Billboard magazine has released a special double-issue celebrating the end of the 2000s decade, which includes a segment dedicated to Madonna's biggest achievement of the decade, the record-breaking success of the Sticky & Sweet Tour. She gets a lot of congratulations for the biggest solo tour of all time, including from her own manager Guy Oseary. Her 50 biggest hits on Billboard are also listed, Like A Virgin being in the pole position.
There's also an interview with the manager, Live Nation's Arthur Fogel and a Warner Bros. Recods Chairman/CEO, Tom Whalley. Arthur Fogel says the 2008-2009 tour was executed perfectly, the North American stadium shows drew criticism in advance but turned out to be huge successes, along with the 2009 shows in new markets. All her 前一个 tours this decade had talks about an extension, but it only managed to happen for Sticky & Sweet. He also "feels" that 麦当娜 could do (and probably will do) Australia, New Zealand, 日本 and Southeast Asia on the 下一个 tour. Beyond that, "it's a 问题 of time we have and what kind of 显示 she's thinking about."
Guy Oseary says the relationship with Live Nation is amazing, because they never put pressure on them and they are friends. Both men claim the long-term LN deal didn't have a direct impact on Sticky & Sweet, and all the synergies in merchandising, branding, licensing and recording are "the future, the 下一个 level. That's when we start incorporating our albums into things. We have yet to scratch the surface on what the future holds."
He also says they have no immediate ideas about the 下一个 step because "we got off tour not so long ago, we're taking a breath, then we're going to start meeting with people and hearing ideas. The only thing 麦当娜 and I have asked for is not to be limited, meaning, I want to hear everything and anything. We're open to anything. The goal is to reach as many people as possible, that's the prerequisite. We're aiming high."
Warner Chairman/CEO Tom Whalley claims 麦当娜 is the quintessential Warner Bros. artist, selling 200 million albums worldwide. He reveals Warner Bros. is indeed releasing the Sticky & Sweet Tour on DVD (no release 日期 给 though) and they are expecting it to do well because The Confessions Tour sold 更多 than 1 million copies worldwide. He calls the parting with 麦当娜 bittersweet but "We always wish her the best and we will continue to do things with her because we have her catalog. Over time, there will be plenty of things to collaborate on between Warner Bros. and Madonna, so we're not completely out of business with her. Any opportunity that comes up where we can work together we look 前锋, 期待 to."
There's also an interview with the manager, Live Nation's Arthur Fogel and a Warner Bros. Recods Chairman/CEO, Tom Whalley. Arthur Fogel says the 2008-2009 tour was executed perfectly, the North American stadium shows drew criticism in advance but turned out to be huge successes, along with the 2009 shows in new markets. All her 前一个 tours this decade had talks about an extension, but it only managed to happen for Sticky & Sweet. He also "feels" that 麦当娜 could do (and probably will do) Australia, New Zealand, 日本 and Southeast Asia on the 下一个 tour. Beyond that, "it's a 问题 of time we have and what kind of 显示 she's thinking about."
Guy Oseary says the relationship with Live Nation is amazing, because they never put pressure on them and they are friends. Both men claim the long-term LN deal didn't have a direct impact on Sticky & Sweet, and all the synergies in merchandising, branding, licensing and recording are "the future, the 下一个 level. That's when we start incorporating our albums into things. We have yet to scratch the surface on what the future holds."
He also says they have no immediate ideas about the 下一个 step because "we got off tour not so long ago, we're taking a breath, then we're going to start meeting with people and hearing ideas. The only thing 麦当娜 and I have asked for is not to be limited, meaning, I want to hear everything and anything. We're open to anything. The goal is to reach as many people as possible, that's the prerequisite. We're aiming high."
Warner Chairman/CEO Tom Whalley claims 麦当娜 is the quintessential Warner Bros. artist, selling 200 million albums worldwide. He reveals Warner Bros. is indeed releasing the Sticky & Sweet Tour on DVD (no release 日期 给 though) and they are expecting it to do well because The Confessions Tour sold 更多 than 1 million copies worldwide. He calls the parting with 麦当娜 bittersweet but "We always wish her the best and we will continue to do things with her because we have her catalog. Over time, there will be plenty of things to collaborate on between Warner Bros. and Madonna, so we're not completely out of business with her. Any opportunity that comes up where we can work together we look 前锋, 期待 to."
As we're nearing the end of the decade, a lot of best of lists are getting published these days. Latest is the 100 Best Songs of the Decade 由 Rolling Stone magazine, where 麦当娜 has two entries: the first two songs of the Celebration compilation, Hung Up at #76 and 音乐 at #66. For the latter, they even give a small write up:
Despite all the new pop starlets out there trying to jump her train, 麦当娜 definitely was not slackening the pace. When she dropped Music, she was older than Britney and Christina combined, yet she took them to school with vintage electro-boom, Eurodisco flourishes from French producer Mirwais, and her own inimitable sass.
Despite all the new pop starlets out there trying to jump her train, 麦当娜 definitely was not slackening the pace. When she dropped Music, she was older than Britney and Christina combined, yet she took them to school with vintage electro-boom, Eurodisco flourishes from French producer Mirwais, and her own inimitable sass.