Today in Madonna History: June 16, 2007

June 16, 2024 By sonicboy19 in 2007, June Tags: Canadian Singles Chart, Charts, Hey You, Live Earth, Live Videos 1 Comment

On June 16 2007, Hey You peaked at #57 on Billboard’s Canadian Hot 100 Singles chart.

The charity single, recorded for the Live Earth benefit, was not promoted to radio and appeared on the chart for a single week only. It marked Madonna’s first appearance on the newly created Canadian Hot 100 Singles chart, which replaced the Nielsen Soundscan chart as Canada’s official singles monitor earlier that year.

Hey You was produced by Madonna & Pharrell Williams during the sessions for the Hard Candy album and is credited to Madonna alone.

Today in Madonna History: June 15, 1991

June 15, 2024 By sonicboy19 in 1991, June Tags: Holiday, Into The Groove, The Holiday Collection, The Immaculate Collection 1 Comment

On June 15 1991, Madonna’s Holiday was re-released in the UK to promote both The Immaculate Collection and the limited edition EP, The Holiday Collection.

This was the third release for Holiday in the UK:

January 1984 (reached #6)
August 1985 (reached #2, while #1 was Madonna’s own Into The Groove)
June 15 1991 (reached #5)

If Madonna were to release another greatest hits album and decided to re-release a classic hit, which song would you choose?

Today in Madonna History: June 14, 1990

June 14, 2024 By sonicboy19 in 1990, June Tags: Certification, Vogue 1 Comment

On June 14 1990, Madonna’s Vogue was certified platinum (for shipment of one million units) in the USA.

Today in Madonna History: June 13, 1991

June 13, 2024 By sonicboy19 in 1991, June Tags: Carrie Fisher, On the Cover of a Magazine, Rolling Stone, Steven Meisel, Truth or Dare 1 Comment

On June 13 1991, Madonna was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. The feature included a photo spread shot by Steven Meisel.

Madonna has no equal at getting attention. She often seems to behave like someone who has been under severe restraint and can now say and do whatever she likes without fear of reprisal. She delights in being challenged, in telling more than she had planned, in going further than she had intended. And judging from her new film Truth or Dare, there is no “too far” for Madonna.

Today in Madonna History: June 12, 2008

June 12, 2024 By sonicboy19 in 2008, June Tags: Christopher Ciccone, Family, Life With My Sister 1 Comment

On June 12 2008, Simon & Schuster announced that Madonna’s younger brother, Christopher Ciccone, would be writing a memoir about his famous sister.

“Ciccone’s extraordinary memoir is based on his life and 47 years of growing up with and working with his sister-the most famous woman in the world,” the company said in a press release.

The publishing house ordered a first printing of 350,000 copies of Life With My Sister, to be released on July 15, 2008.

When asked, Madonna’s publicist, Liz Rosenberg, said there would be no comment “at this time.”

Have you read Christopher’s book on Madonna? What did you think?