She's Going To Get PAID!
Bittersweet news.
After a decades-long business relationship, Madonna is leaving Warner Brothers Records.
Where is she going?
She's not even going to another label!
Instead, the Queen of Pop has signed a pioneering deal with Live Nation, who - until now - were mainly concert promoters and venue owners.
Under the new ten-year deal with them, Madonna is getting paid $120 million PLUS stock options! No way could a record label pay her that much in this day and age.
In exchange, Live Nation will be granted the rights to three studio albums from her Madgesty as well as the right to promote concert tours, sell merchandise and license Madonna's name.
Does Madonna really need any more money?
She's already worth $325 mill!
Congrats, M. You've worked hard for this.
[Image via WENN.]
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Team Kevin Strikes Back!
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shweet
sweeeeeet
#1
Toobad Live Nation SUCKS!
593'rd bitches!
holy moly………….. She's come a long way since her dog humping days in that book of hers!
Mercy me! I wish I had her moolah. Haha! =)
GOOD for her…CASH IN! DAMN, that makes her worth close to half a BILLION. I want more money
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2nd? i love madonna
first?
shveeeeeeeet
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2nd
Wow, welcome to the future. Goodbye cds. Goodbye record labels. Hello Mp3s & artists duking it out for themselves.
Good for you Madonna!
First?
who the fuck cares?
231st bitches! Suck it!
Why did you photoshop M's right hand so that it looks like Bea Arthur's foot? No one has twelve inch hands! Oh, by the way Madonna could you spot me like ten mill? Thanks!
congrats to Madge!!! She's worked really hard for this…and to all the haters who slam her age….let's see what YOU'VE done with your life at that age.
she's got that Leona Hemsley Look about her in that photo … well good for her she worked hard about time she went shopping for mo money everyone else does it! Hey Madge can you tell Courtney to stop emulating you.
ugh
whatev
Shes not getting "paid" that. Shes getting "fronted" that money. And if she earns $120mil as her portion of the earnings she makes she can keep it.
And any income made by Madonna that is less than the $120mil will be owed BACK to the label, plus interest. So if Madonna earns $80mil as her share of the earnings, she will owe $40mil back to the label, plus interest.
No one is given money in the music biz. Just fronted money against future earnings.
FIRST!
gee she is ugly and doesn't deserve that money. soooo overrated!
cokai
NO FAIR!
hey ya'll
Ha Ha Ha……….shes rich………….1st!!
wow i cant believe she has hella money to survive on…why work
she looks so……old
ah …..ewww
First!
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LOVE HER
who cares if your first? get a life
Greedy Bitch! She isn't that talented…
She works her ass off so I'm sure they will make a huge return on that investment.
amazing
talk about zombie hands…ick.
Madonna’s already worth $600 mill!
i didn't read the article because i was distracted by THE FREAK on the picture!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAH MAN HANDS!
stop w/the yoga yoda
Madonna deserves it and so much more !!!!She works really hard and tirelessly like basically no one else in showbizz!!!
She takes her career seriously and deserves more than any one else this record-breaking contract!!!!
MADONNA ROCKSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She's has way more money than that,,,way more
she can have all the money in the world but money wont buy her good health, a sane mind, intelligence or even escape death….life is so short why need all that money and her kids dont need that much money either they will be just spoil brats with no class…..cant wait till Madonna is 90 years old sitting in an old chair being interviewed for an ET special "Madonna fighting colon cancer and bankruptcy, her daughter Lourdes hasn't spoken to her mom in 20 years.."
Well being that she isn't really selling that well anymore that idea is about as bright as the idiot that gave Whitney Houston a $100 million contract but whatever.
this is a bad time, I don't think this will bode well.
She worked her ass off for Warner Bros. all these years…they used to promote her well…..but they haven't been giving her the respect and promotion she's needed for a while now….I'm sure she was fed up.
What i'm happy about is that…MADONNA will definetly be working hard to put out some amazing material both and terms of albums and tours….she will be go beyond what she does already to prove how worth it she is…and also to show Warner Bros. what they lost.
CONGRATS MADONNA!
After all this time still the Queen.
She worked her ass off for Warner Bros. all these years…they used to promote her well…..but they haven't been giving her the respect and promotion she's needed for a while now….I'm sure she was fed up.
What i'm happy about is that…MADONNA will definetly be working hard to put out some amazing material both and terms of albums and tours….she will be go beyond what she does already to prove how worth it she is…and also to show Warner Bros. what they lost.
