Madonna 'staging show at Super Bowl'

Madonna is reportedly going to play at this year's Super Bowl.

According to sports blog SBNation.com the Queen of Pop will perform during the halftime show at the iconic American football match, Super Bowl XLVI.

A spokesperson for the National Football League (NFL) would not confirm or deny the rumour.

'We don't comment on musical acts until we make the official announcement,' they told E! Online.

Madonna and her team have yet to comment on the report.

However, this isn't the first time that Madonna has been suggested as the headliner for the sporting event.

In 1998 the singer was rumoured to be performing at Super Bowl XXXIII in Miami, but sadly the plans fell apart before a deal was reached.

She was brought in again, just two years later for Super Bowl XXXV, but she backed out at the last minute.

Recently Madonna has stepped back from her musical career and tried her hand at directing. The 53-year-old's first major film W.E. is released later this year. It follows the romance between Wallis Simpson and Britain's King Edward VIII. Read more on Music-News

Madonna warns W.E. composer

Madonna warned a composer not to 'over think' the score for her movie W.E.

The singer has directed the film, which is about Britain's King Edward VIII love for US divorcee Wallis Simpson. He eventually abdicated the throne to be with her, something Madonna found fascinating.

Abel Korzeniowski from Poland created the music for the picture, and found working with the singer an enlightening experience.

He explained Madonna told him to 'not try to be talented,' although the star quickly interjected: 'No, I said: 'Don't over-think it.' I always wanted you to be talented.'

Abel added: ' found myself learning very interesting things [from Madonna] about music, which helped me in my classical thinking.'

Madonna's choice of music for the movie has been surprising. God Save the Queen by The Sex Pistols has made its way onto the soundtrack, a decision the 53-year-old has defended.

She believes it's the perfect track to sum up King Edward's personality.

"I thought he [King Edward VIII] was quite rebellious and cutting edge in his point of view about life and about how to run the empire and using the Sex Pistols was a perfect marriage,' she said at the Toronto International Film Festival yesterday, where it was screened.(Music-News.com)

Madonna: Love requires compromise

Madonna feels 'lucky' in love, family and career, but admits that balancing obligations is difficult.

Madonna has an 11-year-old son, Rocco Ritchie, and a daughter, Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon, who will turn 15 in October. She is also in a committed relationship with dancer Brahim Zaibat.

Following the release of her most recent directorial endeavour, W.E., at the Venice Film Festival, Madonna is in high spirits about her life.

' have all three; love, children and work. Lucky me,' Madonna said to British newspaper the Daily Mail. 'You can [have all three] - but what you can't then expect is a good night's sleep.'

Madonna has worked at finding equilibrium in her life for years. Balancing relationships, children and career is a sensitive task for the star, but Madonna believes that she has discovered a foolproof approach.

'The older I get, the more I understand about the nature of relationships and how to have a successful one,' Madonna explained. 'The more I realise that it has to do with compromise and sacrifice and that's just the way it goes. And unless you want to be alone for the rest of your life you have to realise that.'

Madonna is not willing to forfeit happiness for any reason. Career, family and love are equally important to the star.

'Either the kids aren't going to be getting all your attention, or the man isn't or the job isn't and I can't contemplate living without all three,' Madonna said. ' can't imagine not having children. I can't imagine not being in love and I can't imagine not being creative and doing the work I do.'

Compromise works well for Madonna. She loves all three aspects of her life so much that she is willing to be flexible to keep her clan happy and career moving forward.

'You can't always get what you want, but compromise pays off in the end, right?' Madonna said. 'Give up a little bit here to see if you can get something there. It's about trade-offs and give and take.' Keep Reading at Music-News