Strike a Pose...2005

Vogue Magazine Outtakes

Tim Walker - 2005

'Heartbreak City' & 'Two Steps Behind Me'

Madonna has reportedly laid into Lady Gaga and ex-hubbie Guy Ritchie in songs which could end up on her new album.

Leaked lyrics from the track Heartbreak City allegedly slam Ritchie for:

"Getting what [he] came for, a bit of fame and fortune, and I’m no longer needed."

Though the lyrics have yet to be confirmed, multiple news sources corroborated that the song seemed to call out Ritchie. And, although Ritchie is not named, the lyrics seem very much from the heart.

While Gaga, who has praised Madonna as a major influence on her work, is the apparent target in the song Two Steps Behind Me, in which Madge sings: 

“You’re a copycat, where is my royalty? Did you study me hard enough? You're never gonna be, you're just a wannabe me. Like a sister all messed-up, who's gonna help you out? In your fantasy, you can try it all. But you can't be me.

'You can walk the walk, even talk the talk. But you'll always be two steps behind me.”

The both songs were recorded with Avicii, but that no final tracklist for the album has yet been decided. More than one track on the album is about the ending of their three year relationship which left Madonna more vulnerable than most people might think.

Neither track may actually end up on the new album, but the lyrics show that The Queen of pop, who celebrated her 56th birthday earlier this month, has not lost her touch.

After originally finding fame in the '80s with hits like Papa Don't Preach and True Blue, Madonna has gone on to have hits across four decades, establishing herself as one of the biggest musical icons of all time.

I Bet You Think This Song is About You...

Fans have been left with little doubt over the singer’s feelings for ex-husband Guy Ritchie, after she revealed snipping lyrics in her forthcoming album. 

It seems like our fair Madge is letting some issues loose in her new album, MDNA. Her anger at former husband someone "unknown" fires in full force in the track Bang Bang:

"Bang bang, shot you dead/Shot my lover in the head/Now my lover is dead/And I have no regrets/He deserved it/And I’m going straight to hell/And I got a lot of friends there/And if I see that bitch in hell/I’m gonna shoot him in the head again/Cuz I want to see him die/Over and over."

In the song I Don’t Give a . . . the material girl croons about the ex-couple's 8 year marriage:

"I tried to be a good girl/I tried to be your wife/Diminished myself/And I swallowed my light/I tried to become all/That you expect of me/And if it was a failure/I don’t give a [bleep]."

No rage compares to that of a woman scorned, Ritchie, you better get ready to repent your ways!!

It is not the first time the pair, who were married for eight years, have traded blows publicly.  Last year, film director Ritchie told a US magazine that his marriage to Madonna, while it helped make him rich, was like a “soap opera” and often he found the drama overwhelming.   Madonna also told Newsweek magazine in January that she started noticing “cracks in the veneer” of her marriage to Ritchie and it hadn’t worked out the way she thought it would.   Madonna and Ritchie divorced in 2008, having had a son, Rocco, 11, and adopted another boy David Banda, six.  The singer also has a daughter Lourdes, 14, from a previous relationship with personal trainer Carlos Leon.  Madonna, who was also married to Sean Penn, has said she will never marry again although recently she is said to be considering a proposal from her 24-year-old boyfriend Brahim Zaibat, a French dancer.

The album will not be completely focused on the femme fatal . One track entitled Superstar has an ethereal feel to it and features vocals from Lourdes.  Even with all the emotional discourse on the album MDNA is shaping up to be 100% FIERCE!

Madonna Asked Her Former Husbands For Directing Tips

When directing her new film W.E. Madonna leaned on two very important men in her life for support; Guy Ritchie and Sean Penn.

Madge says:"I watched closely what both Sean and Guy did. With Sean, I saw the importance of rehearsal and preparing and doing as much work as you can ahead of being on set.

Guy is a much more visual director and he takes a lot of chances and risks when it comes to camera moves and things like that. And I learned a lot from him in that respect."

She seriously learned from the best so this movie better be awesome!
LOL of course it will be. It is magical Madge, after all.  Thank goodness she's still on friendly terms with her exes. It makes us feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

I'll Remember...2000

UK Newspaper The Sun

There's No Shame In Guy Ritchie's Gold Digging Game

When you look at that picture above, you will probably just assume that one of the devil talons on Madge's labia scratched at Guy Ritchie's eyeball as he worshiped the third eye on her crotch earlier in the day. But the truth is, Guy Richie is throwing us a subtle "I'm going to rob this granny blind" wink. Guy, who got at least $75 million from Madge in the divorce, talked to Details about his marriage with her and he pretty much kept his words on the nice side until he added a slight dig about the fortune she dropped on his gold digging shovel.

DETAILS: You married Madonna when you were still a fledgling director and she was the most famous woman in the world. What was that adjustment like?
Guy Ritchie: I don't know. By the way, I enjoyed my first marriage. It's definitely not something I regret. The experience was ultimately very positive. I love the kids that came out of it, and I could see no other route to take. But you move on, don't you? You're right, I stepped into a soap opera, and I lived in it for quite a long period of my life. I'll probably be more eloquent on it 10 years from now.

DETAILS: What did you learn from that marriage?
Guy Ritchie: When you end up with a lot of the things you set out to chase and find that you've stumbled into all sorts of hollow victories, then you become deeply philosophical. I'm quite happy that that experience was accelerated for me. I'm glad I made money, in other words. And I'm glad I got married.

"I'm glad I made money, in other words" is the new gold digging motto. I would say that quote is like a stab to Madge's chest, but her body is covered in thorny lizard armor so daggers don't penetrate and $75 million is just a mere dingle on the huge ass crack that is her checking account. But really, that quote should be said by every gold digger at every will reading or divorce settlement hearing they attend. When the judge awards them millions and asks for a final word, they should stand up and say, "A wise gold digger once said, 'I'm glad I made money, in other words." It's that beautiful.