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'Material Girl' Turns 60, and the Internet Is Celebrating

Madonna Just
Turned 60. She's
Still Afraid of
Thunder

THE RUNDOWN

Aug 16, 2018 9:55 AM CDT

Madonna Just Turned 60. She's Still Afraid of Thunder

Everything you ever wanted to know about the 'Material Girl' is coming out on milestone occasion

(Newser) - Who would've thought we'd live to tell the tale of seeing the Material Girl turn 60? Madonna Louise Ciccone enters sexagenarian territory Thursday, and the internet is, not surprisingly, throwing a no-holds-barred party. USA Today features a chronological timeline of 60 of the superstar's greatest moments, from...

Madonna Fails to Stop Sale
of Tupac Breakup Letter

Apr 24, 2018 6:57 PM CDT

Madonna Fails to Stop Sale of Tupac Breakup Letter

As well as a bunch of other items once belonging to the Material Girl

(Newser) - Bad news for Madonna: A judge on Monday said a New York auction house can go ahead and sell some of her personal stuff. Gotta Have Rock and Roll auctions got a hold of a pair of the singer's underwear, a letter Tupac Shakur wrote to her explaining why...

Get Some Ice Water for the
Sexiest Music Video Ever

Sep 27, 2017 12:55 PM CDT

Get Some Ice Water for the Sexiest Music Video Ever

We forgot how steamy "Wicked Game" by Chris Isaak was

(Newser) - Sex on the beach, a gyrating half-naked Prince, and what amounts to a mostly clothed orgy. These are just some of the sights in the sexiest music videos of all time, according to Rolling Stone . The top five:

Yes, This Really
Is Madonna—and She
Wants Her FedEx Package

Sep 6, 2017 7:38 AM CDT

Yes, This Really Is Madonna—and She Wants Her FedEx Package

Singer tweets irritated message at delivery service

(Newser) - Take a bow, FedEx—you managed to anger the Material Girl. CNET reports on a Tuesday morning tweet by Madonna that aired her grievances with the delivery service, and the look on her face in the accompanying photo (her attempt at physical proof?) says it all. "When you've...

Madonna Is Moving to Portugal

Sep 3, 2017 10:45 AM CDT

Madonna Is Moving to Portugal

The singer says she finds the European country inspiring

(Newser) - Madonna is heading overseas to a new home in Portugal, the AP reports. The Michigan native had been living in New York. She said on Instagram Saturday that she finds the energy of Portugal inspiring, and it makes her feel creative and alive.

New Photo Is a 1st for Madonna

Aug 19, 2017 12:39 PM CDT

New Photo Is a 1st for Madonna

It's 1st pic of pop star with all 6 of her kids

(Newser) - Celebrating her 59th birthday this week in Italy, People reports Madonna did something she'd never done before: shared a photo of herself with all six of her children. The photo—posted Friday on Instagram —shows the pop star with Lourdes, 20; Rocco, 17; Mercy James, 11; David, 11;...

Madonna Gets Court Order
to Stop 'Outrageous' Auction

Jul 19, 2017 6:55 AM CDT

Madonna Gets Court Order to Stop 'Outrageous' Auction

Halted (for now): sale of star's worn underwear, hairbrush, letter from Tupac

(Newser) - Most people would consider love letters, hairbrushes, and underwear to be "highly personal items"—and a New York state Supreme Court judge agreed that, in Madonna's case, those items shouldn't be put up for auction, the AP reports. On Tuesday, the pop star received the emergency...

Tupac's Candid Reason for
Breaking Up With Madonna

Jul 6, 2017 3:30 AM CDT

Tupac's Candid Reason for Breaking Up With Madonna

Dating a white woman would let his fans down, says his newly revealed letter from jail

(Newser) - Late rapper Tupac Shakur apparently had plenty of time to reflect while in jail in early 1995: He wrote a letter to ex-girlfriend Madonna explaining the reasons for their breakup, which he said happened partly because she was white, TMZ reports. "For you to be seen with a black...

Madonna Faced
'Uncomfortable Questions'
Before Adopting Twins

Feb 9, 2017 10:42 AM CST

Madonna Faced 'Uncomfortable Questions' Before Adopting Twins

Singer confirms adoption of 4-year-old girls from Malawi

(Newser) - After initially denying reports that she was in the process of adopting more children from Malawi, Madonna confirmed Wednesday she had done just that—twin girls. A judge in the African country ruled in favor of the adoption Tuesday after asking Madonna what he termed "uncomfortable questions" in court...

Madonna: No, I'm Not
Adopting More Kids

UPDATED

Jan 25, 2017 11:20 AM CST

Madonna: No, I'm Not Adopting More Kids

Multiple outlets reported she was in Malawi to apply to adopt 2 more

(Newser) - Scratch that: Outlets including the BBC and the AP reported that Madonna had applied to adopt two children in Malawi, but the Material Girl has since refuted those reports. "I am in Malawi to check on the children's hospital in Blantyre and my other work with Raising Malawi,...

