Madonna

Distressing news about Elton John and Madonna. We don’t get too many cask-strength feuds any more

The spitting match between the biggest pop stars of the 1970s and 1980s had all the elements for recreational savour

Sun Apr 13 2025 - 05:00

How to have a number one album, from U2 to The Beatles: An Irish expert shares his music industry experience

Michael Mary Murphy’s new book hails the managers who have steered U2, Hozier and The Beatles to the top of the charts

Tue Mar 18 2025 - 05:13

Neko Case on her shiver-inducing memoir: ‘A stunt so bizarre I’m reluctant even to tell it’

In The Harder I Fight the More I Love You, the singer-songwriter reveals an early life of neglect and poverty

Mon Jan 27 2025 - 05:15

Confidence Man: ‘We wanted to create something that was surreal and immersive’

Adrenaline-fuelled, London-based Brisbane band may be a couple, siblings or life-long friends but their dance music antics have brought them to the brink of stardom

Tue Oct 15 2024 - 05:15

Did Irish author Anne Dunlop invent chick lit in the early 1990s?

Exploring women’s literature and the formation of identity leads us from AS Byatt and Anne Dunlop to Madonna and Judith Butler

Tue Jun 18 2024 - 05:00

Into the groove: Madonna attracts 1.6 million to free concert at Brazil’s Copacabana beach

Spectacular show marks culmination of singer’s Celebration world tour

Sun May 05 2024 - 08:38

Johnny Jewel: ‘The first David Lynch film I saw was Elephant Man. I cried for over a week’

Before performing in Dublin, the producer, musician and artist Johnny Jewel explains why The Weeknd is a fine actor, outlines his ‘visual approach’ to making music and debunks myths surrounding the Chromatics album that never happened

Mon Nov 13 2023 - 05:00

Una Mullally: Taylor Swift and Beyoncé tours show it’s no longer about the gig, it’s about being part of a moment

It’s not just about getting gig tickets, it’s about the themed manicure, the outfit, the free advertising you generate

Mon Aug 28 2023 - 06:30

Madonna feels ‘lucky to be alive’ after health scare

Singer developed bacterial infection in June which put her in intensive care for several days

Mon Jul 31 2023 - 09:26

Madonna postpones tour after contracting ‘serious’ bacterial infection

Singer spent several days in ICU but is improving, her manager said

Wed Jun 28 2023 - 22:05

Why Sinéad O’Connor Matters: Radical at the right time in the correct way

Part biography, part reflection, Allyson McCabe traces the achievements and media-generated scandals of O’Connor’s career

Sat Jun 10 2023 - 05:00

Foo Fighters, Oasis, U2, the Rolling Stones and more: Slane’s 15 greatest acts – in reverse order

As Harry Styles limbers up for this year’s gig, on Saturday, we pick our favourite performances at the castle since the inaugural Slane Festival, in 1981

Mon Jun 05 2023 - 05:30

Alison Goldfrapp: ‘You have to keep doing what makes you excited about life’

The singer and songwriter tells Tony Clayton-Lea about her debut solo album, The Love Invention, plus Madonna, utopia and yodelling

Sat May 06 2023 - 05:00

Seymour Stein, record industry giant who signed The Ramones, Madonna and Talking Heads dies at 80

Music executive also cofounded the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1983

Tue Apr 04 2023 - 05:30

Madonna played this preyed-on assistant on Broadway. Now a man is stepping into her shoes

Speed-the-Plow: Janet Moran flips the sexes in a new production of David Mamet’s play about casting-couch coercions

Mon Apr 03 2023 - 05:45

Madonna: ‘Once again I am caught in the glare of ageism and misogyny’

Singer responds to comments and speculation about her appearance at the Grammy awards

Thu Feb 09 2023 - 08:53

How dare Madonna shove her body, her surgery, her no-holds-barred self in our faces again?

Duh, because she’s always dared. That’s the star’s truth more than the dancing and the okay singing. Why should it be any different now she’s 64?

Mon Jan 23 2023 - 05:30

In When I’m 64, Paul McCartney imagined someone of Madonna’s age knitting, not going on tour

Donald Clarke: The announcement of her tour has drawn predictably sexist and ageist coverage from the usual mid-market places

Sat Jan 21 2023 - 05:00

Jean Paul Gaultier: All the haters mean we couldn’t do Eurotrash now

The veteran French designer on couture, controversy, conical bras and condoms

Thu Jul 22 2021 - 06:00

Madonna’s bathtub message: Coronavirus is ‘the great equaliser’

Singer shares 60-second message filmed naked in her bath surrounded by rose petals

Mon Mar 23 2020 - 11:59

Joker proves we can no longer imagine a world without smartphones

Donald Clarke: The item everyone claims to hate is now baked into contemporary aesthetics

Sat Oct 05 2019 - 05:00

Janan Ganesh: The US is a more liberal place due to Trump

Attitudes towards free trade, immigration have almost completely flipped in 25 years

Thu Jul 04 2019 - 01:00

Madonna calls for gun control in graphic video depicting Orlando nightclub shooting

Singer issues ‘wake up’ call on gun violence in her new God Control music video

Thu Jun 27 2019 - 09:45

Madonna: ‘I can’t tell you how many men said, Okay, if you sleep with me’

The star on 35 years of fame, music’s #MeToo moment, and her still insatiable ambition

Fri Jun 14 2019 - 11:00

Madonna says Harvey Weinstein ‘crossed lines’ when they worked together

Singer claims the former film mogul was ‘incredibly flirtatious and forward’ with her

Thu Jun 06 2019 - 14:54

Rihanna named world’s richest female musician

Pop star’s fortune estimated to be $600m, according to Forbes

Wed Jun 05 2019 - 09:37

Madonna to perform two songs at Eurovision 2019 in Israel

Madonna will sing as a special guest at next month’s Eurovision in Tel Aviv

Tue Apr 09 2019 - 13:03

King of the hill in Monkstown for €3.75m

Tudor Hall, a distinguished home for Dublin luminaries, is now a superb contemporary home

Thu Sept 20 2018 - 06:00

Avicii funeral held in private in Stockholm

Ceremony for Swedish DJ who died in April attended by his family and closest friends

Tue Jun 12 2018 - 22:06

Madonna on the rules of the music industry: ‘Be sexy. Be cute. Don’t age’

In a blistering speech, the singer says sexism is rife in the business. And it’s not all men’s fault

Mon Dec 12 2016 - 17:20

Taylor Swift tops list of highest paid female artists

US singer earned $170m in the last year, according to Forbes, more than twice as much as second-placed Adele

Thu Nov 03 2016 - 12:44

Anthea McTeirnan: Empty nest syndrome? Chance would be a fine thing

Broadside: These days, an empty nest by the time many parents reach the current age of Madonna is probably just a pipe dream

Mon Mar 21 2016 - 06:00

Madonna dragged off Brits stage ... by her own cloak

Ed Sheeran picked up first gong of the night, winning Male Solo Artist prize

Wed Feb 25 2015 - 23:00

Why the Big Gay Sing is good for you

The Big Gay Sing is a karaoke-like celebration that encourages audience participation - but what it is about singing in a group that is so therapeutic?

Fri Jun 06 2014 - 00:00