Editing Madonna (section)

=== 2003–2006: ''American Life'' and ''Confessions on a Dance Floor'' ===
[[File:ReInventionJason_(cropped2).jpg|thumb|left|upright|Madonna performing at the 2004 [[Re-Invention World Tour]], the highest-grossing tour of the year|alt=Madonna and her backup dancers in military constumes performing onstage with their right hands held upright into a fist.]]
In 2003, Madonna collaborated with fashion photographer [[Steven Klein (artist)|Steven Klein]] for an exhibition installation named X-STaTIC Pro=CeSS, which ran from March to May in New York's [[Deitch Projects]] gallery, and also traveled the world in an edited form.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Lieberman|first=Rhonda|title=Weighty Madonna: Rhonda Lieberman on 'X-STaTIC PRo=CeSS'|url=https://www.questia.com/magazine/1G1-101779141/weighty-madonna-rhonda-lieberman-on-x-static-pro-cess|date=May 9, 2003|magazine=Artforum International|publisher=[[BNET]]|access-date=January 5, 2017|url-access=subscription|archive-date=December 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201033056/https://www.questia.com/magazine/1G1-101779141/weighty-madonna-rhonda-lieberman-on-x-static-pro-cess|url-status=live}}</ref> The same year, Madonna released her ninth studio album, ''[[American Life]]'', which was based on her observations of American society.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/american-life|title=American Life by Madonna: Review|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=December 30, 2007|archive-date=April 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405221740/http://www.metacritic.com/music/american-life|url-status=live}}</ref> She explained that the record was "like a trip down memory lane, looking back at everything I've accomplished and all the things I once valued and all the things that were important to me." Larry Flick from ''[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]]'' felt that "''American Life'' is an album that is among her most adventurous and lyrically intelligent", while also condemning it as "a lazy, half-arsed effort to sound and take her seriously."<ref name="mtvamerican">{{cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/madonna/news_feature_042203/ |title=Madonna: Her American Life|date=April 9, 2003|access-date=May 26, 2010|last=Norris|first=John|publisher=[[MTV News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030605140124/http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/madonna/news_feature_042203/ |archive-date=June 5, 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Flick|first=Larry|date=March 2003|title=All-American Girl |magazine=[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]]|issue=887|page=45|issn=0001-8996}}</ref> The original music video of its [[American Life (song)|title track]] caused controversy due to its violence and [[Anti-war movement|anti-war]] imagery, and was withdrawn after the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]] started. Madonna voluntarily censored herself for the first time in her career due to the political climate of the country, saying that "there was a lynch mob mentality that was going on that wasn't pretty and I have children to protect."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=124267|title=EXCLUSIVE: Madonna's Latest Makeover|date=January 6, 2006|publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|access-date=January 18, 2021|archive-date=January 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122184357/https://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=124267|url-status=live}}</ref> The song stalled at number 37 on the Hot 100,<ref name="ach" /> while the album became her lowest-selling album at that point with four million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hastings|first=Chris |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1500733/Thank-you-for-the-music-How-Madonnas-new-single-will-give-Abba-their-greatest-ever-hit.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1500733/Thank-you-for-the-music-How-Madonnas-new-single-will-give-Abba-their-greatest-ever-hit.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Thank You For the Music! How Madonna's New Single Will Give Abba Their Greatest-Ever Hit|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=October 16, 2005|access-date=January 7, 2008|location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Madonna gave another provocative performance later that year at the [[2003 MTV Video Music Awards]], when she kissed singers [[Britney Spears]] and [[Christina Aguilera]] while singing the track "[[Hollywood (Madonna song)|Hollywood]]".<ref>{{cite news|last=Moss|first=Corey|date=August 28, 2003|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1477729/madonna-smooches-with-britney-and-christina-justin-coldplay-win-big-at-vmas/|title=Madonna Smooches With Britney And Christina|publisher=MTV|access-date=January 5, 2017|archive-date=July 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704163407/http://www.mtv.com/news/1477729/madonna-smooches-with-britney-and-christina-justin-coldplay-win-big-at-vmas/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Gardner|first=Elysa|date=August 28, 2003|title=Madonna, Spears, Aguilera shock at MTV Awards|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/awards/mtvmusicawards/2003-08-28-mtv-vma_x.htm|work=USA Today|access-date=January 5, 2017|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035434/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/awards/mtvmusicawards/2003-08-28-mtv-vma_x.