Madonna vs. Lady Gaga: Feud reignites as Gaga…

The long-running feud between Madonna and Lady Gaga is heating up again, and it’s easy to imagine that Madonna is a tad annoyed that the younger pop diva is getting Oscar buzz and the kind of acclaim for her film work that long eluded the Material Girl.

Lady Gaga attends the American Cinematheque Award presentation on Nov. 29 

Madonna showed some frustration with Lady Gaga’s constant “A Star is Born” media coverage by calling her out for repeating a certain statement in interviews, Page Six reported. Madonna claims she originated the statement.

A video montage has been circulating online that shows Lady Gaga, 32, repeating this phrase, or a variation thereof: “There can be 100 people in a room and 99 of them don’t believe in you, but all it takes is one and it just changes your whole life.”

It turns out that Madonna, 60, said something similar back in the 1980s. According to Page Six, the “Respect Yourself” singer shared a video on her Instagram story of an interview she gave several decades ago, in which she said, “If there are 100 people in a room and 99 say they liked it, I only remember the one person who didn’t.”

Madonna also posted an image of herself with the caption “Don’t (expletive) with Me Monday,” Page Six reported.

Madonna’s post reignites a nearly decade-old, high-profile feud between the two singers that stems from the idea that Lady Gaga is trying to claim Madonna’s “crown” for a certain brand of pop diva stardom. Madonna and her fans have accused Lady Gaga of using some of her ideas and music in her work, notably in her 2011 hit “Born This Way.”

The women certainly share similarities. Both are ambitious, massively talented singers who rose to fame with songs and videos that feature elaborate personas and costuming, high production values and sometimes sexually charged, provocative imagery.

In her statement about having someone believe in her, Lady Gaga is no doubt referring to Bradley Cooper, her director and co-star for “A Star is Born.” She has credited Cooper with spotting her acting potential for “A Star is Born” — a drama about an aspiring young singer who is noticed by an older male rock star, who in turn falls in love with her and grooms her for stardom.

But tensions between the two emerged after fans and critics pointed out that Lady Gaga’s 2011 single “Born This Way,” sounded a lot like Madonna’s 1989 hit “Express Yourself,” another self-love anthem, PopSugar.com said. Gaga denied ripping off Madonna’s work, saying in an interview that the only similarity was “the chord progression.”

Nearly a year later, Madonna finally broke her silence on the “Born This Way” controversy. In an interview with ABC News, Madonna called the song “reductive” and said, “I certainly think she references me a lot in her work. And sometimes I think it’s amusing and flattering and well done.”

In another interview with a Brazilian TV show, Madonna quipped, “I’m a really big fan of (‘Born This Way’). I’m glad that I helped Gaga write it.” Madonna subsequently addressed the question of whether Lady Gaga was trying to steal her “crown” in a 2015 Rolling Stone cover story:

“We live in a world where people like to pit women against each other,” Madonna said. “And this is why I love the idea of embracing other females who are doing what I’m doing. … The only time I ever criticized Lady Gaga was when I felt like she blatantly ripped off one of my songs. It’s got nothing to do with ‘she’s taking my crown’ or ‘she’s in some space of mine.'”

Lady Gaga got in some digs at Madonna over the years. In 2013, Gaga said to Howard Stern, “To me, honestly, I think she’s more aggravated that I’m not upset that she doesn’t like me. Because I don’t care that she doesn’t like me. No, I don’t care.”

In a 2016 interview on Beats 1 Radio, Gaga praised Madonna as the “biggest pop star of all time,” but threw some shade by referring to herself as a superior musician. She said, “Madonna and I are very different … She’s a nice lady, and she’s had a fantastic huge career. Biggest pop star of all time. But I play a lot of instruments. I write all my own music. I spend hours and hours a day in the studio. I’m a producer. I’m a writer.”

Then again, the women have made efforts to be cordial to each other. Madonna proclaimed her admiration for Gaga in 2012, saying “I love her,” according to the Daily Mail. Meanwhile, in her Netflix documentary, “Gaga: Five Foot,” the singer said of Madonna, “I still admire her, no matter what she might think of me.”

