Fact of the Day

Hmmmm, so what exactly happened to You Can Dance to delay it so much? Madonna’s album discography reads: Album / Catalogue Number / Date Entered Chart True Blue – WX54 – 12 June 1986...

Pat Leonard is God. No really, stick with me – I have proof! Now, anyone with a pair of ears knows that Madonna’s ‘Like A Prayer‘ is quite obviously the best song of all...

French disco star Patrick Hernandez was a superstar in his native France in early 1979 with his disco hit ‘Born To Be Alive‘. The record stormed the charts all round Europe hitting No.1 in...

Madonna’s first ever proper ‘limited edition‘ was released in March 1984. The re-release of her second UK single ‘Lucky Star‘ was hoped to set the charts alight following the Top Ten position achieved by...

The singles chart in the UK moves so much faster than the US that Sire UK had the opportunity to release a whopping four singles to promote The Immaculate Collection in the space of...

July 13th, 1985 saw the biggest concert the world has ever known. Live Aid. Rightfully so, as one of the biggest stars in the music world at that time, Madonna was invited to perform...

When Sire were preparing the release of Madonna‘s second album they were faced with two potential areas of controversy. The first being the genuinely deliciously ironic pairing of a record titled ‘Like A Virgin‘...

America eagerly awaited the follow up to the mega-hit ‘Take A Bow‘ from Madonna‘s 1994 ‘Bedtime Stories‘ album. The track Maverick chose to follow the lush, R’n’B flavoured ballad couldn’t have been more different!...

Madonna has worked with many talented directors in her time, but I think most fans would agree that this man has created some of her all time classics. Who is he? I hear you...

No, not that Marilyn! This one – Marilyn Martin. Best known for her 1985 smash hit Phil Collins duet ‘Separate Lives‘, Marilyn Martin is an American singer who was trying to forge a successful...