good morning! oh man - i had to wake up super early ... i need to take my car over to the valley to have the transmission serviced - so i need to rent a car over there to get my ass back to hollywood for work - then tomorrow morning i have to go back and pick up my car - oh good times! since i'm barely awake - i'm just going to post the brand new madonna video for her sexy new single celebration off her upcoming greatest hits album (in stores september 28th) hopefully listening to this a couple of times will help me open my eyes! (i'm not a morning person) i think the video is super hot - she looks great (especially with the shorter hair she's rocking) and her boy toy modeljesus luz is looking mighty fine - plus see if you can spot madge's teenage daughter lourdes leon! right now you can download the video for FREE for two days only over on itunes (click here) and then it will be on sale for a mere $1.99! wish me luck on my trip to reseda ... major ugh! popbytes over & out for now ... xoxo
hey hey! so i guess a day that starts with madonna - might as well end with her madgesty! this morning i posted a hot remix of her new track celebration and right now i've got pictures of her over in portofino, italy earlier today - hanging out the day after her 51st birthday on a luxurious yacht with her on & off again model boyfriend ... brazilian hottie jesus luz - along with two of her children - mercy james and david banda (not sure on the whereabouts of lourdes and rocco) the couple was spotted swimming and canoodling - apparently the relationship is on at the moment - and i guess girlfriend is tossing her rumored regrets about divorcing her ex-hubby cutie guy ritchie aside! i'd still like to see that couple reunite but while she's single - madonna might as well have as much fun as she possibly can - and il bet mr. luz is incredible in bed - if i were her - i wouldn't let that hot piece out of my sight - even if he is like thirty years her junior! popbytes over & out for tonight ... xoxo
good morning! last sunday it was whitney houston's 46th birthday - and a week later we had yet another diva's birthday - madonna turned 51 yesterday - it's hard to believe sometimes she's over fifty - it does seem like just yesterday when i was listening to like a virgin on vinyl - when i was eight ... that's like twenty-three years ago - a scary thought! (not as scary as her muscular arms) anyways ... madge is about to release another greatest hits album - thankfully there's two brand new tracks - the first being celebration which i totally love (buy it on itunes) you can check out a hot remix by benny benassi below - and make sure to pick up your copy of the album when it drops on september 29th! popbytes over & out for now ... xoxo (oh lordy - i can't believe monday is already here!)
listen to madonna's celebration | benny benassi edit »
hey hey! so it sounds like madonnamight actually be regretting divorcing her hubby of eight years guy ritchie - especially after seeing pictures of mr. ritchie partying with 18-year-old twin girls over in sardinia (as reported by britain's now magazine) whether this is all true i have zero clue but i do think madge made a terrible decision when she decided to end her marriage - i always thought they made a great couple but i guess girlfriend needed a change of pace (let's call it her seven-year itch) which she got by doing it with both baseballer alex rodriguez (who's now banging serial dater kate hudson) and with brazilian model jesus luz (i'll bet that's one fine piece of ass she has no regrets about at all ... although apparently madonna's daughter lourdes (12) thinks her mom is acting like a 'ridiculous old woman' for cavorting around with mr. luz!) now that her sticky & sweet tour is almost over - perhaps she got all the partying out of her system - and now maybe she's thinking she should have stayed with guy and tried to work things out - and let's not forget they do share kids together! at least the former couple is being civil to each other (unlike a few months ago) plus there's a rumor the family could be spending the holidays together (but that's like five months away) i'd love to see 'em reunite - i won't hold my breathe however i wouldn't be surprised at all if down that road that's what ends up happening ... i mean really - who else is able to put up with her for any length of time? (would guy even want her back - that's the bigger question!) popbytes over & out for now ... xoxo
good morning! it looks like madonna took a drop of inspiration from lady gaga (keep in mind she just took her daughter lourdes to see gaga's show this past weekend) last night when she showed up in this crazy ass outfit on the red carpet at the costume institute gala at NYC's metropolitan museum of art
- this outlandish and over the top getup definitely looks like something you might see lady gaga running around in - from the wacky hat all the way down to the big boots - the only things missing are the teacup and clara bow lips! as for her date - she brought along brazilian boy toy model jesus luz who was looking mighty fine in his tuxedo - i thought they were over but obviously madonna can't stay away! i wouldn't be able to stay away from him either - he's hot - girlfriend needs to hit that as much as she can! popbytes over & out for now ... xoxo
