On Tuesday, Madonna shared a slideshow of glamorous snaps from her star-studded fundraiser for the non-profit organization Raising Malawi, that she co-founded with Michael Berg in 2006.
The 66-year-old Queen of Pop’s face and neck appeared tauter than ever during the intimate evening reception in Manhattan on March 11 that urged guests to become Raising Malawi partners, contributing monthly to the cause.
Hairstylist Andrew Fitzsimons coiffed Madonna’s 1940s-inspired waves and make-up artist Kali Kennedy fully contoured her suspiciously-unlined, sexagenarian complexion.
The seven-time Grammy winner made sure to include five of her six children at the benefit, especially her 19-year-old daughter Chifundo ‘Mercy’ James Kambewa Ciccone, who performed a song on piano and spoke onstage about her namesake hospital.
Mercy was a four-year-old orphan suffering from Malaria when Michigan-born Madge adopted her in 2007, which led to a three-year legal battle due to her being a two-time divorcée.
‘A big thank you to my friends and family who showed up,’ Madonna – who boasts 53.9M social media followers – captioned her Instagram post.
On Tuesday, Madonna shared a slideshow of glamorous snaps from her star-studded fundraiser for the non-profit organization Raising Malawi, that she co-founded with Michael Berg in 2006 (pictured with Amy Schumer)
‘Our work protecting the vulnerable children of Malawi and specifically the Mercy James Hospital – I built seven years ago – brought us altogether.’
The self-made superstar made sure to pose with her 28-year-old daughter Lourdes Leon (with fitness trainer Carlos Leon) and 19-year-old son David Banda.
Madonna was also joined by her 12-year-old identical twins – Estere Ciccone or Stella Ciccone – but there was no sign of her 24-year-old son Rocco Ritchie (with ex-husband #2 Guy Ritchie).
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The Material Girl garnered donations with help from her gal pal Amy Schumer, whose make-up artist April Townes ‘brought it in my make-up I suspect as a sign of respect for Lady M.’
The 43-year-old comedian shared a tender moment with fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg, who originally met Madonna ‘when she was 19. She came to a dinner party I gave. She wore a large brown hat and no one knew who she was… She spent the whole evening talking to my mother.’
On March 2, the Desperately Seeking Susan alum reunited with two-time Emmy winner Julia Garner – who’s set to play her in her self-directed biopic Who’s That Girl – to her 17th annual post-Oscars bash held at her manager Guy Oseary’s LA home.
Madonna hasn’t given an update on the film, shelved by Universal in 2023, since last July when she revealed she and screenwriter Erin Cressida Wilson were rewriting the script.
The Desperately Seeking Susan alum previously helmed two dismally-reviewed box office bombs – Filth and Wisdom in 2008, and W.E. in 2011.
The 66-year-old Queen of Pop’s face and neck appeared tauter than ever during the intimate evening reception in Manhattan on March 11 that urged guests to become Raising Malawi partners, contributing monthly to the cause
Hairstylist Andrew Fitzsimons coiffed Madonna’s 1940s-inspired waves and make-up artist Kali Kennedy fully contoured her suspiciously-unlined, sexagenarian complexion
The seven-time Grammy winner made sure to include five of her six children at the benefit, especially her 19-year-old daughter Chifundo ‘Mercy’ James Kambewa Ciccone, who performed a song on piano and spoke onstage about her namesake hospital
Mercy was a four-year-old orphan suffering from Malaria when Michigan-born Madge adopted her in 2007, which led to a three-year legal battle due to her being a two-time divorcée
Madonna wrote: ‘A big thank you to my friends and family who showed up…Our work protecting the vulnerable children of Malawi and specifically the Mercy James Hospital – I built seven years ago – brought us altogether’ (pictured with Chris Rock and Andy Cohen)
The self-made superstar made sure to pose with her 28-year-old daughter Lourdes Leon (with fitness trainer Carlos Leon) and 19-year-old son David Banda
Madonna was also joined by her 12-year-old identical twins – Estere Ciccone or Stella Ciccone – but there was no sign of her 24-year-old son Rocco Ritchie (with ex-husband #2 Guy Ritchie)
The Material Girl garnered donations with help from her gal pal Amy Schumer, whose make-up artist April Townes ‘brought it in my make-up I suspect as a sign of respect for Lady M’
The 43-year-old comedian (L) shared a tender moment with fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg (R), who originally met Madonna ‘when she was 19’
On March 2, the Desperately Seeking Susan alum reunited with Julia Garner – who’s set to play her in her self-directed biopic Who’s That Girl – to her 17th annual post-Oscars bash
Madonna will ‘soon’ re-release her sixth studio album Bedtime Stories, which was nominated for best pop album at the Grammys and scored two No. 3 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Secret and Take a Bow back in 1994
And the Desperately Seeking Susan alum isn’t just feeling nostalgic over past glory as she is ‘putting my heart and soul into my new music’ for an upcoming sequel to her 2005 dance album, Confessions on a Dance Floor, with musical director Stuart Price (pictured February 13)
Madonna will ‘soon’ re-release her sixth studio album Bedtime Stories, which was nominated for best pop album at the Grammys and scored two No. 3 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Secret and Take a Bow back in 1994.
And the longtime AIDS activist isn’t just feeling nostalgic over past glory as she is ‘putting my heart and soul into my new music’ for an upcoming sequel to her 2005 dance album, Confessions on a Dance Floor, with musical director Stuart Price.
Madonna – who still averages 37.3M monthly listeners on Spotify – impressively concluded her $225.3M-grossing, 81-date Celebration Tour on May 4.