{"title":"Madonna","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout Madonna\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eMadonna Louise Ciccone was born in Bay City, Michigan on August 16, 1958. She moved to New York City in 1978 to pursue a career in modern dance and music. She signed with Sire Records in 1982 and released her self-titled debut Madonna (1983), with the singles Holiday and Borderline becoming international hits. Her work has progressively explored multiple stylistic territories across multiple decades - including dance-pop (Like a Virgin, True Blue), Catholic-influenced controversies (Like a Prayer, 1989, with the Pepsi commercial controversy), electronica (Ray of Light, 1998, with William Orbit production), Auto-Tune-driven pop (Music, 2000, with Mirwais production), and recent international electronic explorations (Madame X, 2019). She has been one of the most commercially successful and culturally influential artists in popular music history. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008. Her foundational influence on contemporary pop, female pop autonomy, music videos as art form, and broader popular music history is widely cited as one of the most important contributions to the form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSound and style\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eMadonna's sound combines pop, dance-pop, electropop, electronica, contemporary R\u0026amp;B, disco, synth-pop, and Latin pop with her distinctive vocal delivery and consistent reinvention across multiple decades. Her foundational influence on contemporary pop performance, music video as art form, and women's autonomy in popular music is widely documented.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDiscography highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMadonna (1983, Sire)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLike a Virgin (1984, Sire)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrue Blue (1986, Sire)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLike a Prayer (1989, Sire)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErotica (1992, Maverick\/Sire)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBedtime Stories (1994, Maverick\/Sire)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRay of Light (1998, Maverick\/Warner Bros.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMusic (2000, Maverick\/Warner Bros.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmerican Life (2003, Maverick\/Warner Bros.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConfessions on a Dance Floor (2005, Warner Bros.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHard Candy (2008, Warner Bros.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMDNA (2012, Interscope\/Live Nation)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRebel Heart (2015, Interscope\/Live Nation)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMadame X (2019, Interscope\/Live Nation)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFor collectors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSire, Warner Bros., and Interscope pressings of the Madonna catalog have been issued in extensive color variant editions and elaborate limited deluxe pressings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere to start\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eListeners new to Madonna typically start with The Immaculate Collection (1990) or Ray of Light (1998). \u003cspan class=\"related-collections\"\u003eExplore more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pop-vinyl-records\"\u003ePop\/Indie-Pop\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/electronic-vinyl-records\"\u003eElectronic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"madonna-rebel-heart-tour-purple-vinyl","title":"Rebel Heart Tour 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eMadonna’s Rebel Heart Tour 2LP captures 14 live performances recorded in Sydney, including Living for Love and Holiday, pressed on purple galaxy swirl vinyl; 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