MADONNA 2003

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* Jan (13) Madonna wins the Michael Jackson International Artist Of The Year Award at the 30th annual American Music Awards at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA.
* (25) Madonna and Lourdes attend a memorial service for late photographer Herb Ritts (who died on December 26, 2002) in Los Angeles, CA.
* Feb (3) Madonna begins filming �American Life� video at Los Angeles Center Studios, Los Angeles, CA, directed by Jonas Akerlund.
* (4) Madonna wins Theatre Event Of The Year for the West End play Up For Grabs voted by theatregoers on the online 3rd annual Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers Choice Awards.
* (5) Madonna announces from Los Angeles, CA that she plans to file an official complaint with the Press Complaints Commission in UK over inaccurate reports by Heat magazine that she is pregnant.
* (9) Kerri Yascheshyn, 17, of Windsor, ON, Canada dies of liver cancer: Madonna and Kerri formed a friendship via telephone calls organized by the Children�s Wish Foundation; Madonna spoke to Kerri on a daily basis and encouraged her to pray and be positive.
* (10) In US, reports confirm that �American Life� video is controversial due to its anti-war theme with Madonna dressed in military uniform.
* (11) Swept Away is released on home video and DVD.
* (14) Madonna releases a statement on her website in response to inaccurate reports that �American Life� video carries a strong anti-war message and she also explains that it should not be interpreted as critical of her homeland or President Bush.
* Mar (3) Madonna signs a book deal with Callaway Editions to publish a series of 5 illustrated children�s storybooks; the first book she has written is titled The English Roses which will be published and released worldwide in September 2003.
* (4) Blue In The Face (1995) is released on DVD.
* (14) Madonna signs a comprehensive deal with Creative Artists Agency (CAA) for all aspects of her career in music, film, TV and books.
* (18) Madonna tapes a guest starring appearance for an episode of NBC-TV�s Will & Grace titled �Dolls & Dolls� (starring Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally and Sean Hayes, directed by James Burrows) at CBS Studio Center, Studio City, CA.
* (21) A statement is released by publicist Liz Rosenberg that Madonna is re-editing �American Life� video in respect to current war events in Iraq and explains there will be some minor alterations but she�s not re-doing the whole video.
* (22) Madonna wins 3 Razzie Awards for Worst Actress (Swept Away), Worst Supporting Actress (Die Another Day) and Worst Screen Couple with Adriano Giannini (Swept Away) at the 23rd annual Golden Raspberry Awards at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel, Santa Monica, CA.
* (24) �American Life� is released as a Digital Single only in US via the internet and includes a special audio message by Madonna.
* (28) Madonna is interviewed on CBS-TV�s Entertainment Tonight, NBC-TV�s Access Hollywood and Extra.
* (31) In Germany, �American Life� video world premieres on VIVA music channel.
* Apr (1) Madonna announces on her official website that she has cancelled the release of �American Life� video because of its military imagery and out of respect to armed forces fighting war in Iraq: �I have decided not to release my new video. It was filmed before the war started and I do not believe it is appropriate to air it at this time. Due to the volatile state of the world and out of sensitivity and respect to the armed forces, who I support and pray for, I do not want to risk offending anyone who might misinterpret the meaning of this video�.
* (5) �American Life� debuts at #90 on Hot 100 Singles chart in US and is the lowest entry for a debut single from a new Madonna album.
* (7) In Australia, Madonna is featured in TV interviews on The Today Show and Channel 9 Madonna Special.
* (8) �American Life� single is released in US and Canada.
* (10) Madonna announces she has filmed a new performance-only version of �American Life� video will be released on TV on April 16.
* (14) �American Life� single is released in Europe.
* (16) Madonna Speaks special (hosted by Megan Mullally) and �American Life� video (edited version) premieres on VH1.
* (19) �American Life� hits #1 for 2 weeks on the Canadian Singles chart.
* (20) �American Life� hits UK #2.
* (21) American Life CD is released in Europe.
* (22) American Life CD is released in US and Canada. Madonna performs �American Life�, �Hollywood�, �Nothing Fails� and �Like A Prayer� on 60-minute MTV special Madonna: On Stage & On The Record taped at the MTV Studios in Times Square, New York, NY.
* (23) In New York, Madonna makes a special in-store performance and record signing at Tower Records in Greenwich Village and also attends a party with Guy at the Paramount Bar to celebrate the release of American Life CD.
* (24) Madonna guest stars on NBC-TV�s Will & Grace. Madonna and Guy attend a launch party for the book 72 Names Of God by Rabbi Yehuda Berg at the New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY.
* (25) Madonna guests on NBC-TV�s Live With Regis & Kelly. Madonna is #4 with 227 million pounds on the UK Sunday Times annual list of the richest musical artists in England. Madonna is voted The Greatest Video Star Of MTV in an internet poll at www.mtv.com. based on her innovation, creativity and contribution to video as an art form.
