Live Nation gagne huit Billboard Touring Awards.

Official Press Release - Communiqué Officel de Presse

Press Release
Source: Live Nation
On 8:10 pm EST, Friday November 6, 2009    
Companies:Live Nation, Inc.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Live Nation (NYSE: LYV - News), the world's largest live music company, and its partners took home eight awards last night at the 2009 Billboard Touring Awards in New York City.

•Top Promoter - Live Nation
•Top Tour - Madonna's "Sticky & Sweet" tour
•Top Draw - Madonna's "Sticky & Sweet" tour
•Top Boxscore - U2 at Croke Park, Dublin
•Top Amphitheatre - Comcast Center in Mansfield, MA
•Breakthrough - Il Divo
•Top Independent Promoter (International) - Time For Fun, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Exclusive Partner to Live Nation)
•Eventful Fans' Choice Award - The Jonas Brothers

"With a concert platform operating in more than 30 countries around the world, Live Nation is uniquely positioned to produce worldwide tours by the most iconic live performers in our business and develop newer artists as they take the global stage," said Michael Rapino. "With Madonna and U2 on the road, as well as newer touring artists like Il Divo and Jonas Brothers, 2009 has been an extraordinary year for Live Nation and the thousands of dedicated employees who help to make our events so successful for artists and fans alike."

ABOUT LIVE NATION:
Live Nation's mission is to maximize the live concert experience. Our core business is producing, marketing and selling live concerts for artists via our global concert pipe. Live Nation is the largest producer of live concerts in the world, annually producing over 22,000 concerts for 1,600 artists in 33 countries. During 2008, the company sold over 50 million concert tickets and drove over 70 million unique visitors to LiveNation.com. Live Nation is transforming the concert business by expanding its concert platform into ticketing and building the industry's first artist-to-fan vertically integrated concert platform. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, trading under the symbol LYV. For additional information about the company, please visit www.livenation.com/investors.

Source: Yahoo! Finance.

Madonna, U2, AC/DC en tête des Finalistes des Billboard Touring Awards.

by Ray Waddell | October 15, 2009 4:15 EDT

Madonna, U2 and AC/DC are among the finalists for the 2009 Billboard Touring Awards, which will be handed out at a special reception in New York on Nov. 5. The awards are based on global box office numbers reported to Billboard Boxscore from Oct. 1, 2008, through Sept. 30, 2009.
The finalists for the Top Tour and Top Draw awards, which acknowledge the top grossing and ticket selling tours, respectively, are the same three global treks: U2's 360 tour, Madonna's Sticky & Sweet tour, and AC/DC's Black Ice tour.
The Top Package award goes to the top-grossing tour with three or more artists on the bill. Finalists include five-time winner Kenny Chesney for his Sun City Carnival tour with Miranda Lambert, Lady Antebellum, Sugarland and Montgomery Gentry on the bill; the Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009 with Jordin Sparks, Honor Society and Wonder Girls; and Nickelback for their Dark Horse tour, with Hinder, Papa Roach, and Saving Abel on board.
The Breakthrough Award goes to the top-grossing artist in their first decade as a national headlining act. Four artists enjoyed remarkable touring breakthroughs this year: Lil Wayne, Taylor Swift, Kings Of Leon, and Il Divo. Dane Cook, Robin Williams, and French & Saunders are finalists for the Top Comedy Tour.
Finalists for the Top Boxscore award, which goes to the top-grossing single engagement for the time period, are U2 at Croke Park in Dublin, U2 at Stade de France in Paris, and the Oxegen fest at Punchestown Racecourse, Naas, Ireland.
Global concert mega-promoters Live Nation and AEG Live are joined by Sao Paulo promoter Time 4 Fun (T4F) as finalists for the Top Promoter award. T4F is also a finalist, with MCD and Australian promoter Michael Coppel Presents, in the international independent promoter division.
Four-time winner Jam Productions in Chicago, 2007 winner C3 Presents in Austin, and Madison, Wis.-based Frank Productions are the finalists for Top Independent Promoter, U.S.
Other than the Boxscore-related awards, the Billboard Touring Awards also includes the Concert Marketing & Promotion Award and the Eventful Fans' Choice Award, both of which are determined by online voting. Additionally, Ozzy Osbourne will be named 2009 Legend Of Live, and Warped founder Kevin Lyman will receive the Humanitarian Award.
 
