Madonna Louise Ciccone

2010–present: W.E. and other projects
Madonna performed "Like a Prayer" at the Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief concert in January 2010. In March she released her third live album, Sticky & Sweet Tour. It was her first release under Live Nation, but was distributed by Warner Bros. She announced plans directing her second film, W.E., a biopic about the affair between King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson. It was co-written with Alek Keshishian. She later clarified that the film is about a woman's journey and was not going to be about the duchess' life. Instead, the duchess would act as the woman's spiritual guide. Madonna granted American TV show Glee the rights to her entire catalogue music, and the producers planned an episode which would feature Madonna songs exclusively. Titled "The Power Madonna", the episode was approved by her, telling Us Weekly that she found it "brilliant on every level", praising the scripting and the message equality. The episode also received positive reviews from critics. Ken Tucker Entertainment Weekly called it "one the best hours TV you’re likely to see all year", writing that the episode pays Madonna "the highest compliment possible" in not just expressing admiration for the singer, but "demonstrat a potent understanding why Madonna matters." Glee: The Music, The Power Madonna, an EP containing eight cover versions Madonna songs featured in the episode was released in May. The EP debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, with 98,000 copies sold in the United States.