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Performer M.I.A. — Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam — deftly disguised herself as a singer and infiltrated the heavy Super Bowl security of NBC, and the TSA, and the DHS. Her mission? To flip a middle finger to the camera all while singing a four-letter word that is part of “Luvin”‘s original lyrics.

Might as well get the wWAAAAH-mbulance on standby for the outraged parents groups that will surely come out of the woodwork over something their kids probably didn’t even notice. I know I certainly didn’t catch it during the live broadcast. It got past, after which an attempted digital blurring came oh so late. NBC censors either fell asleep at the wheel, or someone thought it was good entertainment (it is, now).

The real question is if stage-mate Madonna will ultimately come forward to stick up for them or let them twist in the wind should an FCC fine be levied. In 2004, Janet Jackson’s wardrobe fiasco ultimately led to a whopping $550,000 headache payable to the finger-wagging nanny state.

UPDATE: The New Yorker is erroneously reporting that M.I.A. has apologized, based on an LA Times story that cites a “source, who requested anonymity but was with the artist at Lucas Oil Stadium.” Her publicists at Interscope have issued a “no comment.” We are following this story intently, mostly because we know at the end of the day an entourage lackey speaking out of turn doesn’t mean squat.

As I predicted before, Parents Television Council has become the first outraged parent group to rush to the scene with stern words. I humbly suggest they spend their time and energy providing a useful product for parental television control, not blowing hot air over a bunch of known provocative artists.

Madonna kicked so much butt last night at her Super Bowl half-time performance. She sang a lot of her old hits and even mixed in her newest song, Give Me All Your Luvin’. In case you’ve missed it, you can watch the full video here.

The show was made that much better with the additions of Cee Lo Green, LMFAO, Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. Well maybe not M.I.A., considering she’s got everyone’s panties in a bunch over her middle finger incident. But still, you can’t deny the fact that Madonna proved that she’s still worth whatever fans are shelling out for her shows. Her performance was grandiose, well executed and went on without a hitch. (Except for an almost stumble, but you try to walk on some bleachers in those boots.)

Elton John previously said on Good Morning America that Madonna would likely not be singing live, telling her to “lip sync good”. Still, even though she may have been lip-syncing, she still rocked the show. We would invite you to try and do better, at her age.

Do you care if she was lip-syncing during her performance? Or were you just sitting back and enjoying the show?

Madonna came into tonight’s Super Bowl for her half-time performance and showed the world why she’s worth such expensive concert tickets. She told fans recently to scrape the money together, she’s worth it. We believe her now, after her spectacular medley of hits – old and new.

She took the stage and wow’ed everyone with hits like Like A Prayer, Give Me All Your Luvin’ and Vogue. It was an excellent performance and Madonna really brought it!

At one point during her performance, it looked like she lost her footing and was ready to fall — but she quickly regained her ground.

We’ll have the video up when it’s available. For now, let us know what you thought about her performance at tonight’s game? Was it wonderful? Or did you find it to be less than what you expected?

At the end of Like A Prayer, Madonna disappeared. She’s presumed to be getting beamed back to England to work on her British accent.

Update: Here’s part of the the FULL video:

It is the second time in a week that the Queen of Pop, Madonna, has decided to dis Lady Gaga. Just a few days ago, Madonna said that she didn’t want to attend any Oscars after-parties if Gaga’s name was also on the guest list.

A source claimed, “It’s unusual for Madonna to be so petty. She doesn’t usually act like this, even about bitter enemies such as Sean Penn and J-Lo. But she didn’t want to be forced into a photo-op with Gaga.”

On January 13th, Madonna commented for the first time with her reaction to Gaga’s song, Born This Way. The song was basically Express Yourself, only revamped. She said, “I thought ‘what a wonderful way to redo my song.’ I mean, I recognized the chord changes. I thought it was…interesting.”

In a new interview with The Advocate, Madge is questioned about the newer superstar. She was told that Time magazine recently called her the Lady Gaga of the 80′s. She responded to that by saying, “I have no thoughts. What’s the question?”

When asked her thoughts on how Gaga connects with her fans, Madge says, “It seems genuine. It seems natural, and I can see why she has a young gay following. I can see that they connect to her kind of not fitting into the conventional norm. I mean, she’s not Britney Spears. She’s not built like a brick sh**house.”

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Madonna has revealed that her Super Bowl half-time show won’t be x-rated!

No wardrobe malfunctions! Take note, Janet!

During a recent interview with Jay Leno, she said, “Well for sure no nipples. I wasn’t gonna go there. I mean I don’t like to repeat myself or do what other people have done before me.”

She continued, “It’s the most nerve-wracking thing I’ve ever done. The Super Bowl is, like, kind of the holy of holies, it’s the sacred show of America. And I have to go on in the middle of that holy of holies and put on the greatest show that was ever been put on before.”