CONGRATS MADONNA!
After all this time still the Queen.
She worked her ass off for Warner Bros. all these years…they used to promote her well…..but they haven't been giving her the respect and promotion she's needed for a while now….I'm sure she was fed up.
What i'm happy about is that…MADONNA will definetly be working hard to put out some amazing material both and terms of albums and tours….she will be go beyond what she does already to prove how worth it she is…and also to show Warner Bros. what they lost.
CONGRATS MADONNA!
After all this time still the Queen.
She worked her ass off for Warner Bros. all these years…they used to promote her well…..but they haven't been giving her the respect and promotion she's needed for a while now….I'm sure she was fed up.
What i'm happy about is that…MADONNA will definetly be working hard to put out some amazing material both and terms of albums and tours….she will be go beyond what she does already to prove how worth it she is…and also to show Warner Bros. what they lost.
CONGRATS MADONNA!
After all this time still the Queen.
She worked her ass off for Warner Bros. all these years…they used to promote her well…..but they haven't been giving her the respect and promotion she's needed for a while now….I'm sure she was fed up.
What i'm happy about is that…MADONNA will definetly be working hard to put out some amazing material both and terms of albums and tours….she will be go beyond what she does already to prove how worth it she is…and also to show Warner Bros. what they lost.
CONGRATS MADONNA!
After all this time still the Queen.
Cha-Ching $$$
Grandma Madge is off to bank again.
Now that's how you manage your career! (Britney, take note)
look at that man hand!!!!
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Madonna deserves it and so much more !!!!She works really hard and tirelessly like basically no one else in showbiz!!!
She takes her career seriously and deserves more than any one else this record-breaking contract!!!!
MADONNA KICKS ASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
Awesome!
I soo love Madonna.
She is the greatest!
I CAN'T WAIT FOR HER NEW ALBUM!!!
:D
Re: David Alexander Warner Music Burbank CA –
Ok, what you're saying is that if I carry the one and then divide pi by the quotient of a rhombus, which will give me the bi-lateral distance of the square root of an isosceles triangle by the mean acute angle of the fraction of which I would multiply a real number, then I would know how much Madonna is going to be making from her deal with Live nation. Oh… stupid me! Got it! Thanks, man.
She looks like Faye Dunaway. I think she needs a new look. Of course you have to like her. Yeah for M.
Granny needs the $$$ LOL
She's a hard worker.
She's been with Warner Bros music her whole career.
It might be a nice change.
Re: Madame Curie – YOU MUST BE A REALLY FRUSTRATED PERSON!!!
JEALOUSY IS THE WEAPON USED BY THE INCOMPETENTS!!!!!!
Holy crap.
I'm jealous.
I'm just about worth a fricken penny to my parents.
Damn you.
Rawr.
Yes, I am a dinosaur.
Be jealous.
she has old lady hands
Madonna truly is the Queen of Pop. No one but her, could get a record deal like that. 20+ years in the business and still making hits.
A very mildy talented piece of garbage gets a contract like that? Congrats you filthy STD spreading skank.Oh and talk about fucking zombie hands YIKES. That bitch is fugly
MADONNA! MADONNA! Yea baby, cash the fuck in. It is well deserved, she works her ass off. Girlfriend is heading for 50, and she still rocks it. Shes hotter at 49 than Shitney is at 25. Does that mean at least 3 more concerts? FUCK YES!
I really can't believe the drooling going on here over a manipulative woman old enough to be your momma! Hey, if she had started birthing a bit earlier, the average 20 year old could be her kid - young people today sure do like the granny's don't they?
I DONT HOPE SHE LEAVES WBR:(
what does she do with all her money? o_O
she should be trying help the world not putting it all in the bank.
the rich and famous could do so much yet do almost nothing
love her. three studio albums! whoohooo! bitch deserves all of it. love ya Madge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'd love me some granny madge juice!
Pick and choose Prez, Pick and choose Prez. SHE HAS ZOMBIE HANDS THAT MAKE NICOLE'S LOOK LIKE A PALMOLIVE MODEL'S. haha. Loser (you, not her)
She deserves it, shes a great performer. Good for her.
Good for her, she's the most talented female artist out there and unlike her contemporaries she's constantly produced quality albums for 25 years +. Even her worst album (American Life) is far superior to her peers. I just hope Warner doesn't stop promoting her and her next album b/c she's leaving
this woman is an icon
Actually Madonna has done a lot of stuff with both her time and money….although most of the time she isn't giving out press releases about the money she gives away GMHC (Gay Men's health Crisis) Act up, Amfar, and countless other charities…she would never tell you about…..
