Madonna on the cover of VSD Magazine
Madonna graces the cover of VSD Magazine (France) this months’ edition.
Inside Madonna’s Legendary Performance at the First VMAs
In this excerpt from her new book, Madonna: A Rebel Life, author Mary Gabriel looks back on the icon’s appearance at the first MTV Video Music Awards, which one observer called “the award-show equivalent of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address — the ideal against which all successors would be measured.”
ONE WRITER COMPARED Madonna’s performance at the MTV Video Music Awards in September of 1984 to iconic music moments like Elvis Presley causing jaws to drop in living rooms across America with his “pelvic thrusts” on The Milton Berle Show in 1956, and the Beatles’ few minutes on The Ed Sullivan Show in February of 1964, which created the template for the ensuing 20 years of pop-rock music. Another observer called it “the award-show equivalent of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address — the ideal against which all successors would be measured.” It was, in other words, unforgettable.
Full article at RollingStone
The Girlie Show 30th Anniversary!
The Girlie Show celebrates its 30th anniversary today!
Celebrate by looking at the following
- The Girlie Show archive – press articles, merchandise, video, itinerary and much more
- The Girlie Show photo gallery – exclusive pictures taken on opening night
- The Girlie Show Live Report – full live report on the opening stop of the tour in London
- The Girlie Show YouTube playlist
Re-Invention Tour press articles added (Manchester, London & Paris)
We have added more articles on the Re-Invention Tour, specifically from the tour stops in Manchester, London and Paris.
Click HERE to check them all out.
M.E.N. August 16, 2004 (UK)
The Power of Good-Bye (Remixes) 5-track EP
The Power of Good-Bye (Remixes) a 5-track EP has been released digitally today.
The Celebration Tour Merchandise online!
The first batch of official The Celebration Tour merchandising is online now at shop.madonna.com
Madame X: Music From The Theater Experience 3LP
Madame X: Music From The Theater Experience 3LP set. Pre-order now!
True Blue “The Silver Collection” Amazon Exclusive
Amazon Exclusive Silver Vinyl! In 1986, Madonna co-wrote and co-produced True Blue, which topped the album charts in 28 countries, including the U.S. A critical and commercial success, the album was not only the best-selling album of 1986, but also the best-selling album of the 1980s by a female artist. It has sold more than 25 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time. All five of its singles reached the Billboard Top Five, including three #1’s – “Live To Tell,” “Papa Don’t Preach,” and “Open Your Heart.” Presented on crystal clear vinyl.
Madonna Biographer Mary Gabriel and Mel Ottenberg Go Deep on the Queen of Pop
Madge disciple Mel Ottenberg calls up Mary Gabriel, esteemed biographer and the author of Madonna: A Rebel Life, a new 800-page tome on the queen of pop, to talk album art, tabloid drama, and the revolutionary power of Sex.
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MARY GABRIEL: Hi, Mel. How are you?
MEL OTTENBERG: I’m great and psyched to talk to you. So Mary, why Madonna?
GABRIEL: Well, my last book was about five women artists. When I left that story, I was excited about how women artists change society, as all art does. So I wanted to continue writing about them, but I thought if I wrote about visual artists again, I’d just repeat myself. I wasn’t a Madonna fan, I was a journalist. I knew about her, of course, it’s impossible not to have known about her. And people I worked with, women I really respected who worked on battlefields as foreign correspondents, liked Madonna and went to her concerts, so I took note. Also, the artists I wrote about were active during the cusp of the social, sexual, and cultural revolution that lasted from the ’60s until the early 2000s, when it started to turn sour. And Madonna’s work and life embodies that period.
Read full article at INTERVIEW
Bob the Drag Queen says Madonna is in ‘great health’ ahead of Celebration Tour support slot
Madonna is “in great health” ahead of The Celebration Tour next month, her friend and support act Bob the Drag Queen has told Attitude.
Speaking to us in an exclusive interview to discuss her Woke Man In A Dress standup show, the RuPaul’s Drag Race season 8 winner added: “I think everyone’s going to be very impressed with her.”
Read full article at ATTITUDE
