Adah Isaacs Menken: The Original Naked Lady

February 7, 2012 By Michael and Barbara Foster 1 day ago

Before there were Marilyn Monroe, Jean Harlow and Betty Grable, there was Adah Isaacs Menken. The sultry Civil War-era stage actress captured hearts in America and Europe, and did it with very few clothes on

  

Madonna's Super Bowl Halftime Show Edges Out the Game

February 6, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 2 days ago

With the highest halftime viewership in Super Bowl history, Madonna's performance edges out the average for the Giants-Patriots faceoff

  

NBC Apologizes for M.I.A. Giving the Finger at Halftime (Updated)

February 5, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 3 days ago

NBC can't react fast enough to censor obscene gesture from British rocker M.I.A. during Madonna's halftime show at Super Bowl. Parents Television Council joins chorus decrying incident

  

M.I.A. Flips the Bird as Madonna Tries to Keep Super Bowl Halftime Show Clean (Update)

February 5, 2012 By Tim Molloy 3 days ago

M.I.A.'s guest appearance prompts an NBC apology

  

Madonna to Joe Francis: Nyah, Nyah, I Wasn't Performing 'Girls Gone Wild' at the Super Bowl Anyway!

February 3, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 5 days ago

"Girls Gone Wild" mogul's legal threat falls flat

  

Madonna Pre-Super Bowl Video Gets Some Cred From NFL, Nicki Minaj, M.I.A.

February 3, 2012 By Chris Willman 6 days ago

VIDEOS: Madonna hires her own celebrity cheerleaders in a ridiculous but infectious new video for "Give Me All Your Luvin'"

  

Golden Globes 2012: Meet the Winners (Slideshow)

January 15, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 3 weeks ago

Clooney, Streep, Spielberg, Claire Danes, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Williams and more show off their trophies

  

Golden Globes Parties 2012: The Bubbly Will Be Flowing

January 12, 2012 By Mikey Glazer 4 weeks ago

The revelry began with the Critics' Choice Awards After Party and continues throughout the weekend

  

Elton John, Mary J. Blige Challenge the Muppets in Oscar Song Race

December 19, 2011 By Steve Pond 7 weeks ago

A handful of big names will be competing for the Best Song Oscar, but watch out for those little felt figures

  

Madonna and Live Nation Strike $40M Deal With Interscope

December 15, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 8 weeks ago

Singer's next single scheduled for late-January release

  

Review: Madonna's 'W.E.' Should Have Been Called 'Whiny Wallis'

December 8, 2011 By Leah Rozen 9 weeks ago

A definite leap forward from 2008’s mangy “Filth and Wisdom,” it still suffers from a lead character that's a Debbie Downer

  

Madonna Working With Cirque du Soleil for Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show

December 5, 2011 By Kimberly Potts 9 weeks ago

And another song from her upcoming album leaks online

  

The Kabbalah Centre: How Crucial Was Madonna to Its Rise?

October 19, 2011 By Tim Molloy 16 weeks ago

Los Angeles Times series charts the rise of the organization -- and its tax issues

  

Madonna Celebrates Frivolous Frippery in 'W.E.,' and Toronto Shrugs

September 12, 2011 By Steve Pond 21 weeks ago

Forget about that outrage from Venice; in Toronto, Madonna's glittering claptrap didn't cause much of a fuss

  

Madonna's New Album Due in Spring 2012, Singer Reveals (Video)

September 4, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 22 weeks ago

Latest collection will be first since 2008's "Hard Candy"

  

Venice Fest: Roman Polanski Gets Mean, Keira Knightley Gets Hysterical

September 2, 2011 By Steve Pond 22 weeks ago

First three days of the fest feature a handful of respected movies, plus Madonna's fancy flop

  

Madonna's New 'W.E.' Film Ripped By Critics: 'Simpering Folly'

September 1, 2011 By Steve Pond 22 weeks ago

Madonna's take on the Wallis Simpson story is savaged by some critics, grudgingly tolerated by others

  

Watch Out, Oscar: Here Come the Film Festivals

August 30, 2011 By Steve Pond 23 weeks ago

Venice, Telluride and Toronto will spell glory or doom for awards contenders over the next three weeks

  

From Pee-wee to Gaga: the VMA's Water-Cooler Moments (Slideshow)

August 28, 2011 By Steve Pond 23 weeks ago

The VMAs are all about the who acts up, not who wins -- so here's a gallery of provocateurs and exhibitionists

  

Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Rihanna and Others Join Famine-Relief Effort for Somalia

August 9, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 26 weeks ago

Campaign will utilize Facebook and Twitter to draw attention to growing food crisis

  

George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Madonna Coming to Toronto Film Fest

July 26, 2011 By Steve Pond 28 weeks ago

Key fall festival will kick off with U2 documentary "From the Sky Down"

  

Weinstein Company Releasing Madonna's 'W.E.' on Dec. 9

June 29, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 32 weeks ago

The film will debut in New York and L.A., expanding to a wide release in January

  

Weinstein Company Acquires Madonna's Movie "W.E."

June 13, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 34 weeks ago

The romantic drama is Madonna's feature directorial debut

  

Brand Theft Gaga: Meteoric Fame, Done the Madonna Way -- Exactly

May 23, 2011 By Johnnie L. Roberts 37 weeks ago

Part 2 of 3-part series: How Lady Gaga cannily patterned her success on another blonde icon -- Madonna -- even while denying that she was

  

Lady Gaga's Madonna Fixation -- Inspiration or Outright Plagiarism? (Video)

May 23, 2011 By Brent Lang 37 weeks ago

From "Alejandro" to "Born This Way," some critics say the "Fame Monster" borrows a little too liberally from the "Material Girl"

  

Why Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way' May Save the Music Industry

May 22, 2011 By Johnnie L. Roberts 37 weeks ago

Lady Gaga's success may drive a new business model for the struggling music industry - the '360 deal' gives her record company a cut of everything she does | Part I of a three-part series

  

'Twilight' Literary Scout Case: Court Puts Lien on Maverick Assets (Updated)

April 25, 2011 By Brent Lang 41 weeks ago

Nanette Shipley says she was never paid for finding the hit vampire franchise and "Percy Jackson"

  

Warren Beatty Foils Tribune Co., Plans Another 'Dick Tracy'

March 25, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 45 weeks ago

A federal judge rules that the actor still owns rights to the crime-fighting character, paving the way for future projects

  

Elizabeth Taylor and the Birth of Modern Celebrity

March 23, 2011 By Brent Lang 46 weeks ago

Analysis: Before Kim Kardashian and Madonna, there was "Liz"

  

Literary Scout Sues Maverick; Wants to Be Paid for Finding 'Twilight'

February 18, 2011 By Brent Lang 50 weeks ago

Nanette Shipley says Madonna's former production company owes her money for finding the hit vampire romance and "Percy Jackson"

  

Is GaGa's 'Born This Way' as Good as Madonna's 'Express Yourself'? It's Better

February 15, 2011 By Mark Stone 51 weeks ago

As much as I dislike her attempts at getting publicity, it all boils down to the music -- and right now, like it or not, Gaga is the hottest thing out there

  

Gaga: Madonna Likes 'Express Yourself'-Influenced 'Born This Way' (video)

February 15, 2011 By Tim Molloy 51 weeks ago

Gaga tells Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show" that she has the blessing of "the queen"