniversary of Madonna's career, during
which she sold 150 million albums. Her new album
American
Life will be released on April 22nd. The album, produced by
Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadzai contains 11 tracks. Those who've
heard it already, describe it as "sensual, energetic and
sexy; a combination of the best of
Ray
Of Light and
Music."
The first single will be titled 'American Life' and is expected
to be released for radio on March 24th (to be confirmed). Remixes
for the song are in progress. The video for American Life was
shot by Jonas Akerlund in LA on February 6th and 7th, and is also
expected to premiere on TV on March 24th (to be confirmed). (source:
Warner France, thanx to Madonna
Electronica, translation by
Mad-Eyes)
12 February - Madonna shows support to dying teenager
What began with Madonna granting a dying girl's wish blossomed
into an unlikely friendship between the most successful female
recording artist in history and Kerri Yascheshyn, an aspiring
Windsor actor and ballerina who taught Sunday school. Kerri, 17,
succumbed to liver cancer on Sunday with precious memories of
a relationship few could have imagined: A daily phone call from
Madonna in which the artist stashed away her Material Girl image
for something more akin to big sister, chatting about everything
from dancing to the afterlife. "Madonna was very positive
and encouraged Kerri to pray," recalled Kerri's mother, Gail
Yascheshyn. "She kept telling her not to be negative, and
would call whenever she thought about Kerri, sometimes from her
cellphone." The calls meant a great deal to the teenager,
who was dying from a form of liver cancer that is rare in adults
and almost unknown in children. It has only a three per cent survival
rate, said her father, Danny Yascheshyn. [...]
Kerri was more mature than most 17-year-olds and an "old
soul," according to her oldest sister, Jennifer, which probably
was why a busy superstar would keep in touch after the obligatory
first call arranged by the Children's Wish Foundation. Mrs. Yascheshyn
said Kerri treated those calls privately, and, although she was
a huge fan, spoke to Madonna like any other friend. "I think
her maturity was part of the connection between them, and they
shared a spirituality," Mrs. Yascheshyn said. "This
all happened because of Jennifer." When Jennifer realized
her sister was dying, she called the Wish Foundation to find out
whether a special wish could be granted for Kerri. The foundation
contacted her parents and within two days they were told she would
get a wish. Kerri gave her parents a list of four names: Madonna,
the most important, followed by Mariah Carey, Brad Pitt and Shania
Twain. "The Wish Foundation said Madonna was not known for
charities, but that the foundation was one she did support, so
they called her," Mrs. Yascheshyn said. "They tracked
her assistant down in Arizona and around 1 p.m. on Jan. 22, she
called. After that, her assistant would connect the call, or Madonna
would call herself." Kerri and Madonna would talk for about
15 minutes, unless Kerri was too tired or in pain. Another sister,
Lisa, 22, was responsible for Kerri's love of Madonna and her
music. "I was a big fan and she always wanted to be around
me," said Lisa. "I can't believe Madonna called the
way she did and supported Kerri and the whole family." Madonna
sent Kerri books, a letter and a case of what she called "healing"
water. (source:
Canada.com)
11 February - No Oscar for DADay
Today the nominees for this years Oscar Awards were announced.
Die Another Day - the film, nor the single - didn't receive any
nominations. The song was long time rumoured as a possible nominee,
but insiders said it was "too techno sounding and too experimental"
for Hollywood.
Click
here for the nominees.
11 February - Madonna's anti-war message
Madonna, who cultivated her pop vixen image in the music video
genre she helped popularize 20 years ago, is using her latest
video performance to speak out against a possible U.S. war with
Iraq. The Material Girl plays out her anti-war message, including
a scene in which she lobs a grenade at a fashion show, in a video
being produced for the title track and first single of her upcoming
album,
American Life, due
for release in April. The elaborate video was shot last week in
Los Angeles, and post-production work is under way, said Madonna's
spokeswoman Liz Rosenberg, who denied that the 44-year-old singer
was singling out President Bush for criticism. "This is not
a Madonna statement against George Bush," Rosenberg told
Reuters on Monday. "It's certainly an anti-war statement
and a statement about the horrors of war," she said, adding
that the singer was moved by the prospect of an impending U.S.
