Madonna

Madonna insisted on wearing a bullet proof vest during her visit to a Rio de Janeiro slum even as she was accompanied by a squad of bodyguards. The state governor also gave company to the 51-year-old hitmaker, reports the Daily Express. Madonna stayed in the shanty town for nearly 40 minutes.  

WEIRTON-The Madonna defense flexed its muscles again last night shutting down what had been a high powered Tucker County offense in a 48-0 route of the Mountain Lions in a West Virginia Class A quarterfinal game at Jimmy Carey Stadium. The victory moves the unbeaten Blue Dons (12-0) into the semi-final round next week against arch rival Wheeling Central, a 28-14 winner last night over Williamstown. With the win, the Blue Dons handed head coach, Bob Kramer, his 100th win in 12 seasons at the helm.

The kids came out ready to play tonight   -Bob Kramer

 

Lady gaga reveals her face in a rare headgear-and-mask-free appearance on the German TV show 'Wetten Dass...?' in Braunschweig, Germany. While we've seen her totally bare-faced or covered in a crazy outfit, we finally get a glimpse of what she really looks like. Lady gaga reveals her face in a rare headgear-and-mask-free appearance on the German TV show 'Wetten Dass...?' in Braunschweig, Germany.  

No kids, Madonna hasn't invited vogueing, she just stole it from the underground. Watch this awesome documentary of the pioneers of this extraordinary dance style. Unbelivible scenes!  

Madonna and Guy Richie's son Rocco has topped a new list of potential rich kids. The Power Pups of the Future list, carried out by TV station Cartoon Network, is based on the kids' star quality, likely inheritance, talent and the love of life in front of the camera. And Rocco topped the countdown with an estimated potential worth of $601 million (£376 million) in 2029.  

A bevy of beauties turned up for the launch of the annual Pirelli calendar in London last night. Six months after shooting the iconic calendar in Brazil, models Lily Cole , Daisy Lowe and Marloes Horst were all present at the event held at Billingsgate Market. MTV News were lucky enough to join the trio, as well as US photographer Terry Richardson who is responsible for taking the saucy snaps for the 2010 calendar.  

Madonna's ego may be bullet-proof, but apparently her body isn't! The Material Mom donned a bullet-proof vest to visit a favela in Rio last week. Globo reports that Madge, accompanied by bodyguards as well as the governor, armored up underneath a leather jacket for just a 40 minute visit to the shantytown of Dona Marta, where she's currently building a school with the $10 million she's raised.  

It was the changing of the guard — or at least the meeting of two of the most influential pop divas of all time — when Britney Spears and Madonna hooked up for Brit's single "Me Against the Music," from 2003's In the Zone. The superstars tantalize the audience (and each other) throughout the flirty video. "Madonna is an icon of an earlier generation, and then Britney of the newer generation. She was at her peak at that point," director Paul Hunter told MTV News about the video. "So it was a challenge ...

Madonna is an icon of an earlier generation, and then Britney of the newer generation. She was at her peak at that point   -Paul Hunter

 

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Lydia Millet is one of my favorite writers, and her first collection of short fiction, Love in Infant Monkeys marries celebrities with animals to great effect. These keenly written interactions of human and animal move these tales forward and offer rare insights into the human psyche as well as our celebrity-obsessed culture.