Little known curiosities, rumors and facts about Madonna's life & career

It is said that the original recording of The Virgin Tour (1985) with the full performance was stored at a Warner Bros office at the World Trade Center and is considered lost after the attacks, one of the reasons we may never see it on DVD or any other format

Hard Candy was supposed to be called Give It 2 Me and have more feminist vibes but Warner, her label at the time, disagreed with all the ideas, which led her to finish the album as soon as possible so that she could end their contract as this was their last studio album together

"Intervention", a track from American Life, was supposed to be a single and even got a music video filmed, but it was cancelled and the video was never leaked, also this song is dedicated to her son Rocco.

The Sex Book cover was made up with metal because Madonna once said she wanted the cover to be just like the back of her stove

Madonna wanted Like a Prayer to really feel like a church in every way possible, so she had Patchouli essence being put on its vinyl and cassette (the biggest formats at the time) so it could even smell like church.

Madonna had an affair with John F. Kennedy Jr and one of the reasons they broke up was because Jackie didn't approve the relationship at all

Madonna was one of the first ones to support Kylie Minogue during her breast cancer period and would send her flowers in a daily basis

In 2006 Mariah Carey was supposed to open the Grammys ceremony, but Madonna said she wouldn't attend it if wasn't the one to open it, the Academy then switched Mariah for Madonna, that's one of the reasons both didn't pass the red carpet, hoping not to see one another.

Madonna released Ray of Light in USA at 03/03, and its lead single is placed as the 3rd track in the album because 3 is the lucky number in Kabbalah.

Madonna planned to create and star in a musical called Hello Suckers, but the idea was left behind and she transformed most of the songs she composed for it into disco/pop songs that are now featured in Confessions on a Dance Floor.

Madonna was only offered 100 dollars to star in her first movie (A Certain Sacrifice), luckily she was one of the few members of the cast to be paid

Deeper and Deeper is one of the most complex Madonna videos, where she plays Andy Warhol's muse, Edie Sedgwick, and her transition from a naive person to someone with malice, the innocence is represented by the balloons M carries around and as time goes by they all get popped up.

Madonna was supposed to sing La Isla Bonita at the Blond Ambition tour, right before Material Girl, she would be singing it while taking a real shower and then she would show up in a robe/towels, but they couldn't come up with how they would deal with water on stage at the time.

The initial beat from Frozen was made up by William Orbit recording himself the sound of him beating a trash can

To make sure she was on the right track with Confessions on a Dance Floor, Madonna would go clubbing disguised with her album producer and ask the DJ to play her new instrumentals, so she could see the crowd reaction

Madonna was supposed to star as the main character on the film "Music of the Heart" but then rejected it after having major disagreements with the director, she part was given to Meryl Streep

Warner Music wanted to release "Amazing" as a single, but Madonna strongly disagreed, so they tried to release it behind her back using the Drowned Tour live performance as its video, when Madonna discovered it she scrapped the song off the setlist and never performed it.

The Power of Goodbye was planned to be performed at the Sticky & Sweet Tour, but with her divorce incident the song was cut off.

The candles used during the Like a Prayer segment at the Blond Ambition Tour were reused during the performance of Lo Que Siente La Mujer at the Drowned World Tour

Ray Of Light tracklist is divided into 4 segments, each symbolizing the 4 elements: earth, air, water and fire. In the japanese version of the album the bonus track "Has To Be" is put in the air segment

The original featurings for the VMAs 2003 performance weren't Britney and Christina, but Pink and Jennifer Lopez. Pink couldn't attend for being on tour and JLo was shocked by the kiss idea.

Madonna used to have 3 chihuahuas: Rosita, Evita and Chiquita. She donated all of them to an institution, she later found out one of them died due to mistreatment, she got furious and relocated the other 2

For every tour Madonna embarks on, she converts, from at least one of the shows, 100% of the gross into donations for AIDS research

Madonna took more than 3.000 photos for the Sex Book, only 400 were selected, the other ones were never seem by the public

There was supposed to be a Ray of Light tour, stickers and counter stands saying that Madonna would go on tour were distributed, but as she was offered the main role in "The Next Best Thing" the tour was postponed and never happened.

The demo version of "I'd Rather Be Your Lover" had Tupac Shakur as a featured rapper

Shortly before the Golden Globe Awards started, Elton John stated that Madonna didn't have a fucking chance against him on the Best Original Song category, she ended up winning

Rescue Me didn't have a music video because Madonna was filming A League of Their Own

Madonna's debut album was supposed to be called "Lucky Star" and this is said to be the original cover:

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Madonna and Kylie Minogue actually had one photo of them taken together at the MET Gala 2013, but Madonna's boyfriend got in front of Kylie, ruining the photo.

