Madonna (Entertainer)

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Mock Opera

Beneath all the ballyhoo, Evita is ultimately much ado about nada

Plastik Surgery

Valley remix wizards Markus Schulz and C.L. McSpadden give pop hits the face-lift they need to turn heads on the dance floor

Lucky Star

On Madonna's much-hyped new album, the guru of self-love embraces the mysteries of the cosmos

My Left Footloose

When bad movie musicals become worse stage presentations

BEST BAR TO TAKE YOUR MOM ALONG

The Big Bang

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Back to the old grind -- hooray!

Coldplay Singer Chris Martin Is Married to Gwyneth Paltrow, but We Want to Know Who Wears the Pants

Back to the old grind -- hooray!

Sting vs. Elvis Costello in a race to betray their punk roots

Back to the old grind -- hooray!

Paul Oakenfold

Greatest Hits & Remixes
(Ultra Records)

Metal of Honor

A brief history of bling

Strolling the Strip

Fat Tuesday on a Saturday

DJ BT

It may stand for Big Time

X Factor

The Buck Owens of punk

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Confessions on a Dance Floor
(Maverick)

Hippie Hippie Shake

Gallery gets groovy, baby

Original Soul

This time, it's personal: Our look back at an intimate year in music.

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American Life (Maverick/Warner Bros.)

La Isla Bonita

At long last, Madonna gets Swept Away

RJD2

Dead Ringer (Definitive Jux)

Superstar DJ Keoki

Self-satisfied spinner hits the decks

Astro Creep

Rob Zombie rebounds from a Universal nightmare with another Sinister offering

Björk

Vespertine (Elektra)

Music: Response

He produced Madonna's Music, but Mirwais has been around for 20 years and has influenced a legion of French DJs

Madonna With Child

The Next Best Thing is the parent tripe

PLAYINT THE SKIN GAME

The Next Best Thing is the parent tripe

RIFF AND READ

The Next Best Thing is the parent tripe

Immigrant Song

Gogol Bordello brings its foreign-flavored punk to the Marquee

Gogol Bordello

Gogol Bordello brings its foreign-flavored punk to the Marquee

Like 1000 Virgins

Madonna Louise Cuccione wanna-bes crawl out of the woodwork

Madonna and Other New Releases

​Of course, everyone knows Madonna as the middle-ager who keeps managing to re-invent herself. Part of how she's done that is by working with contemporary artists, such as Justin Timberlake, to create a relevant, ever-evolving sound.Today, the Queen of Pop releases Revolver (Mixes), an EP with eig ... More >>

Krishna Das

​Of course, everyone knows Madonna as the middle-ager who keeps managing to re-invent herself. Part of how she's done that is by working with contemporary artists, such as Justin Timberlake, to create a relevant, ever-evolving sound.Today, the Queen of Pop releases Revolver (Mixes), an EP with eig ... More >>

Glee at Dodge Theatre

Luke HolwerdaThe Glee: Live Tour opens in Phoenix.​Lady Gaga is a free bitch, baby.Bitch. Bitch. Bitchhhhhhhh.You would not know that from last night's world premiere of the hit Fox musadramedy Glee's touring stageshow at Dodge Theatre in Phoenix, where a cadre of stars from the show reprised "Bad ... More >>

New Lady Gaga Video "Alejandro" Celebrates the Bowl Cut, Madonna circa 1987

Bitch, I will slap you...​Is your name Alejandro? Well, your life's about to change thanks to Lady Gaga and her new, 8-minute plus long video for her song "Alejandro." Always one to have fun with the medium of music video, Gaga has once again proven how important she is to popular music.Now, "Tele ... More >>

Six Reasons Fox's Glee Is Infuriating

At least he's not rapping​The recent news that Fox's hit high school music-drama Glee will use some of Coldplay's music for future episodes made me honestly wonder what planet the show's producers live on.Now, I am not just some curmudgeonly young man who has never watched the show and who ha ... More >>

Lady Gaga's Monster Ball Tour at US Airways Center on 7/31/2010

Lady GagaUS Airways CenterJuly 31, 2010There's no doubt that Lady Gaga's sold-out Phoenix show was the most hotly- anticipated concert on a lackluster summer schedule that's been hard hit by the Great Recession and the Soundstrike.Actually, tickets to The Monster Ball Tour sold out months ago (sell- ... More >>