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2003, she provided guest vocals on Spears' single "[[Me Against the Music]]".<ref>{{harvnb|Taraborrelli|2002|p=233}}</ref> It was followed with the release of ''[[Remixed & Revisited]]''. The EP contained remixed versions of songs from ''American Life'' and included "Your Honesty", a previously unreleased track from the ''Bedtime Stories'' recording sessions.<ref>{{harvnb|Brackett|Hoard|2004|p=304}}</ref> Madonna also signed a contract with [[Callaway Arts & Entertainment]] to be the author of five children's books. The first of these books, titled ''[[The English Roses]]'', was published in September 2003. The story was about four English schoolgirls and their envy and jealousy of each other.<ref>{{harvnb|Cross|2007|p=97}}</ref> The book debuted at the top of [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''The New York Times'' Best Seller list]], and became the fastest-selling children's picture book of all time.<ref name="womenworld">{{harvnb|Horton|Simmons|2007|pp=196–198}}</ref> Madonna donated all of its proceeds to a children's charity.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2003/09/26/why-madonnas-new-book-worth-checking-out/|title=Why Madonna's new book is worth checking out|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Missy|last=Schwartz|date=September 26, 2003|access-date=June 14, 2020|archive-date=June 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614023952/https://ew.com/article/2003/09/26/why-madonnas-new-book-worth-checking-out/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The next year Madonna and Maverick sued [[Warner Music Group]] and its former parent company Time Warner, claiming that mismanagement of resources and poor bookkeeping had cost the company millions of dollars. In return, Warner filed a countersuit alleging that Maverick had lost tens of millions of dollars on its own.<ref name=labelsuit>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3570563.stm |title=Madonna's label sues record giant |publisher=BBC |date=March 26, 2004 |access-date=June 7, 2008 |archive-date=October 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017094500/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3570563.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/madonna-421-1337028|title=Madonna sells record company|magazine=[[NME]]|date=August 26, 2007 |archive-date= November 19, 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071119022613/http://www.nme.com/news/madonna/30546|url-status=live|access-date= January 5, 2017}}</ref> The dispute was resolved when the Maverick shares, owned by Madonna and Ronnie Dashev, were purchased by Warner. Madonna and Dashev's company became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Warner Music, but Madonna was still signed to Warner under a separate recording contract.<ref name=labelsuit />

In mid-2004, Madonna embarked on the [[Re-Invention World Tour]] in the US, Canada and Europe. It became the highest-grossing tour of 2004, earning around $120&nbsp;million and became the subject of her documentary ''[[I'm Going to Tell You a Secret]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/65316/madonna-heads-list-of-years-top-tours|title=Madonna Heads List Of Year's Top Tours|date=January 2, 2005|access-date=March 29, 2014|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=August 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150823202619/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/65316/madonna-heads-list-of-years-top-tours|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/im-going-to-tell-you-a-secret-r834380|title=Madonna – I'm Going to Tell You a Secret|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|date=June 12, 2006|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=October 30, 2009|archive-date=October 22, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101022062115/http://www.allmusic.com/album/im-going-to-tell-you-a-secret-r834380|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2004, she was inducted into the [[UK Music Hall of Fame]] as one of its five founding members, along with [[the Beatles]], [[Elvis Presley]], [[Bob Marley]] and [[U2]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/cliff-richard-and-robbie-williams-join-british-musics-hall-of-fame-19889.html|title=Cliff Richard and Robbie Williams join British music's Hall of Fame|work=The Independent|first=Louise|last=Jury|date=November 12, 2004|access-date=March 12, 2014|location=London|archive-date=October 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017093947/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/cliff-richard-and-robbie-williams-join-british-musics-hall-of-fame-19889.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' ranked her at number 36 on its special issue of the [[Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time|100 Greatest Artists of All Time]], featuring an article about her written by Britney Spears.