On June 21 1993, Madonna attended the New York premiere of Sleepless In Seattle. She was joined by her friends Jenny Shimizu, Rosie O’Donnell and her brother Christopher Ciccone.
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Today in Madonna History: June 20, 2010
On June 20 2010, Susan Boyle’s cover of Madonna’s You’ll See was released as a single from her debut album, I Dreamed A Dream.
Susan frequently performed the song during auditions in the early days of her career.
Her version was featured on the first episode of the 2010 Brazilian telenovela, Ti Ti Ti.
Today in Madonna History: June 12, 2009
On June 12 2009, the Madonna-directed film, Filth & Wisdom, was released in Italy under the title of Sacro e Profano.
The film is about three flatmates living desperate lives in London.
Today in Madonna History: June 11, 1986
On June 11 1986, Madonna’s Papa Don’t Preach single was released.
The single and its music video, which made its debut a week later, caused controversy due to its focus on the issue of teenage pregnancy. Perhaps if the media had paid a little closer attention to the video, they would have found that it contained a few other points of interest. While Danny Aiello’s inclusion in the video was duly reported, the same can’t be said for Madonna’s breasts, which also made several brief cameo appearances in the clip.
We imagine Madonna must have had a good laugh over the fact that these scenes flew under the radar of MTV, the media, and by all but the most perceptive of fans at the time.
Today in Madonna History: June 10, 2019
On Monday June 10 2019, the official Madonna store added the following new Madonnabilia items for sale (available for FIVE days only – so get in there!) in in support/celebration of World Pride 2019:
- Limited edition lithograph (hand-numbered poster)
- Limited edition t-shirt
- Limited edition Pride flag (bundled with the limited edition rainbow Madame X picture disc vinyl)
Here is the message from the official store:
Celebrate your PRIDE and help Madonna support a great cause with the Limited Edition Madame X Crave x World Pride Tee & Digital Download
In Honor of Pride, all of Madonna’s proceeds will go to The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ youth.
For more information about their life-affirming work, please visit www.thetrevorproject.org.
If you’re thinking about suicide, The Trevor Project is free, confidential and here for you 24/7 – call them at 1-866-488-7386 or text 678-678.
Today in Madonna History: June 9, 1984
On June 9 1984, Madonna’s Borderline single climbed from #12 to #11 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Here’s what Seymour Stein had to say about the single:
I dared to believe this was going to be huge beyond belief, the biggest thing I’d ever had, after I heard “Borderline.” The passion that she put into that song, I thought, there’s no stopping this girl. All of her energy – my God, I never saw anybody work this hard in my life. And then make it look so easy.
Today in Madonna History: June 8, 1999
On June 8 1999, Madonna’s Immaculate Collection video collection was released on DVD.
