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Madonna is an American singer, songwriter and actress, and one of the most popular and commercially successful artists of all time.

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Video of Madonna behind a stage.

Queen of Pop Madonna — forever young?

Madonna, who turns 65, is known for reinventing herself repeatedly. Is that why she's so obsessed with plastic surgery?
MusicAugust 16, 2023
Musikmanager Stein mit 80 Jahren gestorben

Seymour Stein, music producer who signed Madonna, dies

Stein worked with Madonna, Talking Heads, the Ramones, the Smiths and the Rolling Stones, among others.
MusicApril 4, 2023
An artwork showing a young woman wearing a robe and a white scarf over her head nursing a child

'Madonna of Kyiv' celebrated in Berlin exhibition

Berlin's Bode Museum is juxtaposing sculptures from the Middle Ages with contemporary Ukrainian art.
CultureMarch 23, 2023
A photo of Madonna from 2016.

French city wants Madonna to lend it a 'lost' painting

Amiens thinks the painting can help it become a European Capital of Culture in 2028. It is asking Madonna for help.
ArtsJanuary 18, 2023
Picture of a stage with large picture of singer Madonna onscreen.

Madonna's 'Sex' 30 years on: A bold feminist statement?

Singer says her book has emboldened Cardi B, Miley Cyrus and Kim Kardarshian to flaunt their sexuality now.
MusicNovember 25, 2022
Six women, dressed in baseball jerseys and helmets with baseball gloves, squat on the playing field

Baseball's not for women — or is it?

New Amazon Prime series looks at first women's baseball league that had a rough start in the US in the 1940s.
CultureAugust 12, 2022
In this Oct. 17, 1950, file photo, President Juan Peron and his wife Eva wave from the balcony of Casa Rosada, Government House, in Buenos Aires as Argentina celebrated Loyalty Day. Decades after Eva Peron's death, tourists still visit the site where she greeted adoring masses from the balcony.

How 'Evita' made Eva Peron a pop culture icon

How real-life people and events inspired hit musicals.
CultureJuly 25, 202213 images
Elton John wearing starry blue sunglasses.

Stars join 'Stand Up for Ukraine' campaign

Billie Eilish, Madonna and Elton John joined digital event in support of Ukrainian refugees.
CultureApril 8, 2022
Madonna opens a trench coat to reveal a leather corset.

MTV Music Video Awards turn 40 as Madonna headlines

The night’s big winners included Lil Nas X, and Olivia Rodrigo. Madonna set social media a flutter.
CultureSeptember 13, 2021
Nirvana Kurt Cobain MTV Unplugged

Kurt Cobain guitar up for auction

The guitar Kurt Cobain played for his MTV Unplugged performance with Nirvana is expected to break records at auction.
MusicJune 19, 2020
Chicago Konzert Billie Eilish (picture-alliance/AP Images/Invision/R. Grabowski)

Billie Eilish's James Bond song and its iconic predecessors

The 18-year-old becomes the youngest musician to be commissioned with a James Bond song. Here are her predecessors.
MusicJanuary 15, 202010 images
painting by Rapfael in Berlin | The Madonna of the Pinks

A meeting of Raphael's Madonnas in Berlin

A Berlin museum kicks off a series of exhibitions worldwide dedicated to Italian master Raphael, who died 500 years ago.
CultureDecember 13, 2019
Madonna bei Eurovision Song Contest 2019 - Grand Final

Madonna's Eurovision video doctored-up

A YouTube clip has the Queen of Pop singing her Eurovision Song Contest act — but the soundtrack is different.
MusicMay 20, 2019
Madonna and Quavo

Madonna steals the show at Eurovision

The Queen of Pop struggled with an out-of-tune performance of her anthem "Like a Prayer."
CultureMay 19, 2019
Tag der Jogginghose - Madonna

The stars who've popularized sweatpants

From Madonna to Barack Obama, here are some of the famous figures who have helped make this humble clothing item a hit.
CultureJanuary 21, 20199 images
red 1980s phone

The 1980s: What made the decade flashy and dangerous

No other decade was as flashy, dangerous and diverse as the 1980s.
LifestyleNovember 23, 2018
Musikkassetten

Icons of the 80s

The 1980s, a decade marked by a new political world order and of cultural revolutions galore.
CultureNovember 23, 201812 images
DW Euromaxx | Workout auf High Heels: Tanztrend Voguing

Dancing on high heels

Voguing is almost like a cross between dancing and modeling. It's about expression and attitude.
LifestyleSeptember 15, 201803:12 min
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Madonna turns 60 and is still taking risks

For her 60th birthday, we look back on the career of the most successful woman in music history.
MusicAugust 15, 2018
US pop star Madonna wearing black lingerie, a black leather jacket, a rosary and aStar of David, holding her arms up.

