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Madonna is taking her Music to the masses -- HBO masses, that is. The
cable network will air a live concert from the pop icon's latest tour,
the first in eight years, called The Drowned World Tour. Airing Aug.
26, the concert will be broadcast from The Palace of Auburn Hills in
Detroit, Madonna's hometown.

It's a thrill for us to have
Madonna back because we know it is going to be a spectacular show, with
that combination of her amazing talent and extravagant style which only
Madonna can bring, says Nancy Gellar, HBO's senior vice president of
original programming.

HBO and Madonna last teamed for 1993's
Madonna -- Live Down Under: The Girlie Show, which aired live from
Sydney, Australia. The program was HBO's most-watched original program
of the year. Madonna's first special on HBO, 1990's Madonna -- Live!
Blond Ambition World Tour, premiered to record numbers and remains one
of the highest-rated original programs in HBO history.

If it's not shocking, it's not rock 'n" roll - that's been true from
the first thrust of Elvis" crotch to the falsified chirping of Milli
Vanilli. However, sometimes rock can go too far, jolting the most jaded
fan with its appetite for excess and real-life drama - remember how you
felt when you heard about Kurt Cobain's last act with a shotgun? In an
era when Janet Jackson's discovery of the F word barely raises an
eyebrow, VH1 combed through the past to give you the 100 most shocking
moments in rock 'n" roll. Parental guidance advised.

#87 - Madonna scandalizes with her Like a Prayer video (1989)

#11 - Madonna bares all in her racy Sex book (1992)

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New York, NY (May 21, 200l) -- The U.S. leg of Madonna's DROWNED WORLD
TOUR, continued to sell out performances in the final seven markets
that went on sale this past weekend. The tour, promoted by SFX,
promises to be the most extravagant stage spectacle of Madonna's career.

Over
the past weekend, multiple performances sold out in New York, New
Jersey, Washington, Miami, Atlanta, Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

Due
to overwhelming demand, an additional three shows in New York and two
shows in Los Angeles will go on sale to the public on Wednesday, May
30th. New York * Additional shows now added are: July 28, 30 & 31.
In Los Angeles * Additional shows now added are: Sept. 13 & 14.

Beginning
Wednesday, May 23, AOL is once again offering new and current members
the opportunity to purchase advance tickets to these additional shows.
Madonna fans can call Ticketmaster at 888-318-6646 (New York) or
888-303-2121 (Los Angeles) to join AOL and purchase up to two tickets
on a first-come first-sold basis. Current AOL members will have the
opportunity to purchase advance tickets at AOL Keyword: Madonna.

Check out all the tour dates!

For the first time in eight years since The Girlie Show, Madonna promises to take the stage live in a extensive international concert tour this summer.

Madonna's hit single don't Tell Me gets Gold Certified selling over 500,000 units worldwide.  As for Madonna's Music album, it remains in the #26 position in the Official UK Album charts.

According NME, Madonna's 17 year old classic 1980's Hit single Holiday is to appear on a new album by The Avalanches. Now, the classic celebration of life hit single will soon be sampled in an instrumental version on the album track Stay Another Season.

Remixers on Madonna*s newest single, What It Feels Like For A Girl, have enough star power to keep Southern California from rolling blackouts. Grammy nominated Richard Humpty Vision, the worlds most popular DJ Paul Oakenfold, Above and Beyond, Victor Calderone and Tracy Young have all put their spin on the new single.

Madonna and Guy are collaborating once again. First, it was their beautiful son, Rocco. Then there was that hilarious skit they did for British Awards. Currently and most controversial is their latest video for Madonna's What It Feels Like For A Girl. However, they are at it again. This time, it's not working on a future new video,....the two are to make a commercial for the BMW-one of the most high performance cars in the world.

For her new music video, Madonna explains that she is portraying a self-described nihilistic pissed-off chick, and goes on to say that "the video shows my character acting out a fantasy and doing things girls are not allowed to do. This is an angry song and I wanted a matching visual with an edgy dance mix."

"There's a lot of violence in the video," adds Liz The Validator Rosenberg. "It tells the story of a woman who has probably been abused. it's very strong. it's not the last video you'd want to see before going to sleep at night."

Does Madonna die in the video?

Warner Bros. Records reports that the RIAA has now certified Madonna's Music video: GOLD Short Form Video.

Madonna wins Best International Pop Album of the Year at the Hungarian Golden Giraffe Awards (the Hungarian equivalent of the U.S. Grammys).

Madonna garners two Porin 2001 Croatian Phonographic Awards nominations (the Croatian equivalent of the U.S. Grammys): Best International Pop/Rock Album for Music and Best International Music Video for Music.

The video for Madonna's next single WHAT IT FEELS LIKE FOR A GIRL directed by her husband, acclaimed filmmaker Guy Ritchie, will premiere simultaneously on MTV and VH1 [U.S. channels] on Tuesday evening, March 20th at 11:30 p.m.

Madonna World Tour buzz is kicking into high gear!