Madonna’s rise to galactic superpower status in the ’80s mirrored the rise of MTV as a cultural force, and hardly by coincidence: no figure since David Bowie married sound and vision so expertly.

The illustrious career of the pop music iconoclast, who’s been shocking the zeitgeist since her '80s debut ... Gabriel says. Madonna’s self-titled debut album featured a mix of high-energy ...

But two ’80s pop royals — Prince and Madonna — were missing from the megawatt mix on that star-studded night at A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, right after the American Music Awards.

An icon turns 66 today! Born Madonna Louise Ciccone, in Bay City, Michigan, Madonna changed the pop culture landscape as soon as she came out with her eponymous debut album back in 1983.

Madonna Louise Ciccone, like Prince and Michael Jackson, was born in 1958, and in the mid-’80s fulfilled her destiny as part of the holy triumvirate of MTV-era pop stars. Of those three legends ...