Мадонна

VH1 US is staritng a new концерт series tomorrow, on the first день of 2010, called "Friday Night Alright", that will include вверх act concerts every Friday at 11 pm. Which means American Фаны (after EPIX 2 months ago) are дана another chance to witness Madonna's Sticky & Sweet Показать from Buenos Aires on January 22nd (for the full Список of концерт specials, check here). This Madonna-VH1 deal for the broadcast explains why we still can't hold the tour DVD in our hands, various Фан reports on the internet claim that the DVD appears on Музыка store schedules, listed under March. If that's the case, we should expect an official announcement sometime around the VH1 broadcast. Recently, Warner Bros. did Подтвердить they are indeed releasing the tour DVD and they are expecting it to do well, so Фаны should not worry about Sticky & Sweet joining some of her old tours that have not yet seen the light on DVD format.

#2, Madonna

Charity: Raising Malawi
Annual Impact: $5,540,068

After co-founding Raising Malawi in 2006 to aid the nation’s two million orphans, Мадонна has become one of the most hands-on philanthropic celebrities. She had to go through a fair bit of legal wrangling, but the pop звезда eventually adopted two Malawian children, Mercy and David. Of course, the coverage and controversy sparked by the adoptions generated significant press, as she and the charity were mentioned in over 600 newspaper или magazine Статьи in the last 24 months. The organization focuses on providing basic needs for children including nutrition, education, health care, and clothing, and to kick-start donations Мадонна has vowed to match every dollar donated to the organization out of her own pocket.

Breakdown: TV ($455,568), Print ($4,897,500), Internet ($187,000), Personal donations (undisclosed)