Two of pop music's longest-reigning performers have finally recorded together, and their joint single "Love Sensation" has already hit No. 1 in the United States, a calculated pairing that one marketing expert calls "a publicity stunt to get the algorithms up." Kylie Minogue, 58, made a surprise appearance during Madonna's Club Confessions concert at WorldPride […] The post Kylie Minogue and Madonna join forces on "Love Sensation" — a savvy duet decades in the making appeared first on American Almanac .
Two of pop music's longest-reigning performers have finally recorded together, and their joint single "Love Sensation" has already hit No. 1 in the United States, a calculated pairing that one marketing expert calls "a publicity stunt to get the algorithms up." Kylie Minogue, 58, made a surprise appearance during Madonna's Club Confessions concert at WorldPride Amsterdam last month to debut the duet live. The two walked out in matching skimpy purple outfits with long blonde hair, looking so alike that casual observers could have mistaken one for the other. The track, a remix from Madonna's latest album Confessions II, has since climbed to No. 8 on the UK charts and topped the American chart, The Sun reported . Between them, the two women…Open
Madonna grabbed more 2026 MTV Video Music Awards nominations than any other artist, 11 in all, returning to the top of a ceremony that once made her famous, while country star Morgan Wallen landed just one nod despite owning the year's best-selling album. MTV announced the full slate of nominees Tuesday morning across 19 categories, […] The post Madonna tops 2026 VMA nominations with 11 nods, leading Taylor Swift and a pop-heavy field appeared first on American Almanac .
Madonna grabbed more 2026 MTV Video Music Awards nominations than any other artist, 11 in all, returning to the top of a ceremony that once made her famous, while country star Morgan Wallen landed just one nod despite owning the year's best-selling album. MTV announced the full slate of nominees Tuesday morning across 19 categories, with the September 27 ceremony set to air live from the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles on CBS, MTV, and Paramount+. The two-hour broadcast, scheduled for 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Eastern, marks the first time the VMAs have landed on the West Coast in nine years, the last Los Angeles edition was the 2017 show hosted by Katy Perry at the venue then known as the Forum. Madonna's haul spans nearly every corner of the…Open
Madonna's 20-year-old daughter Mercy James has been working behind the scenes at Andy Cohen's late-night Bravo show for roughly a year, a low-key gig her famous mother's longtime friend just let slip. Rosie O'Donnell revealed the job in a recent interview with People magazine, describing how she walked into the Watch What Happens Live studio […] The post Madonna's daughter Mercy James quietly spent a year working behind the scenes at Bravo appeared first on American Almanac .
Madonna's 20-year-old daughter Mercy James has been working behind the scenes at Andy Cohen's late-night Bravo show for roughly a year, a low-key gig her famous mother's longtime friend just let slip. Rosie O'Donnell revealed the job in a recent interview with People magazine, describing how she walked into the Watch What Happens Live studio and didn't even recognize the young woman Cohen pointed out to her. It was Mercy James, Madonna's daughter adopted from Malawi in 2009, now quietly earning her keep on one of cable television's most recognizable talk shows. The detail matters less for the celebrity gossip than for what it says about how the 67-year-old pop icon raised her six children. In an era when famous offspring routinely parlay…Open
Advances in A.I. are making it possible to create all kinds of music from scratch, but they also raise questions about what is legal and who will actually listen.
From Richard Gere to Cher to Madonna, some of the biggest names in entertainment are in relationships with partners thirty or forty years their junior, and a new film is putting the trend back in the spotlight. Gere, 76, stars in the upcoming film Asymmetry, where he plays a character romantically involved with a 28-year-old […] The post Hollywood's age-gap couples span decades — and the list keeps growing appeared first on American Almanac .
From Richard Gere to Cher to Madonna, some of the biggest names in entertainment are in relationships with partners thirty or forty years their junior, and a new film is putting the trend back in the spotlight. Gere, 76, stars in the upcoming film Asymmetry, where he plays a character romantically involved with a 28-year-old co-star, a gap of more than four decades on screen. Off screen, the divide is not much smaller. Gere's wife, publicist Alejandra Silva, is 43, making him 33 years her senior. The film has drawn fresh attention to a pattern that runs deep through Hollywood's A-list. The Sun profiled nine celebrity couples whose age gaps range from 18 years to 43, and the details say more about the industry's culture than any press…Open
FIFA's first-ever World Cup Final halftime show drew immediate backlash from fans who accused Madonna and Shakira of performing to pre-recorded audio, raising questions about whether the global spectacle delivered anything close to a live experience. The 67-year-old pop icon opened the show at MetLife Stadium outside New York with her 2000 hit "Music," flanked […] The post Fans accuse Madonna and Shakira of lip-syncing during World Cup Final halftime show appeared first on American Almanac .
FIFA's first-ever World Cup Final halftime show drew immediate backlash from fans who accused Madonna and Shakira of performing to pre-recorded audio, raising questions about whether the global spectacle delivered anything close to a live experience. The 67-year-old pop icon opened the show at MetLife Stadium outside New York with her 2000 hit "Music," flanked by Brazilian soccer legends Ronaldo and Ronaldinho. Shakira, Justin Bieber, BTS, and Nigerian star Burna Boy each followed with roughly two-minute sets of their own hits. Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel led an orchestra that included musicians from the New York Philharmonic and Venezuela's Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra. The Muppets made an appearance. Jason Sudeikis showed…Open
With President Trump in attendance, an all-superstar lineup that included Madonna, BTS, Justin Bieber and Burna Boy felt a little more political than it might have otherwise.
On “Confessions II,” a successor to her hit 2005 album “Confessions on a Dance Floor,” the pop superstar gives new energy to her origin story and shines light on the troubles she’s danced away.