Entertainment News: madonna

Anderson Cooper will receive the Vito Russo Award at the 24th annual GLAAD Media Awards on March 16, The Associated Press reports.

The award will be presented to Cooper by Madonna at the ceremony in New York City. GLAAD President Herndon Graddick told the wire service that Cooper and Madonna are longtime friends. Both Cooper and Madonna can be seen in the photo above, which was taken in April 2012 when Madonna appeared on Cooper's talk show.

Madonna got fired up and unleashed an expletive-filled rant during a recent sound check performance held before her outdoor concert in Santiago, Chile because several people in the crowd were smoking cigarettes.

Dressed in a hooded black rain jacket, the 54-year-old singer and longtime health and fitness advocate walked across a tarp-covered stage at the National Stadium on Wednesday while singing her song "Human Nature." She and many audience members held umbrellas and hers blew out immediately after she opened it, prompting several people to laugh. She then stopped singing.

Madonna is speaking out about a photo of her 15-year-old daughter that's creating a lot of buzz.

Lourdes Leon, the singer's oldest child, was recently photographed smoking a cigarette. Madonna, known for her own rebellious behavior, expressed her disapproval about it in an interview on NBC's "Rock Center".

Sean Penn, who was once married to Madonna and "Princess Bride" actress Robin Wright, says he has never felt loved by anyone in a romantic way.

The 52-year-old actor made his comments to Esquire in an interview published in the magazine's January 2013 issue. He did not name his ex-wives by name. Penn and Madonna, 54, ended their four-year marriage in 1989. Penn and Wright, 46, divorced in 2010. They have two children.

Madonna's stalker, Robert Linhart, was found guilty of resisting arrest, following a September 2010 incident.

Linhart was arrested outside the singer's Central Park apartment and charged with graffiti, resisting arrest, and possession of a homemade 7-1/2-inch ice pick. He was found writing love notes on wooden boards at the time.

Madonna is once again making headlines on her "MDNA" Tour. This time it is for her recent concert stop in New Orleans where she told audience members to "vote for Obama" and was booed.

The comment also triggered walkouts by several concertgoers, according to The Associated Press.

Madonna dedicated her Golden Globe-winning song "Masterpiece" to Elton John, months after beating him for the Award.

While performing in Nice, France, Madonna dedicated the song to John, telling the crowd that he's a "big fan" of hers and that she "forgives him," according to local news outlet Nice Matin's Twitter feed.

Madonna is facing another controversy from her MDNA tour.

The singer has been sued by Russian activists who claim they were offended by her support of gay rights during a concert in St. Petersburg on August 9, according to The Associated Press.

Check out 16 celebrities who've been stalked - you might be surprised who made the list.

From the self-proclaimed 'wife' of Leonardo DiCaprio to Sandra Bullock's mental patient stalker of nine years, there is quite a diverse group of overly-enthusiastic 'fans.'

France's far-right National Front party is threatening to sue Madonna because she had images of party leader Marine Le Pen with a swastika, the symbol of the Nazi movement, superimposed on her forehead at a recent concert in Paris.

The picture was seen during a video montage that also combined footage of Madonna's face merging with images resembling Adolf Hitler, Pope Benedict XVI, former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, President Hu Jintao of China and Republican leader Sarah Palin. Religious symbols and video from anti-gay rallies were also seen.

Several of Madonna's costumes from her upcoming "MDNA" tour have been revealed and they might be racier than ever.

The 53-year-old singer will debut several new looks, including designs from her Truth or Dare fashion line, which includes lingerie and footwear. The legendary singer will don the lingerie as full costumes, according to the company's rep.

See photos of Madonna's racy Truth or Dare lingerie costumes for her 'MDNA' tour, which launched in Tel Aviv on May 31, 2012.

Madonna reportedly performed an interesting mash-up -- a mix of her 1989 song "Express Yourself" and Lady Gaga's 2011 song "Born This Way."

The mash-up, which, according to Billboard was performed by Madonna during rehearsals for her concert in Tel Aviv on May 27, can be seen below. It might confirm to audiences what Madonna herself addressed in a previous interview with Newsweek, that the two songs were very similar.

Madonna gave Jimmy Fallon the only promotional interview for her upcoming album "MDNA" on Saturday, March 24.

The interview was conducted on Facebook in a live stream video on Madonna's official Facebook page and the singer answered questions from fans from around the world. Madonna also taught the talk show host one of her signature dance moves.