Madonna

Whenever Madonna sings the 1980s hit “La Isla Bonita” on her concert tour, moving images of swirling, sunset-tinted clouds play on the giant arena screens behind her.To get that ethereal look, the pop legend embraced a still-uncharted branch of generative artificial intelligence – the text-to-video tool. Type some words — say, “surreal cloud sunset” or “waterfall in the jungle at dawn” — and an instant video is made. Following in the footsteps of AI chatbots and still image-generators, some AI video enthusiasts say the…

Although the singer was never diagnosed with AIDS or HIV, his image appeared in a montage during "Live to Tell" alongside Freddie Mercury, Herb Ritts, and Keith Haring Madonna‘s Celebration tour takes a moment each night to pay tribute to artists who suffered or died from AIDS. During “Live to Tell,” her 1986 single about persevering through trying times, a montage of images flash across the screen. Among them are photos of Keith Haring, Herb Ritts, and Freddie Mercury, who all battled the disease.…

Madonna got and stayed into the groove at a weekend show in Seattle, after she and a backup dancer wearing heels both took a tumble on stage.The “Material Girl” and “Hung Up” singer, 65, brought her career-spanning Celebration tour to the Climate Pledge Arena over the weekend, treating fans to her beloved hits, including “Open Your Heart.” In the bouncy love song, Madonna sings, “Don’t try to run I can keep up with you / Nothing can stop me from trying.” That wasn’t necessarily the case at her Sunday show. The “Like a…

Breadcrumb Trail LinksMusicCelebrity'That laugh was everything!' Get the latest from Mark Daniell straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Feb 20, 2024  •  2 minute read Madonna performs on stage at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in this 2015 file photo. Photo by Getty ImagesArticle contentMadonna laughed off a stage fall while she was performing Open Your Heart during a recent concert in Seattle.Advertisement 2This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.THIS CONTENT IS…

Videos of pop icon Madonna falling on the stage during her performance in Seattle on Sunday are doing the rounds on social media. The incident happened at the Climate Pledge Arena during Madonna`s `Celebration` tour, as per a report. However, what impressed fans the most was the way she handled the situation and continued to mesmerize the audience with her vice. In the videos shared online, Madonna can be seen performing her 1987 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 `Open You Heart` during her second night of the…

Pop spectacles, Springsteen's marathon, Left Shark and loads of soul revues – we've seen 'em all There is no gig in music like the Super Bowl halftime show. You have 15 minutes to justify your legend. You have 150 million people watching, most of whom are distracted by the nachos platter, how much beer is left in the fridge or how much of the rent they bet on the game. Chances are it’s the biggest worldwide audience of your life, and getting it right means rising to the hugeness of…

Madonna and concert promoter Live Nation are pushing back against a lawsuit from disappointed fans who lamented the late start of her Celebration Tour launch in Brooklyn last month.New York City residents Michael Fellows and Jonathan Hadden accused the Material Girl, Barclays Center and Live Nation of false advertisement and breach of contract in a lawsuit filed in Brooklyn federal court last week — a lawsuit that Madonna and Live Nation vow to fight “vigorously.”“Madonna’s just completed, sold out 2023 Celebration Tour…

Madonna’s management team and the concert promoter Live Nation have said it will “vigorously” defend a lawsuit stating that the star harmed fans with a late start to the New York City concerts of her Celebration tour, Billboard reports.Last week, two fans proposed a class action lawsuit against the pop star, 65, for allegedly starting her three shows at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn two hours later than planned, which they claim breached her contract with concertgoers who “had to get up early to go to work” the next…

"We intend to defend this case vigorously," singer and Live Nation said, adding that delay was caused by production issues Madonna and Live Nation have finally responded to the frivolous lawsuit filed by two fans who were upset that one of her Celebration shows started over two hours late. In the lawsuit, concertgoers Michael Fellows and Jonathan Hadden accused the singer and the concert giant of “false advertising, negligent misrepresentation, and unfair and deceptive trade practices” after…

In November 2020, an online account took to YouTube to create an 86-minute compilation of outtakes from Madonna‘s Music album. More than three years later, the unreleased song list has landed in longtime collaborator and record producer William Orbit‘s lap. The British musician, who worked with the pop powerhouse on Music, Ray of Light, and MDNA, admitted on Instagram Monday that he’s become a fanboy. “Cripes, where did this individual find all this? They know their stuff,” he touted in the caption. Am really…