The two women also tried to look friendly at the 2015 Met Gala, posing for photos with another pop diva, Katy Perry.  Madonna shared the photo on Instagram:

Family portrait: Madonna shares photo with all 6 children

Madonna turned 59 on August 16 and shared a photo from her birthday celebration on Instagram. It shows all six of her kids.

The Material Girl, who was the Birthday Girl on Aug. 16, posted an Instagram picture of herself and all six of her kids. This is the first time that  Madonna has shared a photo of her entire brood together.

Sons Rocco and David were there (17 and 11, respectively), along with Mercy James, 11, Lourdes, 20, and Esterre and Stella, (both 4).

Madonna adopted the youngest girls, twins, from Malawi in February. 

"I am deeply grateful to all those in Malawi who helped make this possible, and I ask the media please to respect our privacy during this transitional time," she wrote on Instagram.

Madonna has an organization, Raising Malawi, that aims to improve children's lives in the African nation. To mark the singer's birthday, Raising Malawi launched a campaign to stock the new pediatric ward with supplies. Madonna's Mercy James Children's Hospital just opened in July.

Madonna turns 60: The painful lessons she taught us about aging while female

Madonna turns 60 today, a lifetime she’s mostly spent in the public eye in her four decades of pop music fame.

And if there’s anyone who knows about the pitfalls of aging while female and famous, it’s Madge, a singer who has courted controversy from her first hit album, 1984’s “Like a Virgin,” onward, with criticism of her behavior evolving in its pearl-clutching tone as she's gotten older. Famously smeared as a slut for her convention-challenging brash sexuality in her career’s early years, Madonna has endured a different, sneering tone from the public over the past decade.

In 2015, she inspired a wave of ever-so-slightly condescending coverage for her "wacky" flashing stunt on the Grammys red carpet.  Dispatches from her Rebel Heart world tour in 2016 – an ambitious trek that grossed more than $100 million – accused her of being late, drunk and mentally unfit to tour. That same year, coverage of her custody battle with ex-husband Guy Ritchie over son Rocco often painted her to be the tortured loser, forced to let her son stay in London with his dad. Her 2015 attempt at a party anthem, "(Expletive) I'm Madonna" was smeared as "delusional." Piers Morgan, reacting to her 2016 appearance on "Carpool Karaoke," fake-vomited in a bucket, telling his "Good Morning Britain" audience about her dancing on the show, "You can't be 58 and dancing around like that. Put it away!"

And there was the debacle that was her guest appearance during Drake’s 2015 Coachella set, which turned what was intended to be an eyebrow-raising kiss between the two into a public humiliation when Drake turned to the cameras after with a look of exaggerated disgust on his face.

These wide-ranging stories all shared a similar cringe as they assessed their subject: an aging woman with the audacity to stay in the spotlight. And Madonna, who has proven to be an astute cultural critic time and again throughout her career, has spent the past few years fighting back, both in her continually unapologetic flamboyance in the public eye and in her barbed defenses of her behavior in interviews.

"I take care of myself. I’m in good shape. I can show my (expletive) when I’m 56 or 66 or 76," she said, reacting to criticism of her Grammys derriere-flashing stunt. "Who’s to say when I can show my (expletive)? It’s sexism. It’s ageism. And it’s a kind of discrimination."

She reacted similarly in a 2017 interview with Harper's Bazaar and claimed that her detractors just want to see her disappear.

"Does somebody ask Steven Spielberg why he's still making movies? Hasn't he had enough success? ... Did somebody go to Pablo Picasso and say, 'OK, you're 80 years old. Haven't you painted enough paintings?' " she said. "I'll stop doing everything that I do when I don't want to do it anymore. I'll stop when I run out of ideas. I'll stop when you (expletive) kill me. How about that?"

Yet there's still a prevalent belief that Madonna has been living out her 50s with, as The New York Times described in a 2015 story, a "lack of dignity."

To those critics, Madonna responded with the quiet rage of her speech at the 2016 Billboard Women in Music Awards that has only gotten more relevant as she’s approached age 60.

Taking the stage to be honored as the awards’ Woman of the Year,  Madonna’s speech took a much less celebratory look at what it’s meant for her to be a woman in music, a chilling 10-plus minutes about the sexism, ageism and other abuses she’s weathered in her pursuit of pop success.