war with Iraq. Madonna becomes the latest in a chorus of pop stars,
from Dave Matthews to Sheryl Crow, to lend their voices to expressions
of opposition to U.S. military action against Iraq. According
to a description released by Rosenberg, the Madonna video opens
as a fashion show of runway models wearing couture camouflage
and combat fatigues, then "escalates into a mad frenzy depicting
the catastrophic repercussions and horror of war." At one
point, Madonna herself appears on the catwalk and throws a hand
grenade toward the audience, Rosenberg said. The video, she said,
"expresses a panoramic view of our culture and the looming
war through the view of a female superhero portrayed by Madonna."
Rosenberg said the video was expected to be released in March,
about a month before the album, Madonna's first collection of
new studio material since her 2000 LP
Music.
The video was directed by Jonas Akerlund, who also collaborated
with the pop singer on her
Ray
Of Light video several years ago, the publicist said. (source:
Reuters)
10 February - MTV on box set and new album
In addition to her new album,
American
Life, Madonna also plans to release a box set before the year
is out, marking the 20th anniversary of her recording career.
The 11-song American Life (April 22) was co-produced by Madonna
and Mirwais Ahmadzai, who also co-produced her
Music
(2000) and the recent James Bond tune
Die
Another Day. The album's title track will be the first single,
with a video by controversial director Jonas Akerlund (Smashing
Pumpkins, the Prodigy). The clip features an anti-war theme and
was completed in Los Angeles last week, the singer's spokesperson
said.
"[The video] expresses a panoramic view of our culture and
looming war through the view of a female superhero portrayed by
Madonna," according to a statement. "Starting as a runway
show of couture army fatigues, the fashion show escalates into
a mad frenzy depicting the catastrophic repercussions and horrors
of war."
Madonna co-wrote the songs on American Life with Guy Sigsworth,
Gem Jones and Les Rhythmes Digitales' Jacques Lu Cont, who was
the musical director and keyboardist on her
Drowned
World Tour. Among the tracks slated for inclusion are 'Hollywood',
'Nothing Fails' and 'Love Profusion'.
The box set, whose contents have not yet been announced, is timed
to coincide with the 20th anniversary of Madonna's 1983 self-titled
debut, which yielded the hits
Lucky
Star,
Borderline
and
Holiday. A release
date has not been set for the box, according to the spokesperson.
On Thursday, Madonna filed a grievance with the Press Complaints
Commission, a British press watchdog organization, over a Heat
magazine article that claimed the 44-year-old singer was pregnant
with her third child. Madonna's spokesperson denied the report.
(source:
MTV)
10 February - Full album tracklisting *rumour*
Fansite Madonna's
Ashram has posted following tracklisting and album info. While
this is still not officially confirmed, it is backed up by different
sources.
Produced by: Mirwais Ahmadzaï, Madonna.
Collaborators: Guy Sigsworth, Gem Jones, Monti Pittman, Stuart
Price, Mark Stent.
Michel Colombier on: Die Another Day, Nothing Fails, Easy Ride.
