Category: Madonna
The Celebration Tour: Madonna’s Shelved Biopic Reanimates in the Form of a Pop-Theater Concert
Among the many memorable statements Madonna made throughout 1991’s Truth or Dare, the one that stuck out most, in terms of characterizing the Blond Ambition [Read More…]
Lolahol Finally Surrenders Full-Stop to Emulating Her Mother, “Spelling” Us With An Updated Take on the “Frozen” Video
The first introduction to Lourdes Leon a.k.a. Lolahol as a singer was 2022’s “Lock&Key.” More to the point, that introduction revealed Lolahol’s unexpected preference for [Read More…]
The Unspoken “Trick” of Madonna’s Longest-Charting R&B/Hip Hop Single Since “Take A Bow” Is One She’s Been Using for Decades
For a long time, Madonna has been aware of the benefits of a certain “gimmick”: the musical collaboration. Where once she would have shied away [Read More…]
25 Years of Madonna Ciccone, 40 Years of Madonna
It might prove a challenge to most to imagine a time when Madonna wasn’t, well, Madonna. When she was Madonna Ciccone or Madonna Louise or [Read More…]
Why Does It Take A Video of Madonna Doing Successive Jump Squats From Over Twenty Years Ago To Appreciate Her?
Being that there’s really no rhyme or reason to what might “take hold” with regard to virality on TikTok, one supposes it should be no [Read More…]
Amid Comparisons to Madonna and Michael Jackson, It’s Worth Reminding That Taylor Has Never “Ate”
As Taylor Swift continues to dominate the global conversation thanks to the Eras Tour (still not as record-shattering as the Renaissance Tour though), the comparison [Read More…]
Unlike Most Women in Music, Tony Bennett Didn’t Have to Constantly Change His Image In Order to Endure
“I was like the Madonna and the Michael Jackson of my day,” Tony Bennett once told Conan O’Brien during a 1993 interview. The notable distinction [Read More…]
Madonna Is Immortal Regardless of Any Health Scares People Pounce On to Use Against Her
If there is any star on this Earth who serves as an exemplar of being damned if you do and damned if you don’t, it’s [Read More…]
Seymour Stein: The Last of a Dying Breed
Seymour Stein was of the old school in every way. Someone who ascended the ladder of an industry by starting at the bottom and pulling [Read More…]
Like A Surgeon, Letting Perfectionism Run Amok: On the Latest Backlash Against Madonna’s Face
Anyone who sees Madonna rather regularly (perhaps better phrased as “any Madonna fan”) is likely wondering why people are acting as though this is the [Read More…]