“I stand before you as a doormat. Oh, I mean, as a female entertainer,” she deadpanned in her opening remarks. “Thank you for acknowledging my ability to continue my career for 34 years in the face of blatant sexism and misogyny and constant bullying and relentless abuse.”

“There are no rules – if you’re a boy. If you’re a girl, you have to play the game,” she continued, laying out the hard-won lessons she’s learned over her years in the business. “Be what men want you to be. But more importantly, be what women feel comfortable with you being around other men.”

“And finally, do not age,” she added, twisting the knife. “Because to age is a sin. You will be criticized, you will be vilified, and you will definitely not be played on the radio.”

One year before the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements took hold in Hollywood, Madonna’s speech spanned just about every cause the two movements have advocated, touching on her own sexual assault before advocating for women in the industry.

Yet there was nothing in the world-weary performer’s speech that made it seem like she believed that the time is actually up for women’s unequal treatment, as she described the stinging criticism she received for her “Erotica” album and “Sex” book in 1992.

“Everything I read about myself was damning. I said, ‘Wait a minute, isn’t Prince running around with fishnets and high heels and lipstick with his butt hanging out?’ Yes, he was. But he was a man,” she said. “This was the first time I truly understood women do not have the same freedom as men.”

Madonna preached the power of women supporting one another because if the industry will never treat women fairly, the least they can do is hold up one another.

“Women have been so oppressed for so long, they believe what men have to say about them; they believe they have to back a man to get the job done," she said. “As women, we have to start appreciating our own worth and each other’s worth. Seek out strong women to befriend, to align yourself with, to learn from, to collaborate with, to be inspired by, to support, and enlightened by.”

Since her speech, which came at the end of her highly public 2016, Madonna has spent marginally less time in the tabloids, celebrating her adoption of two twins from Malawi and opening a children’s hospital in the country. She is reportedly prepping her 14th studio album, teasing a new song at her headlining performance at this year’s Met Gala.

In expected fashion, she has spent the last several days teasing her forthcoming birthday on her Instagram page, joking in one post that she’s “getting ready for my spankings!”

Queen of Pop is about to turn 60 and her late-life penchant for toy-boys

Since he first met Madonna 35 years ago, Hollywood writer J. Randy Taraborrelli has always had the inside track on her turbulent private life. Now, as the defiant Queen of Pop is about to turn 60, he has updated his best-selling biography — with the full story of her late-life penchant for toy-boys . . .

By March 2008, Madonna and Guy Ritchie’s seven-year marriage was under strain. She felt he was becoming dull and set in his ways; he thought she, at almost 50, should dress less raunchily and start acting her age.

In particular, the film director felt her continued insistence on doing gruelling and lengthy world tours meant that she couldn’t devote enough time or attention to their children — her 11-year-old daughter Lourdes, from a previous relationship, and their sons Rocco, then seven, and Malawian-born David, two, whom they’d adopted as a baby.

They were living in Wiltshire where Ritchie, ten years her junior, wanted a more settled life in the country for the family.

But the tensions between them didn’t improve and in December 2008 the couple divorced, with Madonna citing irreconcilable differences.

After the break-up, Madonna came to a decision. She no longer wanted a strong and equal partner in her life; instead she wanted fun at the end of a stressful day, good sex and a few laughs — in short, a companion who’d make few demands of her. And he’d have to be young and hot.

So what if she was 50? She was fully aware that her status as a pop icon made it easy to pull gorgeous twentysomethings, that she could offer them money, travel, celebrity and a sumptuous lifestyle.

And if a young stud found that an attractive package, then she certainly wasn’t going to discourage him.

In late 2008, not long after her divorce was announced, Madonna found the ideal candidate. He was 21 — easily young enough to be her son — intelligent, extremely handsome and had an engaging personality.

She’d met Jesus Luz when he was hired as a model for a magazine photo-shoot. In career terms, he was struggling, but everything changed as soon as he was known to be her lover.

He dumped his agent — the one who’d sent him to the Madonna photo-shoot — and signed with Ford Models.

Within a year, he’d modelled for Dolce & Gabbana in Milan, shown off the winter collection of Pepe Jeans and even attracted the attention of the staid New York Times, who suddenly found Jesus worthy of an in-depth feature.