- American Life (first single)
- Hollywood (rumoured second single)
- I'm So Stupid
- Love Profusion
- Nobody Knows Me
- Nothing Fails
- Intervention
- The Process (a.k.a. "X-tatic Process")
- Mother And Father
- Easy Ride
- Die Another Day
- Bonus Track (On Japanese release / rumoured)
~ Click here for a summary
of all the facts and rumours so far
10 February - M is 4th biggest seller of past 5 years in UK
With the sales of 3 albums released over the last 5 years (Ray
Of Light, Music,
and GHV2) as well as
sales of her back catalogue, Madonna lodged herself fourth place
in UK album sales between 1998 and 2002. Here's the complete top
10 list: 1. Robbie Williams (9.7 million albums); 2. The Corrs
(5.8 million albums); 3. Westlife; 4. Madonna; 5. The Beatles;
6. Steps; 7. Shania Twain; 8. U2; 9. Travis; 10. Stereophonics
(source: Absolute Madonna)
10 February - American Life, the video and the album *official*
Official reports from Madonna's video shoot in LA last week for
the first single from her new CD -both titled American Life-
show the artist's vision in a stunning collaboration with director
Jonas Akerland. It expresses a panoramic view of our culture,
the fashion world, and looming war thru the view of a female super-hero
portrayed by Madonna. Starting as a runway show of couture army
fatigues by fashion designer Jeremy Scott, the show escalates
into a mad frenzy depicting the catastrophic repercussions of
war. The song American Life is a strong courageous statement on
the state of America and much of the world. This will be a stirring
and extremely controversial piece of work from the artist who
created the medium of the 'small film' set to music. (source:
Madonna.com)
10 February - Razzie nominations for Swept Away
It was to be expected that Swept
Away would be a favourite for this years unprestigious Razzie
Awards, which nominates last years worst movies. As
announced today, it received nominations for 'Worst Picture',
'Worst Remake or Sequel', 'Worst Director' (Guy Ritchie), 'Worst
Screenplay', 'Worst Actress' (Madonna), 'Worst Actor' (Adriano
Giannini) and 'Worst Screen Couple' (Madonna & Adriano Giannini).
For Die Another Day, Madonna
received nominations for 'Worst Supporting Actress' and 'Worst
Original Song'. With 7 nominations Swept Away is one of the 'leading'
films at this years Razzies, together with 'Star Wars' (7 nominations)
and Britney's 'Crossroads' (8 nominations).
08 February - Info on American Life song and video
Ok, here it is - what we've all been waiting for - inside info
on Madonna's new single and video for 'American Life'.
THE SONG :
- Very "underground"
- Electronica
- Has some accoustic elements to it
- Madonna raps at the beginning (in a Madonna-style!).
- Madonna sings about how she has lived beyond "the American
Dream" and that "Nothing is what it seems"
THE VIDEO
- The theme is "camouflage" through and through
- Madonna is seen (as a brunette) crashing her Mini Cooper into
a catwalk. She then joins the models in a dance.
- Later in the video we see lots of blood and gore.
- Madonna is shown "hosing down" the paparazzi
- The theme is that if the US goes to war, there will be only
carnage.
This info comes from Madonnarama visitor mjclikesit: "Ok,
here it goes.. I auditioned for a featured extra role in the new
Madonna video titled "American Life". I'm home now after
a 16 hour day (my second and last) and am too tired to go into
everything, but I will summarize. It was shot at LA Center Studios
in downtown LA (the same studio was shooting the new Legally Blonde
movie in the stage next door). It takes place at a fashion show
with a VERY camouflage theme. VERY!!! Behind the catwalk are 3
vertical blue screens which when the video is put together will
show Madonna in different costume changes (thats all I know about
that) and the rest of the background are stripes of vertical greyish
camouflage. Before I go on, I do want to say that I can not see
how this video is going to be allowed on MTV more than once...
you'll hear why in the following. Also, the song rocks! I love
it, I didn't the first listen but then I LOVED it! Its hard to
absorb a song in sections like I did, so once I heard it all together,
I realized how brilliant it was. It is upbeat and has an underground
feel to it. It is a mixture of electronica, a little acoustic
and yes... RAP!!! But, the rap is not like eminems, its totally
Madonnas. To sum it up, the song is about how she has lived way
beyond what she believes is "The American Dream", but
(and I quote) "nothing is what it seems". The first
day of shooting had a really layed back funny feel to it. The
video had a lot of humor and a lot of sexiness to it. The second
day, however was bloody, gory and VERY CONTROVERSIAL!! She is
in a tight camouflage outfit with an S & M flair, she is brunet
and looks fantastic and in great shape. She talked to all of us
and DANCED amazing!! In one scene she dances in and out of the
sunroof of a very war like Mini Cooper and comes off the hood,
does her rap and gives the camera the finger. She raps about "having
a maid, assistant, chauffer, etc.". I know it might sound
stupid, but its not. You'll get it when you hear it. She also
proclaims in the song that she is neither jewish or christian.
