40 Years Like a Virgin
When you think about Madonna and her major hits, one of the first songs to come to mind is Like A Virgin.
And in time of Celebration this year marks the 40th anniversary of these incredible song and album. Read More
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National Recording Registry Inducts Music from Madonna
Madonna’s cultural ascent with Like a Virgin is one of the defining sounds of the United States history and culture that will join the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress. Read More
“I adored her smile”
Madonna has shared a few images from her 1985 photoshoot by Kenji Wakasugi, who portraied the Queen of Pop during her first visit to Japan for the promotion of the Like a Virgin... Read More
35 Years Like a Virgin
When you think about Madonna and her major hits, one of the first songs to come to mind is Like A Virgin.
And even if it’s hard to believe, this year marks the 35th anniversary of these incredible song and album. Read More
“Who’s that girl? Who’s that girl?”
26 years after the release of the band’s last studio album, Entertainment Weekly talked to Nile Rodgers, the 65-year-old songwriter, guitarist, and superproducer behind Madonna‘s Like a Virgin album, seminal albums from icons of the ’80s and the ‘ 90s and his very own Chic Organization project. Read More
Two new Madonna re-issues in the Back to the 80’s series
Two more Madonna classic albums will be re-issued on vinyl in the upcoming months!
Warner Music will re-issue Like a Virgin and Who’s That Girl in the Back To The 80’s series by Rhino Records in July. Read More
Tribe Lists – Music Stuff 2017
2017 is almost over and here we are again with our usual year end review/recap lists of the must have Madonna related items that collectors should have not missed. Read More
“Like a Virgin” Returns After 28 Years
Billboard ‘s Keith Caulfied reports about Madonna’s Like a Virgin coming back to the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated May 21) at #124, with the help of a special promo pricing of its digital release. Read More
Madonna for Record Store Day!
It’s Record Store Day 2016 and Rhino/Warner Bros brought Madonna to the special event celebrating the unique culture of independent record stores releasing Like A Virgin & Other Hits as a 12″ Colored Vinyl – a limited original reissue of the original 1984 Japanese EP. Read More
Like A Virgin & Other Hits on Record Store Day 2016
A special collectable Madonna release will be part of Record Store Day – for the very first time – when Rhino/Warner Bros will release Like A Virgin & Other Hits as a 12″ Colored Vinyl on April 16, 2016. Read More
Who Else Could Be No. 1 This Christmas?
Thirty years ago today “Like A Virgin” reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and reigning supreme at #1 for six weeks.
“Like A Virgin” was then certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on January 10, 1985, at a time when the requirement for a Gold single was a million copies shipment across the USA. No need to say – it also topped the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. Read More
Nile Rodgers: Madonna knows best
In an interview with Q Magazine legendary musician and producer Nile Rodgers mentions “Do as Madonna says” as one of his golden rules for life.
Do as Madonna says. When I did Like a Virgin, I thought Material Girl was the best song to lead with. Madonna was convinced it was Like a Virgin. But I was like, ‘Material Girl’s ten times better.’ Read More