Here is the complete list of finalists for the 2009 Billboard Touring Awards:
 
TOP TOUR
AC/DC, Black Ice tour
Madonna, Sticky & Sweet
U2  360
 

TOP DRAW
AC/DC
Madonna 
U2 
 

TOP PACKAGE
Jonas Brothers, Jordin Sparks, Honor Society, Wonder Girls
Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, Lady Antebellum (Sugarland, Montgomery Gentry) 
Nickelback with Hinder, Papa Roach, Saving Abel
BREAKTHROUGH
Il Divo 
Kings Of Leon
Lil Wayne 
Taylor Swift 

TOP COMEDY TOUR
Dane Cook 
French & Saunders 
Robin Williams 

TOP BOXSCORE
Oxegen Festival, Punchestown Racecourse, Naas, Ireland, July 10-12 
U2, Croke Park, Dublin, July 24-27 
U2, Stade de France, Paris, July 11-12 

TOP FESTIVAL
Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Manchester, Tenn.
Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, Indio, Calif.
Oxegen Festival, Naas, Ireland 

TOP ARENA
Acer Arena, Sydney 
Madison Square Garden, New York 
O2 Arena, London  
TOP VENUE - UNDER 10,000 SEATS
Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City 
Radio City Music Hall, New York 
The WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York 

TOP VENUE - UNDER 5,000 SEATS
The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas 
Beacon Theatre, New York 
Fox Theatre, Atlanta 

TOP CLUB
9:30 Club, Washington D.C.
House of Blues, Boston 
The Fillmore, San Francisco 

TOP AMPHITHEATER
Comcast Center, Mansfield, Mass.
Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto
Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, N.J.

TOP PROMOTER
AEG Live
Live Nation
T4F

TOP INDEPENDENT PROMOTER (U.S.)
C3 Presents, Austin, Texas
Frank Productions, Madison, Wis.
Jam Productions, Chicago, Ill.

TOP INDEPENDENT PROMOTER (International)
MCD, Dublin
T4F, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Michael Coppel Presents, Australia 
Humanitarian Award
Kevin Lyman 
Legend Of Live
Ozzy Osbourne

Source: Billboard.

Madonna, U2, AC/DC lead Touring Awards finalists
REUTERS
By Ray Waddell – Thu Oct 15, 9:55 pm ET
Editing by SheriLinden at Reuters

NASHVILLE (Billboard) – Madonna, U2 and AC/DC are among the finalists for the 2009 Billboard Touring Awards, which are based on global box-office numbers reported to Billboard Boxscore from October 1, 2008, through September 30, 2009.
The awards will be presented at a November 5 reception in New York.
The finalists for the Top Tour and Top Draw awards, which acknowledge the top-grossing and top-ticket-selling tours, respectively, are the same three global treks: U2's 360 tour, Madonna's Sticky & Sweet tour, and AC/DC's Black Ice tour.
The Top Package award goes to the top-grossing tour with three or more artists on the bill. Finalists include five-time winner Kenny Chesney for his Sun City Carnival tour with Miranda Lambert, Lady Antebellum, Sugarland and Montgomery Gentry on the bill; the Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009 with Jordin Sparks, Honor Society and Wonder Girls; and Nickelback for their Dark Horse tour, with Hinder, Papa Roach, and Saving Abel on board.
The Breakthrough Award goes to the top-grossing artist in their first decade as a national headlining act. Four artists enjoyed touring breakthroughs this year: Lil Wayne, Taylor Swift, Kings of Leon, and Il Divo. Dane Cook, Robin Williams, and French & Saunders are finalists for the Top Comedy Tour.
Finalists for the Top Boxscore award, which goes to the top-grossing single engagement for the time period, are U2 at Croke Park in Dublin, U2 at Stade de France in Paris, and the Oxegen fest at Punchestown Racecourse in Naas, Ireland.

Source: Reuters.

Madonna gagne un World Music Award 2008 pour "L'Artiste Américaine qui a vendu le plus" en 2008.

20th annual World Music Awards 2008 - Monaco, Monte Carlo

Best Selling Artist for America: Madonna

Madonna wins "Best Selling American Artist" Award
November 11, 2008

Madonna was named "Best Selling American Artist" of the year during the 20th annual World Music Awards ceremony, which was held in Monte Carlo last night. This World Music award is in recognition for Madonna's 'Hard Candy' having the highest global sales for an artist from the United States this year.
Congratulations Madonna!!

