How Madonna became a superstar

#80s music #madonna Madonna is the biggest selling female recording artist of all time and is still widely recognised as the ‘Queen of Pop’. Her second album 'Like a Virgin' proved to be a watershed moment in her career, when the former dancer from Detroit broke out of her club-land roots and was elevated to pop superstardom. So what were the key developments from that period which made it happen? Who were the people behind the scenes helping Madge achieve her goals? How did her signature songs such as ‘Like a Virgin’ and ‘Material Girl’ come about? What was she like to work with? Why didn’t Madge and Nile Rodgers work together again? This documentary explores these questions and more. 00:00 Introduction 00:45 Late 1983 01:09 Nile Rodgers meet Madonna 02:08 The second album 04:05 The new manager 04:39 First meeting for second album 05:37 Like a Virgin - the song 08:16 Madonna’s ambition 08:49 Material Girl 10:45 Love Don’t live here anymore 11:43 Dress You Up 11:54 The rest of the album 13:18 Bad Behaviour 14:40 Planning the album 16:40 VMA performance 17:26 The release 18:04 Into the Groove 19:09 Why and Madonna and Nile never worked together again 21:01 Long-term appraisal