The many faces of Madonna

We take a look at Madonna's unique career and the many faces she's presented to the world.
MusicAugust 15, 201810 images
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Madonna producer and musician Reggie Lucas dies

Reggie Lucas, a career musician from New York who played with Miles Davis and inspired Beyonce, passed away at age 65.
CultureMay 22, 2018
Michaela DePrince

Madonna to direct film on Sierra Leone dancer

War orphan Michaela DePrince became a professional ballerina. A biopic on her unusual story will be directed by Madonna.
CultureMarch 14, 2018
Film Der Wüstenplanet mit Sting

High Five: Musicians performing badly

From Sting to Serge Gainsbourg and Nena, here are five comically bad big screen appearances by musicians.
CultureFebruary 21, 2018
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Madonna blocks auction of her intimate items

A judge halted an auction of Madonna's "highly personal items," including a breakup letter from rapper Tupac Shakur.
MusicJuly 20, 2017
George and Amal Clooney

Stars with (or expecting) twins

Now that George and Amal Clooney's twins have arrived, Beyoncé and Jay Z's are next.
CultureJune 7, 20177 images
Ariana Grande

Who is Ariana Grande?

US pop star Ariana Grande is in the spotlight following the Manchester attack. Here's how the 23-year-old rose to fame.
CultureMay 23, 2017
George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin

Twins: the 2017 Hollywood trend

After Beyonce's and Madonna's recent announcements, reports revealed that George and Amal Clooney are expecting twins.
CultureFebruary 10, 2017
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Masterpieces revisited: The Sistine Madonna

The winged cherubs in Raphael's painting "The Sistine Madonna" have been heavily marketed.
June 21, 2016
USA Tod Sänger Prince - Gedenken in Los Angeles

Respects paid to Prince, questions over cause

Tributes are pouring in for the artist, who died in as-yet-unexplained circumstances at his home-work compound.
April 22, 2016
Lady Gaga MTV Video Music Awards 2013

Lady Gaga: From provocative performer to a serious artist

Lady Gaga, the likely heiress to the Queen of Pop crown, turns 30 today.
March 28, 2016
88. Oscarverleihung Oscars Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga turns 30 - and is far from quitting

Lady Gaga turns 30 - and is far from quitting
March 28, 20168 images
Bettina Rheims with one of her photographs, Copyright: Imago/S. Gudath

Erotic and emancipated: the women of Bettina Rheims

Bettina Rheims is renowned for her provocative style, conveying feminism through erotic images of superstars.
March 8, 2016
Bettina Rheims, copyright: Martin Gerten dpa/lnw

Erotic and emancipated: the women of Bettina Rheims

The women of Bettina Rheims
March 7, 20167 images
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On tour - Music Films at the Berlinale

From Madonna to YoYo Ma: Movies with melodies.
February 21, 2016
Marilyn Manson performing at the Echo Awards in Berlin in 2012, Copyright: dapd

Entertainment industry tempers its tone after Paris attacks

While Marilyn Manson and Motorhead canceled Paris shows after the attacks, the Hunger Games premiere is toning down.
November 16, 2015
Madonna wearing a Jean Paul Gaultier outfit in 1990, Copyright: picture-alliance/dpa

Gaultier's Madonna corset comes to Munich

The enfant terrible of the fashion scene, Jean Paul Gaultier is known for sailor stripes, bare skin and gender games.
October 6, 2015
Frankreich Filmfestival Cannes 2012

Now in Munich: The fashion world of Jean Paul Gaultier

Jean Paul Gaultier's extravagent style is now on show in Munich.
LifestyleOctober 6, 201510 images

Sam Smith on top at Grammys

British man of the moment Sam Smith has won four awards at this year's Grammys including Record of the Year.
February 9, 2015
People having fun at a huge concert

Sex, drugs and Vaseline

Former MTV host Steve Blame explains the link between great music and personal pain.
July 2, 2013

Art or graffiti?

Should graffiti enjoy official protection? In the case of its Madonna, Leipzig says yes.
May 7, 2012
Holbein's Madonna painting

Holbein's Madonna

A collector purchased one of the most valuable Renaissance artworks and plans to exhibit it.
July 14, 2011
Britney Spears holding her Bambi Award

Comeback Queen

Singer Britney Spears hits back 'one more time' and marks her comeback with a German award.
November 27, 2008
Former Bayern Muncih and Germany soccer star Paul Breitner

A Century of Curls

Created by a German, the perm, one of the most iconic hairstyles of modern times, turns 100.
October 8, 2006

Madonna Escapes Censure in Germany Over Mock Crucifixion

Pop diva Madonna rocked a sell-out crowd of 45,000 fans in the opening show of the German leg of her world tour Sunday and is free to continue it, after authorities saw no reason to punish her for her controversial act.
August 21, 2006

Madonna Faces German Inquisition Over Mock Crucifixion

Madonna's "Confessions" tour comes to Germany this weekend with thousands of adoring fans expected. Other interested parties, such as German prosecutors, will be there, too -- for business, not pleasure.
August 16, 2006

The Great Pretenders

Berlin is home to serious culture vultures, but the city’s top private production isn’t a heavy opera or play. Rather, Germans are flocking to a Vegas-style show featuring some of the world’s best doppelgangers.
April 26, 2005

Fashion Photography Fuses with High Art

A new exhibition in Hamburg, “Archeology of Excellence”, looks at creative fashion photography of the 1980s and 1990s. It was a time of bold experimentation.
May 1, 2002