like I can't stop. Maybe I should rest and admire the view, but I can't. I've got to keep on pushing. Why? I don't know. I don't know what motivates me. I just know I've got to do it." This is a quote by the artist known as Madonna. Indeed, she reaches peeks, both high and low. She is one of the biggest female popstars of the twentieth century. Madonna is an artist who knows how to take everything she does to an extreme. She is known as a controversial singer, actress, dancer, songwriter, and has become one of America's biggest and most well-known stars in the late 1980s and still going today. Madonna's aggressive behavior, outspoken personality, and insistent acts of sexuality, along with her great efforts to push the limits of the acceptable, have brought her tremendous success in America and abroad. Madonna did and continues to make strong statement through her music. She has been criticized for being controversial through her lyrics, music videos, her book, and through many of her actions.

Madonna was born on August 16, 1958, in Bay City, Michigan. Her real birth name is Madonna Louise Ciccone. Before Madonna began her super

However, Madonna did not let that image of herself remain. Instead, in 1990, one of the most controversial aspects of Madonna’s life came about when she debuted her video to her number one hit, “Justify My Love.” "Justify My Love" is a black and white homage to orgies, which was banned from MTV and VH1 because of its strong sexual content. When you ban a video from MTV or VH1, this in turn will only make it more

Time passed and Madonna soon enough found a husband, famous director Guy Ritchie. They bought a house in London in 2000. Now that she has a new home, a new husband, and a new kid, that doesn’t necessarily mean that she has finished pushing her limits. In 2001, Madonna came out with a video for her hit song, “What it feels like for a girl.” The video was directed by her husband Guy Ritchie. It was banned by MTV and VH-1. The video features Madonna in a series of unusual situations, such as her character stealing a car and blowing up a gas station. Madonna says that she hopes to "make people ask questions and open dialogues" with the video.

popular. Everyone is going to want to see it now more than when it was just on air. Madonna says that American society today does not wish to deal with their sexuality, but rather "sweeps it under the carpet." Madonna feels that it is better for children to see her videos and ask questions than to be ignorant of sexuality. "Justify My Love" was banned by MTV not because of any specific scene of nudity or sexuality, but rather for its overall tone of sexuality (teen ink).

actual awards were overshadowed by the steamy sight of Madonna kissing Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. Many believe that Madonna has now passed down the torch to Brittany, who has been stirring up controversy with videos of her own, very much like that of the Madonna model.

In 1992, Madonna released her self-referential photo book entitled, Sex. The book gelled rather well with her release of the album Erotica the same year. Sex exposed photographs of Madonna posing nude on

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