Madonna, Cohen, Mellencamp, more enter Rock Hall
Ladies and gentlemen, you may now commence with the general bitching and all-purpose Jann Wenner-bashing that accompanies each announcement of new Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame inductees. Of the initial list of nominees that we published back in October, these five made it in: Madonna Leonard Cohen John Mellencamp The Ventures The Dave Clark Five Also enshrined: harmonica-shredder Little Walker in the sidemen category, while Philly soul production gurus Gamble & Huff will receive the newly-minted Ahmet Ertegun Award as non-performing honorees. In honor of this year's inductees, Paste presents a tapestry of embedded YouTube videos: Madonna - "Like... read more
Found in: Music, NewsMadonna, Live Nation finalize decade-long partnership
It reads like a Major League Baseball contract: 10 years, $120 million, with an $18 million signing bonus. But Madonna isn't tending center field for the Yankees. Instead, she's signing over a share of the profits from all of her future musical projects to concert promoters Live Nation. That includes albums, DVDs, merchandise, fan club, website, TV/film projects, sponsorships, and, of course, touring revenue. Madonna is the first performer to join Live Nation's newly minted Artist Nation division. "The idea that an iconic artist like Madonna would pick a promoter to be a long-term partner with truly validates our... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBeasties, Madonna headline 2008 Rock Hall Noms
At the tail end of last week, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame released its final list of nominees for induction in 2008. While pundits have long debated the Hall's notable omissions and methodology, it always makes for decent water cooler discussion to break down the candidates in a given year and debate their worthiness for admission. To make the shortlist, artists have to have released a single at least 25 years ago. By that cut-off date - 1983 - music was starting to fragment and diversify in wildly unforeseen ways, mostly due to the rise of hip-hop and... read more
Found in: Music, NewsUmpteenth Madonna bio out in October
There are more than a dozen unauthorized biographies of Madonna, which pretty much puts her on par with Winston Churchill when it comes to literary relevancy. Famous for self-reinvention, it's not surprising that every five or 10 years she inspires another gossipy, cut-and-paste book, not to mention a few dozen graduate level theses. Judging by Amazon.com users (the most trusted of today's critics), the quality of these books are consistantly atrocious. "HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A TRAIN WRECK?" asks one, adding "I feel that I have wasted 20 hours." Author Lucy O'Brien's upcoming contribution to the pile, Madonna: Like an... read more
Found in: Music, NewsMadonna Announces Confessions Tour
Madonna has announced the Confessions Tour, with concerts across major U.S. cities, Canada, Europe and Japan. The tour will kick off in Los Angeles on May 21. Her latest album, Confessions On A Dance Floor, debuted at #1 in 29 countries. Said Madonna, “I’m going to turn the world into one big dance floor.” ... read more
Found in: Music, NewsMadonna Dances To No. 1
Madonna is topping charts all over the world with her Nov. 15 Warner Bros. release, Confessions On A Dance Floor, featuring the hit, “Hung Up.” The single is now one of 36 No. 1 dance singles from an artist who has defined the genre across nearly two decades. The album, co-produced and co-written by Madonna and DJ wizard Stuart Price, is a return to the icon’s dance-music roots. It debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top 200 charts in the U.S. and in 24 other countries, including Japan, Portugal, Spain, Australia, France, Germany, Sweden, Italy and the U.K. With sales... read more
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