She, later in the day uses a contraption that is bolted to the
top of the car to HOSE DOWN the paparazzi that are at the fashion
show. Totally hysterical!! OK, I need to finish....Things that
are controversial are rare in the first day of shooting except
for the fact that one of the male models had an obviously huge
hard on poking thru his barely there pants. The entire second
day (today) was controversial and slightly nauseating. Picture
parapolegics (spelling?), limbless (for real) men and women, bloody
babies, bombs (one grenade she throws) and a lot of beatings all
happening on the runway. I think it's all brilliant and have a
feeling that this one will be a classic. But, I feel that this
will be too much for MTV and wait till the politicians get a crack
at it. The theme of the video is that if the US goes to war, there
will be nothing but blood and misery. Madonna is back and she's
still the same (thank god!)."
05 February - M denies leaving rainy Britain
Madonna has dramatically quashed rumours that she is leaving Britain,
by pledging her undying love for old Blighty. "I adore England
and when I'm not there I miss it terribly," she said. "My
home in Marble Arch is my favourite house." Rumours that
the singer had tired of England's grey skies swamped the British
press recently when she flew back to Los Angeles. Some papers
claimed she had withdrawn her children from English schools, sparking
fears that her love affair with London was on the rocks. The iconic
star has rejected the reports, however, insisting that her affection
for all things British (including husband Guy Ritchie) is as strong
as ever. "I put a lot of love and time into making a life
for my family there," she said. "I prefer the schools
in England and I love the English countryside." Her spokeswoman
Liz Rosenberg also made a statement, promising that Madonna will
return she just needs a few months of California sun. "She'll
be back in London in the spring," said Liz. "Madonna
has homes in the States, she has homes in England, and she moves
between the two." British fans may be feeling a little envious
of the 44-year-old's continuing friendship with their neighbours
across the pond, but Madonna is eager to assuage their insecurities:
"How many times do I have to say it, I love living in England!"
(source: Hello
Magazine)
05 February - M to file complaint over pregnancy claim
Madonna is not amused that that a British gossip magazine says
she is pregnant just because she has dyed her hair and taken to
wearing baggy clothes. A spokeswoman for the pop diva says Madonna
plans to file a complaint with Britain's press watchdog over inaccurate
reports in Heat magazine that she is pregnant with her third child.
Liz Rosenberg said Madonna, 44, was not pregnant and also denied
a report in the magazine that the "Material Girl" had
moved back to Los Angeles to consult her U.S. doctors. "It's
not true ... it's not accurate. She dyed her hair brown instead
of blond, that does not confirm somebody's pregnant. And she's
been wearing baggy clothes for 20 years, so what else is new?,"
Rosenberg told Reuters. Heat magazine homed in on Madonna's hair
color change and latest fashion style as the basis for its report,
which follows weeks of rumors in the British press that Madonna
was expecting again. Madonna has adopted London as a second home
since her marriage to British film director Guy Ritchie two years
ago. They have a 2-year-old son Rocco, and Madonna has a 6-year-old
daughter Lourdes by her former personal trainer. Rosenberg said
Madonna was in Los Angeles to shoot a video for her upcoming album
"American Life", to be released in April, and "when
people see that they'll see for themselves she's not pregnant."
She said the singer and actress would file a complaint with the
Press Complaints Commission. The Commission, a self-regulatory
body set up and run by newspaper and magazines, can investigate
and reprimand British newspapers on issues of accuracy, intrusion
of privacy and harassment but has no legal powers. (source: Reuters)
05 February - Vasquez angers Madonna again
Legendary house-music DJ Junior Vasquez screwed up his friendship
with Madonna six years ago when he used snippets of a message
the singer left on his answering machine for his club anthem "If
Madonna Calls
." And he's once again feeling the wrath
of Madge - this time for distributing his mix of her James Bond
single, Die Another Day, reports New York magazine. Madonna hit
the roof and had her suits fire off a cease-and-desist letter.