* (26) �American Life� hits US #37.
* (27) American Life hits UK #1 and is her eighth #1 album in UK. In US, American Life has sold 241,000 copies in its first week.
* (29) �American Life� maxi-single is released. Madonna is interviewed by Matt Lauer on Madonna: An American Life - A Dateline Special on NBC-TV�s Dateline. Madonna visits Cologne, Germany to tape a performance and interview on RTL�s Absolut Madonna TV special.
* May (1) Madonna is interviewed and performs �American Life�, �Hollywood� and �Don�t Tell Me� on BBC-1-TV�s Tonight With Jonathan Ross at the BBC Television Centre in London, England.
* (2) Madonna is interviewed and performs �American Life� and �Hollywood� on ITV1�s CD: UK show in London, England.
* (3) American Life debuts at #1 in 14 countries such as: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Europe (overall), France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, UK and US. Madonna guests and performs �American Life�, �Hollywood� and �Music� on RTL channel�s Absolut Madonna TV special in Cologne, Germany.
* (4) Madonna is interviewed by VJ Charlotte Roche on VIVA Germany (taped on April 29 in Cologne, Germany).
* (6) Madonna tapes an interview and performances of �American Life�, �Hollywood� and �Music� for La Chanson No. 1 - Madonna Special TV show tribute at the studio of La Plaine St-Denis in Paris, France.
* (7) Madonna performs a mini-concert for 200 invited guests at La Cantine du Faubourg restaurant in Paris, France.
* (8) �Die Another Day� wins Soundtrack Video Of The Year at the 12th annual Music Video Production Association (MVPA) Awards at the Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles, CA.
* (9) Madonna performs a 7-song mini-concert before 500 fans at HMV Oxford Circus record store in London, England.
* (10) American Life hits US #1.
* (12) Madonna is interviewed by Jo Whiley on BBC Radio 1 in London, England.
* (15) Madonna performs �Hollywood� on BBC1-TV�s Top Of The Pops in London, England and is also guest of honor at the opening of Stella McCartney�s London clothes store on Bruton Street.
* (17) �American Life (Remixes)� hits #1 on Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart in US. �American Life� video hits #4 on VH1.
* (20) Madonna is interviewed by DJ Vicky Pitchers (pre-taped at the Dorchester Hotel, London) on Forth One radio in Edinburgh, Scotland.
* (30) Callaway Editions announces that Madonna will make publishing history as her children�s book The English Roses will be released simultaneously worldwide in 30 languages in 100 countries.
* (31) �American Life (Remixes)� hits #1 on Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in US.
* Jun (2) Madonna begins filming �Hollywood� video in Los Angeles, CA, directed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino.
* (3) Die Another Day is released on home video and DVD (includes �Die Another Day� video and making-of video documentary).
* (8) Madonna performs �American Life�, �Hollywood� and �Music� on French TV show tribute Chanson No. 1 (taped on May 6 in Paris, France).
* (11) VH1: 100 Greatest Songs Of The Past 25 Years list includes �Like A Virgin� at #10 and �Ray Of Light� at #100.
* (18) Madonna is named The Greatest Fashion Trendsetter Of The World by Elle magazine in Munich, Germany.
* (19) Madonna participates in radio interviews with WHYI and WPYM (Miami), WSTR (Atlanta), KLLC (San Francisco) and KIIS (Los Angeles).
* (23) �Hollywood� video premieres on VH1.
* (24) �Hollywood� video premieres online at launch.yahoo.com. Madonna and rapper Missy Elliott begin filming a TV commercial and print ads for Gap clothing stores campaign in Los Angeles, CA, directed by Paul Hunter.
* (27) �Hollywood� video premieres on MTV.
* Jul (1) Madonna is #1 in a special edition of Women In Rock magazine�s list of �50 Women Who Rocked The World�. Madonna and Guy win a privacy battle to keep their estate private and not be classified as open countryside under the Right to Roam legislation in UK.
* (7) American Life is certified 1x platinum (1 million units). �Hollywood� single is released in Europe.
* (8) �Hollywood� single is released in US.
* (13) Madonna makes a video appearance to honor and roast Carson Daly on MTV special MTV Bash. �Hollywood� hits UK #2.
* (15) �Hollywood� single is released in Canada.
* (16) Gap Inc. announces a $10 million contract with Madonna to star in TV commercials and print ads for Gap clothing store�s fall campaign.
* (19) �Hollywood� video hits #5 on VH1 and #14 on MTV.
* (21) Madonna is voted #7 on VH1�s list of �200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons�.
* (22) Shanghai Surprise (1986) is released on DVD.
