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Today in Madonna History: November 10, 2005
On November 10 2005, Madonna made a stop at the NRJ Studios VIP Room in Paris, during theĀ Confessions On A Dance Floor promotional tour.
Today In Madonna History: March 9, 2020
On March 9 2020, Madonna was forced to cancel the remaining Madame X Tour shows in Paris after French authorities banned events of more than 1,000 people to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
A statement posted on Madonna’s official website states that her March 10-11 shows in Paris would no longer take place:
“Following official notification from the Office of the Police this morning prohibiting all events with an audience attendance of over 1000, Live Nation regrets to announce the final two Madame X performances previously re-scheduled to 10-March and 11-March are forced to be cancelled. Tickets are refundable at point of purchase. We regret the disappointment to fans.”
Today in Madonna History: October 10, 1992
Today in Madonna History: May 7, 2003
On May 7 2003, Madonna performed a small club show at La Cantine Du Faubourg in Paris, France as part of her American Life promo tour. The seven-song set list was broadcast live on French radio station NRJ, the show’s sponsor. The audience consisted mainly of contest winners selected by NRJ, along with VIP guests which included Madonna collaborators Jean-Baptiste Mondino and Jean Paul Gauthier.
Set list:
- American Life
- Hollywood
- Nothing Fails
- X-Static Process
- Mother and Father
- Like A Virgin
- Don’t Tell Me
Today in Madonna History: July 29, 2001
On July 29 2001, Madonna appeared on the cover of Tele 7 Jours (France) magazine.
Today in Madonna History: June 30, 1986
On June 30 1986, Madonna’s True BlueĀ album was released by Sire Records. She worked withĀ Stephen BrayĀ andĀ Patrick LeonardĀ on the album while co-writing and co-producing all the songs.
True BlueĀ was an immediate global success, reaching number one in then record-breaking 28 countries across the world, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States. It spent 34 consecutive weeks at the top of theĀ European Top 100 AlbumsĀ chart, longer than any other album in history. It became the world’s top-selling album of 1986, as well the biggest selling album of the 1980s by a woman and remains one of theĀ best-selling albumsĀ of all time with sales of more than 25 million copies worldwide. All five singles released from the album reached the top five on theĀ BillboardĀ Hot 100, with Live to Tell, Papa Don’t Preach, and Open Your HeartĀ peaking at number one.