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On this Day: April 06, 1990 Vogue" enters the Billboard singles chart.

" Vogue " is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her soundtrack album I'm Breathless (Music from and Inspired by the film Dick Tracy) and was released on March 20, 1990, by Sire Records . Madonna was inspired by vogue dancers and choreographers Jose and Luis Xtravaganza from the Harlem "House Ball" community, the origin of the dance Vogue, and they introduced "Vogueing" to her at the New York City club "Sound Factory". Jose Xtravaganza is featured in the Historic Art Documentary How Do I Look , directed by Wolfgang Busch. The song also appears on the 1990 greatest hits compilation The Immaculate Collection and Madonna's third greatest hits album, Celebration . "Vogue" is an upbeat dance-pop and house song. Noted to contain influences of deep house , it is a contemporary track which followed the trends of dance music in the 1990s; nevertheless, it has strong influences of 70s disco within its com...

1989 April 5th Pepsi-Cola Canada announces it will continue to broadcast Madonna's commercial in spite of "Like A Prayer" video controversy.

"The Madonna/Pepsi Controversy"     It is January of 1989, and the highly popular Madonna has recorded a new album that is a mixture of personalized ballads and celebratory dance tunes. So where's the controversy? She wrote a song about her divorce, the death of her mom, and the fact that she still doesn't see eye-to-eye with her dad. Big deal. Where's the scandal? Here's where the plot begins to thicken. In the past five years the two top soda pop manufacturers, Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola, had learned that an effective way to reach the youth of America and the rest of the world was to sign sizzling hot recording stars to do television commercials publicizing the cola of their choice. It had worked brilliantly with Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston -- why shouldn't it work with Madonna? Madonn'a hit songs and videos had been about love, devotion, and searching for the latest party. She ought to make an excellent spokesperson to...

Pharrell Williams, the co-producer of ‪#‎Madonna‬'s 2008 album 'Hard Candy' turns 41 today! Happy Birthday!!

“SECRET” VIDEO ‘MAKING OF’ FAN PICTURES IN HARLEM

The music video for “Secret” was directed by photographer Melodie McDaniel, who previously had gained acclaim as a photographer for album artwork. It was filmed on September 9, 10, 11, 1994 at the Lenox Lounge and on location on Lenox Avenue in Harlem, New York. The video is filmed in lush photographic black and white and begins with Madonna singing in a club. As the song progresses, Madonna walks down a street, while images of people along the street are shown. At the climax of the video, Madonna reaches her home to her love interest (played by model Jason Olive) and his young son. Throughout the video, scenes of Madonna are interspersed with scenes of transvestites primping, and religious iconography such as rebirth and damnation. Here some fan pictures from the backstage in Harlem.

$2,500 BRA STOLEN FROM MADONNA PHOTO SHOOT

Thousands of dollars in pricey lingerie were stolen from a racy Madonna photo shoot last month at the Highline Stages, according to the NYPD and a designer’s representative. As the Queen of Pop posed in sexy underwear for L’uomo Vogue, the magazine’s Italian version for men, staff for designer Deborah Marquit stowed a $2,545 Italian lace bra, $345 thong and $515 brief under a chair about 4 p.m. March 20, they told police. Hours later, as the shoot at 440 W. 15th St. wrapped up just after midnight, a staffer noticed the bag had disappeared, police said. “It was a Madonna shoot for L’uomo Mag and It would be ideal is if [sic] someone found the bag of lingerie,” a spokesperson for the company wrote in an email. “Deborah would love to get her collection pieces returned.” Madonna posted photos from the shoot to her Instagram account, identifying some of the clothes as Armani. “Working Armani For. L’Uomo Vogue! #artforfreedom,” she wrote. Marquit’s high-priced...

On this Day: April 04, 1998

Madonna at Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards - Madonna attends the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.    Link to watch video:  http://youtu.be/N8oTjEisVl8        

On this Day: April 03, 2008 The "4 Minutes" music video is released

April 03, 2008 The "4 Minutes" music video is released Single by Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland From the album Hard Candy Released: March 17, 2008 Format: CD single music download 12" Recorded: 2007; Sarm West Studios (London); The Hit Factory (Miami) Genre: Dance-pop Length: 4:04 Label: Warner Bros. Writer(s): Madonna, Tim Mosley, Justin Timberlake, Nate Hills Producer(s): Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Danja "4 Minutes" is a song by Madonna from her eleventh studio album Hard Candy (2008), featuring vocals by American musicians Justin Timberlake and Timbaland. It was released as the lead single from the album on March 17, 2008, by Warner Bros. Records. The song's development was motivated by a sense of urgency to save the planet from destruction, and how people can enjoy themselves in the process. The writing was completed through discussions between Madonna and Timberlake about different ...