* (26) �Hollywood (Remixes)� hits #1 for six weeks on Hot Dance Singles Sales chart in US: Madonna sets a new record as it is her 22nd No. 1 and sixth consecutive No. 1 hit on this chart, besting two previous records of five consecutive No. 1 hits from 1987-1990 and 1991-1993. (�Hollywood� is the first commercial single by Madonna since 1983 that fails to enter Hot 100 Singles chart in US due to lack of radio airplay).
* (28) Madonna and Missy Elliott�s Gap commercial titled �A New Groove, A New Jean� world premieres on VH1.
* (30) �A New Groove, A New Jean� Gap commercial premieres on all TV stations in US and Canada.
* Aug (2) �Hollywood� hits #5 on Canadian Singles chart.
* (9) American Life drops off the albums chart in US after only 14 weeks and is the shortest-living album by Madonna on the Billboard 200.
* (12) Madonna is honored with Greatest Female Singer Of The Video Age award by VH1 (based on a viewer�s poll).
* (16) The Immaculate Collection (1990) celebrates its 400th cumulative week on the Billboard 200 and Top Pop Catalog Albums charts in US.
* (23) �Hollywood (Remixes)� hits #1 on Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in US: it is her 30th No. 1 single on the dance charts.
* (28) Madonna performs �Hollywood� with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera at the opening of the 20th annual MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY and upstages everyone at the ceremony when she shares a passionate open-mouth kiss with them.
* (30) Madonna and Guy attend the wedding of Stella McCartney and Alasdhair Willis at Mount Stuart on the Isle of Bute, Scotland.
* Sep (1) In Atlanta, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper apologizes to its readers for printing a picture of Madonna and Britney Spears in an open-mouth kiss at the MTV Video Music Awards on its front cover following several complaints.
* (3) Madonna releases a special audio message for shoppers on Amazon.com to promote her children�s book The English Roses.
* (8) Madonna tapes an interview with Oprah Winfrey for The Oprah Winfrey Show at Harpo Studios in Chicago, IL.
* (13) Madonna gives an invitation-only reading of The English Roses to family and friends at her estate in London, England.
* (14) Madonna hosts an English tea-party to celebrate the launch of The English Roses at Kensington Roof Gardens in London, England.
* (15) The English Roses, a 48-page children�s book written by Madonna and illustrated by Jeffrey Fulvimari, is released in 100 countries and in 30 languages. Madonna attends a press conference at the Ritz Hotel in Paris, France to promote The English Roses.
* (16) Madonna guests on ABC-TV�s The Oprah Winfrey Show (taped on September 8).
* (17) The English Roses hits #2 on Amazon.com�s bestseller list. Britney Spears� record label Jive Records announces that Madonna will be featured on Britney�s new single �Me Against The Music�.
* (20) The English Roses hits #2 on UK BookScan�s best-selling children�s books behind JK Rowling�s Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix.
* (21) The English Roses has sold 57,369 US copies in its first week of release and is the 5th overall best-selling book in the country.
* (24) The English Roses hits #1 on bn.com (Barnes & Noble�s online bookstore).
* (25) The English Roses becomes the fastest-selling children�s picture book of all time: it has sold more than 10,000 copies in UK in its first week of release. In US, The English Roses hits #7 on USA Today newspaper�s Top 150 best-selling books list.
* (26) A lawsuit is filed against Madonna in US District Court in Manhattan, NY for copyright infringement and unspecified damages by Samuel Bourdin, the son of late French photographer Guy Bourdin, who accuses her of copying images of his father�s work for her video �Hollywood�. In UK, a special collector�s edition of Q magazine which celebrates Madonna�s 20-year career is released.
* (27) Madonna attends a ceremony to celebrate the Jewish New Year Rosh Hashanah at the Marriott Marquis Hotel, New York, NY.
* (29) Madonna visits Barnes & Noble bookstore at Rockefeller Center in New York, NY to read and sign copies of The English Roses and she is also presented with the inaugural Dave Hoghe Award in honor of her artistic courage and outstanding dedication to the LAByrinth Theater Company at a Celebrity Charades benefit gala at the Daryl Roth Theater, New York, NY.
* Oct (1) Madonna is interviewed by Diane Sawyer on ABC-TV�s Good Morning America (taped on September 29).
* (5) The English Roses hits #1 on The New York Times best-seller list for children�s picture books.
* (6) �Me Against The Music� (Britney Spears featuring Madonna) premieres on AOL.com.
* (8) Madonna and Britney Spears begin filming �Me Against The Music� video at Silvercup Studios East, Queens, NY, directed by Paul Hunter.
* (9) The English Roses has sold more than 500,000 copies worldwide.
* (12) The English Roses is #1 for a second week on The New York Times best-seller list for children�s picture books.
* (15) �Nobody Knows Me� single (remixes by Peter Rauhofer, Above & Beyond and Mount Sims) is released only to dance clubs in US.
