Tag: Madonna
The Resilience of Joni Mitchell and Celine Dion as Underlined by the 2024 Grammys
There was scarcely a dry eye in the house when Joni Mitchell took the stage at the Crypto.com Arena toward the middle of the Grammy [Read More…]
Pet Shop Boys’ Latest Single Dives Into the Pandemic of Our Age: “Loneliness”
It’s been four years since the Pet Shop Boys released 2020’s presciently-titled Hotspot (which later felt like a nod to the “hot zones” caused by [Read More…]
Madonna’s Emotional Speech in Detroit is Rife With Boomerisms
Despite Madonna constantly being called “old,” few people seem to immediately brand her as “boomer,” the very generation she hails from. For some reason, Madonna [Read More…]
Lil Nas X Joins the Tradition of Musicians Styling Themselves as “J Christ”
Causing outrage by positioning oneself—literally—as Jesus is nothing new in the music industry. Whether it’s Nas (from whom Lil Nas X obviously takes a portion [Read More…]
Madonna and Improv Influence Ariana Grande’s “Yes, And?”
For a minute there, Ariana Grande had a reputation for releasing new music as frequently as Rihanna once did (the singer-turned-makeup mogul could formerly be [Read More…]
Taylor Gets “Imma Let You Finish’d” Again With Accusation of Her Being Unworthy for Time Person of the Year
Once again, Taylor Swift has dominated the conversation and, once again, a large part of that conversation is whether or not she “deserves” something. In [Read More…]
Madonna’s Most Non Sequitur Ad Is Also Her Most Superfluously Sellout-y
Of course, it’s hard to be a “sellout” when you were never really “indie” to begin with. But, in Madonna’s case, there has usually been [Read More…]
Gondola Antics Were So Much Better/Less Vexing When They Were Relegated to the “Like A Virgin” Video
Easily characterizable as yet another example in an endless series of bad tourist behavior (see also: etching your and your girlfriend’s name into a wall [Read More…]
Madonna Sr., Martin Burgoyne and World AIDS Day
Anyone who has even the most cursory knowledge of Madonna ought to know by now that her mother, Madonna Fortin Ciccone Sr., died when she [Read More…]
Cry For Argentina (Among Other Countries)
As the world continues to turn evermore in an extreme right-leaning direction, it can be no real surprise (especially not to the highly jaded ones) [Read More…]
