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Madonna: 10 Best Tracks Decade-by-Decade (Part 1: 1980s)

The following list is subjective so I’ve simply ranked and reviewed ten of my own personal favourite Madonna tracks from the 80s. Like many, her sunny brand of rhythmic dance-pop classics throughout the decade reminds me of my (very) young days, evoking memories of roller-boot and school discos where anything by Madonna was considered “cool” and great to dance to. Always hard to compile these…

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Diana Ross: 30 Best Singles Ranked

Of course these things are purely subjective so the following is really what amounts to my “Top 30 Diana Ross Singles”. It’s much harder than you think as, after all, Diana Ross has had over fifty solo hits plus 20-odd hits with The Supremes. Scoring eighteen no.1 hits on the pop chart, she’s also had several No.1 hits on the R&B and Dance charts. So there’s plenty to choose from and hope your…

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MADONNA: CONFESSIONS ON A DANCE FLOOR (Story/Review)

Release Date: 9 November 2005Label: Warner Bros. UK Chart Position: #1US Chart Position: #1 Track Listing Hung UpMadonna, Stuart Price, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus Get TogetherMadonna, Anders Bagge, Peer Åström, Stuart Price SorryMadonna, Stuart Price Future LoversMadonna, Mirwais Ahmadzaï I Love New YorkMadonna, Stuart Price Let It Will BeMadonna, Mirwais Ahmadzaï, Stuart…

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Madonna: Childhood to Young Adult (1958 - 78)

‘When I was tiny my grandmother used to beg me not to go with boys, to love Jesus and be a good girl. I grew up with two images of women: the virgin and the whore.’ Madonna There have been so many books and countless articles and television documentaries which have chronicled the early days of Madonna, leading up to her conquering the world, that it would almost seem redundant to write about it…

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MADONNA: Like a Virgin (1984) Story/Review

Release Date: 12 November 1984Label: Sire – Warner Bros.US Chart Position: #1UK Chart Position: #1 Track Listing{All songs produced by: Nile Rodgers} Material GirlWritten by: Peter Brown & Robert Rans AngelMadonna & Steve Bray Like A VirginBilly Steinberg & Tom Kelly Over And OverMadonna & Steve Bray Love Don’t Live Here AnymoreMiles Gregory Dress You UpAndrea LaRusso & Peggy…

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MADONNA/THE FIRST ALBUM (40 Anniversary)

Release Date: 27 July 1983Label: Sire – Warner Bros.US Chart Position: #8UK Chart Position: #6 This is music where all of the elements may not be particularly impressive on their own…..but taken together, it’s utterly irresistible…….every element blends together into an intoxicating sound, where the hooks and rhythms are so hooky, the shallowness is something to celebrate…. Stephen Thomas…

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Top 20 Betty Boo Tracks

Betty Boo’s Official Website: https://www.officialbettyboo.com/ Connect with Betty Boo on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BettyBooMania Twitter: https://twitter.com/bettyboomania Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boomania1/?hl=en Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@officialbettyboo THE NEW ALBUM – OUT NOW! https://slinky.to/bettybooboomerang Links to all platforms to…

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Ian Phillips Music, TV & Film Interviews

Ian Phillips Music, TV & Film Interviews

Betty Boo A lovely chat with 90s icon Betty Boo, chatting about her musical beginnings, collaborations with Public Enemy, Chuck-D etc, meeting Madonna (who’d wanted to sign Betty Boo to her record label, Maverick, in 1994), her first, second and NEW albums – Boomania (1990), GRRR… (1992) and Boomerang (2022) – and upcoming projects in the pipeline including a TV documentary about her journey…

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Interview with Betty Boo - "Doin' the Do", "Boomerang", Madonna, Public ...

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Betty Boo - Shining Star (Official Audio)

The BRAND NEW single from #BettyBoo - loving it! Check it out!

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Betty Boo: The Brand New Single & Boomania Memories

Betty Boo: The Brand New Single & Boomania Memories

CHECK OUT THE BRAND NEW SINGLE ‘GET ME TO THE WEEKEND’: You can download here: https://bettyboo.lnk.to/getmetotheweekend BETTY BOO’S OFFICIAL WEBSITE: https://www.officialbettyboo.com/ Connect with Betty Boo – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BettyBooMania Twitter: https://twitter.com/bettyboomania https://linktr.ee/officialbettyboo for all other outlets inc Intagram, Apple & Spotify From…

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Diana Ross Makes A Stylish Return with New Album 'Thank You'

Diana Ross Makes A Stylish Return with New Album ‘Thank You’

‘Diana Ross simply has no right to produce music this engaging, this vital, at this point in her life – and this devil may care attitude has enabled her to produce one of the most definitive bodies of work in her entire career.’ The Line of Best Fit ‘Thank You is a powerful showcase for how good Ross is even after a two-decade absence.‘ Entertainment Weekly ***1/2 Rolling Stone *** NME ***…

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Top 20 Classic Album Tracks by The Supremes (with Diana Ross)

Top 20 Classic Album Tracks by The Supremes (with Diana Ross)

Please note: The following list is just my own personal choice. 20. The Only Time I’m Happy (1965) ‘I just want to be happy. To love and be loved by you,’ 21-year-old Diana says in a tense, no-nonsense speaking voice on the intro to ‘The Only Time I’m Happy’. Here, she sounds convincingly needy and proves herself a devastating vocalist. The strong backing harmonies of Mary Wilson and Florence…

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Interview with Apprentice 2017 Finalist Michaela Wain

Interview with Apprentice 2017 Finalist Michaela Wain

“You only meet each other when you’re sat outside the boardroom before you go in to meet Lord Sugar. When you go into the boardroom the first thing you find out about the other candidates is what Lord Sugar reveals when he speaks to you. It’s only after then when you’re going back to the house that you can have a little conversation.“ Baroness Karren Brady, Lord Alan Sugar, Claude Littner “Lord…

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Interview with actor & musician Stuart Wolfenden: Dead Man's Shoes, New Album & More

Interview with actor & musician Stuart Wolfenden: Dead Man’s Shoes, New Album & More

Photo by Paul Husband Great interview with actor and musician Stuart Wolfenden about the chilling Shane Meadows cult-classic Dead Man’s Shoes, his days on Coronation Street (THREE different roles), other TV roles & his new album Songs From A Common Man. Photo by ITV/Shutterstock (8841531jh) Stuart Wolfenden (Mark Casey), Cast member, Kevin Kennedy (as Curly Watts), Suzanne Hall (as Kimberley…