A Look Back At Madonna’s Greatest Live TV Performances
A Look Back At Madonna’s Greatest Live TV Performances
It was announced this week that Madonna will be performing at the 57th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 8. The “Living for Love” singer is about to embark on a major media blitz to promote her thirteenth studio album Rebel Heart, due out on March 10.
No word yet on which song — or songs — our lady M will be performing, or if any other artists will appear on stage with her (Nicki Minaj, perhaps?), but we have a feeling that it’s going to be big.
We can hardly wait to see what tricks the Queen has up her sleeve!
In anticipation for Madonna’s upcoming performance, here’s s a roundup of some of her greatest live TV performances…
2006 Grammy Awards
Clad in a purple sequined leotard with matching high heels and lots of glittery bangle bracelets, Madonna looked smokin’ hot while singing “Hung Up” alongside the cartoon band the Gorillaz. (What ever happened to them anyway?) Seriously, there’s nothing we don’t love about this performance. The music. The choreography. The costumes. The lights. And, most importantly, the slow-motion dance break at the 5:30 mark. It’s beyond.
1995 Brit Awards
Bathed in white light and dressed in a flowing silk nightgown, Madonna looked like an angelic Greek goddess as she belted out the title track from her 1994 album Bedtime Stories whilst standing before two enormous fans that kept her platinum blonde hair blowing Heavenward for the entire four-and-a-half minutes.
1997 Academy Awards
Determined to prove that, despite what the critics claimed, she could actually sing, Madge took to the stage of the 1997 Academy Awards to perform the ballad “You Must Love Me” from her hit film Evita. And it worked. She proved herself. And we loved her.
1990 MTV Music Video Awards
Everyone always talks about Madonna’s performance at the 1894 MTV Music Video Awards when she writhed around on stage in a wedding dress cooing “Like A Virgin.” That performance was iconic, but, deep down, we’ve always preferred the spectacle she put on at the 1990 MTV Music Video Awards when she channeled her inner Marie Antoinette and lip-synced the song “Vogue.” (Yes, die-hards, she lip-synced. Look closely and you’ll see she doesn’t have a microphone anywhere.)
1985 Live Aid
When Madonna performed at the first Live Aid music event in 1985, she was big, but she wasn’t yet the pop cultural force to be reckoned with that she is today. This gem of a performance features Madge before she was, well, Madge and she still hadn’t quite shaken her youthful and ebullient club performer persona.
1995 American Music Awards
Our Lady M hit the stage with R&B crooner Babyface at the 1995 AMAs to serenade audiences with her mega-hit “Take A Bow.” The performance is noteworthy because it marks one of the few times she has ever performed the ballad live, despite it being one of the most successful singles of her career, spending seven weeks at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
2012 Superbowl Halftime
Of course, we couldn’t forget to include Madonna’s epic 2012 Superbowl Halftime performance, during which our Queen, dressed like Cleopatra, sung a medley of some of her greatest hits, including “Open Your Heart,” “Like A Prayer,” “Vogue,” and “Music.”
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Comedian Simon Amstell Shares His Well Lubricated Dream About Wet Dungeon Boys: VIDEO
Comedian Simon Amstell Shares His Well Lubricated Dream About Wet Dungeon Boys: VIDEO
Out gay comedian Simon Amstell appeared on Conan O’Brien’s late night show this week and riffed on how he regrets not having had more sexual adventures before settling down in a relationship. However, the comedian notes that the type of adventures he craves are not ones he’s particularly well cut-out to handle. Nor are they situations he feels he has a lot to offer. An orgy, for instance: “My personality is not suited to an orgy. What I bring to a social setting is humor. That is not required at an orgy. No one wants to be sarcastically fellated.”
Amstell also shares a fantasy he had while on vacation in France with his boyfriend that caught him off-guard:
“Even though it’s perfect, even though I love [my boyfriend], I fall asleep next to him, I have a dream that I’m being seduced by this wet dungeon boy and not wet from water. Covered in lubricant. And I should have known it was a dream because it was too much lubricant.”