Source: Madonna.com.

La vidéo "4 Minutes" de Madonna nommée aux MTV Video Music Awards.


Madonna takes on girl bands in VMAs
Tuesday, 12 August 2008

She may be nearing 50, but Madonna will be taking on the girl bands at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs).
The Queen of Pop and her 4 Minutes video featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland have been nominated in the Best Dance In A Video category, along with Danity Kane's Damaged and the Pussycat Dolls' When I Grow Up. Videos for Chris Brown's Forever and Ne-Yo's Closer also made the shortlist.
The nominees for the Best New Artist have also been announced. This category recognises new blood for their musical impact over the last 12 months.
Current chart-topper Katy Perry and her video for I Kissed A Girl leads the way, as she hopes to take home the glittering gong over teen phenomenon Miley Cyrus (7 Things), country star Taylor Swift (Teardrops On My Guitar), former American Idol Jordin Sparks (No Air, featuring Chris Brown) and German glam-rockers Tokio Hotel (Ready, Set, Go!).
Lil Wayne and the Jonas Brothers have been confirmed to perform at the star-studded ceremony, which will be hosted by Russell Brand, and takes place at the Paramount Studios in Hollywood on September 7. It will be shown on MTV One on September 8 at 9pm.

Source: MSN Entertainment.

In 1985, Timothy Sullivan, mayor of Bay City at the time, declared "No key to the city for Madonna" after reports surfaced that nude photos of the 26-year-old popstar would be unveiled in Penthouse and Playboy magazines. The Material Girl and the City by the Bay have been estranged ever since.
Now, Mayor Charles M. Brunner hopes Bay City's long-lost offspring will return and finally accept a key to the city. City Commissioner Christopher J. Shannon is planning a Madonna tribute album from local musicians, and Guy Greve, president of the Bay Arts Council, wants to erect a statue of the Material Girl.

Read Brunner's letter to Madonna.





Getting into the Groove: Bay City mayor offers Madonna key to the city

Posted by Ryan J. Stanton | The Bay City Times April 05, 2008 07:47AM
Categories: Breaking News, Community News, Top Stories

The quest to reach out to Bay City's most famous offspring has begun.
Mayor Charles M. Brunner has drafted a letter inviting Madonna to come home to Bay City and finally accept a key to the city.
City Commissioner Christopher J. Shannon, frontman for a local rock band, is planning a Madonna tribute album in which he hopes to recruit local musicians to cover hits such as "Like a Virgin," "Express Yourself" and "Vogue."
Guy Greve, president of the Bay Arts Council, wants to go as far as commissioning an artist to sculpt a statue of Bay City's Material Girl.
"The local arts council would like to pay homage for her artistic contributions," he said. "I could see a sculpture of her in Bay City. One of Madonna's famous poses could be made into a sculpture."
Brunner said he has e-mailed a letter to Madonna's father, Silvio "Tony" Ciccone, who owns a vineyard in Suttons Bay.
"I sent it to the winery initially, because that was the only e-mail address I had," Brunner said.
"And I did get an e-mail back," he said. "They gave me, I believe, his personal e-mail address, so I sent him an e-mail and a copy of the letter inviting her to Bay City - so hopefully maybe something happens through her father."
Brunner is hopeful his words will atone for the actions of past city officials who have rejected Madonna on multiple occasions - much to the dismay of Madonna's family still living here, including her 96-year-old grandmother.
Madonna, who was born in Bay City in 1958 and spent a considerable portion of her childhood visiting family here, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this past month.
That prompted city leaders to reconsider bestowing upon her the infamous key to the city that Mayor Timothy G. Sullivan refused to give her in 1985, when Madonna was considered, by some, too risque for such an honor.
City officials in the late 1980s also refused to accept a professional sculpture of Madonna from an Italian artist, citing a belief that her popularity would fade out in time.
Nearly three decades since her rise to fame, that notion has failed to come true - Madonna remains a worldwide cultural icon.
Just this week, she knocked Elvis Presley from the history books, charting her 37th Top 10 hit with her new single "4 Minutes," a duet with Justin Timberlake. Presley officially was nudged from his standing as the artist with the most Top 10 hits in rock history, according to Billboard.com.
"Far and wide, she wields significant influence in the arts and entertainment world," said Shannon, Bay City's 1st Ward Commissioner. "For Bay City to turn its back on that, it would be a shame."
Perhaps best known locally for calling Bay City a "smelly little town" on national television two decades ago - a reference to a former oil refinery that once polluted the city - Madonna graces the cover of Vanity Fair this month, holding the world in her hands for the magazine's third-annual "Green" issue - her 10th cover for the magazine.
Local leaders say she's a living example to anyone growing up in Bay City with dreams of making it big in the arts world.
Since moving to New York City on a whim in 1978, Madonna has gone on to sell more than 200 million albums worldwide, as well as author children's books and star in and direct films.
Today, she lives with her husband, British film director Guy Ritchie, and three children in London.
Brunner notes that he met Madonna's father in January at the Great Lakes Environmental Film Festival. Tony Ciccone catered the wine for the inaugural event at the State Theatre in Bay City.
Brunner, a former rock band drummer, is hoping he'll make a lasting connection with Madonna and her family, though he was unsuccessful in reaching out to her longtime friend and publicist Lis Rosenberg, who did not return e-mails from Brunner or The Times.
"I'll do what I can," Brunner said. "I've got a one-page letter. I hope she gets an opportunity to read it. We'll just keep working on it."
Martin Ciccone, Madonna's older brother in Beverly Hills, told The Times that Bay City should invite Madonna to town and give her the key for her 50th birthday on Aug. 16.
"I'd say go for it," he said. "I cannot tell you what she would do. I want to say, yeah."
Shannon said that would be great, but as a founding member of Bay City's Hell's Half Mile Film & Music Festival, he's partial to having the singer slip into town, oh say, in mid-October.
"We could even play one of her films," he said. 

