ContactMusic — Madonna threatened to scrap her concert in Chile on Wednesday (19Dec12) after catching fans smoking cigarettes in front of the stage.The Material... more info

Dlisted — Madonna is never the one, but she really wasn't the one during soundcheck for her show in Santiago, Chile yesterday. It was raining, Madge wasn't feeling well and some of the audience members watching her soundcheck refused to stop smoking... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Madonna has something new to cheer about. Her MDNA Tour has been crowned the top-grossing concert attraction of the year worldwide by Billboard, surpassing other highly popular road shows by Bruce Springsteen, Roger Waters, Coldplay and Lady Gaga. more info

ContactMusic — Madonna has been named 2012's Most Valuable Player (Mvp) by readers of American music magazine Billboard.The pop superstar landed the top award in... more info

ContactMusic — When it comes to the live tour, it’s the veteran artists of the music scene that are still leading the way on ticket sales. Billboard revealed the... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — While this year's pop charts have been dominated by young singers, it is veteran music stars, led by Madonna, who are commanding big money in tour ticket sales, according to a new Billboard list released on Tuesday. more info

Dlisted — No, this isn't a picture of Madonna performing "Express Yourself" during her MDNA tour. It's The Rock flexing all ten million muscles in his ropa vieja legs. The Rock tweeted this picture of his fetus hatching thighs to his followers with t... more info

Kings of A&R — Total Gross: $228,406,085     Number of Shows: 72 Total Attendance: 1,635,176   Number of Sell-Outs: 72 Artists are ranked by gross, compiled from Billboard Boxscores reported from Nov. 9, 2011, to Nov. 13, 2012. Read more here   more info

Mercury News, California — Fergie is making syrah in Solvang. Train is crafting chardonnay in Livermore. And a wave of celebrities are joining Sting, Madonna, Antonio Banderas and Nancy Pelosi in the wine business. Find out why. more info

Consequence of Sound — Twas a big year for the veterans. more info