Chart round-up: departed members
The top ten’s duller than a dead man’s cock this week»
Madonna News
Chart Round-up: Madonna journeys south
Spare a thought for Madonna's veteran flaps; they've been dislodged from the number one spot by Scooter this week»
A Week in Drowned in Sound: 09/05/08
Get gear, gear up - festival season's upon us, DrownedinSound flags fluttering against the sunset. We'll sponsor the sky soon, I swear it to you»
Madonna announces world tour
Madonna’s 50 and she’s still sexually active. And you know you want her. She knows. Come now, no need for embarrassment – she’s still hot! She’s still got it! Yeah. You want it. Blatantly»
Chart round-up: "Where do I stand for a corner kick?"
A Bank Holiday Monday it may be but that doesn’t mean the music industry grinds to a halt, oh no… Between peeks at the telly to check on the progress of Mike, Pele, Sly and their mates in Escape To Victory DiS here presents a very curt Chart round-up»
Chart round-up: grime, Madge, Chris de Burgh
With grime in the top five, seems the yoot are taking over... everywhere except the albums chart»
Chart round-up: ROFL creepers
In the singles chart it’s a week of stealthy creepers as opposed to feckless cock-floppers; Madonna ft Justin Timberlake the craftiest of them all up three places to the top spot with ‘4 Minutes’.»
Radio 1's Big Weekend: well, it is free
Radio 1 have announced the bands and acts who’ll be playing their big annual blowout, Madonna the most notable name in a shuffled pack of notable no-ones for Big Weekend 2008»
Chart round-up: weather-beaten crotch
A week’s a long time in the UK single charts. Songs can go up, songs can go down, songs can sometimes stay the same. It’s stirring stuff, and you need a guiding hand to lead you through it»
Jay-Z worth $30million more than Madonna
First Madonna ($120m), then U2 (undisclosed) and now Jay-Z - the rapper is expected to sign a 10-year-deal with Live Nation worth $150m»
U2 to make a shit-tonne of money
U2 have joined Madonna on the roster at concert promoters Live Nation, who’ve paid an undisclosed fee for the privilege of handling the Irish band’s merchandising, digital and branding rights»
Papa, don't take the tube, the Circle line's down and people keep throwing themselves under trains
Madonna has revealed the secret behind her frantically ballooning exoskeleton – the poverty of London’s transport system»
Chart round-up: bite-size Bank Holiday edition
You stop work, but the charts keep rolling. Yesterday's movers, shakers, fakers and crap, here»
Madonna promising "hip-hop underlining" on next LP
Pop's queen bee Madonna is expected to release something of a hip-hop record for her next long-play release according to reports»
Unfeasible compilation: Devendra Banhart, Ariel Pink, Giant Drag cover Madonna
The ‘West Coast indie jet-set’ have put together a record of Madonna covers to raise money for charity.»
'I will behead these whores': Britney and Madonna provoke ire of Islam
A Palestinian terror group have threatened to behead Madonna and Britney Spears, claiming they're spreading "satanic culture against Islam".»
Beautiful estranger: Madge sells record label
Madonna has sold her Maverick Records label, which has been home to acts such as The Prodigy, Deftones and Alanis Morissette.
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DiS in digest: weekend news round-up
It may be 4pm on a Monday afternoon, but after DiS sent writers strafing out to five festivals in the last couple of days, our thoughts are still very much with the weekend.»
Gogol think global: Madge collaboration at Live Earth
Madonna is set to embrace gypsy-punk chic with a performance alongside Gogol Bordello at Live Earth on Saturday.»
Popbitch: Lily goes Madonna-bashing
Britain's new princess of pop has taken the opportunity to slag off Madonna...»
MTV Europe Music Awards: winners in full
The veteran synth-rock trio took home the award for the Best Group category at the Justin Timberlake-hosted event in Copenhagen. Recently in the news for totally non-musical reasons sort Madonna was nominated in three categories - Best Pop Act, Best Female and Best Album - yet won nothing...»
YouTube signs commercial partnership with Warner Music
Popular video-sharing website YouTube (link) has signed a deal with Warner Music Group, allowing the site to show promo videos by Warners artists without breaking any copyright laws... »
Russian Madonna gig could result in deaths
Madonna - pictured looking a little younger - has been warned that a stadium she is to perform in is unsuitable for a large concert audience...»
Madonna could face legal action in Germany
Pop megastar Madonna could face legal action in Germany, as prosecutors in the country are to monitor her Confessions tour as it makes its way over their home turf...»
