L.A. Times - Entertainment — For all her music success, Madonna's efforts as a film director - a documentary about Malawi and a romantic comedy titled "Filth and Wisdom" -- have been more niche, getting only token releases in the United States. more info

Guardian Music — No mud, no rain, no queues – the Lake of Stars festival is a music extravaganza with a difference. Our writer gets into the party spirit on the shores of Lake MalawiIt was mid-afternoon on the western shores of Lake Malawi, and a 3,000-plus crowd ... more info

Guardian Music — As part of the Guardian's summer of music, we are releasing a history of modern music starting today with pop. Download the playlist here• Get the dataAs part of the Guardian's summer of music, our critics have put together a history of modern musi... more info

Guardian Music — July 2009: Number 50 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of pop musicMost musicians see the pop world stretching out before them and they consider it as a long line with art at one end and cash at the other. They set a limit on how far ... more info

Perez Hilton — HOLY SHIZ! This is seriously the most AMAZINGLY FEROSH thing we have seen in a long time! And just in time for Pride!!! Check out this awesome video from 1991, featuring a nine-year-old Robert Jeffrey SURRIOUSLY WERKING IT in a big way as he dances ... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — A man named Robert Jeffrey posted this video of his young self lip-synching to Madonna's "Vogue." The video's from 1991, and it was taken at a booth in a New Hampshire casino that allowed patrons to get down in front of a green-screened background. E... more info

NME — Singer also talks up German house music and Whitney Houston as influences for her new LP more info

Perez Hilton — Oh, Father! This is even better than we had hoped for! PerezHilton.com has confirmed that Britney does indeed perform a cover of the Madonna classic Burning Up for her upcoming Femme Fatale tour, and we've just gotten our hands on the high quality st... more info

ContactMusic — Guy Ritchie's girlfriend is expecting a boy. The 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels' director - who already has biological 10-year-old son Rocco and adopted five-year-old boy David with ex-wife Madonna - and his model girlfriend Jacqui Ainsley will... more info

Perez Hilton — HOLY SHIZ! We are losing it!!! Britney Spears is hard at work, preparing for her Femme Fatale tour this summer, and although there have been rumors that the pop star will have two surprise songs on the setlist, we weren't sure what exactly that woul... more info