Bay City Mayor Charles M. Brunner holds the "key to the city" he intends to give to Madonna, a 2008 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and former Bay City resident. Photo: Stella S. Lee | Times Photo.

Source: Bay City Times.


Le maire de Bay City offre la clé de la ville à Madonna.

Justin salue la reine de la pop Madonna comme elle entre au Hall de Gloire.


11 MARCH 2008

As one of the most successful female recording artists of all time Madonna has enjoyed a glittering career full of record-breaking feats and prestigious accolades. And she's just added another honour to her list of achievements - on Monday night the queen of pop was inducted into the US Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.
Sexyback singer Justin Timberlake, who's joined forces with the Material Girl on new track 4 Minutes (To Save The World), was on hand to present the 49-year-old with a trophy at the New York ceremony. As he took to the stage he dropped to one knee in front of the queen of pop before saying: "The world is full of Madonna wannabes - I might have even dated a couple! - but there is truly only one Madonna".
Artists are eligible for induction into the US Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 25 years after their first recording. Madonna, who scored her first hit with Holiday in 1983, now joins the ranks of music greats Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley and James Brown.
"I have gone on to do so many things in my life, from writing children's books to designing clothes to directing a film," said the delighted entertainer, "but for me it always does, and it always will, come back to the music. So thank you."
Punk rockers Iggy Pop and The Stooges performed two songs in Madonna's honour, giving two of her biggest hits, Burning Up and Ray Of Light, their own unique take.

Source: Hello! magazine.

Les Stooges conduisent Madonna dans le hall.


