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August 20 2012 // Madonna Sued For Speaking Out for LGBT Rights in Russia

RUSSIAN NATIONALS SEEKING MORE THAN $10 MILLION IN DAMAGES FROM THE SINGER, WHO THEY SAY 'PROMOTED HOMOSEXUALITY TO MINORS' AT A SHOW. JAMES MONTGOMERY 08/20/2012 Earlier this month, during a concert in St. Petersburg, Russia, Madonna  delivered a fiery speech in support of LGBT rights, and now, she's being sued because of it. According to  The Associated Press,  Madonna is the subject of a lawsuit filed by nine Russians, who claim her speech violated a law passed in February that makes it illegal to promote homosexuality to minors. There were reportedly children as young as 12 at the August 9 show, and the suit — which also names the organizer of the concert and the venue where it was held, the Peterburgsky SKK complex — is seeking damages totalling 333 million rubles, or nearly $10.5 million. The suit also included a video taken at the concert that shows Madonna "stomping on an Orthodox cross" and asking fans to raise their hands to sho...

Madonna 2:00AM by Mert Alas

After breaking the news of their   Madonna   secret project, the online website of  LOVE   has published   an article   with the details of the story behind their   16.5  issue. It’s here. The secret project between  LOVE  and  Mert Alas  titled LOVE 16.5. The special edition collectors issue ‘ LOVE by Mert Alas ‘ supported by Marc Jacobs launches on  19th September  during London Fashion Week. Without any hair, make up or styling, cover star  Madonna , shot by Mert Alas, is seen sucking her thumb in bed, wearing a hooded sweatshirt by Palace. ‘ Madonna 2:00AM by Mert Alas ‘ is  a 10-page reportage  that the photographer shot of Madonnna in the early hours at his Hampstead home. LOVE Editor-in-Chief  Katie Grand  explains: In early 2016, the media was obsessing over the discord in Madonna’s relationship with her son Rocco. I was struck by how mean the press were about a woman si...

Happy B-Day Madonna From Oslo Oslo, Norway - August 15th 2012

Happy B-Day Madonna From Oslo Oslo, Norway - August 15th .

August 15, 2001 // Guy Ritchie present Madonna with her 43rd birthday cake on stage during her “Drowned World Tour”

August 14, 1984 // Madonna was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of 100,000 units.

Madonna  is the eponymous  debut  studio  album  by singer and songwriter  Madonna , ..... Madonna  was  certified platinum  by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of 100,000 units of the album. source:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Madonna _( Madonna _ album )

On This Day: August 11, 1989 Cherish" enters the Billboard singles chart.

After the -content-wise- heavy loaded  Like A Prayer  and  Express Yourself  singles, Madonna chose this light love song as third single. There aren't many other Madonna songs that pay tribute to the beauty of love better than Cherish does. The fans agreed and the single climbed the charts to #2 in the US (kept from the top spot by Janet Jackson's 'Miss You Much') and Japan, #3 in the UK and #4 in Australia. While the song pretends to be an innocent love song, the video gives it a sexy touch. Directed by the fantastic photographer Herb Ritts - who also made the cover picture of the  True Blue  album - the video looks like a photo shoot in black, white and blue colors. Madonna swims in the sea between gorgeous mermen (among who is Tony Ward, whom Madonna dated a few years later), wearing a tight (while wet) black dress, showing off her  Lyrics Cherish, cherish So tired of broken hearts and losing at this game Before I s...