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Madonna hits the #5 spot in a list of the 100 most successful recording artists of all time. The list, published by the Guinness British Hit Singles and Albums book, ranks artists according to how many weeks they have spent in the UK singles and albums charts. Madonna is also the only female act to make it into the top ten with a score of 1,653 weeks, right behind Elvis Presley, Cliff Richard, The Beatles and Queen.

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Harry Smith will interview Madonna on The Early Show on CBS about the Adventures of Abdi, what the experience is like for her to write children's book, how her faith has changed her, her daily life, and what it is like to be Madonna....on stage!

Part 1 of the interview will air on Monday 12/20 at 7:39AM, and Part 2 will air Tuesday 12/21 at 7:39AM.

Please double check with your local listings.

A shot of Madonna and her dancers/singers are on the cover of Billboard this week.

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We have been quiet on this topic, but for the record, we can  now officially confirm that the Madonna has agreed to appear in Versace's 2005 Spring / summer  print campaign.  Mario  Testino, who also took the  pictures when the Madonna appeared in ads for  Versace in 1995, shot Madonna just outside of London on November  25th.

Stay tuned to Madonna.com for pictures from this shoot and scans  of the adds this  Spring.

Happy Holidays from Madonna.com!

Madonna's blockbuster Re - Invention tour took all of the drama  out of the top tour of the year race, ringing up a year's best 125 million in  total box office gross by the time it wrapped in September. According to  Billboard Boxscore, Madonna sold out 55 of 56 performances worldwide.  

"My Re - Invention tour was by far the most creatively satisfying  experience I have ever had," Madonna tells Billboard. "I was able to put  everything I love into one entertaining event: film, music and dance." The  tour was produced worldwide by Clear Channel Entertainment.

2005 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees annoucement:
CEREMONY WILL BE HELD MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2005 IN NEW YORK

New York, New York, December 13, 2004 - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation today announced its 2005 Inductees. The announcement was made by Executive Director Suzan Evans.

The following artists will be inducted at the Twentieth Annual Induction Ceremony, which will be held Monday, March 14th in New York at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel:

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Seymour Stein - The Chairman of Sire Records, Stein co - founded the label in 1966, and has been one of the most successful and influential executives in the music business. His ability to discover new talent led to signings of many groundbreaking artists such as The Ramones, Madonna, The Pretenders, Talking Heads, Seal, Depeche Mode, Ice - T, The Cure, The Smiths, kd Lang and Barenaked Ladies. The label is still going strong after nearly 40 years and still innovative with recent singings including The Von Bondies, HIM, Regina Spektor, The Fags and The Veronicas.

other inductees this year: U2, the O'Jays, the Pretenders, Buddy Guy,
Percy Sledge, Frank Barsalona,

"Me Against The Music"  (the Britney Spears' song that featured Madonna) was bestowed with the Hot  Dance Sales Single Of The Year award at the Billboard Music Awards ceremony  at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on December 7th.

The corset made by french designer Christian Lacroix and that Madonna wore during the American leg of her Re - Invention Tour will be one of the designer's creations to be exposed in Paris this month. Lacroix, who is also behind the lilac variation of the corset used during the European dates of her tour, is about to inaugurate the "Villa du Marais", a hotel made of 17 rooms showcasing some of his most impressive creations to date.
 
Villa du Marais
Rue de Poitou
75003 PARIS

The Proud Camden gallery in London has just opened a stunning new Rock 'N Roll photographic exhibition that features Madonna as a musical Icon.

The exhibition engaged the help of Q Magazine readers and 02 mobile customers to vote on the 100 most influential rock stars that would ultimately be featured. John Lennon was voted the number one music Icon, followed by Kurt Cobain, Keith Richards, David Bowie, Elvis Presly and Madonna.

Legendary music photographers Gered Mankovitz, Ross Halfin, and Mick Rock used their first hand experience to choose the images that would showcase the rock stars as they evolved into Icons.

The exhibition is open for public viewing from December 3, 2004 and until January 28, 2005. For more information visit www.proud.co.uk

Madonna is the number one Most Popular Female Celebrity searched on Google this month! Check out Googles's Zeitgeist for the complete results

http://www.google.com/press/zeitgeist.html

"For both breaking news and obscure information alike, people around the world search on Google at www.google.com. With a bit of analysis, this flurry of searches often exposes interesting trends, patterns, and surprises."

Today, Dec 1, is the international day of action on HIV and AIDS. World AIDS Day is about reminding us all that HIV is an issue for everyone. Thousands of new cases of HIV are still being diagnosed each year in the UK alone and the only way we can stop it spreading is by creating a more AIDS Aware society in which everyone takes action.

You can read more about World AIDS day at http://www.worldaidsday.org/default.asp

Madonna.com can confirm that Madonna is back in the studio today to record new music. Can't say what it  is for just yet, but stay tuned to Madonna.com for more info.

Rolling Stone magazine have just launched their annual Reader's Poll of the year.
You can vote for Madonna in the following categories, Best Female Performer, Best Tour, Best Dressed and you can even add Madonna's name to the Artist Of The Year category.

So what are you waiting for? Get voting here!

Pusher Media has published on their website the Re - Invention video backdrop for Vogue - the video features footage on all four screens featured on the stage and also some footage of a dress rehearsal of the Vogue performance on 10 May 2004.

Miss Jones VFX adds Madonna to it's list of celebrity divas who demand - and get - the best in concert visuals. The 'Reinvention 2004' tour featured work by PUSHER director Stefan Smith and 3D elements from Joe Kosinski of KDLAB.