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...radio--you realize that this is not one of those times. It's not that Umbrella is explicit; its lyrics ("Now that it's raining more than ever/ Know that we'll still have each other/ You can stand under my umbrella") owe more to Doris Day than Madonna. But Rihanna, a Barbadian ex--beauty queen who just released her third album, has a special talent for vocal innuendo. She toys with the word umbrella--or, as Rihanna would put it, um-ba-rella, ella, ella--as if she's taking it for a ride on a water...
...professional DJs to dream up constantly changing playlists that give you more variety while still adhering to your basic tastes. If you ask for Gwen Stefani, for example, you'll also get the Cars, Talking Heads and Björk in addition to more obvious matches such as Blondie and Madonna. And Last.fm, which is based in London, taps into the collective wisdom of its 20 million users worldwide. For example, if you like Beyoncé, and other Last.fm members who like Beyoncé also listen to Mary J. Blige, then the service will put Mary on your playlist as well...
Want to live the life of a celebrity? At the Hotel Sax Chicago, guests can buy the Celebrity Rider package and receive the same VIP treatment their favorite entertainers get in their contract riders when they travel for a performance. J. Lo's white-flower obsession? Madonna's need for workout equipment in her room? The hotel will research whatever the requested celebrity is entitled to and provide those extras to travelers, says Mark van Hartesvelt, president of Gemstone Resorts International, based in Park City, Utah, which owns the property. The cost per stay could be in the thousands, depending...
...Madonna has invaded Hong Kong. The pop megastar's likeness adorned most of the city's billboards this spring, her music was piped through its subway stations, and baseless rumors had crowds lining up for nearly a mile down Queen's Road to catch a glimpse of the Material Girl in person...
...biggest opportunity is in its pioneering use of celebrity designers such as Karl Lagerfeld and Stella McCartney. For the "M" line from Madonna, the singer worked with H&M designer Margareta van den Bosch, but it's clear whose name Chinese shoppers are looking for. "I'd buy almost anything Madonna designed," said Anne Yeung, 22, an architect trainee, as she waited in line in Hong Kong last month, "and so will all my friends...