Madonna rides one of her dancers with a harness as she performs provacatively during her concert on the New York leg of her "Confessions" tour on June 28, 2006, at Madison Square Garden. The "Material Mom" is no stranger to controversy. In 1990, her "Justify My Love" video was banned by MTV due to its nudity, sadomasochism and homoerotic overtones. Warner Bros. released it as the first-ever video single.
Colombian singer Shakira performs during her "Oral Fixation World Tour 2006" at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain, on June 28, 2006. She'll kick off the U.S. leg of her tour on August 8 in El Paso, Texas.
Members of Pearl Jam joined Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers in concert in St. Paul, Minn., on June 27, 2006. From left, Heartbreakers Mike Campbell and Bermond Tench, Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam, Petty and Heartbreaker Scott Thurston. Both groups have recently released new albums: Petty's is an homage to summer folk-rock and Pearl Jam's is a cry for social protest.
Blues great B.B. King performs for President Bush during a celebration of Black Music Month in the East Room of the White House on June 26, 2006. Recently, the "Blues Boy" has decided it is time for he and Lucille (his legendary guitar, which he rescued from a fire) to call it quits. King will still play shows in the United States, but no more touring.
Mary J. Blige performs during ABC's "Good Morning America" summer concert series in New York on June 23, 2006. The 35-year-old R&B diva's latest album, "The Breakthrough," has sold more than 2 million copies.
Gloria Gaynor performs during her concert in the Palace of Arts in Budapest, Hungary, on June 19, 2006. The songstress is currently touring with KC and the Sunshine Band, Tavares and Sister Sledge on their "Boogie Blast Tour."
Soul Asylum's lead singer, Dave Pirner, performs at a party hosted by 92.3 Free FM's Radiochick at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York's Times Square on June 26, 2006. Soul Asylum's new album, "The Silver Lining," will be released July 11.
Grammy winner Phil Collins, right, sings during his appearance on NBC's "Today" show in New York's Rockefeller Center on June 23, 2006. He performed songs in support of the "Tarzan" musical on Broadway, for which he wrote the music and lyrics.
Richie Sambora, left, and Jon Bon Jovi perform before an outdoor screening of "An Inconvenient Truth" during the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 24, 2006. Sambora, who recently divorced Heather Locklear, has been linked to Charlie Sheen's ex-wife and former friend of Locklear, Denise Richards.
Mark Knopfler, formerly of Dire Straits, performs during a concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York on June 22, 2006. Appearing with Emmylou Harris, the pair performed songs from their recently released album, "All the Roadrunning."
Pitcher Bronson Arroyo sings during a concert for the Cincinnati Reds Community Fund in Covington, Ky., on June 15, 2006. Arroyo, who won a World Series ring with Boston in 2004, has been the Reds' best pitcher this season and was recently named to the National League All-Star team.
Puerto Rican reggaeton singer Raymond Ayala, alias Daddy Yankee, performs during a concert at the Estadio Sosa in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on June 18, 2006.
Lead singer Adam Lazzara of Taking Back Sunday performs at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., on June 23, 2006.
Angels and Airwaves, who opened for Taking Back Sunday, also perform at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on June 23, 2006.