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Madonna (left) and then-president of Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (right) in 2008. Madonna is an American musician whose impact transcended music. Billboard editor-in-chief Janice Min considered her as "one of a miniscule number of super-artists whose influence and career transcended music". [ 3]
Madonna Louise Ciccone[ a ] ( / tʃɪˈkoʊni /; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Regarded as the " Queen of Pop ", she has been recognized for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting and visual presentation. Madonna's works, which incorporate social, political, sexual, and ...
Madonna and religion. American singer-songwriter and actress Madonna has incorporated in her works references of religious themes of different religions and spiritual practices, including Christianity (she was raised Catholic ), Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sufism, and Kabbalah. It became one of the most defining and controversial aspects of ...
Philanthropy and activism of Madonna. Madonna performs onstage at the Live 8 concert, London (2005), next to Birhan Woldu, a former Ethiopian famine victim ( 1983–1985) Madonna has been known for her philanthropic endeavors, activism and political commentaries. She began as one of the first mainstream musicians to advocate in response to the ...
—Angela G. Dorenkamp (1995) Critic Martha Bayles considered that "it is in the extramusical realm that Madonna really made her name". Thomas Harrison, a music professor at University of Central Florida compared Cyndi Lauper's rise to public eye by saying: "A singer and songwriter first and pop culture icon second; with Madonna, it was largely the opposite". German newspaper Süddeutsche ...
[21] [22] Madonna incorporated Asian culture in the videos of "Frozen" and "Nothing Really Matters" from her 1998 album Ray of Light. [23] The video for its title track was a high-speed one, portraying Japanese people going through their daily lives, interspersed with Madonna in black denim dancing to the music. [ 24 ]
The contributions and influence of American artist Madonna (born 1958) in the landscape of underground and contemporary arts have been documented by a variety of sources such as art publications, scholars and art critics. As her footprints in the arts are lesser-known compared to her other roles, this led a contributor from W to conclude that ...
Madonna is the first solo entrepreneur woman to grace a Forbes cover (1990). [ 1] American singer-songwriter and businesswoman Madonna received significant coverage by business journalism, becoming the first solo entrepreneur woman to grace a Forbes cover (1990). She started some enterprises in her career, including Maverick and its subdivision ...