good evening! i knew madonna's relationship with brazilian model jesus luz wouldn't last long - besides the 30 year age difference - they didn't seem to really have anything in common - except their love of sexy time - i'm sure madge had herself a blast playing with him - who wouldn't? he's super hot! now that madonna confirmed the breakup via twitter (a fan told her 'hello, madonna honey am glad you are single again - you made your best music as a single woman' to which she replied 'not as glad as i am') i seriously hope she does not turn her attention back to baseballer alex rodriguez (he's icky) i think madonna needs to enjoy the single life for a bit of time - plus she's about to adopt another child from malawi - a three-year old little girl named mercy james - she won't have much time on her hands at all! (she only needs two more to tie with brangelina) below are some pictures of hunky mr. luz hanging out at ipanema beach down in rio de janeiro - we'll probably hear about him for a bit longer but i doubt he'll remain a staple on the gossip scene! popbytes over & out for now ... xoxo
good morning! it looks like madonna raided her daughter lourdes leon's closet - she was all dressed up like a schoolgirl at NYC's kabbalah center to celebrate the festive jewish holiday purim (commemorating a time when the jewish people living in persia were saved from extermination) her boytoy brazilian model jesus luz was also in attendance - dressed up as 'the joker' and was seen entering holding hands with jerry seinfeld's wife jessica (madonna's neighbor) perhaps to throw the paparazzi off? i figured madonna would quickly grow tired of mr. luz (or the other way around) but they've been going at it for a few months yet i still can't see their relationship lasting too much longer - i wonder what lourdes thinks about her mom dating someone almost thirty years younger? at least sexy mr. luz is a way better catch than steroid boy alex rodriguez - he's so gross! popbytes over & out for now ... xoxo
hey hey! i had a terrific day - it was totally beautiful out and quite warm - you certainly can't beat the weather in los angeles! i shopped a bit and spontaneously picked up a wii fit which i've been wanting ever since it came out - plus my pals joey & jenny from work both told me they really liked it - i only 'worked out' for about 30 minutes - but it went swell - i'm so very happy with my purchase!
anyways it looks like the madonna clan is getting along - the entire family including ex-hubby guy ritchie were spotted out in NYC today heading to the kabbalah center (he's in town shooting scenes for sherlock holmes) although he wasn't wearing his normal white kabbalah gear - i'm glad to see everyone getting along (at least for now...) just this past week madonna was given permission to move her kids over to NYC full-time plus she announced she's continuing her 'sticky & sweet tour' into 2009 - hitting up a bunch of cities all over the world (i still say that i really didn't care for the show...)
i seriously adore her daughter lourdes leon's sense of style - someone out there must agree with me - it's very '80s inspired - reminiscent of when her mom got her start back in the big apple! i'm expecting cool things from lourdes - she seems like a preteen (she's 12) with her head on straight - i highly doubt she'll go in a miley cyrus direction - she's way cooler than all that! we all know the acting gene for sure skipped madonna - maybe her daughter has it? (she did enroll in drama school) i hope everyone is enjoying their weekend so far - popbytes over & out for tonight...xoxo
PS i love how her bright turquoise leggings have zippers on the bottom sides - i want a pair!
hey hey! as promised i'm going to write a little (ok a lot...) about last night's madonna show here in los angeles (a stop on her newly nicknamed (by moi) sticky & lame tour) which took place at dodger stadium (the first and last time i'll ever go there) i left work early so i could make sure to leave plenty of time to get down there - i headed out the door at 6pm - by 8:30 we were still two miles from the venue because of the horrendous traffic - i was commiserating with other drivers along the way - we were crawling like snails - everyone was so annoyed (normally that 2.5 hour trek would have taken like 15 minutes w/o traffic) by then i had to pee so bad and started to worry about missing the beginning of the show (which was supposed to start at 7:30) so we parked the car - hopped out and walked the remaining two miles - needless to say that whole situation started to put me in a very bad mood! thankfully i was finally able to pee - on the street (oh sweet relief) and luckily i was wearing comfortable shoes (lots of other people were doing the same thing - nobody wanted to miss a minute!)
then when we get there - it was all so overwhelming - so many entrances and people (i think the crowd was estimated to be 50,000) and i had to pick up the tickets at will call (we missed the supposed 'pre-party') and the ticket agents were complete idiots but finally we raced to our semi-decent field seats at about 9:15 (for the price i paid for those tickets - the most i've ever paid for a concert - they should have been way better seats - and would have been had she done it in a smaller venue like staples center...) immediately i stood in the line for drinks - that line was moving SO damn slow - i started to realize the people working behind the counter didn't even know how to make drinks - it was pure insanity (they had little recipe lists written down on wet papertowels) then when i got up to the front after about 50 minutes - they ran out of water - i was like are you fucking kidding me?!? i grabbed my double whiskey sours and settled on sprite for the non-alcoholic drink - ugh! since the line took forever i missed her first song but after waiting all that time i certainly wasn't leaving - not even for madonna!
as far as the actual show was concerned - i was totally underwhelmed - and i couldn't help but compare it to her last confessions tour which was totally brilliant and definitely holds a place in my top shows of all-time but this show just wasn't up to par - i thought the costumes were tacky and the show lacked flow - last time it was like a huge dance party - this just wasn't anywhere near her last show! the best moments were during she's not me & miles away (two of my favorite tracks off her latest album hard candy) and like a prayer - one of her best songs ever! but then there was moments like when she sang you must love me from evita which sounded horrible & shrilly and a rock version of borderline - oh give me a break - plus i'm so over music - she needs to retire that song! i seriously should have opted to see this show in las vegas (two shows are taking place this weekend) she's not doing it in a baseball stadium there...
i think the venue last night was just the worst and really killed the entire experience which i had been quite excited about since i needed something to lift my glum spirits but all it did was give me a serious headache (yet i did blow $70 bucks on a t-shirt and a souvenir program - of course i still love madonna but not so much last night...) then once it was all over around midnight (as the jumbo screens flashed 'game over') we had to walk two miles back to the car - which was totally miserable but i was so tired by the time i got home i fell asleep right away! tonight i'm just chilling out - and tomorrow afternoon i'm going to see spring awakening again but this time i manged to score a spot on the stage (they have seats on both sides of the action!) popbytes over & out for tonight...xoxo
PS oh my gosh - i almost forgot - two bonus highlights from last night for sure was seeing britney spears (during human nature) and justin timberlake (during 4 minutes) up on stage with her!
SETLIST
• intro/candy shop
• beat goes on
• human nature
• vogue
• video interlude - die another day
• into the groove
• heartbeat
• borderline
• she's not me
• music
• video interlude - rain/here comes the rain again
• devil wouldn't recognize you
• spanish lesson
• miles away
• la isla bonita/lela pala tute
• doli doli (live interlude - romanian folk song)
• you must love me
• video interlude - get stupid
• 4 minutes
• like a prayer
• ray of light
• hung up
• give it to me (finale)
UPDATE! oh my word - tonight was far from stress free - i really had an awful time for a number of reasons which i will go into tomorrow night since it's so damn late but let's just say i walked 4 MILES tonight (yes 4 miles!!!) the traffic was so bad i decided to park the car and walk to dodger stadium - 2 miles from where i parked and then 2 miles back - oh good times - ugh! more on the whole fiasco later...i seriously need to sleep right now! popbytes over & out for tonight...xoxo (oh btw - both britney spears and justin timberlake did show up tonight (pictured below) but did NOT take the stage together)
hey hey! tonight i'm putting all my stress and many frustrations aside to go see madonna's sticky & sweet tour which will be taking downtown los angeles' dodger stadium by storm in just a few hours (this will mark my third time seeing her play live!) although her tour set was recently damaged during transportation - madonna decided to go on with the show as planned (i would have been super upset if she postponed) plus the buzz is she might have two extra guests up on stage with her this evening - justin timberlake & britney spears - i'm dying to see if this highly anticipated reunion will actually take place! when i return home later i'll do a quick update to this post and in the meantime - please keep your eyes peeled on my twitter for the latest news from the show! popbytes over & out for now...xoxo
good evening! although my search for a new pair of sunglasses earlier today proved fruitless i did pick up a pair of skinny black jeans and a watch over at diesel | beverly center (many thanks go out to ms. sarah who always provides the best customer service plus she's a total doll - i love shopping there) anyways it looks like madonna (looking fierce at age 50 in all black) took a quick break from her sticky and sweet tour to accompany her cutie director hubby guy ritchie to the london premiere of his new action-packed flick rocknrolla (opening everywhere on october 31st and stars hottie gerard butler, thandie newton and tom wilkinson) rumors were swirling just a few months ago the couple's marriage was on the rocks but it appears that all is just dandy (at least for now...) popbytes over & out for tonight...xoxo
hey everybody! i hope you're all enjoying the weekend so far - i'm still reeling from last night's donna summer disco extravaganza over at the hollywood bowl (i haven't danced like that in months) i wasn't the biggest fan of ms. summer but after seeing her live - i've been obsessed all day long with ms. summer's new album crayons (along w/ her disco classics) there's a track called 'the queen is back' - that sentiment sure rang true last night!
