E! Online — The competition is heating up! We are now in our second week of the Ultimate Pop Diva Tournament and the Elite 8 ladies have been chosen. Last week, we started with 32 fierce... more info

Guardian Music — The electronic music producer, DJ and musician on Madonna’s continuing musical influence• Thurston Moore on Madonna: ‘She had credibility, she was really ahead of the game’In my mind, Madonna created the blueprint for modern... more info

Core News — “Techno, house and disco from the riot girrrl of dance music, The Black Madonna. This month she has music from Róisín Murphy, Tyree Cooper, The Carters, Mixhell and Joe Goddard.” Check out other Residency shows in my archive and subscribe to th... more info

New York Post — It’s hard to imagine Madonna’s namesake debut album — which came out 35 years ago, on July 27, 1983 — without “Holiday,” the classic party anthem that became her first mainstream hit and has given people all over the world cause to celebr... more info

The Quietus — A number of artists, including Caribou and The Black Madonna, have put their support behind a campaign to save Shoreditch's Strongroom Studios more info

Core News — “Gilles is joined by Chicago’s Larry Heard for an extended focus on one of the originators of House music. They discuss his musical upbringing, play music from his prolific career and premier some unearthed demo tapes recorded to cassette by Larr... more info

Guardian Music — Hold on to your conical bras – Madonna turns 60 next month! We explore how today’s pop stars might edge towards retirementWith his penchant for oversized tracksuits and gold chains – and, apparently, no sense of embarrassment â�... more info

E! Online — It's a diva off! Grab your glitter microphone and favorite album because it's time to vote for your favorite pop diva of all time. Over the years there have been a lot of... more info

DJmag — The new mini-documentary shines a light on his success story, and musical collaborations past and present... more info

Pop Justice — Also features a song about Madonna, which is nice. more info