And now, the moment we’ve all been waiting for: The official announcement of Madonna‘s 2012 World Tour!

From Billboard:

Fresh of her halftime performance at Super Bowl XLVI (which was viewed by a record 114 million people) comes details of the Madonna 2012 World Tour. The trek will begin May 29 in Tel Aviv, Israel, and will be her most extensive tour ever in terms of number of dates, according to Arthur Fogel, CEO of Live Nation Global Touring, worldwide producers of the tour. The tour will take Madonna to Australia for the first time in 20 years, as well as many markets she has never played before.

Here’s the key facts to know before buying tickets:

+ Tickets go on sale to the public via Ticketmaster on February 10 in Tel Aviv and the U.K.
+ North American tickets begin going on sale via Ticketmaster on February 13. Tickets range from $90 – $355.
+ All tickets purchased for a U.S. performance will come with a choice of a digital or physical copy of MDNA.
+ Citi cardmembers will be able to buy presale tickets beginning tomorrow, February 8 through Citi’s Private Pass.
+ Lifetime Legacy members of Madonna’s fan-club Icon will receive first access beginning today.
+ Free Icon members have the opportunity to purchase an Icon Live Pass for access to pre-sale and VIP packages.

For details on the VIP packages, as well as a full list of tour dates, check below the cut!

THERE’S SO MUCH TO CONSIDER ALL AT ONCE. Fingers crossed for all!

KEEP CALM AND DANCE ON.

MDNA will be released on March 26. (iTunes)

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Before Madonna set the arena ablaze during her half time performance at last night’s Super Bowl XLVI, Queen Kelly Clarkson took to the field to kick off the game with a performance of the national anthem.

Backed by a massive children’s choir, the powerhouse chanteuse absolutely knocked it out of the park–err, arena! Not only did she look gorgeous, but she sounded incredible, delivering a thoroughly melodic, controlled performance of the song. Then again: Who’s surprised? She always nails it.

As for something slightly more out of left field (all this sports references–dad’s going to be so proud!): Earlier in the weekend, Kelly also performed a cover of Madonna’s “Crazy For You” (!) as the fan request during her show in Bossier City. While we already knew Dumb + Dumb = You, we can now confirm that Kelly + Madonna = SO MUCH WIN.

Really! It’s absolutely gorgeous. So romantic, so sweetly-sung…le swoon.

Check out Mizz Clarkson slaying the anthem above, and check out a video from the audience during her cover of “Crazy For You” below!

Stronger was released on October 24. (iTunes)

Last night, Madonna performed at Super Bowl XLVI. It was, according to my calculations, quite literally everything.

There was an almighty entrance, flips on top of bleachers, head straddling, a weird acrobatic Grecian (or something), pom poms, a marching band, millions of dancers, insane floor projeftctions, glamorous Givenchy costumes, Cee-Lo Green, LMFAO, Nicki Minaj, M.I.A–even God made a brief cameo at some point.

While there were countless amazing moments during Madonna’s performance last night, I selected 12 13 of my favorites to highlight.

Luckily, my friend Matt Cherette captured some of these moments in GIF form (my favorite form of communication, second only to carrier pigeons) for Buzzfeed, which I’ve used below. Be sure to check out his full collection!

L-U-V, Madonna!

You probably weren’t aware of this, but Madonna has a new song and video out called “Give Me All Your Luvin (feat. M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj.)”

It’s really one of the best things you’ll see all day (if not all month, if not all year, if not ever in your life), so I’ve decided to break it down into small segments of flawlessness to get a better understanding of the inner workings of this stunning Megaforce-directed production.

And away we go…

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Watch the video for Madonna‘s “Give Me All Your Luvin” (feat. M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj)” now–full review to come shortly!

“Give Me All Your Luvin” was released on February 3. (iTunes)

Oh, you thought you were going to bed? Hold, please.

Madonna‘s official website was just updated with the tracklisting for the deluxe edition of MDMA. The titles are as follows:

- Girls Gone Wild
- Gang Bang
- I’m Addicted
- Some Girls
- I Don’t Give A
- Turn Up the Radio
- Give Me All Your Luvin’
- B-day Song
- Superstar
- I’m a Sinner
- Masterpiece
- Falling Free
- Love Spent
- I Fucked Up
- Beautiful Killer

If you take the first letter from each title and jumble them all together, the sentence spell out: THIS IS AN AMAZING ALBUM. (That’s not accurate, I apologize.)

But, really: There seems to be a running theme here involving “I”/”I’m” titles (“I’m Addicted,” I Don’t Give A,” “I’m A Sinner,” I Fucked Up”) which is certainly shocking, as Madonna’s always been known for her unrelenting selflessness. (This is me being sarcastic, mocking a woman I adore and revere. Certain fans of certain pop stars should learn how that works.)

Also, I realize that I haven’t even heard it yet, but “I Fucked Up” is already my new personal anthem.”I Don’t Give A” too. Actually, all of them are probably my personal anthem. Can I claim a whole album as a personal anthem? Okay, yes. Done.

MDNA will be released on March 26. (iTunes)

Courtesy of Madonnarama.

I hope I’m not being hyperbolic when I say…

EVERY SINGLE FUCKING MILLISECOND OF THIS PREVIEW IS ICONIC AND AMAZINGLY FUN, CAMPY BRILLIANCE AND LITERALLY NO OTHER POP STAR COULD POSSIBLY DO BETTER ASIDE FROM BRITNEY BECAUSE SHE’S ON THE SAME LEVEL FOR ME AND IS MY FAVORITE,
SO BYE.

(A more thoughtful, nuanced review of the video to follow upon its release tomorrow, February 3.)

“Give Me All Your Luvin” will be released on February 3. (iTunes)

Are Y-O-U ready for Madonna‘s “Give Me All Your Luvin,” featuring M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj? Get out your pom poms–it’s almost time!

Just minutes ago, the song went live on iTunes Japan (it’s not being released officially until February 3.) And now, we’ve got the extended snippet from iTunes! So far, it’s no different from the demo–aside from a better, more filled out chant (“L-U-V, Madonna!”) and the sneak peek of Nicki’s rap during the breakdown: “I’m Roman/I’m a barbarian, I’m Conan!” Mizz Minaj roars.

Although I assumed the final version would have had a bit more robust production (thus the danger of early leaks…), I still L-U-V everything about it! Bring on the full song, M!

“Give Me All Your Luvin” will be released on February 3. (iTunes)