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Immortals: The First Fifty|magazine=Rolling Stone|volume=1092|issue=22|issn=0035-791X |date=November 9, 2006}}</ref> In January 2005, Madonna performed a cover version of the [[John Lennon]] song "[[Imagine (John Lennon song)|Imagine]]" at [[Tsunami Aid]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-01-16/hollywood-music-stars-join-forces-in-tsunami/619556|title=Hollywood, music stars join forces in tsunami telethon|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Company]]|access-date=June 14, 2008|date=January 16, 2005|archive-date=September 20, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920095810/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-01-16/hollywood-music-stars-join-forces-in-tsunami/619556|url-status=live}}</ref> She also performed at the [[Live 8]] benefit concert in London in July 2005.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/thelive8event/|publisher=BBC|title=The Live 8 Event|access-date=June 14, 2008|archive-date=June 13, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050613234653/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/thelive8event/|url-status=live}}</ref>

{{Quote box|width=25%|align=right|quote=When I wrote ''American Life'', I was very agitated by what was going on in the world around me, ... I was angry. I had a lot to get off my chest. I made a lot of political statements. But now, I feel that I just want to have fun; I want to dance; I want to feel buoyant. And I want to give other people the same feeling. There's a lot of madness in the world around us, and I want people to be happy.|source=—Madonna talking about ''Confessions on a Dance Floor''.<ref name="dq">{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/madonna/news_feature_051107/ |title=Madonna: Dancing Queen |last=Vineyard |first=Jennifer |date=November 7, 2005 |publisher=[[MTV News]] |access-date=July 1, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017015126/http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/madonna/news_feature_051107/ |archive-date=October 17, 2014 }}</ref>}}
[[File:HungUpFresno (cropped).jpg|alt=Madonna wearing sunglasses and a disco-inspired bodysuit performing|left|thumb|196x196px|Madonna at the [[Confessions Tour]] in 2006]]
Her tenth studio album, ''[[Confessions on a Dance Floor]]'', was released in November 2005. Musically the album was structured like a club set composed by a DJ. It was acclaimed by critics, with Keith Caulfield from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' commenting that the album was a "welcome return to form for the Queen of Pop."<ref name="bbalbum">{{cite magazine|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=November 19, 2005|title=Albums: Confessions on a Dance Floor|magazine=Billboard|volume=117|issue=47|page=45|issn=0006-2510|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5RQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA45|access-date=July 27, 2009|archive-date=November 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107150814/https://books.google.com/books?id=5RQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA45#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref> The album won a [[Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album]].<ref name="grammy" /> ''Confessions on a Dance Floor'' and its lead single, "[[Hung Up]]", went on to reach number one in 40 and 41 countries respectively, earning a place in ''Guinness World Records''.<ref name="guinness">{{harvnb|Glenday|2007|p=187}}</ref> The song contained a sample of [[ABBA]]'s "[[Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)]]", only the second time that ABBA has allowed their work to be used. ABBA songwriter [[Björn Ulvaeus]] remarked "It is a wonderful track—100 per cent solid pop music."<ref>{{cite news|title=Madonna 'begged' Abba for sample|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4354028.stm|publisher=BBC|access-date=September 2, 2012|date=October 18, 2005|archive-date=August 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805103920/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4354028.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> "[[Sorry (Madonna song)|Sorry]]", the second single, became Madonna's twelfth number-one single in the UK.<ref name="BBC" />

Madonna embarked on the [[Confessions Tour]] in May 2006, which had a global audience of 1.2&nbsp;million and grossed over $193.7&nbsp;million, becoming the highest-grossing tour to that date for a female artist.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/57197/madonnas-confessions-tour-sets-record|title=Madonna's 'Confessions' Tour Sets Record|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=September 4, 2006|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 24, 2010|archive-date=July 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712034331/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/57197/madonnas-confessions-tour-sets-record|url-status=live}}</ref> Madonna used religious symbols, such as the [[crucifix]] and [[Crown of Thorns]], in the performance of "Live to Tell". It caused the [[Russian Orthodox Church]] and the [[Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia]] to urge all their members to boycott her concert.