On April 10 2012, MDNA was issued on vinyl as a deluxe 2-disc set in North America.
The same configuration of the album was also released in European markets one week later.
Monthly Archives: April 2020
Today in Madonna History: April 9, 1983
On April 9 1983, Madonna’s Burning Up debuted at #66 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the USA.
Today in Madonna History: April 8, 2003
On April 8 2003, American Life was released digitally as the lead single from Madonna’s ninth studio album of the same name.
American Life was written and produced by Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadzaï, and was released by Maverick Records.
Today in Madonna History: April 7, 2005
On April 7 2005, a new Versace campaign featuring Madonna appeared in Belgian Marie Claire.
Donatella Versace describes the campaign:
“When thinking of Madonna, you won’t picture an average business woman. But that’s exactly how she was photographed by Mario Testino for the latest campaign. Talking on the phone in her fancy office, Madonna shows off the summer collection.
She’s an icon, a chameleon, a trendsetter, and she’s the best in her profession. It doesn’t matter how old you are, everybody wants to identify himself with Madonna.”
Today in Madonna History: April 6, 2017
On April 6 2017, CNN published an article explaining why Madonna understands a little something about pulled Pepsi commercials:
In 1989, she starred in a Pepsi commercial that was pulled because of controversy over the music video for Like A Prayer, which featured burning crosses and showed Madonna kissing a black actor portraying a saint.
She reminded the world of this bit of pop culture history Wednesday when she posted on Instagram about the disastrous Pepsi ad featuring Kendall Jenner.
“When you wake up and realize that SHIT just really doesn’t make sense. Side Note: My Pepsi commercial was pulled 30 years ago because I was kissing a black saint! #ironic.”
Today in Madonna History: April 5, 2017
On April 5 2017, Madonna’s manager, Guy Oseary, Tweeted the following message to Pharrell Williams:
Happy Birthday @pharrell … need to get you back in the studio with the blonde in the photo.. have a great one.
What do you think? Should Madonna and Pharrell work together again? What is your favourite collaboration from them?
Today in Madonna History: April 4, 2020
On April 4 2020, Madonna donated $1 million dollars toward the COVID-19 Response Fund operated by Gates Philanthropy Partners.
Madonna announced her partnership with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundations’ Therapeutics Accelerator program, which is looking to find a drug to cure or treat COVID-19, and had this to say:
I must admit, it took me time to accept and process and modify my own lifestyle so I can protect the lives of my family, myself and the rest of the human race. I cannot express enough the importance of people taking this virus seriously.
I am so impressed by the work of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator’s urgent efforts to find new or existing drugs that could effectively prevent or treat the disease.
Harnessing the strength and knowledge of the research community, the Accelerator’s critical scientific progress will inform how we end this pandemic and prevent future impact from the virus.
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