Today in Madonna History: September 5, 2012

September 5, 2020 By sonicboy19 in 2012, September Tags: Addicted To Sweat, Hard Candy Fitness, MDNA (Album) 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, 2020 By Jay in 1987, September Tags: Italy, Live Videos, Who's That Girl World Tour 2 Comments

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, 2020 By Jay in 2015, September Tags: Gay Rights, Macklemore, Mary Lambert, Queen Latifah, Ryan Lewis, The 50 Greatest Grammy Moments 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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Today in Madonna History: September 2, 1993

September 2, 2020 By sonicboy19 in 1993, September Tags: Bye Bye Baby, Erotica (Single), Marlene Dietrich, Morocco, MTV Video Music Awards, The Girlie Show World Tour 3 Comments

On September 2 1993, Madonna opened the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards performing Bye Bye Baby. She cavorted on stage with three scantily clad women in a brothel-style setting, dressed in tuxedos and top hats, in a choreographed, highly sexual routine. According to choreographer Alex Magno, he wanted to do Justify My Love or The Beast Within on MTV, but Madonna decided that they might be too controversial for live television and abandoned the idea. Nevertheless, Bye Bye Baby was chosen and performed with the choreography they had been practicing for The Girlie Show World Tour, since it represented the whole idea behind the tour. Louis Virtel from The Backlot ranked the performance at number eight on a list for Madonna’s 11 Greatest VMA Moments. He praised Madonna’s rendition of the song at the Video Music Awards, calling it “a hell of a VMA performance” and a “killer cinematic throwback”.

Today in Madonna History: September 1, 2012

September 1, 2020 By sonicboy19 in 2012, September Tags: MDNA (Album), MDNA World Tour, Plains of Abraham, Quebec 1 Comment

On September 1 2012, Madonna performed her MDNA Tour on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City. A sold out crowd of 72,000 fans attended the outdoor event.

Today in Madonna History: August 31, 2006

August 31, 2020 By Jay in 2006, August Tags: I Love New York, Lenny Kravitz, The Confessions Tour 2 Comments

On August 31 2006, Madonna was joined on stage by Lenny Kravitz during a performance of I Love New York at a concert in Paris, France. Kravitz had previously been spotted in the audience at several stops on The Confessions Tour and was clearly a fan of the show.

The appearance followed the pair’s 1990 songwriting collaboration, Justify My Love, and its pseudo-remix, The Beast Within. They also shared the stage during a performance of Ray Of Light at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards.