Today in Madonna History

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Madonna, Britney & Christina Aguilera made pop history by kissing at the VMA's exactly 11 years ago today!

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#OnthisDay September 2, 1993, @Madonna opened the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards performing "Bye Bye Baby"

 

 

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#OnthisDay September 02, 1993 @Madonna - "Rain" Won 2 @MTV #VMAs as Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction.

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http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Madonna/2011+GUCCI+Award+Women+Cinema+68th+Venice/sAvy1C-Qwm6

#OnthisDay September 02, 2011 @Madonna Attends The 2011 GUCCI Awards for Women in Cinema 68th Venice Film Festival.

 

http://youtu.be/VIF6RV9xxKY

 

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#OnThisDay in 1986, Madonna receive her first MTV award,  the MTV's Vanguard Award just 3 years after her debut album! Since then, she has accumulated 20 MTV Video Music awards in total, making her the biggest MTV video music award winner of all time.

 

 

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• [*]Best Cinematography: 

"Beautiful Stranger" from 
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) [*]Video of the Year: "Ray of Light" (1998) [*]Best Choreography: "Ray of Light" (1998) [*]Best Direction in a Video: "Ray of Light" (1998) [*]Best Editing: "Ray of Light" (1998) [*]Best Female Video: "Ray of Light" (1998) [*]Best Special Effects: "Frozen" (1998) [*]Best Female Video: "Take a Bow" (1995) [*]Best Art Direction: "Rain" (1993) [*]Best Cinematography: "Rain" (1993) [*]Best Longform Video: "Immaculate Collection" (1991) [*]Best Cinematography: "Vogue" (1990) [*]Best Direction in a Video: "Vogue" (1990) [*]Best Editing: "Vogue" (1990) [*]Best Art Direction: "Express Yourself" (1989) [*]Best Cinematography: "Express Yourself" (1989) [*]Best Direction: "Express Yourself" (1989) [*]Viewer's Choice Award: "Like a Prayer" (1989) [*]Best Female Video: "Papa Don't Preach" (1987) [*]Video Vanguard Award (1986)

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Unbelievable she hasn't won more. Jeez. 

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#OnthisDay September 07, 1995 @Madonna Won The @MTV #VMAs 1995 as Best Female Video by "Take a Bow"

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On September 7 1990, Madonna was honored with the “Commitment To Life Award†and performed “Vogue†at the Commitment To Life IV benefit for AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

 

 

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The OTHER Vogue Marie Antoinette 

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that performance is kind of an urban legend :mama004:

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30 years ago, "Lucky Star" was originally released in the United Kingdom on September 8, 1983, by Sire Records, it was the fourth single from the album. The song also appears on her hits compilations The Immaculate Collection (1990) and Celebration (2009). "Lucky Star" was written by Madonna and produced by Reggie Lucas. However, during recording, Madonna was not impressed by Lucas' version. She called her then boyfriend John "Jellybean" Benitez to remix the track according to her ideas. "Lucky Star" is a medium-paced dance track and combines the heavy beats of a drum with the sounds of a guitar played in a high riff. The lyrics juxtapose the male body with the heavenly stars in the sky.

 

Both contemporary and modern critics praised the song, heralding it as the introduction to upbeat dance music. "Lucky Star" became Madonna's first top-five hit on the Billboard Hot 100, when it reached the peak position of four, becoming the second single in her record-breaking string of 16 consecutive top-ten hits. It had already become Madonna's first number-one song on the Billboard dance charts, when it peaked the chart alongside the previously released single "Holiday".

 

The music video portrayed Madonna dancing in front of a white background, accompanied by her dancers. After the video was released, Madonna's style and mannerisms became a fashion trend among the younger generation. Scholars noted that in the video, Madonna portrayed herself as narcissistic and an ambiguous character. 

 

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#OnthisDay September 09, 1999 was a very special day for Madonna.

She won Best Video from a Film for Beautiful Stranger.

MTV staged a Drag Queens tribute for the most-nominated artist in VMA history

She and Paul McCartney presented The Video Of The Year

 

 

 

 

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I loved that tribute, shame MTV couldn't give less of a fuck about her anymore...

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#OnThisDay in 2001, Madonna cancelled a show in her "Drowned World Tour" due terrorist airplane attacks on WTC

 

On September 11 2001, Madonna postponed a scheduled “Drowned World Tour†concert at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California due to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, and the Pentagon in Washington, DC. The concert was re-scheduled for September 15.

“Violence begets violence,†Madonna told the Staples Center crowd of nearly 20,000 fans on September 14th, “and I don’t know about you, but I want to live a long and happy life. I want my kids to live a long and happy life.â€

“What happened was horrible, but I’d like to think of it as a wake-up call. There’s terrorism every day all over the world.â€

“Last night, we had a minute of prayer for everybody who died on Tuesday,†said the singer, who had traded her Scottish kilt for a skirt made from an American flag for her first costume of the evening. “Tonight I’d like to say a prayer for peace.†The crowd obliged her request for a moment of silence, but fans soon began chanting “U-S-A†as many waved American flags frantically.

Relenting, Madonna said, “OK, USA. But start looking at the whole world. I said it last night and I’ll say it again: If you want to change the world, change yourself.â€

Madonna pledged that proceeds from her final shows would go to relief funds for victims of the attacks and their families.

 

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Today in Madonna History: September 12, 2011: On September 12 2011, Madonna released a video in response to the controversy surrounding her dislike for hydrangeas.

 

On September 1, Madonna attended a press conference for her directorial debut W.E. at the 2011 Venice Film Festival. Just prior to the beginning of the conference, Madonna was handed a hydrangea by a fan. Although she accepted the flowers with a smile and told the fan “thank you,†she immediately turned to her costar, and with a hot mic, said, â€œI absolutely loathe hydrangeas. He obviously doesn’t know that.†Madonna’s dubious remark quickly became a subject of controversy in celebrity news, leading to much online gossips and commentaries criticizing her fuss over flowers.

 

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Did Madonna actually say "he ovbiously doesn't know that"? I always thought that was Andrea Riseborough in response to her. Might be wrong idk

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#OnthisDay September 12, 2011 @Madonna premiered W.E. at The 2011 Toronto Film Festival.

 

 

http://youtu.be/nxXi7fzJRfs

 

 

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http://onthecoverofamagazine.blogspot.com/2014/07/an-japan-september-13-1991-elleseine.html

#OnthisDay @Madonna appears on the Cover of "An An Japan Magazine" September 13, 1991 Photographed by Steven Meisel.

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On this day in 2004, Madonna ended her "Re-Invention World Tour" in Portugal.

 

Billboard Boxscore published that the Re-Invention Tour had sold 55 out of the 56 shows and grossed US $125 million ($156.07 million in 2014 dollars. At the 2004 Billboard Touring Awards, Re-Invention Tour received the Top Tour award during the Backstage Pass Conference at New York City's Roosevelt Hotel on November 9, 2004.

 

The show was expected to broadcast on CBS. It was taped on the final night in Lisbon. CBS reportedly offered to pay $10 million to broadcast the concert as a two-hour special but it did not happen. Although no official DVD has been released as of February 2010, the full Lisbon concert video leaked online and is available for download and many bootleg DVDs exist for sale.

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Epic moment, 30 years ago today on September 14th of 1984, Madonna performed for the very first time, "Like a Virgin" on the VMA

 

Through the Years: Madonna's "Like a Virgin" at 30 

http://www.slantmagazine.com/house/2014/11/through-the-years-madonnas-like-a-virgin-at-30

...Madonna infamously unveiled "Like a Virgin" to the world 30 years ago this Sunday, at the inaugural MTV Video Music Awards. To commemorate this milestone, we're taking a look back at three decades of a song Madonna has mercifully, perpetually made shiny and new by sheer force of will and ingenuity.

 

http://youtu.be/SXPMLTmpPpY

 

 

 

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#OnThisDay September 16, 2000 "Music" peaks #1 on the @billboard Hot100 peaks #1 in 25 countries Worldwide

 

http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6251477/this-week-in-billboard-chart-history-madonnas-music-tops-hot-100

Sept. 16, 2000
Madonna scores her first Billboard Hot 100 since 1995 (and her 12th and most recent leader), as "Music" shimmies to the summit.

 

 

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Today is #Music(album) Day! It was released on Sep 18,2000: Music makes the Mads of Madonna come together...

 

Upon its release, the album received universal acclaim from music critics, who praised Madonna's collaboration with Mirwais Ahmadzaï, as well as the album's musical creativity, however criticizing William Orbit produced songs, despite calling them catchy. It was nominated for a total of five Grammys at the 2001 Grammy Awards, eventually winning one.Music debuted at number one in over 23 countries around the world, and was Madonna's first album to reach the top of the Billboard 200 in 11 years since Like a Prayer (1989). It was certified three times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and five times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).

 

Three singles were released from the album; title track, "Don't Tell Me" and "What It Feels Like for a Girl". All of them reached the top forty on the Billboard Hot 100, with the title track, peaking at number one. "Impressive Instant" was released as promotional single, peaking at number one on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. The album also has been included in many critic lists and polls, including Rolling Stone magazine's "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Alongside Ray of Light, Music was promoted by the Drowned World Tour, which was critically acclaimed and commercially successful, grossing around US$75 million, making it the fourth highest-grossing tour of 2001, while it received the Major Tour of the Year and Most Creative Stage Production awards nominations at the 2001 Pollstarawards. To date, the album has sold 15 million copies worldwide.

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Today is #Celebration(album) Day! It was released on Sep18, 2009.

 

The compilation was released in many different formats including a one-disc edition and a deluxe double disc. A compilation DVD, entitled Celebration: The Video Collection, was released to accompany the audio versions. The album includes three new tracks, the title track which is included on all versions, "Revolver" which is included on the deluxe editions and "It's So Cool" which is included as a bonus track on some of the iTunes deluxe digital versions. A fourth track, "Broken" was recorded for the album but not used, eventually it was released in 2012 as a limited edition promotional vinyl single for fanclub members.

 

Celebration was appreciated by contemporary critics who noted the vastness of Madonna's back-catalogue. The album debuted at the top of the charts in Belgium, Canada, Ireland, Italy, Mexico and the United Kingdom. Madonna became tied with Elvis Presley as the solo artist with the most number-one albums in the United Kingdom. In the United States, it debuted at number seven in the Billboard 200; in other nations, it also debuted within the top ten, peaking in the top three in most of them. The title track was released as the first single of the album. It became Madonna's fortieth number-one song on Billboard's dance chart. "Revolver" was released as the second single from the album in some territories, but did not achieve significant commercial success.

 

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To tell you the truth I've never liked the cover for the collection, she looks bald, but I've gotten used to it.