1990

• Jan Warner Bros Records releases a full-page advertisement in magazines which proclaims Madonna as "Artist Of The Decade".
• (6) "Oh Father" hits US #20 and completes her run of 16 consecutive Top 5 singles in US.
• (9,10,11) Madonna holds open auditions for male dancers for her new world tour at Landmark Studios, Hollywood, CA.
• (23) Like A Prayer is certified 3x platinum (3 million units).
• Feb (2) "Keep It Together" single is released.
• (14) Bloodhounds Of Broadway is released on home video.
• Mar Madonna breaks box-office records as 1,500 concert tickets are sold to fans across America in only 68 seconds.
• (1) "Vogue" video premieres on MTV.
• (8) Madonna wins Worst Female Singer and Worst Video ("Like A Prayer") in Rolling Stone magazine's 14th annual Readers Poll.
• (12) Like A Prayer is named The Grand Prix Album Of The Year at the 4th annual Japan Gold Disc Awards in Tokyo.
• (30) "Vogue" single is released.
• (31) "Keep It Together" hits US #8.
• Apr (11) "Keep It Together" single is certified gold (500,000 units).
• (13,14,15) "Blond Ambition World Tour 1990" opens with 3 sold-out concerts at the Marine Stadium, Makuhari, Japan.
• (20,21,22) Madonna performs 3 sold-out concerts at Nishinomiya Stadium, Osaka, Japan.
• (25,26,27) Madonna performs 3 sold-out concerts at Yokohama Stadium, Yokohama, Japan.
• May (1) Madonna guests on Fox-TV's The Arsenio Hall Show.
• (4,5) Madonna opens the 12-city North American leg of "Blond Ambition World Tour 1990" at The Summit, Houston, TX.
• (7,8) Madonna performs at the Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX.
• (11,12,13,15) Madonna performs 4 sold-out concerts at the Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA.
• (18,19,20) Madonna performs at the Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA.
• (19) "Vogue" hits US #1 for 3 weeks.
• (22) I'm Breathless: Music From And Inspired By The Film Dick Tracy CD is released.
• (23) Bloodhounds Of Broadway (originally filmed in 1987-88) premieres on PBS-TV as an "American Playhouse" presentation.
• (23,24) Madonna performs at the Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, IL.
• (25) Madonna cancels a third scheduled concert at the Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, IL, due to laryngitis.
• (26) Madonna is honored with Pop Artist Of The Decade, Dance Artist Of The Decade and Dance Single Of The Decade ("Into The Groove") in Billboard magazine's "Music Of The 80s" Poll.
• (27,28,29) Madonna performs 3 sold-out concerts at the SkyDome, Toronto, ON, Canada: on May 29, police officers threaten to arrest her on the grounds of lewd and obscene behavior for a masturbation sequence but no charges are filed.
• (31) Madonna performs at The Palace Of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, MI.
• Jun (1) Madonna performs at The Palace Of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, MI and invites her father onstage to sing him "Happy Birthday". Madonna is controversially featured grabbing her crotch and breast on the cover of Interview magazine.
• (4,5) Madonna performs at The Centrum, Worcester, MA.
• (6) Madonna cancels a third scheduled concert at The Centrum, Worcester, MA, again due to recurring throat problems.
• (8,9) Madonna performs at the Capital Centre, Landover, MD.
• (10) Madonna and Warren Beatty attend the premiere of Dick Tracy in Washington, DC.
• (11,12,13) Madonna performs at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY.
• (14) "Vogue" single is certified 1x platinum (1 million units).
• (15) Dick Tracy is released nationwide. Madonna cancels a concert at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, again due to laryngitis.
• (16,17) Madonna performs at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA.
• (17) Dick Tracy grosses $23 million at the US box-office on its opening weekend.
• (20,21) Madonna performs 2 sold-out concerts at the Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJ.
• (22) "Hanky Panky" single is released.
• (23) I'm Breathless: Music From And Inspired By The Film Dick Tracy hits US #2.
• (24) Madonna performs an AIDS benefit concert in memory of artist Keith Haring at the Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJ, which raises $300,000 for the American Foundation For AIDS Research (AMFAR).
• (28) "Vogue" single is certified 2x platinum (2 million units) - the biggest-selling single by a female artist ever.
• (30) Madonna opens the European leg of "Blond Ambition World Tour 1990" at Eriksberg Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden.
• Jul (2) In Italy, Roman Catholic groups condemn Madonna's concert as blasphemous due to her controversial show's sex and religion themes and plan to cancel her concerts in Rome and Turin.
• (3,4,6) Madonna performs 3 sold-out concerts at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France.
• (9) Madonna arrives on tour in Rome, Italy and holds a press conference at Rome Airport in which she defends her concert and also voices her opinions on artistic expression and freedom of speech.
• (10) Madonna performs at Stadio Flaminio, Rome, Italy.
• (11) Madonna's second scheduled concert at Stadio Flaminio, Rome, Italy is cancelled due to poor ticket sales and a union strike.
• (13) Madonna performs at Stadio Delle Alpi, Turin, Italy.
• (15) Madonna performs at the Olympic Stadium, Munich, Germany.
