Monthly Archives: September 2016

Today in Madonna History: September 9, 1993

September 9, 2016 By in 1993, September Tags: , , , , , 2 Comments

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On September 9 1993, Dangerous Game (starring Madonna, Harvey Keitel and James Russo) premiered at the 50th annual Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy.

The director, Abel Ferrara had this about the film:

It was just another one of our films that never came out. But on that one, the audience didn’t really like the film. Madonna killed it. The first impression people get on a movie is the one that never gets out of their mind. So after Madonna got so trashed for doing Body of Evidence, she thought she was going to beat the critics to the punch and badmouth the film. And she actually got good reviews. She never got a good review from the Voice or The New York Times in her life, but she got good reviews for this movie, which she came out and trashed. I’ll never forgive her for it.

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Today in Madonna History: September 8, 1983

September 8, 2016 By in 1983, September Tags: , , 1 Comment

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On September 8 1983, Madonna’s Lucky Star single was released in the UK.  Although Lucky Star was released promotionally as a double A-side with Holiday in the US in September 1983, it was not released commercially in North America until August 1984 as the final single from the Madonna album.

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Today in Madonna History: September 7, 1983

September 7, 2016 By in 1983, September Tags: 1 Comment

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On September 7 1983, Madonna’s Holiday was released in the USA.  The hit single eventually climbed to #16 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Holiday was Madonna’s third single after Burning Up (her second) and Everybody (her debut single).

The artwork in this post is exclusive to the Australian release of Holiday.

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Today in Madonna History: September 6, 2013

September 6, 2016 By in 2013, September Tags: , , , 1 Comment

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On September 6 2013, MDNA World Tour was released in Germany and Australia by Live Nation Entertainment and Interscope Records.  The complete show was included on the live album which was issued as a digital download and as a 2-CD set in some countries, while the concert film was issued in various configurations including DVD, Blu-ray and as a 2-CD+DVD set.

Madonna served as producer for the project and spent several months editing the concert film with directors by Danny B. Tull and Stephane Sennour. The show was primarily recorded over two nights the previous November in Miami, Florida, although additional audience footage shot by Guy Oseary over the course of the tour was also interspersed throughout the film.

Today in Madonna History: September 5, 2012

September 5, 2016 By in 2012, September Tags: , , 2 Comments

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On September 5 2012, Hard Candy Fitness announced the launch of the Addicted to Sweat DVD series.  The fitness programs were created by Madonna and demonstrated by Madonna’s personal trainer Nicole Winhoffer.

Madonna had this to say about the series:

“Addicted to Sweat is inspired by my weekly workout regimen that helps me take care of my mind and body.”

Nicole had this to say:

“Madonna is my mentor and my teacher. Working together these last few years has enabled us to reach our goals in creating a beautiful and ideal physique for her. Through this experience, we were able to create training techniques that I get to showcase in the Addicted to Sweat DVDs.”

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Today in Madonna History: September 4, 1987

September 4, 2016 By in 1987, September Tags: , , 1 Comment

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On September 4 1987, Madonna performed the second-to-last show of her Who’s That Girl World Tour at the Stadio Comunale in Turin, Italy. Broadcast live in Italy, France, Germany, Austria and Spain, the television special also aired at a later date in Australia and The Netherlands. The commercially released Ciao Italia! combined the Turin & Tokyo broadcasts with additional footage from the tour’s final concert in Florence, Italy.

Today in Madonna History: September 3, 2015

September 3, 2016 By in 2015, September Tags: , , , , , 1 Comment

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On September 3 2015, Billboard announced the 50 Greatest Grammy Moments: 

#2 – Love Is All Around: Macklemore (January 26, 2014): Macklemore, Ryan Lewis and Mary Lambert perform the gay-rights anthem Same Love with an assist from Madonna, while Queen Latifah makes history by performing a wedding ceremony for 33 diverse couples.

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