And by the end of 2009, he was asking for £30,000 a night to work as a guest DJ in nightclubs. Such is the power of Madonna’s stupendous fame.

Yet she didn’t mind at all.

Jesus was a nice kid, she figured, so why shouldn’t he cash in while he could?

Her friends, however, had misgivings. Some were convinced that she was in the midst of a severe mid-life crisis — and to an extent, they were right.

Madonna's Oscar bash

She boasts a successful career in the music industry, which spans nearly 40 years.

And Madonna beamed with delight as she watched the industry's latest talents during the star-studded Wireless Festival at London's Finsbury Park on Saturday evening.

The legendary singer, 59, maintained her typical trend-setting ways as she donned a cosy knit cardigan, embellished with intricate red and black trimming.

Continuing her demure display, the Vogue hitmaker slipped into white wide-leg trousers and accessorised with a cream trilby

The Like A Prayer songstress added touches of glamour into her look with an array of gold bangles, rings and necklaces - which featured her signature cross pendant.

Accentuating her youthful-looking features, Madonna enhanced her beauty with rose-toned blush and lipstick, while protecting her eyes from the sun in a pair of yellow-tinted shades.

The pop icon appeared in high spirits as she watched hip-hop group Migos take to the stage. 

Offset - who is in a relationship with fellow rapper Cardi B - joined his bandmates Takeoff and Quavo as they capitivated the crowd with their chart-topping hits.

Earlier this year, Cardi couldn't contain her excitement as she performed at Madonna's Oscar bash.

Documenting their time together on Instagram, Cardi hailed Madonna her 'idol', penning: 'I met my real life IDOL @madonna .I can’t even believe i performed at her event and it was the most meaningful performance ever.'  

Wireless Festival kicked off on Friday with performances from award-winning artists J. Cole and Post Malone, which Saturday's edition boasts attention-grabbing sets from Stormzy and Raye.

Meanwhile, Madonna's appearance comes after it was reported she is in talks to headline Glastonbury 2019 with an 'unforgettable show'.

Creator of the legendary music festival, Michael Eavis, and his daughter, Emily, want to make next year's 'better than ever' in order to 'drive ticket sales', reports The Sun. 

An insider told the publication's Bizarre column: 'Preparations are already well under way after they’ve taken this year off, and Michael and his ­daughter Emily Eavis want to make it better than ever.

'They have always been massive fans of Madonna and know she would put on an unforgettable show. 

'It was really important that they had a diverse line-up for the 2019 festival after criticism of previous ones.'

Madonna ex husband Guy Richie banter son Roccos dapper new-look

Madonna, 59, and Guy Ritchie's son, 17, has undergone a huge style transformation after he smartened up his trademark scruffy appearance for a new slick look.

And his famous parents recently took to Instagram to have banter over Rocco Ritchie's new vintage-inspired appearance, proving any acrimony has well and truly vanished between the couple, who divorced 10 years ago.

In June, Guy's long-term assistant Bobby Richie shared a sensational snap of the teenager looking debonair, with the caption: 'Class', before Guy wondered over where he had picked up the style - for which Madonna gladly took credit.

Rocco looked older than his years, and from a different era, dressed in a blue and white striped shirt with a clashing muted multi coloured tie.

Guy, 49, and Madonna's son finished off his smart look with tan braces, giving his ensemble a distinctly 60's vibe.

In the photograph, Rocco was sat at a table in a speakeasy style restaurant, intertwining his fingers, which were adorned with an array of signet rings.

His short hair was swept to the side in keeping with his overall vintage look, and his relaxed smile oozed confidence as he glanced his eyes away from the camera.

Having a laugh: Guy Ritchie, 49, joked 'Who the f**k taught that boy how to dress?' and Madonna got involved, taking full credit for her son's new look, exclaiming : 'Pretty sure I did!!' followed by a laughing face emoji; Pictured in Hollywood in 2001

Looking a far cry from how he used to style himself: baggy shirts and a skin head, his father, Guy Ritchie couldn't help but flatter his son's newfound fashion sense.

'Who the f**k taught that boy how to dress?' joked the film director.

