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“Don’t Tell Me” and the Yeehaw Agenda

Liana Satenstein at Vogue discusses how Madonna took the country music style genre and spun it on its head in one of the most transportive videos of her career – Don’t Tell Me –  marking the beginnings of what they call the yeehaw agendaRead More

True Blue

Stephen Bray says Happy Birthday True Blue!

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the True Blue album, MadonnaTribe brings you a special message from Stephen Bray, co-writer and co-producer of some of the most iconic songs on this album, such as the title track,  Where’s The Party and Jimmy Jimmy. His production work on Papa Don’t Preach was also amazing! Read More

True Blue Artwork

True Blue Turns 30

On June 30, 1986, Madonna released her third studio album with Sire Records. True Blue entered iconic status not only due to the classic songs it contains but also for the incredible and powerful packaging, which is still very contemporary, based on one of the most iconic images of the Queen of Pop shot by Herb Ritts.

Ten years ago, when True Blue turned 20, the MadonnaTribe Team has had the pleasure to have a brief chat with Jeri Heiden, the woman in charge of the cover design of True Blue as well as many other Madonna albums like Like A Virgin, Like A Prayer, and You Can Dance.

Celebrating True Blue ‘s 30th anniversary, let’s have a look back at our chat with Jeri focused on the making of the album’s iconic cover. Read More

Vogue

25 Years Striking A Pose

On March 20, 1990, Sire Records released Vogue as the first single from Madonna’s second soundtrack album, I’m Breathless.

The song was written by Madonna with producer Shep Pettibone; it was recorded between December 1989 and January 1990; the music video was filmed by director David Fincher at The Burbank Studios on February 10 and 11 and premiered on MTV on March 29, 1990.

Both the song and the video quickly became some of the most iconic works in Madonna’s career. Read More