When I was born, a lot of bands and genres started to take off. #Madonna was on the rise, #DuranDuran were big, #BonJovi released their debut, but also #ThrashMetal was determined to conquer the world.
Another thing that was big was #HairMetal, so here is a fine example of joyfully cheesy heavy sounds:
"Simply by the numbers, Madonna is the best-selling female recording artist of all time, and the only woman of the five all-time best-selling recording artists—a category that includes the Beatles, Elvis, Queen, and Michael Jackson." —Joanna Biggs for @nybooks
Madonna just gave the biggest concert of her career
The 65-year-old pop legend held a free concert on Brazil's Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro.
During the concert, she broke her own record - more than 1.6 million spectators came to the show.
According to Le Monde, spectators sat on the sand, as well as in the sea, aboard dozens of boats to enjoy the breathtaking show. #AureFreePress#News#press#headline#Madonna
Yay! This week's #LastFM#Music Charts
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19 April 2024 - 25 April 2024
Top 5 songs:
1 La fiesta - Pablo Alborán 121 scrobbles
2 Recuérdame - Pablo Alborán 73
3 Tabú - Pablo Alborán & Ava Max 72
4 YA YA - Beyoncé 66
5 Fiddle in the Band - Kane Brown 60
Top 5 Albums
1 Celebration - Madonna 953 scrobbles
2 Vértigo - Pablo Alborán 460
3 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGY - Taylor Swift 165
4 Dark Matter - Pearl Jam 132
5 COWBOY CARTER - Beyoncé 102
L'organisateur a maintenant confirmé les rumeurs : Madonna devrait se produire sur la plage de Rio de Janeiro - avec entrée gratuite. Ce serait le plus grand concert de sa carrière.
In 1985, Madonna released "Material Girl" and "Into the Groove," played the title role in "Desperately Seeking Susan," toured North America (supported by the Beastie Boys) and performed at Live Aid. But writer and fan Justin Myers holds the year dear for another reason: his abiding love for "Dress You Up." For his Guyliner Substack, he reappraises the song, which was the final release from the "Like a Virgin" album, calling it, "a celebration of sex, itself dressed up as something else to both appease the censors calling her the devil incarnate and provoke them at the same time."
We are discussing recent set lists for #Madonna concerts in anticipation of tonight…
Me: “yeah, it looks like there are some deep cuts some something form every album. I’m stoked.”
Smalls: “so it’s like Madonna: The Eras Tour?”
Me: “Yeah…except by someone who actually has eras under her belt. Slow your roll, Swiftie.”
That January night, the great diva was back in #philadelphia Her longtime fans all gathered at the venue, waiting for her entrance. Would she arrive on time? Now well into her 60s, would she keep her beauty, her style, her charisma for which she was so famous?
It wasn't #Madonna - not this time - no, it was the great French actress, Sarah #Bernhardt, who under an exclusive agreement with the Shubert Brothers, was traveling around America on her "final farewell" tour.