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 | From Chad Bowar, your About Music Editor For 30 years Madonna has been an icon. She has evolved throughout her career and has always remained relevant. She performed at the Super Bowl earlier this year, and her new album is 'MDNA.' Our music guides shine the spotlight on one of music's most enduring and controversial figures. | |
Madonna - 'MDNA' Review
For good and bad, MDNA is a classic Madonna album. This means there are real peaks of musical brilliance here, but the overall collection is uneven enough that you are unlikely to listen to MDNA all the way through often. As always, Madonna knows how to make us all want to dance, and a key element that places a number of songs here among Madonna's best work is the exposed emotion and life experience.
| Madonna Profile
Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone was born August 16, 1958 in Bay City, Michigan. In 1977 Madonna dropped out of college at the University of Michigan to move to New York to study with Alvin Ailey for a career as a dancer. By 1979 she had signed on to dance and sing behind Disco performer Patrick Hernandez who had a major hit with "Born To Be Alive." Upon returning to New York, she helped form the Breakfast Club pop/dance group.
| Top 10 Madonna Songs Of The '80s
Arguably the greatest single artist of the '80s, pop superstar Madonna released a number of enduring singles during her peak period of activity. These tunes weaved their way into the fabric of all pop music listeners and helped turn the singer into an incomparable legend within her own time. And even though much of her success was derived from image, the best Madonna songs of the '80s achieved a very high level of pop songcraft.
| Top 10 Madonna Music Videos
Madonna has spent nearly 30 years as one of the world's top pop stars. In addition to her musical prowess, she is known for setting standards for the art of the music video. This is a guide to the top 10 music videos of her career.
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