Her camp says Vasquez did ask for his work to be sanctioned as
an authorized remix but got rejected. Vasquez's rep insists that
the DJ never distributed the mix and has played it only a handful
of times. Vasquez doesn't appear to need the Material Mom all
that much, however. He has recorded a track called "Crack
Is Wack," which includes sound bites from Whitney Houston's
interview with Diane Sawyer. "It's pretty sweet," says
one fan. "It's mixed with 'Diane, let me tell you one thing
Crack is wack." Vasquez has also done a dance mix
of the theme song of Anna Nicole Smith's reality show, titled
"It's Me." (source: CentreDaily)
04 February - Akerlund on American Life video
In todays Aftonbladet
Jonas says the following about American Life: "It's great
that Madonna gives me the trust to do this video. The song is
supercool and aimed for the dancefloors! I especially love that
she gives me the trust to do the first single from the new album.
There is a special feeling and ambition around the first single
and a hell of lot of secrets. I had to sign a paper even before
I got to listen to the song! The shooting will take 3 days."
(source: MLVC
mailing list / MadonnaMad)
04 February - American Life video casting / possible radio
release date of February 20
This information was sent out to casting studios for the new Madonna
music video. The video is just referred to as the Madonna music
video and it will be shot in LA the week of February 3rd. The
roles being sought for are as follows:
- Eastern European Man (30 - 60 yrs. old, Real people, THIN,
interesting looking, great face, worn out looking, craggy).
- 4 Beautiful Models (drop dead gorgeous w. amazing legs and
bodies).
- 10 soldiers (must have long hair and be willing to shave it
for the video... good looking, really good body).
- Hairstylist (male or female, any ethnicity, must be real hairstylists,
think editorial type.
- Stylist (male or female, any ethnicity, 20's, cool and interesting
looking, think N.Y.
- 2 Babes (very voluptious and buxom, bimbo types, b pin-up
girls).
- Makeup Artists (m or f, any ethnicity, a REAL makeup artist).
- 2 IRAQI kids (boys and girls, 4 - 7 yrs. old).
- African American Male (35 - 50, THIN).
- "AMERICAN LIFE" WILL BE RELEASED TO RADIO ON FEBRUARY
20TH.
(source:
MadNews)
04 February - More on Oxygen ad / possible album release date
of April 22
WhenMadonna
shilled for Pepsi in 1989, the Catholic Church threatened a boycott
of the soft-drink company. Fourteen years later, she's flogging
a new product - the Oxygen cable channel for women - but practitioners
of her adopted religion, Kabbalah mysticism, will probably think
it's divine.
Certainly, the sight of Madonna crossing her obsessively toned arms
in Oxygen Medias new "Oh!" ad campaign has struck
some fans as oddif not a sign that the singer is running scared
since the failure of her movie project, Swept Away, with her director
husband, Guy Ritchie. But according to sources in both camps, Madonna's
participation in the "Oh!" campaign was connected to Oxygen's
commitment to produce a special on Kabbalah, the sect of Jewish
mysticism to which she and Mr. Ritchie are devoted.
A spokeswoman for Oxygen confirmed that "we are doing a short
on the Kabbalah, and its at Madonnas request."
The spokeswoman said, however, that she didnt know whether
the Kabbalah spots were a direct result of Madonnas agreement
to shoot an Oxygen ad. "I know that we are doing them because
Madonna asked us if we would do them," she said, adding that
"this is all part of a very nice relationship with Madonna
that [the network] has had for a while. Were very grateful
for her interest and involvement."
Another Oxygen source said that the cable channelwhich was
founded by former Nickelodeon honcho Geraldine Laybourne, Oprah
Winfrey, and television producers Marcy Carsey, Tom Werner and Caryn
Mandabachhad been pursuing Madonna doggedly even before its
2000 launch.
Madonnas publicist, Liz Rosenberg, said that it was Madonna's
manager, Caresse Henry, who had a relationship with Oxygen executives
and it would be a good idea for Madonna to shoot the ads.
"In the course of the conversations, we certainly spoke about
Oxygen and the Kabbalah, and I said it would be great if they [produced
the specials], but its not like that was the whole reason
Madonna did Oxygen."
In the ad campaign, which ran for four weeks in November and began
again in January, Madonna joins a passel of almost-recognizable
faces, including Curb Your Enthusiasms Cheryl Hines, The Sopranos
Jamie-Lynn Sigler, David Alan Grier, Duncan Sheik, and Oxygen players
Isaac Mizrahi and Candice Bergen.
