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Madonna visited Detroit yesterday in an effort to participate in the rebuilding of the city and to connect with her hometown. During her visit, she spent time at the Detroit Achievement Academy – a public charter primary school, Ponyride – a social impact incubator, the Heidelberg Project, the Downtown Youth Boxing Gym and the Dime Music School. She released the following statement following her visit: Many people doubt that Detroit can come back and think that the challenges are too overwhelming to overcome. But what I witnessed today is the true story of Detroit – a city of innovation, commitment, perseverance, imagination and opportunity. The entrepreneurs, artists, activists, teachers and children I met today left me incredibly inspired. I appreciated every minute of it and look forward to helping make the future of Detroit brighter.

"Beautiful Stranger" charting - "Beautiful Stranger" enters the Billboard singles chart. Credits Written by Madonna and William Orbit Produced by Madonna and William Orbit Rumour has it that Madonna's then-boyfriend Andy Bird was the inspiration behind the song. Single Madonna contributed the song Beautiful Stranger to the soundtrack of Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me . Released in the summer of 1999, the single charted at #1 in Canada, Finland and Italy, #2 in the UK (kept from the top spot by S Club 7's 'Bring It All Back'), #5 in Japan and Australia and only #19 in the US because of the lack of a commercial release. Beautiful Stranger earned Madonna and William Orbit a Grammy in the 'Best Song Written For A Motion Picture' category.

In 1992 Madonna starred in A League Of Their Own as Mae Mordabito. She also wrote the ballad This Used To Be My Playground for the film, though it wasn't included in the soundtrack, because of record company conflicts. Instead it featured on Barcelona Gold , an Olympics charity collection, and in 1995 it was added to Something To Remember . Hence the many versions of the song: the movie version (only used in the closing credits), a long version that was featured on the single, and the (short) single version, that also appeared on Something To Remember . The version on Barcelona Gold is even shorter than the single version. The single was a chart-topper in the summer of 1992, holding the #1 position in the US (her 10th US #1 hit

Madonna  is often called pop culture’s great influencer. But according to beauty and fashion brand Hard Candy , the superstar maliciously swiped their name in order to hawk fitness DVDs and apparel. The Florida company, founded in 1995, filed a lawsuit in federal court for trademark infringement and unfair competition, claiming the mogul mom , 55, began selling her goods under the Hard Candy name in 2011 — despite a previous rejection from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Read The Documents “Defendants’ actions have caused and will cause Hard Candy, LLC irreparable harm for which money damages and other legal remedies are inadequate,” federal court papers state. “Unless Defendants are restrained by this Court, Defendants will continue and/or expand the improper activities alleged in this Complaint and otherwise continue to cause great and irreparable harm and injury to Hard Candy, LLC.” Though Hard Candy is also suing Madonna’s longtime manager, Guy Oseary, they

                                                         A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN                          "Hi, my name's Mae, and that's more than a name, that's an attitude!" Release Released as : A League Of Their Own Released in theatres : July 1st, 1992 (US) Released on DVD : Sept. 9th, 1997 (US & Europe); April 20th, 2004 (Special Edition, US) Runtime : 128 minutes Genre : Comedy, Drama MPAA rating : PG Box office : $ 107.5 million (US)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          League Of Their Own PRESS CONFERENCE 1991 Synopsis While all the American men are fighting against the nazis in WW II, the American baseball league decides to keep the professional league ru

Madonna's BMW short film debuts - Madonna appears in Star, a BMW promotional short film.      BMW The Hire Star 4 10 BMW M5 Clive Owen Madonna Funny Commercial BMW Film Trailer STAR "I am so over black!" Production Directed by : Guy Ritchie W ritten by : Guy Ritchie & Joe Sweet Produced by : Robyn Boardman, Nicole Dionne, David Fincher, Aristides McGarry, Tony McGarry Production company : BMW Films Location : / Date of filming : / Budget : / Cast Clive Owen Michael Beattie Toru Tanaka Jr. Madonna Woon Young Park The Driver Glen Bodyguard Star (uncredited) Madonna's Bodyguard (uncredited) Trivia Madonna certainly likes to work with the same people: Toru Tanaka Jr., who plays the bodyguard, also appears as Oddjob in Madonna's Die Another Day video. F