Despite Madonna having a rough few days, the music icon is still proving why the world shouldn’t be so quick to forget about her.
Madonna has been under heavy fire from fans of the electronic dance music (EDM) genre. If you haven’t heard, Madonna made an on-stage appearance at Ultra Music Festival two weekends ago to introduce headlining DJ, Avicii. As the young crowd screamed and applauded her presence, Madonna made a comment that referenced a drug that’s said to be very popular at EDM festivals. The comment was immediately met with backlash from top DJs such as Deadmau5, but MDNA (Madonna’s new alias to promote her latest album) didn’t let that get her down.
Billboard recently announced that the queen of pop’s new album, MDNA, has debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 200. That gives Madonna five consecutive albums at #1, as her latest album sold over 359,000 copies. The feat put her above Lionel Richie’s 199,000 copies sold for his album Tuskegee. Both Madge and Richie have already praised each other’s successes as the two ‘high-fived’ via Twitter.
Madonna’s MDNA album expresses the diva’s feelings of pain and love – undoubtedly in reference to her difficult divorce from Guy Ritchie. Madonna has always made records that embraced the pop/dance genre and her new album isn’t any different. The album’s approval is largely evident in the quick Billboard success Madonna has received. At a time when the Billboards were dominated by artists that appealed to a younger generation – evident by recent albums on the list by artists such as Katy Perry, One Direction and The Hunger Games Soundtrack – Madonna is showing that she’s still got it, and that message will never be forgotten by her fans.
Madonna is getting set for her world tour beginning in late May, but you can catch Madge stateside when she returns in late August. Madonna tickets will go fast, so make sure you get seats as she comes to a town near you!