The Guardian re-reviews ‘American Life’

Madonna – American Life Then A heavy-handed, “wake up sheeple!” political awakening Now A brilliantly odd peek behind fame’s velvet rope Madonna’s ninth album, a dissection of the American dream in light of 9/11 and the buildup to the Iraq war, was hard to love upon its 2003 release. The title track and lead single was hampered by that rap, in…

Madonna’s biopic will recount her terrifying rape at knifepoint at age of 20 (Sunday Mirror cover)

Madonna’s biopic will recount her terrifying rape at knifepoint at age of 20 EXCLUSIVE Madge, 62, will recount deeply personal and painful experiences including how, aged just five, she dealt with the death of her mother With uncharacteristic understatement, Madonna tells fans awaiting her movie biopic: My life has been a rollercoaster. The Queen of…

Music Turns 20

“This is the future of sound.” This was Madonna, talking to Billboard in August of 2000. She was describing the French producer Mirwais Ahmadzaï, her main collaborator on her new album Music — and, by extension, she was describing her new album itself. Madonna has a long history of making imperious and slightly ridiculous statements, and this one certainly…