BBC News - UK — Madonna's Sticky and Sweet show was the highest-earning music tour of 2008, taking $281.6m (£193m) worldwide. more info

ContactMusic — The global economy is on its knees, the war in Iraq is still raging, and global warming is apparently getting worse. Hardly the best way to start off a new year, is it? ... more info

Pop Bytes — good morning & happy new year everyone! oh it's super early (like 4:30am) and i'm headed to the airport to catch my flight to maui - i can't believe i'm actually taking a vacation - it's long overdue! i will be posting here on popbytes but it might b... more info

The Mirror — Well, 2008 was an amazing year, what with Madonna and Guy's divorce, Peaches' whirlwind Vegas wedding and, of course, us becoming godparents to Mark Owen's baby daughter Willow. more info

The Mirror — Well, 2008 was an amazing year, what with Madonna and Guy's divorce, Peaches' whirlwind Vegas wedding and, of course, us becoming godparents to Mark Owen's baby daughter Willow. more info

ContactMusic — MADONNA has proved her devotion to Kabbalah - she donated more than $2.6 million (GBP1.8 million) to the religion in 2007. The Material Girl showed her generosity by ... more info

NME — Madonna was the biggest worldwide live music draw of 2008, according to a new report. more info

The pop star?s Sticky & Sweet tour was the highest-grossing musical tour of North America in 2008. more info

The Telegraph — Madonna and Celine Dion sold more concert tickets than anyone else in 2008 taking over 500 million. more info

Canada.comMadonna, Celine Dion top worldwide tours in 2008Reuters - 1 hour agoBy Dean Goodman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Madonna and Celine Dion were the biggest worldwide concert draws in 2008, each selling more than $200 million worth of tickets to th... more info