Despite whispers of wedding bells, Madonna and her boy toy Jesus Luz have no plans to marry, a rep for the singer tells In Touch. “This is completely and totally not true,” her spokesperson says. Reports emerged on May 14 that the 22-year-old Brazilian hunk’s father, Luis Heitor Pinto da Luz, announced that his model son and the Material Girl, 50, would tie the knot in a Kabbalah service in New York. “The ceremony [that] will link up my son Jesus Luz and Madonna only confirms that he is extremely happy,” he allegedly told Brazilian magazine Quem. The star’s rep further denies that the proud papa spoke at all about the alleged nuptials to the mag. “Jesus’ father didn’t make any statement on this subject,” she adds. Madonna, who split from husband Guy Ritchie last fall, started dating her much-younger boyfriend in December.

source: In Touch Weekly

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Sticky & Sweet TourThe extension of the Madonna tour is about to start in less than two months and here at MadonnaTribe we’ve heard a few things buzzing around.
Rehearsals are planned to take place in New York and starting at the beginning of June. They will approximatively go on for a month before flying to London for the premiere on July 4th.

As for the changes in the Sticky & Sweet set list a couple of beloved old classics will be replacing two songs of the 2008 lineup. The songs considered at the moment are the 1983 First Album classic hit Holiday, making its comeback in a Madonna tour and Dress You Up, the old fan favourite from Like A Virgin!

The inclusion of such classic songs will surely convince the people who were unsure about this tour extension that Madonna is once again trying something new, by strengthening her already successful show of 2008, reinventing it by adding more fan favourite oldies but goodies!

source: MadonnaTribe

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DJ Paul Oakenfold has just returned from a week in the studio with Madonna, where they have been working on new material for her upcoming greatest hits album and shares a few tidbits in his recording label Perfecto mailout:

“I was looking for a cutting-edge sound with an old-school classic feel. I think we have achieved that and I think people are going to be really happy with this bunch of songs,” Paul says.

As you remember Paul is opening for Madonna across Europe on the 2009 leg of her Sticky & Sweet Tour. The new Madonna album, her latest release under Warner Bros. Records, is currently scheduled to hit the stores in September 2009.

source: MadonnaTribe

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The organisers of the Madonna show have decided to allocate 5000 additional tickets which will be released on general sale May 19. Reportedly, the demand for the precious tickets has been so great that a decision was made to release a further batch. There has been no comment from the organisers whether the increase of capacity will bear on the safety of the people who are in the pit.

Tickets can now be purchased nationwide from Ticketpro or online, at www.ticketpro.com

When Madonna first announced at the beginning of May that she will perform in Sofia, the news became a complete sensation.

Madonna’s first ever concert in Bulgaria will be on Saturday August 29 2009 in Sofia at 8pm at Vassil Levski National Stadium. The concert, one of the entertainment highlights of the year, is expected to draw tens of thousands of fans not just from Bulgaria but from all over South East Europe, proving a stiff test for Bulgarian police.

The most expensive tickets, for those seeking to stay inside the Golden Circle just metres from Madonna, will cost 200 leva. People willing to stand in front of the stage will pay 150 leva.

The cheapest tickets, in the pit, cost 100 leva. Seat prices will vary between 110, 135 and 165 leva depending on location.

Madonna’s concert in Bulgaria is part of her Sticky & Sweet Tour in Europe. She will reportedly arrive with a crew of 250 people, and enough equipment to make her concert the biggest show Bulgarian fans have ever seen.

Source: SofiaEcho

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Madonna has suffered "minor injuries" and bruises after falling from a startled horse on New York's Long Island on Saturday, the media report today.
"The accident occurred when the horse Madonna was riding was startled by paparazzi who jumped out of the bushes to photograph the singer, who was visiting friends on Eastern Long Island over the weekend," Liz Rosenberg said in a statement. "Madonna will be having further tests and will continue to remain under observation by doctors."
She was treated at a Southampton hospital and was released, Rosenberg also said, adding that she won't disclose more details on the singer's condition.
"Madonnas accident today was caused by the papparazzi.. they spooked the horse she was riding.. these guys dont know when to stop!!", her manager Guy Oseary said in a post on social network Twitter today.

From articles by BBC News, Reuters and the Associated Press.

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Madonna opens up about her failed attempt to adopt 3-year-old Mercy James in a new interview.

