In the four decades since Madonna took the music industry by storm with her 1983 self-titled debut album, the superstar always has been aware that her strength lies in her uncanny ability to hold the world’s attention. “I know I’m not the best singer and I know I’m not the best dancer, but I’m not interested in that,” she said in her 1991 documentary, In Bed with Madonna. “I’m interested in pushing people’s buttons, in being provocative.”
Over the years, she’s cemented her status as a pop-culture icon with a plethora of chameleon-like style choices, boundary-pushing views and artistic reinventions.
Accepting her Woman of the Year award at the Billboard Awards in 2016, she hit the nail on
