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Category: Madonna
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10 Unforgettable Songs From 1999 Movies
Listen to tracks by the Chicks, Aimee Mann, Blink-182 and more linked to moments in a monumentally interesting — and busy — year of cinema.
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Madonna’s Hits-Filled Celebration Tour, Dissected
Hear five standouts from the set, and six we wish she’d played.
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Madonna Performs Massive Free Concert in Rio
The pop superstar performed a final date on her global trek marking four decades of hits: a set on Copacabana Beach before the largest live crowd of her career.
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Madonna’s Celebration Tour Draws Fans Clad in Leather and Lace
Madonna fans served up style tributes to their idol on a New York stop of her tour.
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How Ariana Grande’s ‘Yes, And?’ Relates to Madonna’s ‘Vogue’
Madonna’s 1990 hit “Vogue” has enjoyed a recent renaissance. Ariana’s Grande’s first solo song in three years leans on its sound, but the similarities end there.
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7 Great Songs From Great 7th Albums
Inspired by Ariana Grande’s return, hear tracks from U2, Sleater-Kinney, Guided by Voices and more.
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What Did We Learn From a Year in Live Shows?
Concerts paused during the height of the pandemic, and returned at full power in 2023. Our pop music editor saw a lot of them.
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Madonna’s Celebration Tour, an Experiment in Looking Back
Her Celebration Tour is the pop superstar’s first retrospective, one which thematically explores her past and perhaps offers a glimpse of how she will chart her future.
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Madonna Kicks Off Celebration Tour in London
After a health-related delay, the pop superstar launched her Celebration Tour in London with a performance devoted to her full catalog of hits.