“I want to provide Mercy with a home, a loving family environment and the best education and healthcare possible,” she e-mailed Malawi’s Nation newspaper in response to its questions. “And it’s my hope that she, like David, will one day return to Malawi and help the people of their country.”

Madonna, 50, continued: “Though I have been advised that I cannot publicly discuss the pending appeal regarding my desire to adopt Mercy, I do want to say how much I appreciate the level of support that I have received from the people of Malawi and my friends around the world.”

Judge Esimie Chombo turned down the singer’s adoption application because she didn’t meet the country’s 18 to 24 month residency requirement.

Her lawyer Alan Chinula confirmed to Us earlier this month she filed an appeal.

Madonna adopted David Banda, 3, from Malawi in 2006 amongst outrage by human rights organizations who charged she was using her celebrity to bend local laws.

Source : US Weekly

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Gwyneth Paltrow was interviewed in UK magazine Look (30 March issue) and of course is asked questions about her friend Madonna:

Your best friend Madonna and you both use the same trainer - and Madonna’s got some muscles! Does that spur you on?
Oh God, yeah. She’s so dedicated, and she looks great on it. She’s so damn good at it, you sort of want to be like her. And she’s a task master - there’s no slacking, no finishing early. In fact, she always makes me do that extra half hour!

You guys are so different, and yet you’re such good friends….
I know what you mean. She has the drive and strength I’ll never have. But there is a side to her that’s very soft and lovely and that’s the side we connect more. In private we’re more similar than you’d think, but yes, definitely out in the world we’re very different from one another.

Come on then, shed some light on the secret world of Madge and Gwyneth….
For starters, I’m such a typical Libra, it’s not funny. I can’t make a decision about anything - like where to eat, then what to eat, what film to watch. But the worse is what to wear! It drives a certain someone mad!

source: Madonnalicious

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The former Spice Girls star admires the ‘4 Minutes’ singer’s failed attempt to open her home to four-year-old Malawian girl Mercy James.

She said: “It’s easy for critics to knock celebrities who choose to adopt, but it’s a good thing that Madonna’s doing. Not only is she highlighting the plight of orphans in Africa, she’s also giving this little girl the chance of a better life.”

Source: List

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Madonna was out with friend Stella McCartney for a second night in a row last night after returning from Malawi without the little girl she had hoped to adopt.
Dressed in an uncharacteristically mumsy outfit of black pencil skirt and white satin shirt with a bow the singer was putting on a brave face after her disappointment.
The 50-year-old raised half a smile as she left by the back door of the Assaggi restaurant at the Chepstow Pub in Notting Hill, followed soon after by close pal Stella.
Since finding out she could not adopt little Mercy on Friday, Madonna has been surrounding herself with support from friends.
Notably absent amongst her close circle is one of the best friends Gwyneth Paltrow, who has temporarily relocated to the U.S. while she films Iron Man 2.
After returning to Britain on Friday, Madonna left her children with their father Guy Ritchie so she can adjust to the Malawi's judge's shock decision.

Her meal out came as she revealed she had donated money to the victims of the Italian earthquake.
Madonna has donated a reported $500,000 to her father Silvio Ciccone's home region of Abruzzo.
Over 200 people have been injured and thousands left homeless after a 6.3 magnitude quake on Monday.
The singer declined to confirm how much she had given, but said: 'I am happy to lend a helping hand to the town that my ancestors are from

Madonna sought comfort from friend Stella McCartney earlier this week after jetting back to the UK from the African country.
The singer was said to be 'devastated and shaking' at having to leave four-year-old Mercy in Malawi after a judge rejected her adoption bid.
The 50-year-old, who touched down in Luton airport on Sunday afternoon, went to London restaurant Cecconi's with the fashion designer.

For more info and photos, visit the Daily Mail website.

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When a devastating earthquake struck the Abruzzo region of Italy on Monday, the mayor of the hamlet of Pacentro made an appeal for help to the granddaughter of two former townspeople. The following morning, that granddaughter responded in a big way.

Madonna, whose paternal grandparents lived in Pacentro until 1919, made a "substantial donation" for the relief effort following the 6.3 magnitude quake that left more than 200 dead, says her publicist Liz Rosenberg. The rep wouldn't give the amount, but a source says it's about $500,000.

"I am happy to lend a helping hand to the town that my ancestors are from,>" Madonna tells PEOPLE. "My heart goes out to the families that have lost loved ones or their homes."

source: People

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