Gingrich Would Like to
See Madonna Arrested

Jan 23, 2017 2:40 PM CST

Gingrich Would Like to See Madonna Arrested

Dismisses singer's attempt to clarify remark about 'blowing up White House'

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich blasted Madonna on Monday, declaring she "ought to be arrested" for saying on Saturday she had "thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House." In an appearance on Fox & Friends , Gingrich, an adviser to Donald Trump, likened Madonna’s remarks at the...

Madonna Defends Her Speech:
I Don't Condone Violence

Jan 22, 2017 4:29 PM CST

Madonna Defends Her Speech: I Don't Condone Violence

Line about 'blowing up the White House' taken out of context, she says

(Newser) - Madonna is defending her fiery, expletive-laden speech at the women's march Saturday in Washington, saying her words were "taken wildly out of context." In her speech, the singer said that she had at times been angry after the election and had thought "an awful lot about...

Madonna Describes
Her 'Horror Show'
on Election Night

Jan 11, 2017 10:48 AM CST

Madonna Describes Her 'Horror Show' on Election Night

'We were doing everything: lighting candles, meditating, praying, offering our lives to God'

(Newser) - "It was just like watching a horror show," and now she wakes up every morning "stuck in a nightmare." That's how Madonna describes Election Night 2016 and its aftermath in a new Harper's Bazaar interview. As they watched the election results roll in, Madonna...

Madonna Gives
Old Boys' Club
Hell in Speech

Dec 11, 2016 10:11 AM CST

Madonna Gives Old Boys' Club Hell in Speech

'To age is a sin,' she says and women are routinely 'criticized, vilified'

(Newser) - Madonna, the New York Times notes, is the highest-grossing female touring act ever—having just wrapped up one that pulled in $170 million—and boasts an accolade-filled career that has comfortably spanned four decades. Do not take that to mean those feats were easy, she told the Billboard Women in...

Madonna Casually
Discusses Kissing
Michael Jackson

carpool karAOKE

Dec 8, 2016 10:36 AM CST

Madonna Casually Discusses Kissing Michael Jackson

Reveals relationship to James Corden on 'Carpool Karaoke'

(Newser) - During her appearance on " Carpool Karaoke " Wednesday night, Late Late Show host James Corden asked Madonna what it was like to be friends with Michael Jackson. "So you want me to kiss and tell, then?" Madonna replied, and then "Of course. Of course. Of course,"...

10 Highest-Paid
Musicians in
the World

Nov 30, 2016 2:32 PM CST

10 Highest-Paid Musicians in the World

Somehow Diddy makes the list

(Newser) - Taylor Swift is officially bigger than the Rolling Stones—at least in North America. In Forbes ' list of the 30 highest-paid musicians of 2016, Swift takes the top spot by breaking the North American touring record formerly held by the Rolling Stones. She also has endorsements in the seven...

Madonna's 16-Year-Old
Arrested for Pot: Report

Nov 23, 2016 4:06 PM CST

Madonna's 16-Year-Old Arrested for Pot: Report

Madonna tells the AP it's 'a family matter'

(Newser) - Madonna says she is supporting son Rocco Ritchie after reports surfaced Wednesday that the 16-year-old was arrested for possession of marijuana in London. Madonna released a statement to the AP Wednesday calling the September arrest "a family matter." She said: "I love my son very much. I...

Madonna Exposes Teen Audience Member's Breast

Mar 18, 2016 10:56 AM CDT

Madonna Exposes Teen Audience Member's Breast

But the aspiring model doesn't mind

(Newser) - Hot on the heels of showing up to a Brisbane concert three hours late , Madonna is making headlines yet again for exposing a teenage audience member's breast at another concert in the city. The Material Girl pulled Josephine Georgiou onstage and tugged on her shirt, briefly exposing the 17-year-old'...

Madonna 3 Hours
Late to Concert,
Blames Audience

Mar 17, 2016 10:52 AM CDT

Madonna 3 Hours Late to Concert, Blames Audience

Hundreds of fans had already left

(Newser) - Madonna is performing in Australia for the first time in more than two decades this month, but apparently the occasion isn't major enough for her to bother being punctual. As the Guardian reports, the Material Girl arrived for her Wednesday night show in Brisbane at 11:22pm. It was...

France's Le Pen Sues
Madonna Ex Over Selfie

Jan 12, 2016 11:16 AM CST

France's Le Pen Sues Madonna Ex Over Selfie

'Do you find it normal to be photographed while asleep on a plane?'

(Newser) - A far-right French politician is suing one of Madonna's ex-boyfriends for nearly $55,000—all because of an unflattering selfie taken on an airplane. Jean-Marie Le Pen—whom the Telegraph labels a "veteran xenophobic firebrand"—is miffed that the now-viral photo of him snoozing away in his...