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Madonna

Eubie Blake performs with The Noble Sissle Orchestra in the Main Ballroom of The Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington DC, USA, at a gala benefit supper dance for the East Rock Creek Civic Association.
Like A Virgin by Madonna peaks at No3 on the UK singles chart.
Madonna appears on the cover of People magazine in the USA.
Madonna reaches No1 in the Billboard Top 40 singles chart in the USA with Crazy For You.
Samuel Long is born in Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe. Long will come out as transgender in 2017, adopt the name Sophie, and go on to become an innovative producer, performer and pioneer of hyperpop, whose 2018 release, Oil Of Every Pearl's Un-Insides, will be nominated for a Grammy Award as best dance/electronic album, and she will record with Madonna, Charli XCX, Nicki Minaj and others.
On her Who's That Girl tour, Madonna plays the first of two nights at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California, USA, supported by Level 42.
Madonna sets a new record for female vocalists when Express Yourself becomes her 18th hit to enter the UK Top Five singles.
Madonna is in Japan, Asia, preparing for the start of her Blonde Ambition tour, which begins on April 13 in Tokyo.
On her Blond Ambition tour, Madonna plays the third of five nights at The Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Madonna's Blonde Ambition tour plays the second of three nights at the SkyDome, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Prior to the show, Toronto police threatened to arrest Madonna if she performed her simulated masturbation scene during her performance of Like A Virgin. Madonna refused to change her show, and the authorities decided not to press charges, later denying that they had ever threatened to do so (a claim refuted by footage captured during the filming of Madonna's 1991 documentary Truth or Dare).
On her Blonde Ambition tour, Madonna plays the second of two nights at The Palace Of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. During this show, Madonna invites her father, Silvio Anthony Ciccone, onstage to sing Happy Birthday to him.
It is announced that Dick Tracy, starring Warren Beatty and Madonna, grossed $23m at the box-office during its opening weekend in the USA.
Keith Sorrentino, a 13 year old fan, files a $500,000 lawsuit against Madonna, claiming that she threw him to the ground in May 1988 during an incident outside her Central Park West, New York City, USA, apartment.
On her Blonde Ambition tour, Madonna plays at Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam, Netherland, Europe.
The 1990 MTV Video Music Awards, hosted by Arsenio Hall, are broadcast live from Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, California, USA. Video Of The Year is Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinéad O'Connor, and the Video Vanguard Award goes to Janet Jackson. Madonna performs Vogue live, and the video wins in the categories of Best Direction, Best Editing and Best Cinematography.
Madonna exposes her breasts in front of 6,000 people during an AIDS benefit show with Jean Paul Gaultier at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA. Also appearing as catwalk models in the show are singer Anthony Kiedis and bassist Flea of The Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Madonna rings UK record producer/recording artist William Orbit to ask if he would like to work on her forthcoming album. As yet un-named, it will eventually be released as Ray Of Light.
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Former Warner Bros UK publicists Moira Bellas and Barbra Charone start up their own company, MBC PR, in London, England, UK, Europe. The company will quickly become successful and will handle clients including Madonna, Depeche Mode, Dido, Simply Red, Robert Plant, Pearl Jam, Rod Stewart, Keith Richards and Elvis Costello, Maroon 5 to name but a few.
Madonna treads the boards of the Wyndham Theatre, London, UK, starring in the play Up For Grabs, which opens today.
In a statement posted at her website, Madonna launches an attack on President George Bush of the USA, saying, “Our greatest risk is not terrorism and it's not Iraq or the ‘Axis of Evil.’ Our greatest risk is a lack of leadership, a lack of honesty and a complete lack of consciousness."
The Live8 Concert in Hyde Park, London, England, UK, (and several other cities worldwide), features artists including Pink Floyd, Coldplay, Dido, Keane, Elton John, Annie Lennox, Madonna, Muse, Razorlight, Scissor Sisters, Paul McCartney, Joss Stone, Stereophonics, Sting, Robbie Williams, U2, Stevie Wonder, R.E.M., The Cure, Velvet Revolver, Bob Geldof, The Killers and Snow Patrol.