you all know i love going to concerts and i'm beyond excited to see madonna's sticky & sweet tour (her 8th world tour) which kicked off tonight over at the cardiff millennium stadium over in wales (there's plenty of info over on madonnalicious and drowned madonna) she doesn't land in los angeles until november 6th (she's playing dodger stadium which i've never been to and it's already sold out - i have a feeling that night will be incredible) this will be the third time i've had the opportunity to see madonna live (i have two great seats that i probably paid way too much for - hands down the most expensive concert ever) just like last night i'm expecting to dance my ass off!
this year has totally been the year of diva concerts (i'll do a round-up post at the end of the year) next month i'm seeing janet jackson and then in october i have tickets to see the legendary tina turner (girlfriend better sing private dancer and we don't need another hero) and then after madge in november i'm seeing celine dion in december - i just need to take my ass to vegas to see cher and bette midler to complete my year of divas! check out the many pictures below from the first night of madonna's new show - i'm trying not to read all that much about the show - i'd like to be surprised at least a few times! popbytes over & out for tonight...xxoo
hey kids! today madonna turns the big 5-0 - it's hard to believe the material girl is now half a century young - it seems like just yesterday back in 1984 when i first picked up her album like a virgin on vinyl when i was just eight years old! she's a true testament that getting older doesn't necessarily have to suck - in exactly one week her worldwide sticky & sweet tour kicks off in great britain's cardiff - and i'll be catching the show when it comes to los angeles on november 6th (which is already completely sold out) so here's to the next fifty years of madonna's blonde ambition - popbytes over & out for now...xxoo
PS i added some photos of madonna leaving a london swallow street club with her hubby guy ritchie after her birthday celebration - she for sure looks to be in high spirits - go madge! (she's wearing enough gold chains to open a small store)
good morning! oh it's a new day featuring a brand new rumor about the demise of madonna and guy ritchie's eight year long marriage - holy moly is reporting that mrs. ritchie hired lawyer nicholas mostyn qc to begin divorce proceedings (supposedly she met with him just days ago) he's also the very same lawyer who helped heather 'mucca' mills secure a bunch of paul mccartney's money! the rumors of a rocky marriage between the two have been circulating for years now so i won't be surprised one bit if the couple does end up splitting however i'll be quite bummed - they seemed like a great pair and guy is so darn adorable - i seriously hope they can somehow work out their issues! below are pictures of madonna and guy just last month on the red carpet together at the cannes film festival looking like a solid couple but who knows what's going on behind the scenes?!? (no matter what happens i'll still be seeing madge in concert when she swings by los angeles in november w/ her sticky & sweet tour - i can't wait!) popbytes over & out for now...xxoo
oh my gosh!!! i would have loved to been in new york city tonight for madonna's show at roseland ballroom (the very same place where i had a mini intimate moment with courtney love which led to my tattoo of a flaming heart in honor of ms. love) there's a bunch of pictures below of madge's performance (justin timberlake was also on stage) my fingers are totally crossed with the hope that madonna will do another tour in support of her new album hard candy which i have been listening to non-stop (right now my fave track is she's not me) popbytes over & out for now...xxoo
