| I can't help myself; I've always had a soft spot for Madonna. No matter what the pop princess does, no matter how shocking or how vulgar have been her videos and / or behavior over the years, since her heyday of the '80s on into the '90s and a bit beyond -- no matter what she's done. I mean, geesh -- I did just stand there at a bookshelf in an antiques mall in Covington, Georgia, this past weekend, studying Andrew Morton's biography of the woman for a good half-hour!
Well, just when I think my fellow Michigan native had permanently sunk into blissful familyhood and dropped off the Holly-radar for good, I see the news that she's busy cutting herself a new slice of fame. A CNN producer reports that she's about to sign a $120 million deal with Live Nation, an entertainment promoter. "The deal allegedly includes a $17 million advance for each of three albums, as well as money for tours, merchandise and the branding Madonna does so well," the report says.
What any Madonna watcher might wonder is ... what's the angle this time? What's the reinvention? What's the newest face of Madonna? Because if there's one thing this media mogul has done so well since she hit the limelight back in the '80s, it's package herself in a different way as often as humanly possible. Keep 'em guessing, I guess. That's part of her power.
Well, OK ... I'll be watching ...
Meanwhile, you can read the report, as well as a whole lot of reader comments on it, here: http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/blogs/marquee/2007/10/120-million-for-madonna.html
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