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May 21, 2008 // Madonna at the 61st international Cannes film festival.

May 21, 2008 Madonna and her then husband director Guy Ritchie as they arrive for the premiere of the film “I Am Because We Are” at the 61st international Cannes film festival, in Cannes France.

May 21 2006, "The Confessions Tour" opened at the Forum in Inglewood, California.

May 21, 1983, "Burning Up/Physical Attraction" hit No3 on USA Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.

"Everybody" was followed by the double-sided single "Burning Up"/"Physical Attraction," a No. 3 hit on Dance/Club Play Songs in spring 1983. (It was common then for singles to be promoted as so-called "double-sided" singles, when a vinyl record would be sent to club DJs with a different song on each side.)  Don't put me off 'cause I'm on fire And I can't quench my desire Don't you know that I'm burning up for your love You're not convinced that that is enough I put myself in this position And I deserve the imposition But you don't even know I'm alive And this pounding in my heart just won't die I'm burning up I'm burning up, burning up for your love I'm burning up, burning up for your love I'm burning up, burning up for your love For your love You're always closing your door Well that only makes me want you more And day and night I cry for your love You're not convinced th

May 20, 2010 // Madonna getting a parking ticket outside of Aura nightclub, London.

Looks like even Madonna is not immune to parking tickets! The pop singer's car is seen getting a parking ticket for parking on a double yellow line outside of Aura nightclub in London. The singer is seen leaving the exclusive club at 2am in the morning wearing an all-black outfit and fingerless leather gloves.

May 19, 1988 // "Spotlight" charted on the Oricon international singles chart, reaching a peak of three, staying on the chart for ten weeks.

"Spotlight" was not officially released as a single in the United States; therefore it was not eligible at the time to appear on  Billboard ' s Hot 100 . Even so, it managed to garner enough airplay to appear on the publication's  Hot 100 Airplay  survey in early 1988. It debuted on the Airplay chart at 37 on the issue dated January 16, 1988.  After three weeks, "Spotlight" reached a peak of 32, but fell to 40 the next week before exiting the chart.  It had also reached the  Hot Crossover 30  chart beginning on the issue dated December 12, 1987, peaking at 15 for two consecutive weeks beginning January 9, 1988 and spending eight total weeks on the chart.  The song was released commercially in Japan on April 25, 1988.  "Spotlight" peaked at number 68 on the  Oricon  weekly singles chart, remaining on the chart for five weeks.  It also charted on the Oricon international singles chart, reaching a peak of three on May 19, 1988, staying on the ch

May 19, 1995 // Madonna's "Human Nature" music video premiered on MTV.

The music video premiered on May 19, 1995 through  MTV . It features Madonna, her dancers, and her chihuahua, Chiquita, in black leather and latex outfits. Madonna's look and outfit for this video is "latex and leather" to symbolize the "breaking out of the restraints". Her hair, which appears brown in the video was actually blonde at the time. She had leather strips painstakingly braided into her hair to blend with her dark roots. The frizzy afro she sports halfway through the video was actually a hairpiece. As the video concludes there is a shot of Madonna sitting in a chair, looking straight into the camera as she says the line "Absolutely no regrets!". Then there is a brief shot of her standing next to the chair as she boxes into the air. Louis Virtel from The Backlot ranked the video at number 22 on a list for "Madonna's 22 Best Videos, In Honor of Her 55th Birthday", and called the video " tongue-in-cheek , pleather-he

May 19 1990, "Vogue" Hot 100 Peak Position: 1 (three weeks)

Lyrically, the song is about enjoying oneself on the dance floor no matter who one is, and it contains a theme of  escapism . Critically, "Vogue" has been met with appreciation ever since its release; reviewers have praised its anthemic nature and listed it as one of the singer's career highlights. Commercially, the song remains one of Madonna's biggest international hits, topping the charts in over 30 countries, including Australia, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It became the world's best-selling single of 1990, selling over six million copies. The music video for "Vogue", directed by  David Fincher , was shot in  black-and-white  and takes stylistic inspiration from the 1920s and 1930s. Madonna and her dancers can be seen  voguing  to different choreographed moves. Critics noted the way in which Madonna used her  postmodern  influence to expose an underground subcultural movement to the masses. The video has bee

MADONNA INTERVIEW : RECORD MIRROR (MAY 19 1984)

Clubland morns! Hang on to your hats, nightpeople – Doyenne of post-midnight dance developments, Madonna, has some bad news. The brand new Queen of disco, only recently elevated to that heady throne, is set to abdicate – about to desert her home from home – and break a million hearts en route… “I’m not going to blubs half as much as I used to. I like to get to bed early now – I don’t want to stay up and party.” Whaaat? No more intoxicating choreographed delight? No more sensuous swaying till dawn? No more regal demonstrations at the Funhouse? “No! All that music like Freeez – Yuk! It doesn’t have any feeling and that’s all they play at the Funhouse. It’s all Jellybean (Madonna’s sometime paramour) ever plays – he decides, he gives the crowd their taste. I used to like it at the Funhouse but I don’t go there anymore – it’s too much too commercial. All that electro stuff gets on my nerves – it doesn’t have any longevity, it won’t be remembered.” Wha

May 17, 2008 This Week in Billboard Chart History

May 17, 2008 Madonna  earned her seventh of eight No. 1s on the Billboard 200 with the chart-topping launch of  Hard Candy . The set yielded the No. 3 Billboard Hot 100 hit "4 Minutes," featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland. source:  http://www.billboard.com

May 16, 1994 // Madonna's single "I'll Remember" reached the number 1 spot in Canada and Italy.

I'll Remember  is a song by Madonna released as a single in 1994 from the soundtrack of the movie  With Honors .  This song was written by Madonna, Patrick Leonard and Richard Page and produced by Madonna and Patrick Leonard.  Despite coming after the whole  Erotica  backlash  I'll Remember  became a hit all around the world, spending 4 weeks at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reaching the number 1 spot in Canada and in Italy.  Despite the huge success this song was only included in the 1995 ballads compilation  Something To Remember , but it was omitted from Madonna following greatest hits compilations. 

May 16 1989 // "Like a Prayer" was certified platinum by the (RIAA) for shipment of a million copies.

In the United States, "Like a Prayer" debuted at number 38 on the  Billboard  Hot 100 , and reached the top of the chart on the issue dated April 22, 1989.  It was number one for three weeks, before being replaced by the  Bon Jovi  song " I'll Be There for You ".  "Like a Prayer" also topped the  Dance Club Songs  chart,  while reaching number three on the  Adult Contemporary  chart  and number 20 on the  Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart.  "Like a Prayer" was ranked at number 25 on the Hot 100 year-end chart of 1989, and was certified  platinum  by the  Recording Industry Association of America  (RIAA) in May 1989, for shipment of a million copies of the single.  According to  Nielsen SoundScan , it has also sold 443,000  digital downloads  as of April 2010, becoming Madonna's best-selling digital track since SoundScan started calculating downloads in 2005.  In Canada, the song reached the top of the  RPM  Singles Chart  in its nint

May 13, 1991 // Madonna attended the Cannes Film Festival in France.

May 13, 1991:  1991 - Madonna in Jean Paul Gaultier at Cannes Film Festival photocall                                                              On The Red Carpet