Blond Ambition World Tour
The Blond Ambition World Tour was the third concert tour by American singer Madonna. It supported her fourth studio album Like a Prayer (1989), and the soundtrack album to the 1990 film Dick Tracy, I'm Breathless. The 57-show tour began on April 13, 1990, at the Chiba Marine Stadium in Chiba, Japan, and concluded on August 5, 1990, at the Stade Charles-Ehrmann in Nice, France. Additionally, it marked Madonna's first concerts in Sweden and Spain. Originally planned as the Like a Prayer World Tour, it was supposed to be sponsored by soft drink manufacturer Pepsi. However, the company cancelled the contract following the controversy surrounding the music video of "Like a Prayer".
Jose Gutierez Xtravaganza (pictured in 2017) was among the first dancers to be selected for the tour.
In Toronto, local police threatened to arrest Madonna over the performance of "Like a Virgin", in which she simulated masturbation.
Madonna on the Celebration Tour (2023–2024) flanked by a dancer dressed in one of the Blond Ambition costumes.
Image: Express Yourself Under Ground cropped
Like a Prayer is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, released on March 21, 1989, by Sire Records. It saw the singer reunited with Patrick Leonard and Stephen Bray, with whom she had worked collaborated on her previous studio album True Blue (1986), and the soundtrack to the 1987 film Who's That Girl; artist Prince also collaborated on the record, co-writing and co-producing one of the tracks alongside Madonna. Her most introspective release at the time, Like a Prayer is a pop record with elements of rock and dance pop. Its lyrics deal with personal themes she had been too afraid to approach up at that point: her Catholic upbringing, her troubled marriage to actor Sean Penn, the death of her mother, and her relationship with her father.
Prince (pictured) collaborated with Madonna on the composition and production of "Love Song".
Madonna opening the Blond Ambition World Tour with a performance of second single "Express Yourself".
Madonna singing title track and lead single "Like a Prayer" on the Celebration Tour (2023–2024). It reached the first spot of the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her seventh number one there.
Fine Young Cannibals' The Raw & the Cooked kept Like a Prayer from reaching the first position of RPM's Albums chart.