Watch as Amstell hilariously recounts his dream and how it almost ruined his vacation, AFTER THE JUMP…
Sean Mandell
2015年1月25日 山梨県甲府市長選 【宮本ひでのり氏】 LGBT関連施策の必要性に理解を表明
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Bakery Battles: Colorado Cake Shop Refuses to Make Anti-LGBT Cake
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A bakery is facing a discrimination complaint after refusing to make a cake with anti-LGBT words and images.
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The Difference Between Dating Men And Boys
The Difference Between Dating Men And Boys
When does a boy become a man? Is it an age thing? When you’re 35, perhaps? We know plenty of 35-year-olds who still act like teenagers. Go to any gay bar in the country and you’ll find middle-aged men squeezed into Abercrombie T-shirts proving it every night.
Maybe it’s an experience thing. As soon as you rack up enough real-world lessons, you start to view the world and yourself in a new way.
For gay men, it seems to be somewhere in the middle. Sure, age is a factor. A 45 year-old is more likely to be emotionally mature than a 25 year-old, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t exceptions.
In dating, the feeling of seeing a boy or a man can be dramatically different. We teamed up with our friends at Compatible Partners to offer some guidance on the two.
1. Grown up men don’t chase
Dating in your twenties and even through your thirties can feel like a flashy Vegas casino game. Sometimes you’re up, sometimes you’re down, but you’re always standing at the table ready to swallow those complimentary cocktails.
Dating apps don’t help. We woof at each other, swipe one another and “load more guys” in a never ending carnival ride of sex and desire. Gaming dynamics are purposefully built into these hook-up tools to keep it fun, and to keep you coming back to chase the next hottest thing.
The idea of sex as a conquest is a boyish pursuit. But there’s a flip side to beware of.
If you’re interested in a man and he’s not going all-out schoolboy crush on you, you may need to make the first move. Let him know you’re interested, and if he feels the same, take it from there.
2. Grown up men know how to communicate
As guys mature, they tend to be more comfortable in their own skin. That translates into being more comfortable in general. They’ve had time to find their center, and are able to communicate directly and vulnerably.
As maturity grows, the ego tends to shrink a bit. A successful relationship winds up hinging on a devoted desire to give the other person happiness rather than taking from your partner what you think you need. These dynamics can get mighty tricky unless the channel of communication is wide open.
3. Grown up men would rather be alone than be with the wrong guy
Being comfortable on your own is a vital quality in becoming a man. The most successful relationships are two people spinning independently, together. One partner shouldn’t rely on the other to stand up straight.
In our 20s and 30s we might be looking for someone to create a new reality with, but as we get older it becomes more about sharing your already developed existence, and having someone else share theirs with you. Of course you still might end up falling head over heels for one another and integrating more deeply into each other’s lives, but it should be a fully intentional move — not just “because it felt OK.”
Dan Tracer
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Supreme Court agrees to rule on gay marriage / LGBT, Equality, SCOTUS
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Supreme Court agrees to rule on gay marriage Nina Totenberg, NPR legal affairs correspondent, talks with Rachel Maddow about the implications and expectations of the Supreme Court’s …
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Artist Spotlight: Fernando Bayona
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Fernando Bayona creates incredible scenery as part of his photographic exploration of the human heart.
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This 13-Year-Old’s Response To Her Brother Coming Out And Being Told It’s Wrong To Be Gay Is Awesome
This 13-Year-Old’s Response To Her Brother Coming Out And Being Told It’s Wrong To Be Gay Is Awesome
The Catholic Church has long served as a roadblock for full acceptance of LGBT people. But these times they are a-changing. And they’re changing fast.
A user on Imgur, the popular online image hosting service, recently posted a screenshot of a text message he received from his 13-year-old sister, Paige. What she wrote to her gay brother will totally make your day and possibly even restore your faith in humanity.
Check it out:
You go, Paige! We couldn’t have said it better ourselves. It’s strong-willed, free-thinking young people like yourself who are paving the way for a more loving and accepting world.
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