She added, “And here’s the crazy part – I have eight minutes to set up the stage and seven minutes to take it down. I’m not sure why I got cheated on the other side. I’m particularly nervous with a show like that because, for instance, they’re playing football all day so they don’t really have time to do a soundcheck. It’s a little bit like a circus act – get in there, roll out my carpet, put on my show and get the f**k off.”

Will you watch Madonna’s Super Bowl circus act?

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Madonna has already commented for the first time about Lady Gaga ripping off her song, Express Yourself, for her song, Born This Way. Now, it appears that she is stepping up her feud with the pop singer.

Reportedly, Madonna has insisted that if people want her to attend their Oscars after-parties, then Lady Gaga’s name better not be on the guest list.

A source said, “It’s unusual for Madonna to be so petty. She doesn’t usually act like this, even about bitter enemies such as Sean Penn and J-Lo. But she didn’t want to be forced into a photo-op with Gaga.”

Would you want to come face-to-face with your obvious copycat? Our guess is no. Still, we have to say that we like both artist’s music, so perhaps she should be flattered?

Madonna also recently admitted to being a “details freak”, especially when it came to her movie, W.E. She said, “I wouldn’t go so far as to say I’m a control freak, but I am a detail freak. I chose the costumes, the locations, the lamps, the tables, the carpets, the drapes – everything. I also liked to put the finishing touches on the actors before they did their scenes – you know, with their hair or clothes.”

She added, “Putting a bracelet or something on to Andrea Riseborough’s wrist gave me an emotional connection before directing her. Some of the jewelry we used was actually Wallis Simpson’s.”

Photo Credit: Darla Khazei, PacificCoastNews.com

If you’ve heard Lady Gaga’s song, Born This Way and it immediately made you think of Madonna’s song, Express Yourself — then you’re not alone. As soon as the album came out, fans of the singers were drawing comparisons.

Up until now, Madonna has been pretty mum on the topic. When responding to the comparisons, Lady Gaga only offered that she is a huge fan of Madonna’s. Now, Madonna is giving her own opinion on the songs.

In a new interview, Madonna said, “I thought ‘what a wonderful way to redo my song.’ I mean, I recognized the chord changes. I thought it was…interesting.”

Either way, they are both good songs. What we are wondering is why it took so long for Madge to address the copycat rumors. Lady Gaga’s album was released in May of 2011 and she has waited until 2012 to talk about it. Could it be out of respect for Gaga? Or could it be because she’s releasing her twelfth album, M.D.N.A., this year?

What do you think? What do you have to say about Madge’s comments on Gaga’s album? It was pretty obvious that Gaga refurbished the song to suit her own needs, but should Madonna have waited so long to say something about it? Thoughts?

At a recent dinner party, Madonna brought her young boyfriend Brahim Zaibat along with her — and her own bottle of red wine. So does Madge have a certain wine preference? What’s even more strange was the fact that she also brought along two crystal wine glasses.

An eyewitness said, “She brought her own red wine in a bag, along with two beautiful crystal glasses. They poured the wine and immediately put the bottle back in the bag, so nobody could see what it was. At the end, they took the empty wine bottle and the glasses with them. We couldn’t figure out if Madonna prefers specific wine or is a total germaphobe.”

Isn’t that just weird? Who brings their own wine and glasses with them to dinner? Then, they shoved that mess back in the bag so no one could identify the bottle. Perhaps she has a wine preference AND she’s a germaphobe?

What do you think?

Rumor has it that Madonna has left Jesus Luz in the dust to start dating her choreographer, Brahim Rachiki.

The twosome were said to be clubbing in New York’s SL nightclub, sparking rumors that they’ve hooked up. A source said, “They came in together and were holding hands in a private area. Madonna got up and was dancing for an hour straight before going back to her man. They immediately started making out in front of other guests. After working the dance floor, they found more private seating where they hugged and kissed for the rest of the night.”

Jesus is hotter. Just sayin’.

When the unretouched photos of Madonna’s ads for Dolce & Gabbana leaked, the Material Girl was furious and is demanding blood! Okay, maybe not blood, but she is super mad over the whole kerfuffle.

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:

Apparently when Madonna spied those unretouched photos of her from a Dolce & Gabbana ad campaign — leaked on the Internet — the superstar went super-crazy with anger.

As a result there’s an intense investigation under way to discover who was responsible for letting the world see the Material Mom looking so haggard.

Obviously, she doesn’t want to be referred to on the internet as a granny. But if the shoe fits, you might as well wear it. Even if it is super-expensive and studded with diamonds.

The queen of pop, Madonna, was photographed scrubbing floors in this new ad for Dolce & Gabbana.

I just love the black and white photos of her, but I really want to see the pre-Photoshop version of the pictures.

She does look great! Don’t the ads come off as a bit sexist, though? The last one she did for D&G showed her doing the dishes. I was surprised that she even knew how.

What do you think?