* (19) The English Roses is #1 for a third week on The New York Times best-seller list for children�s picture books.
* (21) �Me Against The Music� (Britney Spears featuring Madonna) video premieres on MTV.
* (23) Madonna contributes a videotaped message in Spanish to celebrate the 10th anniversary of MTV Latin at the 2nd annual MTV Video Music Awards Latin America held at the Jackie Gleason Theater, Miami Beach, FL.
* (25) �Me Against The Music� debuts at #50 on Hot 100 Singles chart in US: it is Madonna�s 50th entry on the Hot 100 and also comes 20 years to the week she made her first appearance on the chart with �Holiday� (October 29, 1983).
* (26) The English Roses is #1 for a fourth week on The New York Times best-seller list for children�s picture books.
* (27) �Nothing Fails� single is released to radio stations in US.
* (28) Madonna films �Love Profusion� video (for European-only release) in New York, NY, directed by Luc Besson.
* (30) Madonna is interviewed by Pat O�Brien on CBS-TV�s Access Hollywood.
* Nov (2) The English Roses is #1 for a fifth week on The New York Times best-seller list for children�s picture books. In UK, Madonna is the #1 top-earning female in the music industry with Ł15m on The Sunday Times Rich List 2003.
* (10) Madonna releases her second children�s book: Mr. Peabody�s Apples, a 32-page hardcover illustrated by Loren Long is released in 37 languages and more than 110 countries. �Me Against The Music� single is released.
* (11) Madonna guests on ABC-TV�s Live With Regis & Kelly and CBS-TV�s Late Show With David Letterman; she also reads Mr. Peabody�s Apples to a group of children from 4th to 8th graders at Montclair Kimberley Academy in Montclair, NJ.
* (12) Madonna and merchandising company Signatures Network announce a deal to develop dolls, apparel, accessories, cosmetics, stationery, room decor and back-to-school products based on The English Roses book for ages 7 to 12. Madonna attends the final preview performance of Broadway musical Taboo (produced by Rosie O�Donnell and starring Boy George) at the Plymouth Theatre, New York, NY.
* (13) Madonna guests on MTV TRL�s �Spankin� New Music Week� at the MTV Studios in Times Square, New York, NY.
* (15) Madonna is voted the Greatest Female Pop Culture Icon on the list of �100 Greatest Pop Culture Icons� in a poll conducted by VH1. �Me Against The Music� video hits #3 on MTV.
* (16) Madonna wins the Michael Jackson International Artist Of The Year Award at the 31st annual American Music Awards at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA. The English Roses returns to #1 for a sixth week on The New York Times best-seller list for children�s picture books. �Me Against The Music� hits UK #2.
* (19) Madonna telephones into CNN-TV�s Larry King Live to wish Larry King a happy 70th birthday. A new wax figure model of Madonna is unveiled at Madame Tussaud�s Museum in New York, NY.
* (25) Remixed & Revisited, a seven-song EP (which includes remixes of songs from American Life CD) is released.
* (26) Madonna guests on NBC-TV�s The Tonight Show (with host Jay Leno) at NBC Studios, Burbank, CA.
* (29) �Me Against The Music� hits US #35.
* (30) Mr. Peabody�s Apples hits #1 and The English Roses is #3 on The New York Times best-seller list for children�s picture books. In UK, Remixed & Revisited EP hits #1 on Top 40 Dance Albums chart.
* Dec (4) �Love Profusion� video world premieres on MTV Germany in Europe.
* (8) �Love Profusion� is released as a UK single.
* (9) �Nothing Fails� maxi-single (featuring remixes of �Nobody Knows Me�) is released in US. Madonna reads Mr. Peabody�s Apples to a group of 30 students from the Community Magnet School at Border�s Bookstore in Westwood, CA.
* (13) Remixed & Revisited EP hits #115 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart in US. �Nobody Knows Me (P. Rauhofer, Above & Beyond, Mount Sims Mixes)� hits #4 on Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in US.
* (14) �Love Profusion� hits #11 in UK.
* (16) Madonna announces she is endorsing Democratic candidate Wesley Clark for the Nov 2004 presidential election.
* (20) Madonna has three titles on Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in US: �Me Against The Music�, �Nobody Knows Me� and �Nothing Fails�: she is the second artist in 18 years to achieve 3 simultaneous entries on this chart (previously achieved by Bronski Beat in 1985).
* (27) �Nothing Fails/Nobody Knows Me� hits #1 and �Me Against The Music� is #2 on Hot Dance Singles Sales chart in US: it is the first time an artist occupies the top 2 positions on this chart since Puff Daddy in 1997. �Me Against The Music� hits #1 for 2 weeks on Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in US. Madonna is #1 Hot Dance Singles Sales Artist and �Die Another Day (Remixes)� is #1 Hot Dance Singles Sales in Billboard magazine�s The Year In Music survey of 2003.