Tag: Madonna Danceteria
Madonna Channels Her Infamous Mantra—“I’m tough, ambitious and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay”—During the Behind-the-Scenes Footage of Rehearsals for the 2026 VMAs
In the spirit of MTV’s (sadly) defunct Making the Video series, the network released a similarly-styled segment called Making the Performance after documenting the rehearsals [Read More…]
There’s a New Britney and Christina in Town for Madonna’s 2026 VMAs Performance
In 2003, Madonna wasn’t necessarily “riding high.” For while she might have just released an album that is only now fully appreciated, American Life wasn’t [Read More…]
When Madonna and Charli Get Together for the “Danceteria” Afterhours Mix, the Party Starts to Feel Stilted
For “many moons” now, Madonna and Charli XCX had been effectively “dancing around” one another (finally coming face to face at the SS27 Yves Saint [Read More…]
Madonna Goes All in on Recycling the Confessions on a Dance Floor Era for her World Cup Halftime Performance
There’s a reason Madonna was chosen as the first act to take the “stage” at the MetLife Stadium on July 19th for the first ever [Read More…]
On People Praising Madonna for Embracing “Nostalgia” with Confessions II
Maybe the most vexing thing about the near unanimous praise for Madonna’s fifteenth studio album, Confessions II, is that what people (especially critics) seem to [Read More…]
In Many Ways, Madonna’s Confessions II is Erotica II
To say that people have been waiting with bated breath for Confessions II to come out would be an undoubted understatement. For, as every Madonna [Read More…]
Confessions II: The Film—Along With Offering Many Callbacks to Her Previous Music Videos, It’s A Kind of “Bitch I’m Madonna” Affair
Madonna’s commitment to the art of the music video has never been in question. Especially since she was at the forefront of establishing the importance [Read More…]
Peggy Gou’s “I Feel So Free (Energy Remix)” Was Made for the Danceteria Dance Floor
Having long ago established that she finds the remix version of a song just as important as “the real deal,” Madonna has a rich history [Read More…]
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…]
Jonas Åkerlund Manipulates Time Again In “God Control”–Because Nostalgia Is Required to Make NYC Relatable
As Madonna has likened her time in Lisbon to the early years of her New York days, when she had first moved there and knew [Read More…]
