Tag: Madonna MDNA
Madonna Is Still the Greatest Pop Star of the Twenty-First Century
While no one wants to hear this (least of all ageists or the Beyhive), Madonna remains, despite Billboard’s recent list to the contrary, the greatest pop [Read More…]
Kylie Minogue’s “Padam Padam” Proves That Madonna Absorbed the Critical Vitriol for Other 50+ Pop Stars So They Could Keep Talking Like Teens and Twenty-Somethings in Their Songs at Any Age
As the discussion continues about whether or not “middle age” really exists anymore, among the many pop stars to benefit from the decision that it [Read More…]
Prom As Fame Allegory: “Drowned World/Substitute For Love” and Sour Prom
Olivia Rodrigo might have been caught overtly copying Courtney Love’s aesthetic choices of late, but there was a moment in the pop ingenue’s Sour Prom—a [Read More…]
Madonna Reiterates the “Every Record Sounds the Same” Sentiment of “Give Me All Your Luvin'”
In 2008, Madonna cultivated the on-trend sound of the era for her Hard Candy album thanks to poaching Timbaland, Pharrell Williams and Justin Timberlake as [Read More…]
Celebrity Skin Care is the New Celebrity Fragrance: Paris Hilton’s ProD.N.A. to Take On Madonna’s MDNA
Because every celebrity isn’t a true celebrity until they have the means to bankroll a skin care line, it seems Paris Hilton is further asserting [Read More…]
MDNA: An Underrated Breakup Album
As Madonna’s custody battle for Rocco heats up–and her tongue gets looser when it comes unloading her thoughts about Guy Ritchie onto Rebel Heart Tour [Read More…]