BRIAN MCCOLLUM
March 11, 2008

So you want to shore up your rock and roll credentials?
Just grab the most rock and roll band around.
With typical flair and bravado, Madonna unleashed the Stooges on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, an institution that has otherwise turned its back on the pioneering Detroit band. On a black-tie Monday evening at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, the night's most dubious honoree delivered the night's most legitimate moment.
Iggy Pop and company careened through a pair of Madonna songs -- ripping the pop sheen right off of "Burning Up" and "Ray of Light" -- to consecrate their fellow Michigan icon's induction into the rock hall. The selection of pop queen Madonna had been criticized by many rock fans leading into Monday night, and the Stooges offered an ideal antidote.
It was the Stooges' moment of glory, but this was still Madonna's moment. Appearing moved and genuinely humbled, she gave a smart, classy induction speech that thanked those who had "fueled my dreams," such as Detroit dance teacher Christopher Flynn.
She looked back on a career that "feels like a career of 'suddenlys' " -- a journey in which "the universe would conspire to help me and guide me all the way up to this moment where I am standing in front of you."
Madonna brought metro Detroit's Hall of Fame tally to 16 acts -- more than 10% of the total rock hall roster. (And that's not even counting such passersby as Al Green and Del Shannon.)
"I'd now like to introduce another ass-kicker from Michigan," Madonna said as she presented Iggy and his band. The offbeat rendezvous of music legends was one that likely left many casual viewers wondering: What the heck just happened?
Here's what happened: Like many milestones throughout her storied quarter-century career, it was a brilliantly conceived, coolly played maneuver by the Rochester Hills-bred star.
It worked on multiple levels, tidily deflecting skepticism about the pop star's worthiness as a rock and roll immortal. The mere choice of the Stooges was the sort of subversive move that could only bolster Madonna's reputation for defying expectations -- and it doesn't get more rock and roll than that.
And that was before the band even hit the ballroom. Onstage, the group's hot, feisty set provided the most electric moment so far in what had been a relatively low-key night.
Madonna didn't just get to bask in the reflected rock grime of the Stooges. It also allowed her to serve a good cause The rock hall has rejected the Stooges six times since the band became eligible more than a decade ago.
Television viewers watching a commercial-free broadcast of the ceremony saw a smooth, leisurely paced ceremony that felt more like a peek into a private party than a traditional awards show. With honorees John Mellencamp and members of the Dave Clark Five waiting in the wings, Madonna's segment followed induction rites for the Ventures, Leonard Cohen and Gamble & Huff.

Source: Detroit Free Press.

L'intronisation de Madonna au 'Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame': La Séance Photo.




    

 






























 

Photos: AP/Reuters.

By KC Baker and Jeffrey Slonim
Originally posted Tuesday March 11, 2008 07:30 AM EDT

When Madonna orders you to drop trou, you drop trou, Justin Timberlake admitted while inducting the pop diva into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Monday night in New York.
Madonna, 49, offered the "SexyBack" singer, 27, a B-12 shot – and, apparently, not in the arm – last year while they were working on her new album, Hard Candy, he explained to the audience inside the Waldorf-Astoria ballroom.
He thought she was going to call a doctor for the injection, but instead, "She proceeds to pull a Ziploc bag of B-12 syringes out [of her purse] and says, 'Drop 'em.'
"I don't know what you say to that, so I immediately dropped my pants. She gave me a shot in my a-- and looks at me and says, 'Nice top shelf.' That was one of the greatest days of my life."
Correcting him when she took the stage, Madonna said, "Everything he said is basically true, but I didn't say 'drop 'em,' I said, 'pull your pants down.' I like to be accurate because you know I am a control freak."

Sexually Charged Speech
Timberlake's sexually charged speech praised Madonna for her "shapely body of work" and how she's "always been a woman on top" who "fully enjoys that position."
Madonna, naturally, wasn't one to curb her tongue herself – revealing that she and legendary A&R exec Michael Rosenblatt "did a tab of ecstasy and danced the night away" when she met him back in her days as a rising star.
Madonna blamed Timberlake for the innuendos in her speech, saying, "He's rubbing off on me. He's bringing sexy back." Turning to him, she said, "I'll get you, f-----!"
Timberlake took a few shots at past love Britney Spears, saying that in between changing the face of music and becoming a music icon, Madonna "found time to publicly kiss someone I may or may not have kissed myself – while I was in the audience. Of course, you all know who I'm talking about: Sean Penn."
Referring to the number of "Madonna wannabes" out there, he said, "I might have even dated a couple of them. But there is truly only one Madonna."

In one of the most memorable Hall of Fame performances, Iggy Pop performed his own versions of Madonna's hits, "Burnin' Up" and "Ray of Light," gyrating shirtless on stage before jumping into Madonna's lap in the audience.
"It was a lot of fun," she told him in the kitchen after the performance. "Well done."

Other Inductees
Other honorees included John Mellencamp, who was inducted by Billy Joel, The Ventures, Leonard Cohen, and the Dave Clark Five, who were inducted by Tom Hanks.

Source: People.
 

Justin se rappelle d'avoir tombé le pantalon pour Madonna.
 
... pour se faire injecter du B-12 par Madonna! Un jour, pendant l'enregistrement du nouvel album de Madonna "Hard Candy", Justin ne se sentait pas bien et Madonna a proposé de lui faire une injection dans les fesses. "C'était un des plus beaux jours de ma vie", a dit Justin Timberlake.