Madonna

2023 - 1 - 17

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French city believes Madonna may own artwork lost in war – and ... (The Guardian)

Amiens mayor wants singer to lend Jérôme-Martin Langlois painting after it went missing in first world war.

I’m not asking her to give it to us but to allow us to borrow it for just a few weeks so people here can see it.” “My initial aim was to do something a bit humorous to make people talk about my city, especially at this time, when the pre-selection for European capital of culture is happening. “Clearly, we don’t contest in any way that you have acquired this work legally,” Fouré says in her message to the singer … The painting was sold in a perfectly legal auction; she bought it and she owns it. It was exhibited at the Musée des Beaux-Arts – now the Musée de Picardie – in Amiens from 1878 but was thought to have been destroyed when the city was bombed in 1918. When they were returned to Amiens after the war, the Langlois was missing.

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Madonna announces The Celebration global world tour to mark 40th ... (Sky News)

The Celebration tour will mark four decades of Madonna's greatest hits, starting with her self-titled debut album, and will include a date at London's O2 ...

The Celebration tour will feature the 64-year-old artist's four decades of greatest hits, starting in Vancouver, Canada, on 15 July. However, the shows were delayed due to the singer suffering knee and hip problems, and some were cancelled due to the pandemic. The Celebration tour will mark four decades of Madonna's greatest hits, starting with her self-titled debut album, and will include a date at London's O2 Arena. Overall, she is reported to have sold up to 300 million records worldwide. In a statement sent to Sky News, she said: "I am excited to explore as many songs as possible in hopes to give my fans the show they have been waiting for." This time round, she will be on stage at major arenas, including Madison Square Garden in New York.

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Material girl: French city asks Madonna to lend it painting believed ... (POLITICO.eu)

Mayor of Amiens wants boost to city's bid to become European Capital of Culture. BRITAIN-ENTERTAINMENT-MUSIC-CINEMA-BEATLES.

However, it was thought to have been destroyed when the city was bombed by Germany in 1918. is that the First Lady of France is 24 yrs older than her husband and no one in France seems to care about their age difference nor insisted that Brigitte ‘Act her Age’ …Vive La France!” [writing ](https://www.wmagazine.com/story/madonna-french-election-emmanuel-macron-ageism)on social media: “Congrats to Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron.

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Desperately seeking Madonna's help | Apollo Magazine (Apollo Magazine)

Wonderful news comes from across the Channel. Amiens – a town best known for textiles and its gothic cathedral – has made a plea to everyone's favourite pop ...

However, in 2015, an eagle-eyed researcher spotted the work in a photograph of Madonna at her home published in Paris Match. Not everyone has a hotline to Madonna – even though her fans are well aware that she is up all night waiting for a call – so the town’s mayor, Brigitte Fouré, has made her appeal in a public video. Amiens – a town best known for textiles and its gothic cathedral – has made a plea to everyone’s favourite pop superstar, Madonna.

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Madonna announces 'The Celebration Tour' (CNN)

On Monday the superstar singer announced dates for “The Celebration Tour,” which according to her site, “will take us on Madonna's artistic journey through four ...

“Wait, hold on, that’s a lot of songs,” Madonna says in the video. She had a cheeky bit of fun with the announcement, using some of her famous friends in a video nodding to her 1991 documentary, “Truth or Dare.” “I am excited to explore as many songs as possible in hopes to give my fans the show they have been waiting for,” Madonna said in a statement.

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Madonna announces a career-spanning greatest hits tour (BBC News)

The global tour will celebrate the 40th anniversary of her breakthrough single, Holiday, in 1983.

(A completed, but vastly different, version of the song also appeared as a bonus track on Madame X.) Twenty of the tracks were rare recordings gaining their first official release. In the same interview, Madonna added: "I don't think about stopping. I can't do it again.'" In 2008-09, her Sticky and Sweet Tour became the highest-grossing tour by a female artist ever, with receipts of $411m (£335m). A press release said the concerts "will take us on Madonna's artistic journey through four decades and pays respect to the city of New York where her career in music began".

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Madonna announces Celebration greatest hits world tour (The Guardian)

Singer will celebrate four decades in music with a 35-date run beginning in Vancouver on 15 July, with one date at London's O2 Arena on 14 October.