Bobby teased back: 'I know right!! It’s a f**kin miracle with what's knocking around him,' followed by a winking face. And then Madonna got involved, taking full credit for her son's new look, exclaiming : 'Pretty sure I did!!' followed by a laughing emoji.

Meanwhile, the megastar continued to display her playful personality on Monday, while in Blantyre, Malawi. 

She megastar jetted to the country in southeastern Africa a week ago to celebrate the first anniversary of the Mercy James Centre for Pediatric Surgery and Intensive Care, named after one of her adopted daughters. 

And Madonna made her presence known in the Intensive Care Unit, dancing around wearing a full set of scrubs including waterproof shoe covers.

The pop icon took to Instagram to share a video of herself prancing around the unit to the delight of the nurses and doctor's watching on.

At first, Madonna teased her moved, edging herself into a side lunge, before placing her hands on her hips and strutting away from the operating room.

After hitting a sassy pose, she sashayed her way down the corridor, twisting and turning as she went before throwing out a few Vogue-inspired moves.

Madonna previously adopted David and Mercy, both 12, from Malawi as well as five-year-old twin sisters Esther and Stella.

The musician - who is currently working on her 14th studio album - also has 21-year-old daughter Lourdes Leon with actor Carlos Leon, 52, and 17-year-old son Rocco Ritchie with director Guy Ritchie, 49.

The Centre which Madonna was visiting is named after her daughter Mercy James.

Madonna previously adopted David and Mercy, both 12, from Malawi as well as five-year-old twin sisters Esther and Stella.

The musician - who is currently working on her 14th studio album - also has 21-year-old daughter Lourdes Leon with actor Carlos Leon, 52, alongside Rocco with Guy.

The Centre which Madonna was visiting is named after her daughter Mercy James.

Last Monday, the Impressive Instant songstress took to Instagram to post a shot of her proudly standing with her entire brood.

The family - who have had their estrangements in the past - looked like a closely knit unit as the cuddled up to one another and smiled for a snap, posing under painted tree.

List of songs recorded by Madonna

American singer and songwriter Madonna has recorded songs for thirteen studio albums, three compilation albums, three soundtrack albums, five live albums and two remix albums. She has provided background vocals for songs recorded by other artists, as well as featured on duets.

After being associated with music bands like Breakfast Club and Emmy, Madonna signed with Sire Records (an auxiliary label of Warner Bros. Records) in 1982 and released her self-titled debut album the following year. She is the sole writer of most of the songs on the album. Madonna was followed by Like a Virgin (1984) and True Blue (1986). 

From then on she released a series of successful albums, including the Grammy Award winners Ray of Light (1998) and Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005). Madonna has collaborated with a number of songwriters throughout her career, with many of the songs reaching number one on the record charts around the world, including "Like a Virgin", "La Isla Bonita", "Like a Prayer", "Vogue", "Take a Bow", "Frozen", "Music", "Hung Up", and "4 Minutes".

Madonna has also recorded songs for film soundtracks, starting in 1985 with the release of "Crazy for You" and "Gambler", both of which she sang as a club singer cameo in the film Vision Quest (1985). She followed it with songs for her major film roles like Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) as well as Who's That Girl (1987).

 For the 1990 film Dick Tracy, Madonna collaborated with composer Stephen Sondheim to record solo music and duets with actors Warren Beatty and Mandy Patinkin. Madonna recorded cover versions of songs composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice for the 1996 musical film, Evita, along with actors Antonio Banderas and Jonathan Pryce. Her most recent song recorded for a film was "Masterpiece", for her directorial venture W.E.

Other musical endeavors from Madonna includes poems she recorded for albums, like "Bittersweet" by the Persian poet Rumi, read for contemporary spiritualist Deepak Chopra's album, A Gift Of Love: Music inspired by the Love Poems of Rumi (1998). She also recorded "If You Forget Me" by Pablo Neruda, for the soundtrack of the 1994 film, Il Postino: The Postman. 

Madonna's recorded music encompasses providing background vocals for other artists like Patrick Hernandez, John Benitez, Nick Kamen, Nick Scotti and Donna De Lory. She has collaborated with singers and musicians including Ricky Martin, Britney Spears, Annie Lennox, Nicki Minaj, M.I.A., Justin Timberlake and Timbaland.