Queen of Pop Madonna may be used to raking up royal controversy for her sexual expressiveness, eccentric stage costumes, and boundary-pushing music videos over the last 40 years, but she’s nabbed her fair share of headlines for making comments many deem egotistical and narcissistic as well.

From referring to herself as ‘master’ and saying Beyonce and JAY-Z learned from her to that cringeworthy tribute to the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin‘s at the 2018 MTV VMAs, toasting herself after Lil Nas X’s headline-grabbing BET Awards kiss, and more, Madge is used to being on the receiving end of criticism for self-indulgence.

The trend seems poised to continue thanks to some off-putting comments the Pop diva made on Instagram recently in celebration of the 30th anniversary of her groundbreaking fifth studio album, ‘Erotica.’

Look inside to see what she said that ruffled the feathers of Cardi B and her beloved fan group, the #BardiGang.

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Beyonce has had the world moving and shaking to her smash hit album ‘Renaissance’ since its arrival this summer.

Now, after ample speculation, it appears there are concrete plans in place to take her musical masterpiece on the road.

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Check out Beyonce!

Music’s reigning queen looked all sorts of stunning at WACO Theater‘s Wearable Art Gala 2022. 

The star-studded event, which was attended by the likes of Angela Bassett, Lupita Nyong’o, Kelly Rowland, JAY-Z, and Michelle Williams boasted a Harlem Nights theme. As is custom, the ceremony (which was sponsored by the likes of Amazon Music and Shea Moisture) saw large sums raised for charitable causes.

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Cop a gander of Christina Aguilera!

The songbird hatched the ‘Stripped’ 20th Anniversary Edition and is celebrating by paying visual homage to the game-changing LP.

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Drake may have just released an album this summer, but the rapper is already readying more new music.

And this time in partnership with 21 Savage.

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It’s that time of the year again! The 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards is back and set to salute releases from music’s biggest names on a global scale.

Taking place in Düsseldorf at PSD Bank Dome, the MTV EMAs air live on MTV in more than 170 countries on November 13.

Ahead of its highly anticipated arrival, official nominations were announced this week and see British superstar Harry Styles lead the pack with seven nods (including Best Artist, Best Song, and Best Video for work tied to his latest effort ‘Harry’s House‘).

Behind him is Taylor Swift, who nabbed 6 nods including Best Artist, Best Pop, and Best Longform Video, and then Nicki Minaj and Rosalía who each earned five nods.

Look inside to see the jam-packed list of nominees that includes names like SZA, Doechii, Kim Petras, Saucy Santana, Shenseea, Summer Walker, and more.

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Nearly 7 years after earning his latest top 5 album on R&B charts, legendary singer-songwriter Babyface is aiming for a redo with his latest LP, ‘Girls Night Out.’

Released October 21, the project comes as his first under label home Capitol Records and was preceded to digital shelves by the #1 R&B hit ‘Keeps On Fallin’ with Ella Mai as well as the Kehlani-assisted ‘Seamless,’ the Queen Naija-assisted ‘Game Over,’ and the Baby Tate-enlisted ‘Don’t Even Think About It’ (as reported here).

Other notable names on the 13-track effort include Ari Lennox, Doechii, Sevyn Streeter, Muni Long, and others.

“Rather than just writing the songs, I collaborated with other producers and the artists themselves in terms of writing. It gave it a different experience and flavor, which allowed each artist to have their own thing. ‘Girls Night Out’ is really more about them than it is about me,” he said in a recent interview about the highly collaborative effort. “They’re very independent and have a good idea of who they are, and what they should say…If I’m pushing myself onto it, I don’t get them at all.”

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Thanks to megahits like ‘Shake It Off,’ ‘We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,’ ‘Mean,’ ‘Bad Blood,’ and more, Taylor Swift – with over 100 million records sold since her 2006 debut – sits as the second best-selling female artist of the digital era (bested only by Rihanna).

Two days before making history with her tenth studio album, the October 21-released ‘Midnights,’ the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) took to press to reveal the Pop diva was doing the same at its organization.

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Nearly 36 years after topping charts around the world, Tina Turner‘s ‘Break Every Rule’ – the follow-up to her mega-selling 1984 comeback solo album ‘Private Dancer’ – is set to be reintroduced to the masses via an expanded deluxe edition jam-packed with music and visuals from the era.

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At the close of last week only 13 albums in the history of recorded music could boast spending 10 full years on the Billboard 200.  This week, Kendrick Lamar‘s sophomore LP – the 2012 released ‘Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City’ – joined the exclusive rankings.

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‘Cuff It’ singer Beyonce is linked to yet another historic feat on Billboard charts thanks to the tune’s parent album, ‘Renaissance.’

Since its July release, the project’s pushed her penciling in history books for being the only female act to see her first seven studio albums debut at #1 on the Billboard 200, the female act to reign atop the highest number of charts simultaneously, and more.

Now, thanks to the long-awaited wide vinyl issue of the critically acclaimed set, Billboard has toasted yet another record-setting achievement for the era.

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Taylor Swift‘s status as one Pop’s most potent titans is being solidified anew with ‘Midnights’ – her 10th studio album.

The 13-track set arrived on October 21 and has been met with acclaim from both fans and critics.

Boosted by a variety of retail formats, a 7-track add-on pack for streaming platforms (which was packaged as a surprise 20-song ‘3am Edition’), and hype overflowing, all have created the perfect sales storm for the eagerly awaited project.

Find out how tall Taylor is set to stand with her latest effort after the jump…

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