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On her 47th birthday, Madonna suffers three cracked ribs, a broken collarbone and a broken hand in a horse riding accident at her Ashcombe House estate in Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
UK concert promoter Harvey Goldsmith CBE is honoured with the Music Industry Trusts' Award in a ceremony held at The Grosvenor House Hotel, London, UK. Goldsmith is best-known for his involvement with Live Aid, Live 8 and artists including Pavarotti, Queen, The Who, Madonna and Eric Clapton.
On her Sticky And Sweet tour Madonna plays at The United Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
On her Sticky And Sweet Tour, Madonna plays in The Palace Square, St Petersburg, Russia, Europe.
On her Sticky And Sweet Tour, Madonna plays at the West Harbour, Helsinki, Finland, Europe.
On her Sticky And Sweet Tour, Madonna plays at Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden, Europe.
It is reported that Brazilian musician Joao Brasil believes the chorus of Madonna's current single Give Me All Your Luvin', has been plagiarised from his tune entitled L.O.V.E. Banana. He is, however, unwilling to sue her because he is a huge fan of her music.
Madonna releases her twelfth studio album, MDNA in Germany and Australia.
When Madonna's album MDNA reaches No1 in the UK albums chart, she sets a new record for the most number one albums by a solo artist. MDNA is her 12th chart-topping album with MDNA, beating Elvis Presley's record of 11.
On her World Tour 2012, Madonna plays at Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain, Europe.
On her World Tour 2012, Madonna plays at The National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland, Europe.
Madonna releases a new single, Turn Up The Radio, on Interscope.
On her World Tour 2012, Madonna plays at The Stadion Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland, Europe.
On the North American leg of her World Tour 2012, Madonna plays at The Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
On her MDNA Tour, Madonna plays at the Parque dos Atletas, Rio De Janiero, South America.
Singer-songwriter Noah Gundersen plays at Gasa Gasa, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
On her Rebel Heart tour, Madonna plays at The Toyota Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
On her Rebel Heart tour, Madonna plays the first of two nights at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Tokyo, Japan, Asia, supported by Mary Mac.
On her Rebel Heart tour, Madonna plays at National Stadium, Singapore, Asia, supported by Mary Mac.This show concludes the Asian leg of the tour.
Rocco Ritchie, son of Madonna and Guy Ritchie, is arrested for possession of cannabis in Primrose Hill, London, England, UK.
Madonna plays at the fourth annual fundraising event of Leonard DiCaprio's The DiCaprio Foundation in St. Tropez, France, Europe. She performs hits including Ray Of Light and Open Your Heart.
On her Madame X tour, Madonna plays the fifteenth of sixteen shows at Howard Gilman Opera House, New York City, USA.
On her Madame X tour, Madonna plays the third of seven shows at The Chicago Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
On her Madame X tour, Madonna plays the fifth of ten shows at The Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA.
On her Madame X tour, Madonna plays the seventh of ten shows at The Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Forty-five minutes before showtime, Madonna cancels the Coliseu dos Recreios, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe, gig on her Madame X tour, because of an unspecified injury. She previously cancelled a December 2019 show in Miami Beach, Florida, USA, because of an injury.
On her Madame X tour, Madonna plays the last of fifteen shows at The London Palladium, London, England, UK, Europe.
On her Madame X tour, Madonna plays the thirteenth of fourteen shows at Le Grand Rex, Paris, France, Europe.
Sophie, an innovative producer, performer and pioneer of hyperpop, dies aged 34 after an accidental fall in Athens, Greece, Europe. Sophie's 2018 album, Oil Of Every Pearl's Un-Insides, was nominated for a Grammy Award as best dance/electronic album, and she had recorded with Madonna, Charli XCX, Nicki Minaj and others.
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