#Madonna herstory

[itsallmadonnasfault]

Still trying to process what went down in Rio last night!

[auntymurda]

[muserepeats]

As an elder Millennial I feel it’s my duty to share important but under appreciated moments in history with the younger generations.

So, here is the iconic clip of Courtney Love interrupting Madonna’s interview at the 1995 MTV VMAs.

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Holiday peaks at number 6 on the UK singles chart on the 14th January 1984 (40-years this Sunday) and she appears on Top Of The Pops for the first time on January 26th 1984, the rest is herstory

Madonna had done a few dates in the UK in 1983, Mark Kamins' remix of Quango Quango's Love Tempo comes out of this. Mark Kamins was the resident DJ at Danceteria and is credited with 'discovering' Madonna. The eponymous first album is given to Reggie Lucas to produce after being turned down by Kashif. Lucas' recording career had begun as a member of Philadelphia's MFSB and playing fusion with the greats of the genre. Lucas then goes into production by the time Madonna comes along he has produced albums for Mtume, Phyllis Hyman, Stephanie Mills, and many others. With all the stories you hear about Madonna she has (had) a good ear and knows what she wants, in this case it was sparse arrangements little more than how the original demos sounded and this led to tensions between her and Reggie Lucas. After having developed seven songs with Madonna for the album Reggie Lucas walked away from the project and Madonna brought in her then boyfriend John "Jellybean" Benitez to remix the album. It was a good move, Benitez was resident DJ at the Fun House and he was producing and remixing some of the freshest electro from Kasso, Rockers Revenge, Warp 9, Jonzun Crew, and Hot Streak. Holiday was essentially performed by Hot Streak (an offshoot of the band Pure Energy) with Madonna taking up vocals, I wonder what was recorded first Holiday or Hot Streak's Body Work? Fred Zarr had worked with Benitez on Rockers Revenge and a Began Cekic project, it's Zarr who plays the keyboard riffs, after Holiday is a hit Benitez and Zarr start getting bigger and bigger jobs. I'll have to have a look because I think post-Madonna Jellybean's best work could be behind him, he becomes a celebrity remixer and he does a lot of remixes of so-so tracks. Gwen Guthrie and Norma Jean Wright are backing singers on Madonna's first album, it's tragic innit both are much better singers than Madonna

Holiday. If you watch her performance of Holiday on Top Of The Pops (or the video for Lucky Star which has a very similar performance) I never knew that's Madonna's brother dancing on the left. He wrote a book about their relationship. If one of my siblings became mega famous I'd do the same. I'm sure I read Holiday was inspired by Change's A Lover's Holiday, it does have similarities such as the lyrics Holiday and Celebrate and it's certainly a record they all would have been aware of

Reggie Lucas wrote Borderline for Madonna's first album. You can hear Lucas's work with Phyllis Hyman and Stephanie Mills in this track. Borderline was her first top 10 in the US. In the UK Borderline gets rereleased in 1986 to keep Madonnamania going, it gets to number 2, the rerelease has the same versions on it as the 1984 version

Borderline (US Remix) by John "Jellybean" Benitez

Burning Up was written by Madonna and one of the three tracks on her original demo cassette it was released as her second single a double A side with Physical Attraction (below) which did well on the US Dance Chart but failed to get into the Hot 100. On Madonna's debut album Burning Up gets replaced with a shorter version with more guitar from the second press of the album

Burning Up

Physical Attraction is another Reggie Lucas track

I can't leave out Lucky Star

Lucky Star is also written by Madonna, to me it's a straight up disco track like something that might come out on Prelude or West End in 1983/84.

[lordiavolo22]

not a single thing taylor swift has done is gaycoded she is seriously the straightest artist out there why dont you go listen to some real queer icons like lady gaga, spice girls, madonna, amy winehouse, elton john, queen, p!nk, lil nas x, i could go on

and for straight artists who are gay icons, cher, kylie minogue, marina, britney spears, charli xcx, lizzo, katy perry, johnny cash (for butch lesbians specifically) liza minelli AND JUDY FUCKING GARLAND if you dont know her do you really know your herstory.

[palianshow2]

MUSIC #HERstory: Madonna on PJ Harvey, Bjork and Hillary Clinton

[f0xd13-blog]

Because you are!!

[schooloffeminism]

#Herstory #UnDíaComoHoy #Madonna Louise Ciccone​ (Bay City, Míchigan; 16 de agosto de 1958), conocida como Madonna, es una #cantante, #bailarina, #compositora, #actriz, #empresaria e #icono estadounidense. Pasó su infancia en Bay City y en 1978 se mudó a NY para realizar una carrera de danza contemporánea. Después de participar en dos grupos musicales, Breakfast Club y Emmy, en 1982 firmó con Sire Records (filial de Warner Bros.) y lanzó su álbum debut Madonna al año siguiente. Siguió publicando una serie de álbumes en los que encontró una inmensa popularidad, superó los límites de contenido de las letras de sus canciones y explotó las imágenes en sus vídeos musicales, que a lo largo de su carrera se han convertido en piezas de arte.​ Muchas de sus canciones han alcanzado el número uno en las listas musicales de varios países alrededor del mundo; sus mayores éxitos incluyen temas como «Like a Virgin», «Material Girl», «Papa Don't Preach», «La isla bonita», «Like a Prayer», «Express Yourself», «Vogue», «Take a Bow», «Frozen», «Music», «Hung Up» y «4 Minutes». Madonna ha sido elogiada por los críticos por sus producciones musicales y puestas en escena, dándole el título de la «Reina del Pop».​ Su carrera se vio reforzada por sus papeles en diversas películas. Otras ocupaciones de Madonna incluyen ser diseñadora de moda, escritora de libros, directora de cine y productora discográfica, además de que es dueña del sello discográfico Maverick. También es una aclamada empresaria, y en 2007 firmó un contrato de 120 millones de dólares con Live Nation. Ha vendido más de 300 millones de producciones musicales,​ con lo que establece el récord mundial de «la solista más exitosa y de mayores ventas musicales de todos los tiempos», incluido en el Libro Guinness de los récords.​ En 2008, la revista Billboard clasificó a Madonna en el número 2, detrás de The Beatles, en el Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists. Además, es reconocida por reinventar continuamente tanto su música e imagen, así como ser una fuente de inspiración para varios artistas y por su legado a la cultura pop. #efemérides #educarenigualdad #educarenfeminismo https://www.instagram.com/p/ChU4Uw2Ikjr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[itsallmadonnasfault]

@AlexandreWoloch Madonna @ Celebration Tour - RJ - 2024

[auntymurda]

[babiesarelazy]

17 years ago

[alejandromogollo]

32 years ago Madonna’s Like a prayer was released. The rest is herstory. #madonna #madonnaciccone #queenofpop #music #bombshell #popicon #popculture #herstory #likeavirgin #madamex #blondambition #80s #90s #artist #likeaprayer #whosthatgirl #trueblue #madonnafans #blonde #fanart #alejandromogolloart https://www.instagram.com/p/CL-RgqznIgX/?igshid=17qb29sqzrf8p

[sassysays]

Happy 30th #Vogue #Madonna #SassySays #Icon #Herstory #Queer https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Q9VJJh7kF/?igshid=prffa608uf1f

[roxxxy-android]

For the first time in Drag race herstory Madonna is sexual. She's everything I wanna be when I'm 57.

[f0xd13-blog]

Incredible....