There are several versions of the spots, each featuring a different
mix of faces. But they all feature Madonna, who crosses her buff
arms and says "Oh!" in her trademark "Im not
bored, just nasal" voice.
The ad was shot in Los Angeles in the fall of 2002, and one source
claimed that the network had to fork over $10,000 just to have the
Material Girls makeup done.
Ms. Rosenberg said that that figure sounded "like the approximate
amount," but noted that Madonna shot the Oxygen spots during
her Swept Away press junket and so saved some costs on hair and
makeup.
As for the nature of the Kabbalah program, the Oxygen spokeswoman
said that its currently scheduled to be shot in five- and
10-minute versions thatwould run as interstitial programming between
longer shows. She added, however, that the project was in its infancy
and could change format at any time.
Ms. Rosenberg said that Madonnas level of involvement with
the project "is being discussed," but that
the singer
is currently focusing on her new record, set to be released on April
22.
The "Oh!" campaign, which sources said cost the network
$10 million, was the work of Dale Pon, who created the "I Want
My MTV" campaign in the 1980s. Oxygen, which has struggled
with its identity over its three-year life, has found recent success
with the hidden-camera show Girls Behaving Badly and with Oprah
After the Show, as well as a frank sex call-in show called The Sunday
Night Sex Show. (source:
NY
Observer)
04 February - AOL nomination for DADay
Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey announced the nominees for the
Eighth Annual AOL Moviegoer Awards & Madonna scored a nomination!
Die Another Day is up for
best song from a movie. She is up against U2, Eminem, Will Smith
& Chad Kroeger. We can all vote for Madonna! Beginning today,
people can cast their votes at AOL Keyword: AOL Moviegoer Awards
or on the Web at
Moviefone.com.
(source: Madonnarama)
04 February - Up For Grabs named Best Stage Event
Madonna's West End debut has been named stage event of the year
by theatregoers. The singer's appearance in Up For Grabs was a hot
ticket during its run at the Comedy Theatre last year. US star Gillian
Anderson was named best actress for What The Night Is For in the
Whatsonstage.com
Theatregoers' Choice Awards. She beat Dames Judi Dench and Maggie
Smith to take the prize. Queen's musical We Will Rock You took five
titles, including Best New Musical, chosen by the paying public.
Sam West was named best actor for his performance in Hamlet in the
poll of 16,000 regular theatre visitors. Current West End hit This
Is Our Youth - which has seen a regular turnover of young Hollywood
stars - won two awards for best new comedy and best newcomer Jake
Gyllenhaal. Terri Paddock, director of
Whatsonstage.com,
said: "The people who actually pay to see all of London's wonderful
stage productions have very strong opinions, and we hope that our
awards give them a unique opportunity to voice those opinions."
(source:
Ananova)
04 February - M's agent denies persistent pregnancy rumours
Madonna's agent denied reports today that the pop superstar is expecting
her third child. Celebrity magazine Heat said the 44-year-old singer
visited a birth specialist in London at the end of last year. But
Madonna's UK spokeswoman Barbara Charone denied the star was expecting
in five months' time, saying: "It's not true". When the
pop icon was pregnant with second child Rocco, her agents denied
she was expecting until Madonna was in her third month. She kept
the second pregnancy under wraps for as long as she could because
she was conscious of the increased risks of having a child in her
40s. Today's report followed long-running rumours that Madonna was
expecting another son to follow two-year-old Rocco. (source:
IOL)
04 February - American Life's war theme shelved? *rumour*
Looks like Madonna is preparing to make an anti-war statement, too.
Or at least she was. The Anglophile singer is working on her video
for a song called 'American Life', and a casting sheet that has
been circulating calls for, among others, actors to play soldiers
(they have to have long hair that they're willing to have shaved
off for the video) and two Iraqi children, between ages 4 and 7.
"My understanding is that Madonna wants to remind people about
the human costs of war," says one source. But Madonna's spokeswoman
says that the 'American Life' video concept may have changed. "A
casting director who is no longer the casting director was circulating
that," she tells The Scoop, adding that she can't comment on
any possible changes. (source:
MSNBC)
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