good evening! is everyone enjoying their friday night? i'm having myself a glass of red wine and listening to yelle - way enjoyable french pop that i discovered by way of the hills (which always seems to feature decent music) anyways madonna is certainly a very busy lady these days (as per usual) this coming tuesday she releases hard candy (which you can listen to on her myspace right now) plus she screened the documentary (which she produced) entitled i am because we are - last night at the tribeca film festival over in NYC - a five-minute video preview is posted below - the subject matter concerns the dire situation over in poverty & AIDS stricken malawi (where she adopted her son david) it looks quite powerful and it's great to see madonna bringing much needed attention to the many unresolved issues over there - it's overwhelming but i plan on taking myself to see the film (there doesn't seem to be a release date yet - keep checking the website which is chock full of information) she looked spectacular last night - i still can't believe she's turning 50 (that fact makes me feel old at 32) whatever she's doing to look fierce is obviously working - go madonna! popbytes over & out for tonight...xxoo
good evening boys & girls! i'll admit i was slightly worried about madonna's new album not living up to my high expectations but i'm extremely happy to report that hard candy is excellent (i've totally tossed mariah carey's new album E=MC2 aside for the moment - i needed a break from mimi anyways) however i don't think madge's latest outing tops her last album confessions on a dance floor but it's really solid (tracks 1-8 are awesome and 9-12 are decent) and thankfully way more dancey than i thought it was going to be! you've probably heard by now that although the album doesn't release until april 29th - the tracks started leaking out over the weekend and i was able to download the entire thing earlier this afternoon (it certainly wasn't very hard to find at all...) however i've already pre-ordered the album on itunes and of course i'll also be picking up the special edition version!
two tracks that immediately stand out are she's not me & incredible - both are over six minutes long (and produced by pharrell williams) they definitely take you on a journey - getting twisted up into sonic urban/dance landscapes that both tip their hats to madonna's early work! i'm also digging on give it 2 me which will be the second single and again was produced by mr. williams (the timbaland produced tracks are rockin' too (except dance 2night which is probably my least favorite off the album) but i think overall pharrell did an amazing job) madonna (who turns 50 in august!) better get her tour on again - gosh i must see her play live again! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
PS even with all that hoopla & drummed up buzz over her engagement to boyfriend pete wentz and possible pregnancy - nobody seems to be talking about ashlee simpson's new album bittersweet world which drops tomorrow...the timing of all that 'press' last week was way too coincidental...and didn't pay off like papa joe simpson was hoping it would (however i'll probably pick up her album since i got suckered into loving that song outta my head)
01 candy shop (madonna, pharrell williams) - 4:15
02 4 minutes (w/ justin timberlake) (madonna, mosley, hills, timberlake) - 4:04
03 give it 2 me (madonna, williams) - 4:47
04 heartbeat (madonna, williams) - 4:03
05 miles away (madonna, mosley, hills, timberlake) - 4:48
06 she's not me (madonna, williams) - 6:04
07 incredible (madonna, williams) - 6:19
08 beat goes on (w/ kanye west) (madonna, williams, kanye west) - 4:26
09 dance 2night (madonna, mosley, lane, timberlake) - 5:03
10 spanish lesson (madonna, williams) - 3:37
11 devil wouldn't recognize you (madonna, mosley, hills, timberlake, joe henry) - 5:08
12 voices (madonna, mosley, hills, lane, timberlake) - 3:39
UPDATE! hey hey! i just walked in the door from a very lovely evening with a fine frenzy and opening act ferras - i must give a special shout out to popbytes' pal heather who always takes such good care of me down at the roxy - the best small los angeles music venue without a doubt! tomorrow morning i have to wake up extra early - i've got an interview with a huge music legend - and i'm totally nervous about it but i know it'll be fine (please keep your fingers crossed for me!) more details on that very soon - i think it's going to be a great interview and i can't wait to share it here on popbytes - trust me - it's with someone really incredible that i've been a big fan of for years! oh my gosh it's getting late - i'm so over & out for tonight...xxoo!