Five Solid Music Moments from SNL (With Video)

​From the Blues Brothers to Steve Martin playing King Tut, legendary musical moments are part of what make Saturday Night Live more than just another comedy show.SNL still holds its own sometimes but it was at its prime a few decades ago when it was lot edgier. Edginess is an, ahem, double-edged s ... More >>

A Recap of the 2011 Grammy Awards: A Quick, Easy Guide to What Happened

Dan MacMedan, USA TodayNicki Minaj, doing what she does best: always trying to get attention.​The 2011 Grammy Awards kept things classy this year: There wasn't even a single mention of Ke$ha during the entire show!Good job, Grammy people! Thanks for taking out the trash this year. Aside from the l ... More >>

Does Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way' Borrow Too Much From Madonna?

​Lady Gaga finally released her first of two music videos for her new single "Born This Way" today, and damn is it quite a sight to see.Just like in Gaga's performance at this year's Grammy Awards, Madonna's influence on her is easy to point out in the video. But is she taking a little too much fr ... More >>

Emelie Autumn @ Nile Theater

​Lady Gaga finally released her first of two music videos for her new single "Born This Way" today, and damn is it quite a sight to see.Just like in Gaga's performance at this year's Grammy Awards, Madonna's influence on her is easy to point out in the video. But is she taking a little too much fr ... More >>

Lords of Acid @ The Venue Scottsdale

​Lady Gaga finally released her first of two music videos for her new single "Born This Way" today, and damn is it quite a sight to see.Just like in Gaga's performance at this year's Grammy Awards, Madonna's influence on her is easy to point out in the video. But is she taking a little too much fr ... More >>

Lady Gaga @ US Airways Center

​Lady Gaga finally released her first of two music videos for her new single "Born This Way" today, and damn is it quite a sight to see.Just like in Gaga's performance at this year's Grammy Awards, Madonna's influence on her is easy to point out in the video. But is she taking a little too much fr ... More >>

Trance Fever

​Lady Gaga finally released her first of two music videos for her new single "Born This Way" today, and damn is it quite a sight to see.Just like in Gaga's performance at this year's Grammy Awards, Madonna's influence on her is easy to point out in the video. But is she taking a little too much fr ... More >>

Madonna: The Comic Book

​As we've already pointed out, rock stars like to write and star in comic books. The best of these comics contain original story lines and fantastical heros and villains, but sometimes, they take a more straightforward, biographical approach.The comic Female Force: Madonna, scheduled to be release ... More >>

Madonna Confirmed to Perform at Super Bowl XVLI Halftime Show

​As the football weekend wrapped up Monday night, fans had plenty to cheer about. Cheeseheads everywhere breathed a sigh of relief as the Green Bay Packers survived the New York Giants 38-35 to preserve their undefeated season, while the Cardinals shocked the Dallas Cowboys in overtime. Alth ... More >>

Art Cars: American Folk Art You Can't Hang on the Wall

​As the football weekend wrapped up Monday night, fans had plenty to cheer about. Cheeseheads everywhere breathed a sigh of relief as the Green Bay Packers survived the New York Giants 38-35 to preserve their undefeated season, while the Cardinals shocked the Dallas Cowboys in overtime. Alth ... More >>

Prediction: How Much Will the Super Bowl Halftime Show Suck on a Scale of One to LMFAO?

There's no way in hell that Berry Gordy could actually be proud of these guys.​Last year's Super Bowl performance was absolutely awful. After listening to 10 minutes of shouting by the Black Eyed Peas, I wished I could have unseen their show (or used the time wiser, maybe to make another bowl of n ... More >>

Controversial Super Bowl Halftime Show Better Than 2011 But Still Nothing Special

​Unlike in 2011, this year's Super Bowl halftime show didn't make me feel like I had entirely wasted 12 minutes of my life. The performance wasn't anything special, but it certainly wasn't bad. Madonna pleased America as best she could, and for a 53-year-old pop mama, she did very well.It was ... More >>

Madonna Coming to US Airways in October

​Of all the articles concerning Madonna's Half Time show/M.I.A.'s on air fingerbird (Finger-Gate 2: Electric Boogaloo), none was quite as hilarious as this one, from Vigilant Citizen, which alleged that the entire performance was an indicator of Madonna's allegiance to the Illuminati (you know ... More >>