“Madonna” on The Daily Caller

(Reuters) – U.S. pop singer Madonna has promised to defy a recent law against homosexual “propaganda” in Vladimir Putin’s hometown of St. Petersburg on her upcoming tour through Russia this summer. (more)

The southern African country of Malawi is not thrilled with Madonna’s plans to build 10 new schools in the area, because they claim she didn’t consult with them first and don’t feel her intentions are pure. (more)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police captured a man on Friday who was convicted of threatening to kill Madonna and walked away from a Los Angeles-area mental hospital last week. (more)

NEW YORK (AP) — Madonna’s not finished with stadiums. (more)

If you blinked, you probably missed it. But during the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday, rapper M.I.A. gave viewers a less-than-friendly gesture when she flashed the middle finger during Madonna’s performance of “Give Me All Your Luvin.’” (more)

Material Girl Madonna hasn’t lost her touch, with a new movie coming out and an upcoming tour set to launch soon. In an interview with the Daily Beast, she discusses the tour — which, she says, is worth seeing even with potential $300 ticket prices. (more)

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana — the place where Peyton Manning, Larry Bird, the Hoosiers and more have created the stuff of legend — is undoubtedly a sports mecca. (more)

Watch out for hyperventilating Madonna fans on Feb. 2, 3 and 5. Interscope Records announced on Sunday (Jan. 29) that the pop icon will first premiere a video preview of her new single “Give Me All Your Luvin,’” featuring Nicki Minaj & M.I.A., on “American Idol.” A day later the single — the first off her 12th album “MDNA” — will be released along with the full video. And then there’s Super Bowl Sunday. (more)

Can you feel the love tonight? (more)

It was an astoundingly boring show. Like most viewers, I was mainly paying attention when host Ricky Gervais was talking. But here are the best mocking tweets of the night: (more)

Just like a little prayer, Madonna will, once again, take us there. The 53-year-old pop diva will release an album in March, her first in five years. (more)

NEW YORK (AP) — Madonna will perform at halftime of the Super Bowl in Indianapolis in February. (more)

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The dress Marilyn Monroe wore in “River of No Return” has sold to a private buyer for $504,000. (more)

There has been a slew of break-ups in Hollywood lately, and although it’s upsetting to bid farewell to some of our favorite famous couples, it’s also exciting to see these newly single stars back on the prowl. From sexy “Tron” star Olivia Wilde’s to “Black Swan” actress Mila Kunis, there’s a swarm of starlets who cut ties with their longtime loves after their rise to worldwide fame. Take a look at the single ladies in Tinseltown who aren’t quite ready to “put a ring on it.” (more)

Perez Hilton, best known for publishing a celebrity gossip blog, has signed a book deal. But the target audience for his forthcoming book, tentatively titled “The Boy with Pink Hair,” is not the millions hooked on his signature snarky comments photoshopped on pictures of the rich and famous; instead, Mr. Hilton’s book is aimed at children. (more)

Sure, there are two decades between the two songs in question, but Christopher Ciccone, younger brother of Madonna, says he’s nevertheless astounded at how similar Lady Gaga’s new single, ‘Born This Way,’ sounds to one of his sister’s beloved anthems, 1989′s ‘Express Yourself.’ (more)

They’re here and they’re queer. But don’t assume they’re all jumping on the gay marriage bandwagon, Katie Couric. The Against Equality collective — a group of gay activists who oppose gay marriage — has been “quietly assembling a digital archive to document the critical resistance to the politics of inclusion.” The result? A compelling pocketbook, Against Equality: Queer Critiques of Gay Marriage. (more)

NEW YORK (AP) — Train rode to the top of the iTunes charts in 2010: The group’s catchy “Hey, Soul Sister” was the top-selling song of the year. (more)

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Pop singer Madonna is opening a chain of fitness centers around the world to be known as Hard Candy Fitness global gyms. (more)

Nearly a quarter of those on Forbes magazine’s newly release list of the World’s Most Powerful Women are celebrities, fashion designers, pop stars, television anchors, and other entertainment figures – a big difference from last year’s list. (more)