On August 29 1987, Madonna’s Who’s That Girl single reached #1 on the Canadian Top 100 Singles chart by RPM magazine.
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Today in Madonna History: August 28, 2003
On August 28 2003, Madonna performed Hollywood with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera as the opening number for the 20th annual MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY and upstaged everyone at the ceremony when she shares a passionate open-mouth kiss with them. Missy Elliott also joined the ladies on stage – post-kiss.
Madonna commented on the uproar surrounding the infamous kiss during an appearance on Oprah several weeks later. “I don’t know why people are making such a big deal about it,” she said. “Hasn’t anyone seen two girls kiss before? It was a friendly kiss – it really was. If Britney looks as though she is kissing me in an aggressive way it was a surprise to me.” She added, “I’m a showgirl. After 20 years in the business, we learn to roll with the punches. If someone’s coming at you with lips slightly parted, you kiss them.”
Today in Madonna History: August 20, 2008
On August 20 2008, Live Nation released this press release for Madonna’s 2008 Sticky & Sweet World Tour:
Madonna’s Sticky & Sweet Tour Kicks Off This Saturday In Cardiff
Madonna, currently putting the finishing touches to her fabulous new Sticky & Sweet show in Cardiff, is readying herself and the 250 travelling personnel for the opening night this Saturday at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium. Hot on the diamante shaped heels of her phenomenally successful Hard Candy disc, Sticky & Sweet promises two pulsating hours of non-stop hits in a show that features 16 dancers, a 12 piece band, more than 8 costume changes for the lady herself and £l million of Swarovski crystals. The audience is taken on a rock driven dancetastic journey that’s broken into four sections:
Pimp – A mashed up homage to 1920’s deco and modern day gangsta pimp. Madonna makes a grand entrance dressed by Givenchy.
Old School – Madonna tips her hat to her early 80’s downtown New York City dance roots with flashes of Keith Haring and the dance culture vibe of the time including the birth of rap.
Gypsy – A VIP trip to La Isla Bonita infused by the spirit of Romanian folk music and dance. A tour de force.
Rave – Far eastern influences emerge all sparkly and sporty.
Sticky & Sweet kicks off this Saturday August 23rd at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium. The tour hits London’s Wembley Stadium September 11th. The Sticky & Sweet Tour is produced by Live Nation Global Touring.
Today in Madonna History: August 19, 1989
On August 19 1989, Cherish entered the Billboard Hot 100 at #37 in the U.S.
Today in Madonna History: August 18, 2026
On August 18, 2026, nominations for the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards were announced, with Madonna leading all artists with an incredible 11 nominations — the most VMA nominations she has ever received in a single year.
The nominations recognize both Confessions II – The Film and Bring Your Love with Sabrina Carpenter, with Madonna competing in some of the night’s biggest categories, including Video of the Year, Artist of the Year and Song of the Year.
Madonna’s 11 nominations are:
• Video of the Year — Confessions II – The Film
• Artist of the Year
• Song of the Year — “Bring Your Love” with Sabrina Carpenter
• Best Collaboration — “Bring Your Love” with Sabrina Carpenter
• Best Dance — Confessions II – The Film
• Best Direction — Confessions II – The Film
• Best Art Direction — Confessions II – The Film
• Best Cinematography — Confessions II – The Film
• Best Editing — Confessions II – The Film
• Best Choreography — Confessions II – The Film
• Best Visual Effects — Confessions II – The Film
The nominations add another chapter to Madonna’s extraordinary history with MTV. Forty-two years after her legendary “Like a Virgin” performance at the inaugural VMAs in 1984, Madonna is once again the most-nominated artist of the year. She has now received VMA nominations in every decade of her career.
The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards will air live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, September 27, on CBS and MTV, with streaming on Paramount+.
Not bad for a relationship that started with a wedding dress, a giant cake and a Boy Toy belt. ❤️🏆
And because one Madonna celebration is never enough, we’re adding a few bonus photos from her recent 68th birthday. ❤️👑
Today in Madonna History: August 17, 2012
On August 17 2012, Madonna’s Turn Up The Radio single was released in Germany as a digital download.
Brad O’Mancey from Popjustice had this to say about the single:
This is an escapist anthem about leaving wherever you’re stuck, getting in a car, whacking some amazing music on the stereo and putting your foot down. In other words, it’s still only when she’s dancing that she feels this free, and it’s still music making the people come together. It captures a brilliantly teenage sensation (“only music can save me from my shit life”) but makes sense of it in a song that doesn’t sound like she’s trying too hard to be down with the kids… Real life is sometimes a bit more complicated than that, and sometimes freedom is about being able to leave the cunts behind to get on with their useless lives. And that’s what this song is about.
Watch the video:
20 Photos. One Icon. Happy Birthday, Madonna.
On August 16, 1958, the world was introduced to someone who would go on to redefine what it means to be a pop star.
For more than four decades, Madonna hasn’t just set trends—she’s challenged them, broken them, reinvented herself, and inspired generations of artists and fans along the way. Every era has had its own look, sound and attitude, yet somehow she’s always remained unmistakably Madonna.
Happy Birthday to the Queen of Pop. Thank you for the music, the memories, the fearless creativity, and for constantly reminding us that the next reinvention is always just around the corner.
To celebrate today, I’m sharing 20 of my favourite Madonna photos that I’ve collected over the past few months. Some are iconic, some are beautifully candid, and some simply capture a moment in time that I can’t stop looking at.
No particular order… just twenty images that remind me why she’s still one of the most fascinating artists to ever step on a stage.
Happy Birthday, Madonna. ❤️👑
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