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The Blond Ambition World Tour is the third concert tour by American singer-songwriter, Madonna. The...
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The Blond Ambition World Tour is the third concert tour by American singer-songwriter, Madonna. The tour supported her fourth studio album, Like a Prayer, and the soundtrack, I'm Breathless. The tour reached Japan, North America, and Europe. It was a highly controversial tour, mainly for its juxtaposition of Catholicism and sexuality. Rolling Stone called it an "elaborately choreographed, sexually provocative extravaganza" and proclaimed it "the best tour of 1990." In 1991, a documentary film, Truth or Dare (aka In Bed with Madonna), was released chronicling the tour. The tour received the "Most Creative Stage Production" at the Pollstar Concert Industry Awards.
Originally called the "Like A Prayer World Tour", Sire Records announced the Blond Ambition World Tour in November 1989, following the success of Madonna's fourth studio album, Like A Prayer, and Madonna's performance of "Express Yourself" at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards - considered as a tour preview. Initially, the tour was only to reach Japan and North America, as Madonna was considering roles in several films. In April 1990, additional dates in Europe were added. The tour incorporated as central themes sexuality
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