• (17) Madonna performs at Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany.
• (20,21,22) Madonna performs 3 sold-out concerts at Wembley Stadium, London, England.
• (24) Madonna performs at Feyenoord Stadium, Rotterdam, Holland.
• (27) Madonna performs a sold-out concert at Vicente Calderon Stadium, Madrid, Spain.
• (28) "Hanky Panky" hits US #10.
• (29) Madonna performs at Balaidos Stadium, Vigo, Spain.
• (30) I'm Breathless: Music From And Inspired By The Film Dick Tracy is certified 2x platinum (2 million units).
• Aug (1) Madonna performs at Olympic Stadium, Barcelona, Spain.
• (5) Madonna - Live! Blond Ambition World Tour 90 is broadcast live on HBO-TV from Stade de l'Ouest, Nice, France and seen in more than 4.3 million households - it is the most-watched entertainment special in the network's 18-year history.
• Sep (6) Madonna performs "Vogue" at the 7th annual MTV Video Music Awards at the Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA; "Vogue" wins Best Direction, Best Editing and Best Cinematography.
• (7) Madonna is honored with the Commitment To Life Award and performs "Vogue" at the Commitment To Life IV benefit for AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) at the Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, CA.
• (18) Madonna attends the New York premiere of Martin Scorsese film GoodFellas at the Museum Of Modern Art.
• (19) "Hanky Panky" single is certified gold (500,000 units).
• Oct (1) Madonna is named the top-earning female entertainer of 1990 by Forbes magazine with an annual income of $39 million. "Madonna: Blond Ambition World Tour Live" is released only on laserdisc.
• (2) Madonna attends the opening night of Martha Graham's 180th ballet "Maple Leaf Rag" at the City Centre, New York, NY.
• (16) Madonna visits Paris, France to attend fashion shows by Jean-Paul Gaultier and Thierry Mugler.
• (22) Madonna is featured in a public service announcement on MTV's Rock The Vote in which she is wrapped in the US flag and urges young people to register and vote; the ad causes a controversy with US Veterans of Foreign Wars who are enraged by her provocative use of the American flag and say that it borders on desecration.
• Nov (8) "Justify My Love" single is released.
• (9) Madonna begins filming "Justify My Love" video at Royal Monceau Hotel in Paris, France, directed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino.
• (13) The Immaculate Collection greatest hits CD and video are released.
• (11) Madonna wins Best Female Solo Singer and Most Fanciable Female at the 3rd annual Smash Hits Awards in London, England.
• (15) Madonna is crowned "The Image Of The Eighties" by Rolling Stone magazine.
• (21) A $1 million lawsuit is filed against Madonna by her neighbor, Donald Robinson, who complains that the trees on her property are obstructing his view of the Hollywood Hills, CA.
• (24) The Immaculate Collection hits UK #1 for nine weeks and is the biggest-selling album in UK by a female solo artist.
• (27) MTV network excecutives announce it has banned "Justify My Love" video due to extremely strong displays of sexuality.
• (28) In Canada, "Justify My Love" video is also banned by MuchMusic network because of its sexual content.
• Dec (1) Madonna is named one of the 10 "Women Of The Year" by Glamour magazine.
• (3) Madonna is interviewed by via satellite from Los Angeles, CA by Forrest Sawyer to discuss censorship and her "Justify My Love" video world premieres in its entirety on ABC-TV's Nightline.
• (6) A Los Angeles Superior Court judge dismisses the $1 million lawsuit against Madonna filed by Donald Robinson and orders her to trim the trees on her property.
• (7) "Justify My Love" is released as the first-ever video single, priced at $9.98.
• (11) Madonna: The Royal Box, a box-set which includes The Immaculate Collection CD/video, postcards and poster, is released.
• (19) Dick Tracy is released on home video.
• (24) Madonna In Concert (taped at Olympic Stadium, Barcelona, Spain on Aug 1, 1990) is broadcast on BBC2-TV.

1991

• Jan Madonna begins filming Shadows And Fog, starring John Malkovich and Mia Farrow, directed by Woody Allen.
• (3) Rabbi Abraham Cooper of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, Los Angeles, CA, accuses Madonna of anti-semetism over the lyrics of "Justify My Love" CD single remix called "The Beast Within" and wants copies of her single removed from record stores
• (4) Madonna releases a statement of denial about the anti-semetic lyrics of "Justify My Love" CD single remix: "I certainly didn't have any anti-semetic intent when I included a passage from the Bible on my record. It was a commentary on evil in general. My message, if any, is pro-tolerance and antihate. The song is, after all, about love".
• (5) "Justify My Love" hits US #1.
• (13) Madonna presents the Best Foreign Film award for The Nasty Girl to its director Michael Verhoeven at the 56th annual New York Film Critics Circle Awards in the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY.
• (18) The Immaculate Collection is certified 2x platinum (2 million units).
• (19) "The Immaculate Collection" hits US #1 and "Justify My Love" hits US #2 on Top Music Videos chart.
• (26) The Immaculate Collection hits US #2.
• (28) "Vogue" wins Favorite Dance Single at the 18th annual American Music Awards at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA.
