Madonna

Deservingly known as the Queen of Pop, Madonna is an icon who changed the trajectory of popular music from the moment she made her debut in 1983. Over a career that has spanned the 20th and 21st centuries, Madonna ushered underground sounds into the mainstream, specializing in trends percolating in dance clubs. As she arrived at the dawn of the MTV era, she seized the possibilities of music videos, creating a series of sexy, stylish clips that earned her the reputation of a provocateur while also establishing the network as the bastion for hip culture in the 1980s. Madonna rec...