RHCPs lead the VMA way
Red Hot Chili Peppers' retarded funk-rock may have been forgotten by all but a few (million) idiots still wishing it was 1991 while watching Point Break on repeat, but their much-repeated formula has wowed those responsible for the MTV Video Music Awards nominations: the LA group are up for seven gongs...»
Keeping Madge's vadge clean... sorry, oh God sorry...
The Daily Mirror has reported that Madonna - about to play a few UK shows - demands a fresh toilet seat at every concert she plays. Hence that headline. For which we again apologise...»
News nuggets: a round up of stuff we couldn't be bothered fleshing into full articles
It's the freakin' World Cup, okay? We've other things on our mind than 'music'. That being the case, here's a run through of newsy bits 'n' pieces that we might've written more on if we weren't so STUPIDLY excited. Yes, even about Germany against Costa Rica... we've already sent someone to get us a seat in t'boozer...»
Madonna bombed at Coachella
(No no, we don't mean with explosives.)
Well, it's not really that surprising, is it? Better late than never, DiS has heard that Madonna was booed during her performance at the Coachella Valley Music Festival last weekend. Seems a bit unfair, doesn't it? She's hardly Daphne and Celeste...»
Madonna's Confessions set world record
Madonna's current album, Confessions On A Dance Floor, has set a new world record for chart topping...»
Brit Awards 2006 score worst-ever TV ratings
No, we didn't report who won what at this year's Brit Awards, and neither did we get all chest-puffed proud 'cause the Kaisers romped their way to three wee statues (well done guys, seriously), but this is mildly interesting: the television coverage for the Earls Court event scored the lowest-ever viewing figures in its history...»
Madonna tours. Where? Don't ask us...
Madonna is to tour this summer, according to MTV...»
Freeze! Madonna's 'Frozen' the product of plagiarism
Bad news for the current queen of the UK album and single charts: Madonna's 1998 hit 'Frozen' is the product of straight-up plagiarism according to courts in Belgium...»
Madonna returns to her Palace
Madonna will plug her new record, Confessions On A Dancefloor (pictured), with a one-off show at Camden's Koko...»
Goldfrapp: big trap
Alison Goldfrapp, currently at number nine in the singles chart with 'Number 1', has badmouthed Madonna, being the difficult target she is and all...»
Madonna's faith slips on the ...Dancefloor
Rarely seen without her funny red wristband she may be, but Madonna has angered an Israeli seminary director and custodian of the tomb of Rabbi Isaac Luria, the founder of Kabbalah no less...»
Madonna is Madonna, "take it or leave it"
Madonna producer Stuart Price (aka Jaques Lu Cont) has told Billboard that the closer on the singer's new album, Confessions On A Dancefloor, is the perfect way to end the record...»
Madonna Hung Up over new single
Madonna has announced that her new single will be entitled 'Hung Up'. It'll be the first track to be taken from upcoming album Confessions On A Dancefloor.»
Too busy to watch telly? Sunday's top videos revealed...
Channel 4's top 100 pop videos contains few surprises...»
Pop goss: Bedingfield: Tard. Madonna: Hard. Avril: Songwriter.
Chunky pop poppet, Daniel Bedingfield has narrowly avoided a second highway altercation.»
Madge and the Chilis take touring honours
Formerly young pop star, Madonna, has been revealed as the biggest touring cash cow of the year.»
Madonna gets the electric chair!
Madonna's got a new stage show. Great...»
Madonna Announces 'Re-Invention' Tour Dates
'Mrs Guy Ritchie' to tour North America with one date in the UK and one in France so far.»
Gimme Gimme Some Jacko Covers!
NOFX frontman Fat Mike is to cover a handful of Michael Jackson songs for his 'wacky' side project. Me First & The Gimme Gimmes are recording a 7" for Jade Tree Records with renditions of 'Ben' and 'I'll Be There', both originally recorded by the baby-dangling, King of Pop. »
Madonna Screwed Again
Attempts by Madonna's record company, Warner Bros, to frustrate fans trying to download her music have back-fired in the most spectacular fashion. Fans trying to obtain tracks from Mazza's newest album 'American Life' were frustrated by the record company, who flooded P2P services like Kazaa »
Fight! Reznor and Manson join the Club
Chuck Palahniuk, author of DIS favourite Fight Club, has announced that Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor keenly approached him to work on the soundtrack to the film adaptation of his second novel, Survivor. Natch. Speaking at a recent book signing, Palahniuk shed new»
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