Madonna has etched her name in music history as one of the most successful artists of all time. Her chart-topping achievements span across the globe, but she has always held a special place in the ...

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In 2026, Madonna will unveil her first album in seven years (the longest gap she’s ever left between albums), which she’s ...

“Strike a pose” commands the Queen of Pop at the outset of one of her most recognisable singles. Yet Madonna’s perennial dancefloor-summoning monolith Vogue was originally rustled up as the cheap ...

In a 2005 interview with CBS News, Madonna was asked to name her favorites among her top 10 singles. The Queen of Pop admitted she couldn’t name all her top 10 singles. She immediately chose “Holiday” ...

Destined to be a solo star, Madonna broke off from bands to show the world how influential and powerful she was. In 1983, ...

PM UTC For the album’s 20th anniversary, here are nine things you might not know about Confessions on a Dance Floor. Madonna initially planned to create the album with French electro producer Mirwais, ...

USA for Africa’s “We Are the World” was No. 1 a hit for several weeks. A Madonna song by veteran songwriters overshadowed it. Madonna’s song had to be completely rerecorded. USA for Africa’s “We Are ...

Madonna has revealed that her new Greatest Hits album is called Celebration. The career-spanning compilation, which will be available in both single disc and two-CD versions, will be released in the ...

Madonna has revealed that she thinks her "most retarded" songs are the ones that become hits. The 51-year-old told Rolling Stone that she struggles to spot future chart-toppers when recording an album ...

This is cause for celebration! Madonna assured fans that she is “on the road to recovery” in a new social media post after being rushed to the ICU due to a “serious bacterial infection” while ...

Madonna confirmed she is recording a sequel to her 2005 album, 'Confessions on a Dance Floor,' with producer Stuart Price ...