• Feb (2) "Madonna: Blond Ambition World Tour Live" hits US #2 on Top Laserdisc Sales chart.
• (6) "The Immaculate Collection" video is certified multi-platinum (150,000 units).
• (18) "Crazy For You" is re-released as a UK single.
• (21) "Rescue Me" single is released.
• (22) "Justify My Love" single is certified 1x platinum (1 million units), "Justify My Love" video is certified 8x platinum (400,000 units).
• (25) Madonna presents a lifetime achievement award to Andrew Lloyd Webber at the Los Angeles Music Centre Benefactors' dinner at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA.
• (27) "The Immaculate Collection" video is certified 2x platinum (200,000 units).
• Mar (2) "Crazy For You" hits UK #2. "Rescue Me" enters the US singles chart at #15 - the highest entry by a female artist.
• (3) "Vogue" wins International Single Of The Year at the 20th annual Juno Awards at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, BC.
• (7) Madonna wins Best Single ("Vogue"), Best Video ("Vogue"), Best Tour (Blond Ambition Tour), Best-Dressed Female Artist and Sexiest Female Artist in Rolling Stone magazine's 15th annual Readers Poll.
• (20) "Madonna" video is certified multi-platinum (100,000 units).
• (23) "Rescue Me" hits US #9.
• (25) Madonna performs "Sooner Or Later" from Dick Tracy at the 63rd annual Academy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA and it wins the Oscar for Best Original Song by Stephen Sondheim; her escort at the awards is Michael Jackson.
• Apr (21) Madonna participates in the 3rd annual AIDS Dance-A-Thon at the Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA.
• May (6) Madonna attends the Los Angeles premiere of Truth Or Dare, a film documentary of "Blond Ambition World Tour 1990", directed by Alek Keshishian, at the Pacific Cinerama Dome.
• (7) Madonna admits to her bisexuality in a controversial 2-part interview with The Advocate magazine.
• (8) Madonna attends the New York premiere of Truth Or Dare at the Ziegfeld Theatre.
• (9) "Like A Virgin" video (from Truth Or Dare) premieres on MTV. Madonna is interviewed on ABC-TV's Good Morning America.
• (10) Truth Or Dare is released nationwide.
• (11) Madonna makes a special guest appearance in "Wayne's World" skit on NBC-TV's Saturday Night Live.
• (12) Madonna arrives in Cannes, France for the 44th International Cannes Film Festival.
• (13) Madonna attends the premiere of Truth Or Dare at the Cannes Film Festival. (In Europe, it is re-titled In Bed With Madonna).
• (13,14) Madonna is featured in a 2-part interview with Regis Philbin on CBS-TV's Live With Regis & Kathie Lee.
• (15) In Bed With Madonna is released in France.
• (16) Madonna attends the premiere of Spike Lee's Jungle Fever at the Cannes Film Festival.
• (17) Truth Or Dare is released to 538 US movie theatres.
• (19) Truth Or Dare hits #3 at the US box-office with $3.38 million on its opening weekend.
• (22) Madonna attends model Naomi Campbell's 21st birthday party at Laura Belle restaurant, New York, NY.
• (24) "Rescue Me" single is certified gold (500,000 units).
• Jun (6) "Holiday" video (from Truth Or Dare) premieres on MTV.
• (15) "Holiday" is re-released as a UK single and hits #5.
• Jul (8) Madonna begins filming A League Of Their Own, starring Tom Hanks and Geena Davis, directed by Penny Marshall.
• (17) In Bed With Madonna premieres at the Marble Arch Odeon in London, England.
• (18) Madonna is named one of the "50 Most Beautiful People Of 1991" by People magazine.
• Aug (7) Madonna attends the Los Angeles premiere of film Paris Is Burning.
• Sep (5) "The Immaculate Collection" wins Best Long-Form Video at the 8th annual MTV Video Music Awards at the Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA.
• Oct (9) Truth Or Dare is released on home video.
• (27) Madonna wins Best Female Solo Singer and Most Fanciable Female at the 4th annual Smash Hits Awards in London, England.
• (30) Madonna completes filming A League Of Their Own in Evansville, IN.
• Nov (23) Madonna is named Most Popular International Solo Female Artist at the 1st annual Australian Music Awards.
• (27) Madonna contributes a pre-taped monologue on ABC-TV special MTV 10.
• Dec (4) The Immaculate Collection is certified 3x platinum (3 million units). A rumor is announced that Madonna has tested HIV positive for AIDS: a statement denying the rumor is released by her representatives.
• (8) In a TV Guide magazine interview, Madonna causes a controversy when she complains about filming A League Of Their Own in Evansville, IN: she calls the town "boring", complains that the house she rented didn't have cable and says, "I may as well have been in Prague" - the citizens of Evansville are enraged by her comments: 300 townspeople gather in a parking lot to spell her name inside a circle with a line through it and send her a televised message: "Madonna, get a life!".
• (10) Madonna is honored with the Award Of Courage by the American Foundation For AIDS Research (AMFAR) at a Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel dinner, Beverly Hills, CA.

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