Robin Givhan at The Washington Post, discusses how The Celebration Tour will be a testament to Madonna‘s legacy and a test of cultural boundaries, with the performer pushing against timeworn assumptions about gender and age at a moment when public dialogue can be very mean and very unforgiving on those very subjects. Read More
Fans bought up 600,000 tickets in a matter of hours for Madonna‘s retrospective tour in North America and Europe, Billboard.com reports. The Queen of Pop’s return to touring was a thunderous success this morning, with 23 concerts added to the 37 dates already announced for The Celebration Tour thanks to massive fan demand. Read More
Rolling Stone magazine announced today their new list of The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. The magazine first published its list of the 100 Greatest Singers in 2008. In today’s list, Madonna is nowhere to be seen. Read More
Throughout Madame X, Madonna is in total command of the stage as she follows her own mantra: “Don’t go for second best, baby,” NME reports. Read More
The advantages of the intimate environment Madonna cultivated throughout the tour – her first small-venue dates since 1985 – are showcased in her frequent interactions with the crowd. “I love to irritate people,” she tells fans with a wicked grin, USA Today reports. Read More
An impressively designed production from a star hoping to convey the deep empathy she feels for pretty much every group suffering during these troubled times, Madonna’s Madame X showcases the eponymous album, in which she draws on new influences ranging from Colombian rap to Portuguese fado, writes The Hollywood Reporter. Read More
In Madame X, we see Madonna toggling between two poles, Variety reports. Read More
On the verge of this Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards — the one time a year where we’re still guaranteed to celebrate one of media’s most influential-but-under-recognized artforms – Billboard wanted to take a look back at the artists who have given the most to the music video, whether through heavy rotation on MTV, millions of views on YouTube, or other mediums that predate both. Read More
Ben Mawson, co-founder of Tap Music, the management company behind Lana Del Rey, Ellie Goulding, Dermot Kennedy and Dua Lipa, speaks to Music Week and teases of a possible Madonna collaboration. Read More
As we reported yesterday, the press was invited to see the Madame X show on its third night at the BAM. Today the press reviews – including Billboard, Rolling Stone and Variety – are in, finally with some official images from the show. Read More
Madeline Wells at SFGate.com reports about Madonna playing three shows in San Francisco as part of her Madame X Tour this fall and the spotlight goes on the fact that use of cellphones will not be allowed. Read More
Women In Pop magazine will celebrate the 30th anniversary of Madonna Like A Prayer in a 10-page Behind the Music article taking an in-depth look back at the making of the album, its artistry, its reception upon release, and its legacy. Read More
