A source said: "There’s talk of the White Stripes, the Bravery and Alanis Morissette being part of the ad as well. It will be very trendy and keep Madonna at the cutting edge. " The shoot was Madonna’s first engagement since her horse riding accident last month. The blonde singer, who suffered cracked ribs and a broken collar bone in the fall, turned up to the studios with her arm in a sling.
Madonna’s horse was birthday present from Guy Ritchie - Aug 05
The horse Madonna was thrown from was a birthday present from husband Guy Ritchie. The sexy singer’s husband is said to be "absolutely mortified" after the exclusive riding trip he bought her ended in disaster. Madonna was rushed to hospital on Tuesday (16.08.05) after being tossed by the animal while celebrating her 47th birthday.
She was left with a broken collar bone, three cracked ribs and a fractured hand in the horrific accident at her ?9million English countryside estate. According to an estate insider, the accident happened within minutes of the pop beauty getting on the horse. Despite the horrific fall, Madonna has reportedly vowed to jump back in the saddle as soon as she recovers. However, the star’s vow allegedly infuriated ’Snatch’ director Ritchie, who told his wife she should be concentrating on getting better first. A family friend said: "Madonna said she wanted to get straight back on the horse so she wouldn’t be scared of it. But Guy said shouldn’t even be thinking about it."
Madonna turned down $150million deal - Aug 05
Madonna has reportedly turned down a lucrative $150million deal to star in her own Las Vegas show. Sources say the pop queen was offered the chance of a long-running residency at one of the city’s top hotels - similar to Celine Dion and Elton John, who perform at Caesar’s Palace. But when Vegas entrepreneur Jack Wishna tried to set up the deal for her, Madonna declined. If the proposal had gone ahead, the star - who lives in London with British husband Guy Ritchie and her children, Lourdes and Rocco - would have netted a staggering $150million. In 2002, Celine Dion signed an impressive $126million deal to play at the custom built Colosseum Theatre at Caesar’s Palace for three years. A year later, Elton signed a staggering $65million deal to put on over 300 lavish concerts over a two-year period on Celine’s days off.
Meanwhile, Madonna’s proposed tour has been thrown into doubt after her horse riding accident. The star, who fractured her collar bone, hand and three ribs, in the incident, has been told to rest for at least three months. Madonna had been planning a series of concerts promoting her forthcoming album ’Confessions of a Dancefloor’ to be released in November.
Madonna suffered serious injuries - Aug 05
Madonna suffered serious injuries yesterday (16.08.05) after she was thrown from her horse while riding. The sexy singer was left with a broken collar bone, three cracked ribs and a fractured hand in the horrific accident at her ?9million English countryside estate. Madonna, who had earlier been celebrating her 47th birthday with her two children and husband Guy Ritchie, went riding late afternoon with an assistant, when her horse stumbled and violently tossed her to the ground.
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The following year Madonna broke away from Kamins and recorded Holiday which went straight in to the American top 20 and was a hit across Europe. She cemented her raunchy image with Like A Virgin, her first US number one, and Material Girl with it’s iconic video. By this time Madonna was becoming one of the most emulated and best loved artists in the world and she became even more popular thanks to her part in Live Aid and a high profile marriage to Sean Penn.
The pop diva followed up her success with several singles from the True Blue album and turned her hand to acting for the first time in the poorly received A Certain Sacrifice and of course, Desperately Seeking Susan. Her first real flop was alongside her husband in the laughable Shanghai Surprise. Her failure’s in the film department didn’t stop David Mamet from casting her in a Broadway production of Speed the Plow - by this time talent or no, Madonna’s was name that guaranteed attention.
1989 saw the singer court controversy with the video for Like A Prayer, featuring a black Jesus, which outraged and shocked the Catholic church and caused Pepsi to cancel a sponsorship deal. But far from ruining her career, this stunt saw her become the icon that we know today. The 1990s were the pinnacle of Madonna’s success, her divorce from Sean Penn pushing her further in to the lime light, beginning with a part in Dick Tracy opposite Warren Beatty and a fantastic soundtrack album alongside featuring hit song Vogue. Documentary film Truth or Dare and her Blonde Ambition tour (with that pointy bra) followed with further controversy.
In 1992 she signed a multi million pound deal with Time Warner guaranteeing the release of music, films and books through her own record label, Maverick. She made the most of the deal with picture book Sex, which caused another controversy but rocketed up the bestsellers charts nonetheless. Erotica was her first album for years though not to generate a US number one. People thought that perhaps Madonna had gone too far with her need to shock, and perhaps she had realised it too as her next album was far mellower and a part in Evita in 1996 made her bankable again.
Later that year she fell pregnant with Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon, daughter of her personal trainer. But far from slowing her work, having a child only seemed to spur Madonna on, she released the runaway success, Ray of Light which produced hit after hit and recorded Beautiful Stranger for the second Austin Powers movie. she also starred alongside Rupert Everett in romantic comedy The Next Best Thing.
It was around this time that Madonna met British director Guy Ritchie - the man who would change her life. They had son Rocco in 2000 and they married in 2002 after Madonna moved permanently to England, took to wearing flat caps and drinking tea. The title track of her album Music gave her a transatlantic number one hit. Collaborations with Ritchie, especially their film Swept Away, have generally been unsuccessful but Madonna’s music career continues to go from strength to strength, her latest album American Life has been a worldwide hit and she has even found time to pen a children’s book, The English Roses. Now, an honorary Brit and devout follower of Kaballah, Madonna lives with her family in Marylebone and Wiltshire. She also owns a ?4 million Spanish-style villa in Beverly Hills, a house in Miami and a duplex overlooking Central Park in New York.
(Updated April 04)
November 2007