On November 10 1986, Madonna participated as a model in an all-star AIDS benefit fashion show at Barney’s (clothing store) in New York, which benefited the AIDS Research Clinic at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Manhattan, New York.
Today in Madonna History: November 9, 1996
On November 9 1996, Madonna’s You Must Love Me debuted at #24 on the Adult Contemporary Billboard chart in the USA.
Today in Madonna History: November 8, 2011
On November 8 2011, the demo version of Madonna’s Give Me All Your Luvin‘ (then titled Give Me All Your Love) was leaked, resulting in the arrest of a 31-year-old man from Spain for copyright violations.
Today in Madonna History: November 7, 2014
On November 7 2014, Jennifer Lopez talked about how Madonna inspired her to work hard (this took place during J-Lo’s True Love book press conference):
“I still remember when I was a teenage girl and there was Madonna jogging in Central Park (New York) and I thought “wow! she’s famous, she’s rich, she has a lot of success and she’s a great performer; and she’s over there jogging…but she doesn’t need jogging because she’s perfect…but it’s what you MUST do, you MUST work hard. She’s on of my biggest influences and she inspired me a lot.”
Jay’s Note: I remember flipping through paparazzi magazines in waiting rooms as a kid. I loved to look through them because there was always a good chance that there’d be a candid photo of Madonna – and she was usually jogging with her trainer, Rob Parr.
Today in Madonna History: November 6, 1984
On November 6 1984, Madonna’s Like A Virgin was released as the lead single from the album of the same name. The b-side for Like A Virgin was Stay.
Billy Steinberg reflected on the recording process and commented that:
“When Madonna recorded it, even as our demo faded out, on the fade you could hear Tom (Kelly) saying, “When your heart beats, and you hold me, and you love me…” That was the last thing you heard as our demo faded. Madonna must have listened to it very, very carefully because her record ends with the exact same little ad-libs that our demo did. That rarely happens that someone studies your demo so carefully that they use all that stuff. We were sort of flattered how carefully she followed our demo on that.“
Today in Madonna History: November 5, 1994
On November 5 1994, Madonna’s Secret hit #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA.
Here’s what Larry Flick from Billboard had to say about Secret:
“The lushly layered album mix simmers with a strumming acoustic intro that breaks into a languid funk/R&B beat. As Madonna delivers a solid performance that emphasizes her increasingly strong lower vocal range, a meticulously woven arrangement of quasi-psychedelic colors and raw hip-hop elements percolates. Naturally, the hook is pure pop candy, sticking to the brain after one spin.”
Today in Madonna History: November 4, 1991
On November 4 1991, Madonna’s The Immaculate Collection was certified triple platinum (for shipment of 3 million units) in the USA.
Here’s a quick review of The Immaculate Collection by Rolling Stone magazine:
A perfect Madonna CD: You get timeless pop such as Holiday, provocations like Papa Don’t Preach, dance classics like Into the Groove and a then-new Lenny Kravitz-produced sex jam, Justify My Love, which samples Public Enemy.
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