WHY MADONNA’S YEAR WILL SHINE BRIGHTER THAN HER PEERS

[groovyguy 63,856]

Feature: The Ever Evolving POP Leader: Why Madonna’s Year Shines Brighter Than Her Peers’

https://www.musicmusingsandsuch.com/musicmusingsandsuch/2019/3/3/feature-the-ever-evolving-pop-leader-why-madonnas-year-will-shine-brighter-than-her-peers

High Notes from this AMAZING feature:

 

• 2019 is going to be a very big year for Madonna
• ... 21st March that celebrates thirty years of Like a Prayer. This is a huge album for the Queen of Pop and, as we look back at that landmark record, it gives fans the chance to connect with the amazing record that transformed Madonna’s career and saw her reach rare heights.
• Later this year we will see Like a Virgin turn thirty-five and Bedtime Stories turn twenty-five. These are big albums and, again, the need to focus on them and understand their relevance is key.
• Today, there is nobody like Madonna out there and Pop albums are not being made in the same way.
• I have also mentioned the Madonna biopic/documentary, Madonna and the Breakfast Club, that stars Jamie Auld in the role of a young Madonna. It is good to see a rare glimpse into Madonna’s early life – when she moved to New York and was part of The Breakfast Club; it covers her period before she recorded her eponymous debut in 1983. This year is a great one in terms of looking back at her career and celebrating her legacy.
• It is obvious, looking back at her big albums and projects involving her, there is still a big appetite for Madonna and we all know what an impact she has made. At this point in her career, there is that never-ending battle with ageism in the industry. One doubts any new music will be top of the playlists of BBC Radio 1. It is a shame that someone who pretty much pushed Pop to where it is is being denied airplay and will struggle to make it on the ‘hip’ stations. Many do not bother to listen to what a song sounds like and, instead, focus on age and whether someone is outside their demographic. Madonna has crafted thirteen albums and, since the early-1980s, she has revolutionised the game and inspired countless artists.
• I am not enamoured of her fashion and changing styles; her personal life and that side of things. It is part of her ethos and stature but, to me, it is the way she has survived and endured that is the most impressive.
• Many of her peers have either retired or died and how many Pop artists who started decades ago are still innovating and pushing forward?!
• Although a new Madonna album does not create the same buzz and excitement as back in the 1990s, it is never a boring thing and it is interesting to see how she has changed. There is always talk that women are circling her throne and she will be deposed as the Queen of Pop. Whether you mention Lady Gaga or Ariana Grande it seems, for many more years, Madonna is safe where she is.
• Many of her similarly-enduring peers might quiet down and not be so active but Madonna seems to be at her most ambitious and excited. I guess I wanted to revisit Madonna’s work because so much of today’s Pop seems formulaic and slavishly designed to fit into station playlists and this set formula. There is not a huge amount of movement and evolution and, at a time when we need fun and uplift, there is not too much of that! I do hope new Madonna material will bring some fire and intensity and, as many young Pop artists are finding their feet or not quite mature enough to command the scene, Madonna has the knowledge and experience to be able to deliver.
• Even if you are not a mega-fan who knows her insides and every avenue, you have to admit the continuing juggernaut of Madonna’s career is just as exciting now as it has always been. There are so many young Pop artists coming through but they do not carry the same weight and lure.
• The original Madonna is fresh and busy on social media and always keen to make sure people are aware of her older work as they are the new. She is not this nostalgia-heavy artists and is always looking to create something masterful. Whether that is bringing in new sounds and voices to her music or planning her next video, there is never a dull moment. Many people will be anticipating something pretty cracking with the as-yet-unnamed next single but it seems like it will be pretty colourful!
• No matter what is happening with the rest of the new Pop artists and those looking up to Madonna, it seems their years will not be as memorable as...

 

[xavier 4,773]

Cool read.

[A. A. Aardvark 4,837]

Why even mention others or slag them off ?
Madonna is only in Competition with Madonna.....

[azrael 735]

a huge milestone for LAP and not one mention of some kind of reissue, such a wasted opportunity. this album is a CLASSIC if not THE CLASSIC

[hydrangea 411]

She could retire and stay at home living off royalties but does no such thing... She is still here sharing with us the best from her proclaiming that she's the one and only Queen of Pop. It's trully admirable.