Madonna Louise Ciccone, an American singer, songwriter, and actor, was born on August 16, 1958. Madonna, known as the “Queen of Pop,” is renowned for her flexibility in songwriting, music production, and visual presentation. She continues to exercise total control over every facet of her career while pushing the limits of artistic expression in popular music.
The best-selling female music artist of all time is Madonna, whose albums have sold more than 300 million copies worldwide. She is the most popular solo performer in American history. She holds the record for the number-one singles by a woman in Australia, Canada, Italy, Spain, and the UK on the Billboard Hot 100 list. She continues to be the highest-grossing female touring artist in the entire globe, with concert ticket sales totaling over US $1.5 billion. A record 11 times over the course of four decades, Forbes has ranked Madonna the top-earning female artist of the year (1980s–2010s). It was her first year of eligibility, and she was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2008. According to MTV, Billboard, and VH1, Madonna is the best music video artist of all time and the best female musician of all time. She was ranked among the finest musicians and songwriters of all time by Rolling Stone.