Madonna

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  • Year:
    2008
  • Inducted by:
    Justin Timberlake
  • Category:
    Performers
Madonna

Introduction

The record-setting, line-crossing, sexuality-flaunting, ever-evolving Material Girl.

Madonna is an icon. With her larger than life persona and penchant for provocation, she needs no introduction.

Hall of Fame Essay

2008

Jim Farber

Forget her role as fashion plate. And businesswoman. And dancer. And sexual contrarian. And video groundbreaker. And PR powerhouse. And shock queen. And even as icon.

Yes, all those roles play their parts in the global juggernaut, and aesthetic nexus, that is Madonna, but, collectively, they offer one big distraction from the key element that anchors them all: the music.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Program Cover 2008
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Madonna’s music dared you. Hell, it ordered you to express yourself.
Justin Timberlake

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Collection

Letter Side One
Letter Side Two

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Gallery

Photography: Kevin Mazur, WireImage; Bob Gruen