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MADONNA SPECIAL ON FUSE

TV channel Fuse will broadcast a Madonna special, including an exclusive interview with the one and only Queen of Pop, on May 3rd. In her first ever Fuse appearance, Madonna will discuss her new Hard Candy album as well as her '4 Minutes' single.

The interview will premiere on May 3rd at 10pm and will be part of a Madonna special, which includes the following programs: 7:30pm: Madonna- Truth or Dare. 10pm: Madonna- Hard Candy. 10:30pm: Videos That Rocked The World: Madonna: Like a Prayer Check your local listings for encores to be aired throughout the month of May.
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WRITE A MADONNA POEM AND WIN TICKETS TO HER NEW YORK SHOW

VH1 has just launched a contest allowing to win tickets to Madonna's New York show, which will take place at the Roseland Ballroom on April 30. To enter this contest, just visit VH1's devoted page and submit a four - line poem about Madonna. It can rhyme, not rhyme, be about her fashion sense, be about a song, or be about a particular era of her storied career. Click here for more info and/or to enter.
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4 MINUTES ON MTV'S TRL

Madonna's "4 Minutes" video has been added to MTV TRL's webpage.

If you want "4 Minutes" to enter TRL's Top 10, just click here to access the page and vote.

TRL airs weekdays at 1:00 p.m. ET/PT.
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OWN MADONNA'S GLOBE

Now you can have the whole world in your hands!

Vanityfair.com, on behalf of Madonna's designated charity, Raising Malawi, has arranged to auction off the autographed globe from the singer's May 2008 Vanity Fair cover shoot. The package also includes two tickets to a very special Madonna performance in New York City at the end of April, and much more.

The auction begins on April 8th at 7pm (EST) and runs until April 18, 2008.

A mid - century fashion - magazine cover inspired V.F. editor Graydon Carter to have Madonna pose with a globe, and the singer immediately embraced the idea. Michael Roberts, the magazine's fashion and style director, then commissioned London - based set designer Robbie Doig to build the giant orb. Constructed of plaster and marble dust with a recyclable polystyrene core, it took 10 days to complete. With a four - foot diameter and weighing in at about 80 pounds, the globe was suspended from the ceiling of Los Angeles's Smashbox Studios for the photo shoot, on February 21, 2008. Madonna maneuvered herself around the world's circumference while photographer Steven Meisel captured the superstar from all angles. When the shoot came to an end, Madonna signed the globe - making a point to draw a heart over Africa.

The package includes:
- the autographed globe from Madonna's performance May 2008 Vanity Fair cover shoot;
- two tickets to a very special Madonna performance in New York at the end of April;
- accommodation for two nights at N.Y.C.'s Bowery Hotel;
- dinner at Gemma - one of Manhattan's hottest restaurants;
- round - trip airfare for you and a guest (from select cities) to N.Y.C., provided by Virgin America.

For more information, please visit: www.vanityfair.com
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MADONNA - '4 MINUTE' FEVER SPREADS ACROSS THE WORLD - VICTIMS CAN'T STOP DANCING

New Video Makes Exclusive World Premiere on iTunes April 3rd Song to Be Featured in Warner Bros. - Village Roadshow Pictures Film 'Get Smart' Single Exploding at Radio and Digital Sales International Response Huge

NEW YORK, NY, April 3, 2008 - "4 Minutes", the pulsating and hypnotic debut single from Madonna's 11th studio album for Warner Bros. Records "HARD CANDY" is off to a roaring start with explosive exposure in a wide range of mediums.

The breathtaking new video for "4 Minutes" featuring a propulsive performance by Madonna along with appearances by the song's co - writers and co - producers Timbaland and Justin Timberlake will make its world premiere and be available for sale exclusively on iTunes for 48 hours beginning April 3rd. The video was filmed in London in February and directed by French wunderkinds, Jonas and Francois (Justice and Kanye West). The single, "4 Minutes" is currently #1 on iTunes.

The upcoming Warner Bros. - Village Roadshow Pictures action comedy "Get Smart," is on board to include "4 Minutes" in the film. In theatres nationwide on June 20th, "Get Smart" stars Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway as secrent CONTROL operatives Maxwell Smart and Agent 99 on a mission to thwart a plan for world domination by the evil crime syndicate KAOS. The film also stars Dwayne Johnson as superstar CONTROL Agent 23, Alan Arkin as the Chief, Terence Stamp as notorious KAOS king pin Siegfried and James Caan as the president of the United States.

On the international front, "4 Minutes" is already Top 3 across Europe in airplay and Top 10 around the world. Already playing in heavy rotation on radio stations across the US, the single in Canada is the fastest selling song in the history of the Canadian music charts. The song can also be heard as part of Sunsilk's multi - million dollar ad campaign.

"Hard Candy" will have a global release on April 28th and a US release on April 29th and is a brilliant up - tempo collection of 12 songs in which Madonna remains ensconced in club mode but adds an urban hip hop beat. "4 Minutes" is Madonna's 26th Top 40 chart hit in the US. Her previous album "Confessions On A Dance Floor" debuted at No. 1 in 30 countries and sold over 8 million copies.

Madonna, a multi - Grammy - award - winning singer, songwriter, producer, cultural icon, world renowned stage performer, video visionary, children's book author, director and documentary film maker has sold 200 million albums in the course of her unprecedented two decade plus career and has just been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

When asked about the "4 Minute Fever Phenomenon," Madonna commented, "Goody goody gum drops."


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MADONNA TO JOIN SHARON STONE AND HARVEY WEINSTEIN AT ANNUAL AMFAR FUNDRAISING GALA IN CANNES

New York, NY, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Madonna, Sharon Stone, Harvey Weinstein, Michelle Yeoh, Michel Litvak, Carine Roitfeld, Caroline Gruosi - Scheufele, and amfAR Chairman of the Board Kenneth Cole will serve as chairs of amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS, to be held on May 22 during the 61st annual Cannes International Film Festival. The evening will be presented by Bold Films, Chopard, and the Weinstein Company.

The annual star - studded event, which will benefit amfAR, will take place at Le Moulin de Mougins and will feature a formal dinner, along with amfAR's world - renowned live auction and a special performance by Seal. In addition, this year's event will feature a short clip of I Am Because We Are, the Madonna - produced and - narrated documentary about children orphaned by AIDS in Malawi.

The full screening of I Am Because We Are is scheduled to take place the evening before, May 21, in Cannes and will be associated with amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS event. Madonna's long history with amfAR began in 1992, when she received the Foundation's Award of Courage.

Harvey Weinstein and Sharon Stone, tireless advocates for AIDS research and amfAR, will conduct the highly anticipated live auction with the assistance of several of the event chairs and other celebrities who will be present. In Past years, the auction has seen legendary impromptu performances by Sir Elton John, Robin Williams, Natalie Cole, Liza Minnelli, Sheryl Crow, Ringo Starr, Macy Gray, Milla Jovovich, and Lionel Ritchie. Last year's live auction raised million, bringing the evening's fundraising total to million.

amfAR's annual Cinema Against AIDS gala has been an important and successful fundraising event for the Foundation since 1993, generating more than million for essential AIDS research. Past events have been hosted by Dame Elizabeth Taylor, Sharon Stone, Demi Moore, and Sir Elton John.

Like the epidemic itself, AIDS research knows no borders. amfAR's programs have had a global reach since 1986, when the Foundation began awarding international grants. Today, amfAR continues to fund HIV/AIDS researchers worldwide and works to translate that research into effective treatment, prevention, and education programs around the globe.