Hung Up music video was supposed to be directed by David LaChapelle, he actually started directing it but Madonna and him started having such strong disagreements that at a certain point he picked all his stuff and left.

1996 Buenos Aires: a crowd of fans pulled her down to the ground.She managed to crawl into the car and she left after a girl was holding on to her car's roof was removed, later Madonna found out one of her shoes got missing and the other had its heel broken, they were Versace

During her early years, Madonna lived in Paris while working for another artist, due to that she achieved a high level of french but as time went by she lost proficiency

During her Blond Ambition Tour in 1990 Catholic Church forced Madonna to censor her show, she then cancelled it stating she’d never change a show, because she treats her shows like a real journey that can’t be changed, a journey of love and humanity.

One of the main reasons Madonna started writing children books was because she got tired of reading her daughter stories that she considered too fragile and futile for girls, she wanted to empower her and create stories with more content.

Madonna once said she didn’t like most of her oldest videos cause her hair always looked horrible

Madonna started to get really into fitness around 1986/1987, she started to feel like she needed to improve her health because she was approaching her mother’s death age.

Madonna’s dance instructor during her youth, Christopher Flynn, is one of her biggest mentors ever, he influenced her to pursue her dream as a professional dancer, and he was also very strict and used to put a pencil under her chin to improve her posture, he died of AIDS.

Madonna says the first place she “felt like home” and that she “fit in” was a gay club.

Madonna’s dad has released a wine called "Madonna wine", it had 5 varieties Pinot Grigio, Pinot Noir, Gewurztraminer, Cabernet Franc and Chardonnay.

Madonna was supposed to perform Dress You Up at the Re-Invention Tour, but she couldn't learn how to play it on the guitar on time for it.

One of the reasons the Cherish video was shot in black and white is because the water was very cold, causing Madonna's already pale complexion to look even whiter, also she almost got sick after filming it.

Madonna was actually invited to join "USA for Africa" in 1985 but she couldn't join it because she was on tour

Madonna almost died during the filming of her Burning Up video, in one scene that has her lying down in a boat, the whole filming structure, weighting almost 8 tons of metal, almost fell right on her.

Like a Prayer was the longest album for Madonna to create during the 80s, producers said it took triple of the time because she was too depressed over her recent divorce

It is said that Sean Penn really beat Madonna during their marriage, some biographers claims he even put her head in an oven. Madonna almost pressed charge against him but for some reason she gave up.

1995 a stalker tried to break into Madonna's house in California, after he was refused entry, he threatened to kill her: "I'll slice her throat from ear to ear," and left a note saying: "I love you Madonna. I want you to marry me. I love you. You love me, luckily she wasn't home.

Madonna won a dance scholarship at the Michigan University and was recognized as a great dancer by teachers.

Madonna dedicated her Rain video to her loyal asian fanbase

"Ain't No Big Deal" was composed by Madonna to be on her debut album, but her label said the song was too weak and shouldn't be included, later it was included as a B-Side on the single Papa Don't Preach

Some sources say Madonna wrote "Devil Wouldn't Recognize You" for her brother Christopher Ciccone

Madonna really wanted to have the main role in Evita, she sent the director a 10 pages letter explaining why she was meant to have that part, a copy of the Take a Bow video and also said he could low her payment to “only” 1 million dollars (the other actress was asking way more)

Holiday was the first song Madonna performed on american national television, an official video for it was actually shot, but it was never released, it was considered too amateur and cheap, some collectors claim to have it

Justify My Love was filmed in Paris, until today no one knows what hotel it was. Later Madonna said it was the most fun project she ever made during her career

Madonna absolutely HATES hydrangeas

Madonna said in an interview she can't sleep without a fan, because the noise calms and helps her to fall asleep

Madonna intended to release an official Ray of Light remixes album called "Veronica Electronica" but we still don't know why that didn't happen

"Fever" is the single with most official remixes released during Madonna's career, it has more than 30 official remixes, this was made because of its huge success on dance clubs in Europe, the single wasn't released in US but still was a dance #1. Here's my favorite remix:

Between 1991 and 1992, two cassettes containing material from the Erotica album were registered in the Library of Congress, it is said to contain 23 tracks including demos, alternative versions and new songs, only 6 tracks are known, those cassetes are called The Rain Tapes

"Give It 2 Me" originated from an old Madonna demo called "Infinity":

Sean Penn visited Madonna on the set of Material Girl, this was the first time they met each other

Madonna requested MAC to create a lipstick that would last through an entire performance, so they formulated "Russian Red". They made the shade specifically for her 1990 Blonde Ambition tour, the color exists until today and is one of the best selling lipsticks of all time.

1993: Footage of brazilian fans going wild as Madonna arrived in the country for the first time, fans wouldn't leave the hotel, they tried to invade and many fainted, the commotion was real. The journalist says even Michael Jackson didn't have as many fans going this crazy.