Sloane Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Yeah right. Link from CNN. http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/16/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/highest-paid-celebrities-2013/index.html?hpt=hp_c3 "But when it comes to whose bank account lords over all of celebrity-land -- be they male or female -- we have to bow down to Madonna. The Material Girl brought in an estimated $125 million in the past year, making her the No. 1 highest-paid celebrity of 2013. And because Trashga also made the list, I'll throw this in for good measure: "For the under-30 set, it's 27-year-old Lady Gaga who's at the top of the list. The artist earned an estimated $80 million in the past year -- no wonder she could afford a 24-karat gold wheelchair upon her recovery from hip surgery" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skin Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I wish my career was over so I could bank 125 million for the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madonnasuperfan01 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 More biased hate from the medias? I'm SO surprised... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightcutter Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 For many people Madonna is irrelevant. She doesn't have number one singles anymore for instance. So for many she appears to be a try-hard when her time in the sun has passed. But to just as many people she still is relevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carta Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Nightcutter, she was branded all of those things even when she was still racking up regular #1s/Top 10s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy Jan Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Sloane, love your irony here on this thread. When did that frightful word irrelevant come so mis-quoted and used ? If we believe that Madonna is irrelevant, than so is every great artist from history. The real truth is, apart from the fact that her tour was the highest grossing tour of the year, she is still the most copied and admired woman in music. Even some pathetic facebook entry from a nobody gains news coverage everywhere just be mentioning Madonna's name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mangapop Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 For many people Madonna is irrelevant. She doesn't have number one singles anymore for instance. So for many she appears to be a try-hard when her time in the sun has passed. But to just as many people she still is relevant. But no.1 hits or any hit song doesn't really matter. Take a look at music charts, there is a lot of generic crap in top 10. Being relevant in music means being able to make decent or great music. All those people on charts have just popular singels, which will be forgotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mangapop Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Madonna is one of those whose work will always be relevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.K Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Madonna is one of those whose work will always be relevant. Case closed.Forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horn Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Oh great.... another irrelevant article that tries to put her down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camacho Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 20 years ago this week during her NYC Girlie Show shows CNN wondered if she was over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIRTY PIG Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I think it depends on what you define as being relevant. I think ticket sales and number ones dont really matter. I always think of relevance as being how influential an artist is at that time, and she is still the one to beat against the new crop of pop tarts year after year and still they cant compete so I think that says it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horn Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 As a matter of fact, there's always a "she's over" article in every single year. And yet she's STILL here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Yes, we know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madonnasuperfan01 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I think it depends on what you define as being relevant. I think ticket sales and number ones dont really matter. I always think of relevance as being how influential an artist is at that time, and she is still the one to beat against the new crop of pop tarts year after year and still they cant compete so I think that says it all. I agree with your post except for this. Tickets sales are actually a good way to see an artist's relevance with the general public. Once an artist can't sell tickets anymore, then his/her career is over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightcutter Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Nightcutter, she was branded all of those things even when she was still racking up regular #1s/Top 10s. yes she was. The fact she is still discussed shows she is relevant. Naysayers should just practice what they preach and not discuss her at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VogueMusic Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Sloane, love your irony here on this thread. When did that frightful word irrelevant come so mis-quoted and used ? If we believe that Madonna is irrelevant, than so is every great artist from history. The real truth is, apart from the fact that her tour was the highest grossing tour of the year, she is still the most copied and admired woman in music. Even some pathetic facebook entry from a nobody gains news coverage everywhere just be mentioning Madonna's name. I don't know...but I think Simon Cowell was the one to start using the word "irrelevant" a lot when he brought his shitty ass tv talent shows to America. They would always ask him about guest judges and mentors for his shows...and they would list off truly great artists to him, and he would always go, "but they're not relevant anymore". I remember someone mentioning Michael Jackson to him, and he said something about him being so "irrelevant"...and shortly thereafter Michael sold out that This Is It residency. Fucking idiot. Don't even get me started on what he's done to pop music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrokenButterfly Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Under 30? No. I'm 28, closely approaching 29. I grew up listening to Madonna and my fandom has only become stronger in the past four years. I'm what is now considered a "Cold Y", I don't belong to Gaga's gen. Madge is still relevant and will always be relevant because she's ingrained in music culture. My hope is that everyone listens to her as they do Michael Jackson, Elvis, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who and Pink Floyd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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