Madonna’s collaborators on ‘Ray of Light’ delve into the making of the star’s pivotal 1998 LP. Photofest Twenty years ago, Madonna was at a crossroads. After launching her Maverick entertainment company in 1992 with her widely but not wisely panned Eroticaalbum and Sex book, the star entered a period of relative caution. The exuberant queerness of those works gave way to muted…
This is the artwork to Matt Cain’s upcoming book ‘The Madonna of Bolton’, the book will be published July 12th!
Feb. 25, 1995 What’s Madonna‘s longest-leading Billboard Hot 100 No. 1? It’s not any of her signature ’80s songs like “Like a Virgin” or “Material Girl” (the latter of which peaked at No. 2). Nope, it’s ballad “Take a Bow,” which, on this date, began its seven-week command. More at Billboard
Lucy O’Brien posits that, in the tradition of the 1970s-style concept album, Ray Of Light is Madonna’s Dark Side Of The Moon In February 1998 Madonna’s new album was literally a ray of light in stodgy UK charts made moribund by the Britpop comedown (Oasis’ Be Here Now, Stereophonics et al), and industry hits like the Titanic soundtrack.…
Youtube/Getty Images/Ringer illustration Madonna wrote what would become the last song on her 1998 album, Ray of Light, after going on a run. Her feet carried her, almost unwittingly, to her mother’s grave. It was a hot summer day not long after she’d given birth to her daughter Lourdes; she was visiting her father in her…
We have added two original and very early ad’s from Australia to the press section of Vision Quest this is promoting Madonna’s then current single ‘Crazy For You’. Also a very early promotional ad to promote Madonna’s first album in Australia (while ‘Holiday’ was climbing the charts)
Well it seems that True Blue is the hit to wear as ASOS also has a fabulous shirt available with the iconic image! You can order online and ASOS ships internationally
Way overdue but the music video to Drowned World / Substitute For Love has finally been uploaded to Madonna’s official YouTube channel
When Serayah McNeill isn’t singing and acting on the hit show Empire, she makes time for a little modeling. The 22-year-old actress just became the face of the spring Material Girl ad campaign and she’s showing us that being a material girl is so much more than fancy clothes. “I’m excited to be the face of Material Girl because of everything she stands for,” said…
This brand new officially licensed shirt inspired by Madonna’s True Blue album will shortly be available through H&M. Images: ebay