oh my gosh! quick - watch madonna's brand new video for 4 minutes in its entirety featuring justin timberlake & timbaland before it gets pulled off youtube! (it's supposed to 'premiere' tomorrow over on tick-tock.tv) this evening i'm going to see a fine frenzy down at the roxy so i'll be checking in a bit later than usual tonight! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
good evening! madonna seems to be everywhere these days with the upcoming april 29th release of her 11th studio album hard candy i just picked up the latest interview magazine with madge on the cover looking like she's ready to kick our asses from the corner of a boxing ring (madonna also graces the new cover of dazed & confused) i thought there would be more of a spread on the inside but sadly there's only one other picture alongside her interview conducted by ingrid sischy (a few choice quotes are between the scans) there's also a brand new commercial (embedded below) out for sunsilk 'styling aids' featuring the first single off the album 4 minutes to save the world which features justin timberlake & timbaland - i'll admit the track is growing on me but i'm not nearly as excited for this album as i was for her last outing confessions on a dance floor which i totally fell in love with! i'm also not thrilled with her pimping out the single for shampoo - its not like she needs the money...it's a total jessica simpson move! although when she tours i'll overlook the whole sunsilk debacle - i can't wait to see her play live again!
right now i'm watching the season premiere of dancing w/ the stars - don't ask me why - somehow i've gotten sucked into the show but i don't think i can bear the latest edition of the bachelor with the dude from london this time (although he isn't bad looking) that show just seriously needs to go away! (ok...maybe i'll watch the first episode...ugh...i guess after i'm done with tonight's episode of my favorite guilty reality pleasure at the moment pussycat dolls present girlicious) popbytes over & out for tonight...xxoo!
on collaborating with justin timberlake "i really enjoy writing with justin...we had psychoanalytic sessions whenever we wrote songs first. we'd sit down and we'd start talking about situations. and then we'd start talking about issues or problems or relationships with people. that was the only way, because you know, writing together with somebody is very intimate...that was fun, because he's open and he's got talent. he's a songwriter. i haven't worked with a lot of songwriters where i'm instantly connected and start riffing and playing with the rhythm of the words. he's as interested in the rhythm of the words as the meaning of the words."
on saving her son david's life "he wouldn't have lived if i hadn't taken him. it's not even a possibility."
on bringing daughter lourdes with her to malawi "she spent several weeks working in the orphanages, particularly one with newborn children, and most of them were hiv-positive. she so came into her own and was so responsible and stayed for eight hours every day and worked tirelessly. i thought, why am i babying her so much? she's capable of so much more. we don't let kids do anything. we think, oh, they're kids - they can't take care of other kids; they can't do this; they can't do that. and after you go to africa, you drop all that silliness."
PHOTO CREDIT | STEVEN KLEIN FOR INTERVIEW MAGAZINE
good morning boys & girls! below i've got an excerpt of a new blog post from my darling courtney love which she posted to her myspace blog early this morning - she's talking madonna again - saying she didn't mean to slam madge a few weeks ago when on another blog post she said madonna is a great businesswoman, but come on, she is weak as an artist and we all know it...i like madge, but as a relevant musician, it’s a joke she’s singing from such a calculating, thought-out place all the time, it’s never from her gut or heart or intuition... in her usual rambling & messy writing style ms. love comes to the conclusion that she likes 'everyone' - i highly doubt that's true but at least she's trying to make nice - we don't need bad blood between the two ladies although i don't think we'll see them having lunch together anytime soon! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo!
id i slam madonna? well i didnt mean to, i havent spokent o her in.... oh years- i did need to speak to her recently- about a shared situation but got my information elsewhere- shes very - well i dunno we probably think about the same thing of each other- when we think of each other. we have some mutual friends - a few actually- and stylists and whatnot- so i dunno - im friends with her manager- and always takke waht he says very seriously= idon think i d go so far as to say that i SLAMMED madonna- i dont generally slam anyone these days slagging people is for kids- and id ont believe in evil toungue- evil eye nonsense- you get what you give and thast my core belief so if i said i personally did not find much value as a rock musician in the msuical OUVRE of madonnas WORKS , there isnt much to INSPIRE me as a MUSICIAN in ROCK MUSIC of the lower fidelity authentic ( i spose that what it could be called) sort - slickness doest interest me much at this point- and theres alot of slickness in the POP MUSIC OUVRE, or it would not sell- i think shes had some fine producers and i like...well ive never really listened to her music to be honest- shes a nice person we have a faded but complex relationship to one another - and with time children a marriage all sorts of things relax in a person so i dont know- i dont think i salmmed her i think ipraised her business acumen- and her ability to not screw up a good thing- im far m,ore self destructive quite obviously and shit....were not even in the same category of MUSIC- were just bnoth quite famous so ive been told........ in any case i like EVERYONE. read full blog post