Scrutiny intensified in November, when Taylor Swift [slammed Ticketmaster](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/nov/18/taylor-swift-tickets-ticketmaster-live-nation-us-justice-department) over the bungled pre-sale for her own greatest hits shows, dubbed the Eras tour. The only UK date of the Celebration tour announced thus far is on 14 October at London’s 20,000-capacity O2 Arena. The last time she went on the road was in 2019 and 2020, when she performed in intimate venues in support of her album Madame X.

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No Irish date on Madonna's new Greatest Hits tour (RTE.ie)

Madonna: The Celebration Tour will visit 35 cities and feature four decades of her biggest songs, kicking off in Vancouver in Canada on 15 July with stops ...

#madonnacelebrationtour" She also played Slane Castle in 2004. According to a statement, the tour will "be highlighting her unmatched catalog of music from the past 40-plus years," and "pay respect to the city of New York, where her career in music began."

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Queen Of Pop Madonna to embark on global greatest hits tour (BreakingNews.ie)

A video announcing Madonna: The Celebration Tour features comedian Amy Schumer daring the superstar to go on tour.

On her 63rd birthday in 2021, the star announced the new music deal which will see her revisit some of her best-loved classic albums from her back catalogue. These new collections marked the first album releases as part of Madonna’s reformed partnership with her previous long-time record label Warner Music Group, which produced her debut single in 1982. During the year she revisited a number of tracks which made her an international star, including a new take on her 1998 classic Frozen which she recorded with Canadian musician Sickick, and a remix of her dance hit Hung Up which she created with Dominican rapper Tokischa.

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French city asks Madonna to lend it a painting lost in 1918 (Reuters)

The "Diana and Endymion" painting by Jerome-Martin Langlois, which depicts Roman goddess Diana looking lovingly at the handsome Endymion, was once on display in ...

So I would like that on this occasion, this year, you could lend us your painting," Amiens mayor Brigitte Foure said in a video posted on Facebook. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story The painting was commissioned by French King Louis XVIII for the Diane room in the Versailles palace and bought by the State in 1873.

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Madonna's new Celebration tour coming to L.A. in September (Los Angeles Times)

Comic Amy Schumer dares Madonna to go on a world tour in a NSFW video announcing Madonna: The Celebration tour, which kicks off in July.

show at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Oct. 1 show at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam. The North American leg wraps after that with two shows: one at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Oct. The tour hits Los Angeles this fall with a stop at Crypto.com Arena downtown on Sept. The 35-city tour kicks off in Vancouver, Canada, on July 15 before making stops across the U.S., U.K. (Another dare involved director Judd Apatow having the “Madonna: Truth or Dare” star and her friends re-create a shot from [her 1992 book, “Sex.”](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-10-24-fi-425-story.html))

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Madonna's most memorable looks, as she announces global tour (BreakingNews.ie)

The pop megastar has made waves with everything from the cone bra to aerobics-inspired outfits.

For her eighth studio album Music, released in 2000, Madonna went all in on Americana, sporting a variety of cowgirl-inspired ensembles in music videos, onstage and on the red carpet. When she released Rebel Heart in 2015 her red carpet and performance outfits were heavily inspired by Spanish bullfighters. Worn over pinstripe trousers, the pale pink underwear-as-outwear piece was created by French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier, whom Madonna had personally requested design costumes for the tour.

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Amiens asks Madonna for loan of painting lost in 1918 (RTE.ie)

The mayor of Amiens, northern France, has asked Madonna to lend the city a 19th-century painting lost during World War I, which it believes may be have been ...

The painting was commissioned by French King Louis XVIII for the Diane room in the Versailles palace and bought by the State in 1873. Amiens, where French President Emmanuel Macron was born, is a candidate to be European Capital of Culture in 2028. "We do not dispute in any way the legal acquisition that you have made but we are candidates to be European Capital of Culture in 2028.

French museum finds a missing painting in Madonna's personal ... (WJCT NEWS)

When Amiens, France, was bombed during World War I, a painting was believed to have been destroyed — until it was spotted behind pop star Madonna when she ...

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French city asks Madonna to lend it a painting lost in 1918 (CNN)

The mayor of Amiens, northern France, has asked Madonna to lend the city a 19th-century painting lost during World War I which it believes may be have been ...

