Madonna and Britney Spears will not be doing the long talked about collaboration due to scheduling conflicts said Caresse Henry, Madonna's manager.

Guy Ritchie's latest directorial effort, Snatch, starring Brad Pitt, Benicio del Toro and Dennis Farina opens in theaters today.

The pre-buzz is pretty darn good, so go check it out.

Click here for more info from Sony's official movie website.

The good folks at Disney are planning a unique interactive engagement that's being billed as the Evita Sing-a-Long exclusively at their flagship theater, The El Capitan, at 6838 Hollywood Boulevard, in Hollywood. The gala premiere is set for Thursday, January 25th at 7 pm complete with the red carpet rolled out for invited celebs, Argentinian dancers, and the whole nine yards. Then beginning Friday, January 26th, and every Friday and Saturday night through February 24th, the Evita Sing-a-Long will take place at the El Cap at 10:00 pm. Fans are encouraged to become part of the movie by singing along as the words to the songs appear on the big screen. You can have even more fun by coming dressed up as your favorite character from the movie. Tickets are available at the El Cap box office, or you can purchase individual tickets in advance by calling 1-800-DISNEY6 or 1-818-845-3110 for group rate tickets of 20 or more. What a great way to stay outta trouble on the weekend and have a whole lot of fun to boot! See ya there!! Click here to see the invite.

This week's issue of Billboard has Madonna's Music album, after 16 weeks on the Billboard 200 Album Chart, climbing 9 spots to #28. And after 7 weeks, her don't Tell Me single climbs to #19 on the Hot 100 Singles Chart, and all the way to #1 on their Dance Music/Club Play Chart!

The tentative commercial release date for the various don't Tell Me singles and maxi-singles is set for January 16th. Also, be sure to check out the QuickTime don't Tell Me video clip (if you don't have QuickTime installed on your computer, click here for a free download).

Madonna graces the cover of the February issue of Elle magazine. There's a splendid interview along with some stunning photos by Gilles Bensimon. Be sure to keep an eye out at your local newsstand!

Regarding the much-ballyhooed rumors of a Madonna/Britney Spears duet, here's what Liz 'The Validator" Rosenberg has to say about all the speculation: "It's nowhere near being a reality. it's one of the many things Madonna is thinking about in the future."

Well, there you have it for now. As an FYI, though, one can tell just from reading the various interviews and articles of late from both Madonna and Britney, it's quite apparent that they do subscribe to a mutual admiration society.

ICON 36 is proceeding full steam ahead. As usual, We've got all the great inside scoop directly from Madonna and the Validator themselves, along with some incredibly awesome Jean-Baptiste Mondino shots to grace the cover and centerfold.

There's also a great behind-the-scenes feature article in the works covering both Madonna's Roseland and Brixton performances by the lovely and oh-so-talented Donna DeLory. Donna not only kept a personal diary of all of the backstage escapades, but she also anointed herself roving ICON reporter at large and captured some amazingly candid interviews with many of the dancers and behind-the-scenes characters who helped to make these shows such great successes.

Ever wish you were a fly on the wall at one of Madonna's gigs? Well, my friends, Donna's work promises to deliver the next best thing! Oh and dig this, We've also got the Validator turning the tables in this issue - instead of being the interrogatee she becomes the interrogator and provides a wonderfully revealing Q&A feature with Madonna's personal manager - the lovely and ever-so-capable Caresse Henry.

So, you see there really is a lot to look forward to in the new issue, and in the meantime we'll do our best to keep you up-to-date here, so be sure to check back often.

We can confirm at this time that Madonna is in fact planning to perform at the Grammy Awards on February 21st. Stay tuned for further details as they become finalized.

Madonna graces the cover of the January issue of InStyle magazine. Inside includes some beautiful photos by Regan Cameron and a great interview/article by Tim Allis.