Congrats MADONNA no other artist deserves this more. You work very hard…harder than girls half your age. You deserve every penny.
CAN'T wait for the new album!
Actually Madonna has done a lot of stuff with both her time and money….although most of the time she isn't giving out press releases about the money she gives away GMHC (Gay Men's health Crisis) Act up, Amfar, and countless other charities…she would never tell you about…..
Congrats MADONNA no other artist deserves this more. You work very hard…harder than girls half your age. You deserve every penny.
CAN'T wait for the new album!
Actually Madonna has done a lot of stuff with both her time and money….although most of the time she isn't giving out press releases about the money she gives away GMHC (Gay Men's health Crisis) Act up, Amfar, and countless other charities…she would never tell you about…..
Congrats MADONNA no other artist deserves this more. You work very hard…harder than girls half your age. You deserve every penny.
CAN'T wait for the new album!
Actually Madonna has done a lot of stuff with both her time and money….although most of the time she isn't giving out press releases about the money she gives away GMHC (Gay Men's health Crisis) Act up, Amfar, and countless other charities…she would never tell you about…..
Congrats MADONNA no other artist deserves this more. You work very hard…harder than girls half your age. You deserve every penny.
CAN'T wait for the new album!
Actually Madonna has done a lot of stuff with both her time and money….although most of the time she isn't giving out press releases about the money she gives away GMHC (Gay Men's health Crisis) Act up, Amfar, and countless other charities…she would never tell you about…..
Congrats MADONNA no other artist deserves this more. You work very hard…harder than girls half your age. You deserve every penny.
CAN'T wait for the new album!
She totally deserves it! OMG Madonna, CONRATU-FUCKIN-LATIONS! Can anyone out there see this as a GOOD EXAMPLE… I do. She always gives me TONS of inspiration.
I hate this bitch. Ugly no talent, money hungry who sells her soul if the price is right, an Angelina Jolie wanna be.
She looks like crap. Time has not been kind.
#45 Brian: Madonna's not selling that well anymore??? Gee, Confessions on a Dance Floor sold 8 million copies worldwide. The Confessions Tour was also the highest grossing of 2007. If that's not successful to you, what is? By the way, Madonna's sold over 200 million records during her career. Yeah, she's a failure.
ewwww…. she so so OLD and her hands are just plain Na.Na… N-A-S-T-Y
That pic is horrible, but Madge is getting old. Ewww As for the deal, let her go Warner Bros., you had her during her best years anyway (if there ever was a best year). She hasn't done anything worthwhile for quite some time now, and even she knows her time is very limited (if not over) careerwise. Time for her to expand her horizons, explore other options, invest the moola wisely, etc., she's getting too old to perform.
Re: K –
well, how do you know about it then? lmao
Perez baby, you could have found a better pic of the Queen! Madonna still looks gorgeous( post her Vanity Fair party pics hun).
Her last CD sold over 8 million copies worldwide. Plus Hung Up ALONE sold over 8 million copies. She does quite well selling CD's. Plus her last 3 tours were gargantuan. She will easily bring in over $200 million on her next tour ALONE. The most successful and talented female performer, bar none. Good for her!
Re: paranel – Madonna has actually embraced Angelina's way to attract attention to several issues and I think that's a good thing, dontcha?
OMG! what a long hand! wrinkled..age is showing on Ms ugly
shes madonna.
smart woman, she has a killer business sense. that's a gr8 move
MADONNA is the Queen.
She is getting the money because her concerts are bigger sellers. It is not due to album sales. Her late blockbuster album was her first Greatest Hits collection in 1991. Now, she is lucky to go platinum. She deserves the money for her history of work. Plus, she is 47 and can compete with the young skanks.
good for her.
cant wait for her new music.
GO MADONNAAAAAAAAA!!
Re: Pablo – hey, people that have seen her in person say she is damn near perfect - healthy skin, beautiful hair, a great looking body, I don't agree with you that she looks like crap. It's a horrible pic, PURRREEZZ!!!!!!!!!! WHY YOU PUT NICE PICS OF KYLIE AND NOT MADONNA ?!?!??!!?
I love MADONNA! I will always LOVE madonna!
Re: Kevin Jones – she's 49