So I would like that on this occasion, this year, you could lend us your painting," Amiens mayor Brigitte Fouré said in a The "Diana and Endymion" painting by Jérôme-Martin Langlois, which depicts Roman goddess Diana looking lovingly at the handsome Endymion, was once on display in an Amiens museum but was lost after Germany bombed the city in 1918. [France](https://www.cnn.com/travel/destinations/france), has asked Madonna to lend the city a 19th-century painting lost during World War I which it believes may be have been bought by the singer, to help its chances of becoming European Capital of Culture.

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Madonna asked by French city of Amiens to lend it a painting it lost ... (Sky News)

The Louvre lent Diana and Endymion by Jerome-Martin Langlois to the French city before the outbreak of the First World War - but then lost track of it ...

The French city of Amiens has appealed to Madonna to lend it a painting it lost in 1918 - because she bought it in 1989. The Louvre lent Diana and Endymion by Jerome-Martin Langlois to the French city before the outbreak of the First World War - but then lost track of it following the conflict. Madonna asked by French city of Amiens to lend it a painting it lost in 1918

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Madonna Had The Most Hilarious Way Of Announcing Her ... (elle.com)

And last night, our (like a) prayers were answered, as the Queen of Pop took to social media to announce her upcoming Celebration Tour that will kick off this ...

[Madonna](https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/a40356692/madonna-legs-tights-instagram-tiktok-video/) deleted all of her Instagram posts out of the blue a few days ago, rumours have been swirling about a possible world tour. The fashion, the music, the fabulousness... The video opens with Madonna 'daring' Amy Schumer to demonstrate how she 'licks [her] husband's butthole' on a piece of bread – in typically 'shocking' overtly sexual Madonna style. Kicking off on July 15 in Vancouver and hitting London on October 14, the general public will be able to buy tickets for Madonna's 'The Celebration Tour' from January 20. 'That's a lot of songs,' says Madonna. [Amy Schumer](https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/a32154537/amy-schumer-baby-name-change/), [Lil Wayne](https://www.elle.com/uk/fashion/a34532629/joy-bc-spotlight/), Diplo, [Jack Black](https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/g38398392/the-holiday-cast/) and Judd Apatow.

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Madonna Unveils 'Celebration' 2023 Tour Dates (Variety)

As expected, Madonna has announced dates for her 'Celebration' tour, featuring 'her unmatched catalog of music from the past 40-plus years.'

Wed Nov 15 – Cologne, DE – Lanxess Arena Sat Sep 09 – Miami, FL – Miami-Dade Arena ET through January 18 at 5 p.m. Bob the Drag Queen (a.k.a. The tour will wrap in Amsterdam on December 1 — full dates appear below. It will also “pay respect to the city of New York, where her career in music began.”

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French mayor says Madonna 'likely' has painting lost during WWI ... (FRANCE 24)

The mayor of Amiens in northern France has released a video “requesting” that Madonna “loan” the city a painting from her personal collection which ...

“I’m not certain that it’s the actual painting”, but even if a copy, “it’s extremely similar to the work” and “I’d like the people of Amiens to be able to see it again,” Fouré said. [Diane and Endymion](http://www.artnet.fr/artistes/jérome-martin-langlois/diane-et-endymion-6oKN-2WORhXRE-Yq2IQn9A2)” by artist Jerome-Martin Langlois, is “likely” the same one “loaned by the Louvre to the Fine Art Museum in Amiens before World War I and which subsequently disappeared”, Brigitte Fouré said in a video message to the Queen of Pop [posted on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/brigittefoure). The mayor of Amiens in northern France has released a video “requesting” that Madonna “loan” the city a painting from her personal collection which resembles one lost there during World War I.

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Here's how to get tickets for Madonna's only London show (Time Out London)

Bag yourself an audience with the Queen of Pop. She's playing the O2 for one night only on October 14 2023.

[Brixton Academy has had its licence suspended for three months after two crowd-crush deaths](https://www.timeout.com/london/news/brixton-academy-has-had-its-licence-suspended-for-three-months-after-crowd-crush-deaths-011723). However, most tickets are likely to be touted for at least three times the price. Viagogo is reportedly selling tickets with a face value of £400 for £2,950 – more than seven times the price. The official prices for the ‘Celebration’ tour were never officially released. But fans who accessed her official Fan Club presale reported they started at a relatively affordable £47, but rose to £1,307 for the VIP package. There are now for London dates: after overwhelming interest in her October 14 show, Her Madge added extra performances on October 15, 17 and 18.

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