<ref>{{cite news|title=Boycott of Madonna Moscow concert urged|work=[[J. The Jewish News of Northern California]]|date=August 18, 2006|access-date=January 21, 2008|url=http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/30080/boycott-of-madonna-moscow-concert-urged/|publisher=The Emanu-El|last=Khyam|first=Omar|archive-date=August 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811015418/http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/30080/boycott-of-madonna-moscow-concert-urged/|url-status=live}}</ref> At the same time, the [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]] (IFPI) announced officially that Madonna had sold over 200&nbsp;million copies of her albums alone worldwide.<ref name="ifpi.org">{{Cite press release|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat_month_20060913.html |title=Keane, Shakira, Coldplay and Madonna scoop summer Platinum Awards|publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]]|date=September 13, 2006|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=November 4, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061104041040/http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat_month_20060913.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

While on tour, Madonna founded the charitable organization [[Raising Malawi]], and partially funded an orphanage in and traveling to that country.<ref>{{Cite news|date=October 9, 2006|title=Madonna In Malawi|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/madonna-in-malawi/|access-date=April 27, 2021|publisher=CBS News|archive-date=April 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427221119/https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/madonna-in-malawi/|url-status=live}}</ref> While there, she decided to adopt a boy named David Banda in October 2006.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6039380.stm|title=Madonna 'adopts child in Africa'|date=October 11, 2006|publisher=BBC|access-date=December 31, 2014|archive-date=October 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017094624/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6039380.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> The adoption raised strong public reaction, because Malawian law requires would-be parents to reside in Malawi for one year before adopting, which Madonna did not do.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/04/madonna.adoption/index.html|title=Madonna's adoption appeal begins in Malawi|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=April 4, 2009|access-date=February 24, 2010|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041504/http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/04/madonna.adoption/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kate Kainja]], Malawi's Minister of Women and Child Development had prevented a civil servant from travelling to see Madonna and Guy Ritchie as prospective adopters.<ref name=katek>{{Cite news |date=August 2007 |title=Madonna's adoption of Malawi boy hits snag |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyle/madonnas-adoption-of-malawi-boy-hits-snag-idUSL05459475/ |access-date=7 May 2025 |work=Reuters}}</ref> Madonna addressed this on ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'', saying that there were no written adoption laws in Malawi that regulated foreign adoption. Madonna described how Banda had been suffering from [[pneumonia]] after surviving [[malaria]] and [[tuberculosis]] when they first met.<ref>{{cite news|first=Ed|last=Pilkington|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/oct/26/arts.usa|title=Confessions on a TV show: Oprah hears Madonna's side of the story|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=June 9, 2008|date=October 26, 2006|archive-date=October 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017093830/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/oct/26/arts.usa|url-status=live}}</ref> Banda's biological father, Yohane, commented: "These so-called human rights activists are harassing me every day, threatening me that I am not aware of what I am doing ... They want me to support their court case, a thing I cannot do for I know what I agreed with Madonna and her husband." The adoption was finalized in May 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-10-23-madonna-oprah_x.htm?csp=27|title=Madonna speaks out over furor|newspaper=USA Today|last=Thomas|first=Karen|date=October 26, 2006|access-date=June 14, 2008|archive-date=March 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327234745/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-10-23-madonna-oprah_x.htm?csp=27|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/12/court-rules-that-madonna-may-adopt-malawi-girl/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0|title=Court Rules That Madonna May Adopt Malawi Girl|last=Itzkoff|first=David|date=June 12, 2009|access-date=March 29, 2014|newspaper=The New York Times|archive-date=January 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112210954/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/12/court-rules-that-madonna-may-adopt-malawi-girl/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0|url-status=live}}</ref>