By James Reed Truth or dare? Truth: Madonna’s performance at TD Garden on Saturday night was a crowning achievement in a year that has unjustly denied her such moments. Let me put it this way. The narrative surrounding Madonna in 2015 has not exactly been kind to the 57-year-old pop icon. You would think by…
BOSTON – If the devil has a place for performers who have blasphemed against God, it’s a safe bet there’s already a human-sized hibachi with Madonna’s name on it waiting for her in hell. And, if so, Saturday night in front of 13,000 screaming fans at the TD Garden, Madge sealed the deal for eternal…
The Rebel Heart Tour has provided Stufish a chance to once again work on a spectacular show by Madonna, where the production value and attention to detail is some of the highest in rock and roll/pop entertainment. The stage and set design for the 2012 MDNA tour were incredible, and still, Rebel Heart tops that.…
There’s a long tradition in popular culture of artists who pushed the envelope and redefined the boundaries, but when it comes to pop music, few performers have so gleefully filled the role of iconoclast as Madonna. To say that she’s been a groundbreaker for female music stars would be an understatement, and a short list…
After cutting ‘Everybody’ from the 80’s medley and suddenly adding ‘Ghosttown’ in Brooklyn, the dearly beloved Who’s That Girl was skipped in Philadelphia and M only sang Ghosttown. Thankfully last night Who’s That Girl made it’s return to the setlist, but Ghosttown was skipped. It is obvious that the setlist can change any night, according…
Madonna carries the burden of being 57 in a world where Britney is an old maid at 33. But if we ignore Madge’s age, or forget that the current crop of hot, unremarkable young things run the pop industry, we can step back and enjoy the Rebel Heart Tour for the mature spectacle that it…
Madonna may have plenty of past experience tangling with the Vatican, but the queen of pop has given Pope Francis her endorsement during his first US visit. At a concert in Philadelphia, where the leader of the Roman Catholic Church is scheduled to make the last stop of his tour, a tongue-in-cheek Madge dedicated a…
One more night of sin before the Holy Father comes to town: On the eve of Pope Francis’ historic visit to Philadelphia, the woman named after the Virgin Mother, a woman who has used rebellion against the Catholic Church as fuel for her three-decade career as a pop provocateur, served as The Pontiff’s opening act…
As more music streaming services and social media apps announce their transition into original content, the battle for positioning remains unpredictable. Power players like Apple AAPL +0.88% Music and Spotify have yet to make a very definitive shift beyond sharing and discovering music to solidify their identity as digital content providers. Snapchat has experienced notable…
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With over 300 million records sold worldwide and recognised as the best-selling female recording artist of all time, Madonna Louise Ciccone was back in Quebec City. Hard to believe this woman is 57 years old. She doesn’t look it, doesn’t act it, and has more energy than some people thirty years her junior. After performing on…
