XXL Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Is Madonna still relevant? Making an ass of herself at the Grammys may have signalled the end of the queen of pop http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/is-madonna-losing-her-touch-or-is-the-queen-of-pop-still-relevant-10052256.html Madonna is having a bit of a bad-news week. The best-selling female recording artist of all time, boundary-pushing mistress of reinvention and courter of controversy, has seen her credentials come into question after her latest single, "Living for Love", was pulled from Radio 1's playlist. Apparently, it has been deemed irrelevant to the remit of the station, which aims to "reflect the lives and interests of 15–29-year-olds." So is the queen of pop losing her touch? Her Instagram and Twitter feeds suggest that she hasn't been totally in sync with the prevailing mood after she likened the recent leak of her album, Rebel Heart, to a "form of terrorism" and then piggy-backed on the #jesuischarlie hashtag to promote it. And it's true that while the 56-year-old was once a trendsetter, in recent years she has been more of a trend-follower and taken to copying whatever it is that the young folk in her industry are doing. Last year officially became the year of the rear, after it was bookmarked by two "asses"; at the start of the year, Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda" sampled Sir-Mix-a-Lot's "Baby Got Back" while the video featured twerking dancers, and in December Kim Kardashian attempted to "break the internet" with her booty. Madonna tried to jump on the booty bandwagon at the Grammy Awards earlier this month. Like a demented grandma at a school disco, she flashed her fishnet-clad buttocks, squished happily together in an upside-down thong, declaring, "It's the age of ass, isn't it?" Poor Madonna failed to realise that the tide had turned. It's 2015, we've reached peak ass, and she was surrounded by women trying to cover up. On the same night Madonna mooned, Rihanna, who wore her own skin and a blazer to the British Fashion Awards in 2014, was swamped by a dress resembling a giant pink pom-pom that covered her from toe to collarbone while the Australian eccentric Sia wore a wig that covered her whole face. Musically, too, Madonna seems to be a few yards behind the cutting edge. She has just cottoned on to electronic dance music. On Rebel Heart there's a tune called "Iconic", which features an intro from Mike Tyson and a verse performed by the not terribly famous Chance the Rapper. It would have set the dancefloor alive at Heaven in 2013. On the other hand, you could view her recent activity as simply playing to what is popular rather than trying to carve a new path. There is no shame in giving people what they want, and doing something that's tried and tested. It's only because we're used to Madonna surprising us through the years (remember the black Jesus in "Like a Prayer"? Or the time she snogged Britney Spears at the Video Music Awards in 2003?) that we're holding the star up to the standard of reinvention she set for herself. Maybe all she is doing is admitting – in her own flamboyant way – that it's new musicians who set the trends. Her album also features collaborations with Nas, Diplo, Nicki Minaj and Kanye West. Surely that shows that she's savvy, and generous, enough to recognise the power that they have to pull in audiences. Speaking of which, when it was announced that Madonna would be performing at the Brit Awards, booking site Viagogo saw a 174 per cent per cent spike in demand overnight for tickets – a sign that the queen of pop hasn't lost her relevance just yet. As for the BBC snub, her single may have been dropped by Radio 1, but her songs are still finding relevance at the institution. The 1984 hit "Like a Virgin" will be heard in the background of an episode of EastEnders on 19 February while the Erick Morillo remix of "Looking for Love" was played on Radio 1's Essential Mix on Valentine's Day. Just because one song has been dropped from the playlist, it doesn't mean that we should give up on Her Madgesty just yet. Three decades after her Like a Virgin tour, Madonna is gearing up for another world tour this year and, judging by her sculpted behind, she's fit enough to put on a spectacular show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkspur Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 This just made me wonder what it must be like to be completely dense, seriously. Maybe Emily Jupp's next article could provide some insight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangGangUK Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Ugh! I give up with humanity, I really do. This level of idiocy is actually employed and published? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimos Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 "grandma" "only just cottoned on to electronic dance music" "Looking for Love" This almost seems like a parody of the ill-informed hit-pieces that have been regularly popping up since 1992. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangGangUK Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 "grandma" "only just cottoned on to electronic dance music" "Looking for Love" This almost seems like a parody of the ill-informed hit-pieces that have been regularly popping up since 1992. It does, these hacks will write anything, however totally wrong, just to get some attention..and they know M gets them that attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest whatatramp Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 and this is one of the better newspapers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmmmm Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 And in 5 years time, same dumb headline and article and no doubt the current "journalist" wont be working. Round and round of same bullshit article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crozzauk Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 That article is too limp and lame, and poorly written to even get mad about. As one of those comments said - this happens on every single album release for madonna. its so boring - and the fact they are writing an article questioning her relevancy merely cements her relevancy. Madonna doesnt make music to be relevant anymore. she makes it because thats what she does. She makes music. it matters not if it remains relevant. She earns her money from touring, and she has a loyal fan base who will follow her. her relevancy in the current climate is of little concern to her im sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozo1 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 "Looking for Love?" I can see this a serious examination of Madonna's relevance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promise to try Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 "making an ass of herself"????????? for the younger fans, it seems this era will be as close as you will be from the hate she suffered during the Erotica-Sex era... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXL Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 Ugh! I give up with humanity, I really do. This level of idiocy is actually employed and published? The worst part is "Madonna jumping on the electronic music bandwagon" I wonder how much she gets paid to display such a gargantuan amount of incompetence Problem is bitch not only is incompetent but bitter at Madonna's FACTUAL CONTINUED RELEVANCE Bye stupid woman The most written about celebrity in the UK http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/madonna-queen-of-the-noughties-1846348.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip The Switch Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 The worst part is "Madonna jumping on the electronic music bandwagon" I wonder how much she gets paid to display such a gargantuan amount of incompetence Problem is bitch not only is incompetent but bitter at Madonna's FACTUAL CONTINUED RELEVANCE Bye stupid woman The most written about celebrity in the UK http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/madonna-queen-of-the-noughties-1846348.html Exactly. This morons will type anything to get some headlines, again with Madonna's name and her relevancy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangGangUK Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 The worst part is "Madonna jumping on the electronic music bandwagon" Yes, she's been very late in dabbling in that particular genre NEXT!... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXL Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 Yes, she's been very late in dabbling in that particular genre NEXT!... She was the one to bring electronic music to mainstream POP music Do your homework bitch Indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangGangUK Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 ^^ Shh! Stop with your facts getting in the way of a cheap bit of uninformed 'journalism'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Meh. There's always an article like this every time she comes out with a new album for the past 20 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elijah Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Strangely the most tweets have been about Madonna PERFORMANCE. No more tweets were because of a performance (the Kanye were cause he jumped on stage)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXL Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 Exactly. This morons will type anything to get some headlines, again with Madonna's name and her relevancy. IKR The hilarious thing (same with the BBC Radio 1 story or Piers Axed Show Morgan's delusional ranting) is that these dummies do not realise how much free publicity they're giving her while their original intention was to make some sort of derogatory statement about her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXL Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 ^^ Shh! Stop with your facts getting in the way of a cheap bit of uninformed 'journalism'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangGangUK Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Ahh..definitely not a bitter, bloated, jealous hag desperate for attention who wrote it then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karbatal Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 how can people be so dumb? And maybe i sound a bit crazy, but i think that women precisely should support her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carey Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 She has just cottoned on to electronic dance music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madonnasuperfan01 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 "Just cottoned to electronic dance music"??? It has to be the biggest JOKE i ever read about Madonna, she's been doing EDM for at least 15 years!! :lmao: People are SO bitter and biased toward her, it really became a pure parody by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimos Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I also love how that "journalist" thinks she's the arbiter of what was cool in 2013. She looks like the sort of woman that would still be playing Westlife or Desree or, at a push, Som Smeet CDs in her car on the school run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genevieve Vavance Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 this woman looks like the typical '50 shades of grey' fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick00 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Writers are not fully unaware of M legacy and impact in the world. They really minimize how much of a trailblazer she has been during the past thirty years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXL Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 this woman looks like the typical '50 shades of grey' fan Ahh..definitely not a bitter, bloated, jealous hag desperate for attention who wrote it then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXL Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 This just made me wonder what it must be like to be completely dense, seriously. Maybe Emily Jupp's next article could provide some insight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lautnerfied Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I commented and saw this article 2 days ago. I didn't think this article was worth posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lautnerfied Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 and this is one of the better newspapers And Media has gone down the toilet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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