Madonna has said it would be “less challenging” for her children if they didn’t have her as a mother. The Queen of Pop, 60, said her six children sometimes found it difficult having a world-famous musician as a parent. Speaking on the Graham Norton Show, she said: “I think they wish I wasn’t Madonna. I…
Nothing like a poorly researched tabloid story to incur the ire of one of the most esteemed executives in the live business. The New York Post ran a story on Madonna’s Madame X Tour with the provocative headline “Madonna’s Upcoming Tour Tarnished by Sluggish Ticket Sales,” claiming hundreds of tickets had gone unsold. “It’s just absolute lies,”…
Madonna’s ‘Madame X’ is so admirably bizarre, all you can do is stand back and watch the girl go. Steven Klein* Madonna albums from this century fall into two categories: the playing-it-safe ones, and the “WTF is she thinking?” ones. You might be tempted to assume the mega-weird ones are better, but nothing is ever that…
She wanted to rule the world – and did. Madonna looks back on four decades of fame, why the music industry needs a #MeToo moment, and her still insatiable ambition On YouTube, you can find a clip of Madonna appearing on American Bandstand in January 1984. She is still promoting her eponymous debut album, released six…
Madonna’s latest album, Madame X, is due out June 14. Steven Klein/Courtesy of the artist Material Girl. Veronica Electronica. The Queen of Pop. Madonna has taken on many names and personas over the course of her career. Now, with the release of her 14th studio album on June 14, the pop icon dons yet another. This alter-ego…
She’s a true original with a decades-deep catalog, so ahead of the release of ‘Madame X,’ here’s a streamlined guide to her restlessly creative and game-changing career. Though Madonna’s been called the “Queen of Pop” for the majority of her 37-year recording career, in a way she’s also strangely underrated. “People have always been trying…
Game of Thrones mag dan wel sinds enkele weken afgelopen zijn, Queen of Pop Madonna probeert haar troon opnieuw te veroveren met haar nieuwste album. Madge heeft zeker en vast haar stempel gedrukt op de muziekscène en liveshows voor eeuwig veranderd. Ze heeft zichzelf sinds 1983 verschillende keren heruitgevonden en gooide het regelmatig over een andere boeg.…
“Honesty is a commodity right now, because if you tell the truth, you might offend people. People don’t like to hear the truth,” Madonna says. (Steven Klein/Courtesy of the artist) Material Girl. Veronica Electronica. The Queen of Pop. Madonna has taken on many names and personas over the course of her career. Now, with the release of…
“Hey young people – you’re getting older every second. It’s what we do. One day someone will tell you to stop and you’ll be all like ‘fuck you’ just like Madonna.” That was former Savage Garden frontman Darren Hayes on Twitter the night of the Billboard Music Awards. Madonna and Colombian reggaeton star Maluma had just performed…
Here’s a little-known pop-diva fact: Madonna used to have nightmares about Whitney Houston. In a 1995 “Primetime Live” interview, she described a dream she had in which she learned that her greatest ’80s chart rival’s then-latest single, “Exhale (Shoop Shoop),” had replaced hers, “You’ll See,” at No. 1. Meanwhile, in another room, her music teacher…
Thank you all for coming to the Dutch Madame X release party at Concerto! There was a huge turn up and therefore we ran out of posters very fast (sorry), but I hope everyone got their desired item(s). Will write a full report tomorrow along with a photo gallery. Here’s an example of the exclusive…
Paul Nolan runs the rule over the excellent Madame X, on which the pop icon successfully incorporates political and social commentary Madonna’s latest reinvention finds her taking on the guise of Madame X, an embodiment of female empowerment who, in the singer’s own words, acts variously as “A dancer. A professor. A housekeeper. An equestrian”…
