Category Archives: 1998

Today in Madonna History: March 1, 1998

March 1, 2023 By in 1998, March Tags: , , , , , 2 Comments

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On March 1 1998, Madonna’s Ray Of Light album was featured in an episode MTV’s Ultrasound.

Kurt Loder visited Madonna in the studio during the recording of the Ray Of Light album in late 1997 for an exclusive chat and behind-the-scenes look into her recording process. He later joined her on the set of the Frozen video to conduct an additional interview for the episode. Madonna chatted about motherhood, her recent spiritual awakening, and the inspiration behind the album. Kurt also conducted interviews with collaborator William Ørbit, Guy Oseary and the director of the Frozen video, Chris Cunningham.

Today in Madonna History: February 21, 1998

February 21, 2023 By in 1998, February Tags: , , , , , , , 2 Comments

On February 21 1998, the lead single from Madonna’s Ray Of Light album, Frozen, was reviewed by Larry Flick for Billboard magazine.

Today in Madonna History: February 16, 1998

February 16, 2023 By in 1998, February Tags: , , , , 1 Comment

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On February 16 1998, Madonna’s Frozen music video premiered on MTV.

The video was delivered to select music video outlets (such as MTV and MuchMusic) in a block of dry ice.  Leading up to the video premiere, the VJs had to melt or chip away at the block to get to the video inside.

Select radio stations also received a promotional ice chest, which included a 3-track CD and a flyer promoting the lead single from Ray Of Light. The CD included the following tracks:

  1. Frozen – Radio Edit
  2. Frozen – Album Version
  3. Frozen – Hook For Call Out Research

 

Today in Madonna History: December 9, 1998

December 9, 2022 By in 1998, December Tags: , , , , , , , 1 Comment

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On December 9 1998, Madonna attended the Fire & Ice Ball at Universal Studios in Hollywood, benefitting the UCLA Women’s Cancer Research Program.

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Today in Madonna History: November 20, 1998

November 20, 2022 By in 1998, November Tags: , , 1 Comment

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On November 20 1998, the U.K.’s Channel 4 aired a Madonna interview conducted by Johnny Vaughan. The special was titled Johnny Meets Madonna and was part of Madonna’s European promotional campaign for The Power Of Good-Bye and the Ray Of Light album.

Today In Madonna History: November 15, 1998

November 15, 2022 By in 1998, November Tags: , , , , , 1 Comment

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On November 15 1998, Madonna performed The Power Of Good-Bye and was interviewed by Luuk TV in Stockholm, Sweden.

Though the song was mimed, Madonna gave viewers an eye-full in a transparent top.  a see-through in a performance that was both distinctly European – and distinctly Madonna!    

Today in Madonna History: November 10, 1998

November 10, 2022 By in 1998, November Tags: , , , 2 Comments

On November 10 1998, Madonna met her favourite actress of all-time, Jeanne Moreau, during an interview on the TF1 French series Sacrées Femmes. During the show Madonna promoted the Ray Of Light album with a performance of Drowned World/Substitute For Love. The show also included the following guests: Jean Paul Gautier and Patricia Kaas.

Madonna tweeted the following on July 31 2016 about that special meeting:

“Remembering this magnificent day when I first met my favourite actress Jeanne Moreau. She died today. There was no one like her.”