Madonna criticizes manufactured pop acts

#1 28th March 2003, 05:10 AM

Interesting article. I wonder what she would think of Ayu. Have a read!

Madonna Criticizes Manufactured Pop Acts
Thursday March 27 2:58 PM ET

Madonna has blasted manufactured pop acts and a stream of TV talent searches, saying they're homogenizing the music world.

In excerpts released Thursday from an interview with British music magazine Q, the star accuses record chiefs of choosing new acts based on their marketing potential instead of their talent.

"I arrived at a different time, before the time of Svengalis holding talent searches finding a girl that looks right and can carry a tune and then figuring a way to market her," Madonna is quoted as saying in the May issue of the magazine.

Referring to singers Pink, Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears, she said: "I'm not saying those girls can't grow into something, but I really don't know where we're going with the world. Everything's so homogenized."

Madonna, who has gained immense success by astutely marketing her own image, joins other music veterans, including Elton John and George Michael, who have criticized talent quests like Pop Idol, a British reality television show in which viewers choose a winner to get a record contract. The U.S. version of the show, American Idol, is in its second successful season.

Madonna, 44, was also critical of young hopefuls who crave celebrity for its own sake, rather than wanting recognition of their abilities.

"It's the allure of this beautiful life. Drive this car, you're gonna be popular," she told Q, which goes on sale on April 1.

"It's a very powerful illusion and people are caught up in it, including myself or I was."

The singer rose to fame party because of her provocative image, but despite years of wearing revealing outfits she said she takes a firm line on what her own children should wear.

Asked if she felt able to stop her 6-year-old daughter Lourdes from dressing how she wants, she said: "I can and I do."

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Source: yahoo.com

skyline · #2 28th March 2003, 05:12 AM

He he. That was Interesting...

ayu-nard · #3 28th March 2003, 05:29 AM

i find it true. hehe. i find all those talent search tv shows all pretty phony, and they arnt finding true talent out there.

Giga_Man · #4 28th March 2003, 05:34 AM

Hehehe... True true...

flyonwall · #5 28th March 2003, 08:44 AM

yup i agreed

miruku · #6 28th March 2003, 09:26 AM

yea.. i agree
alot of the new artists don't really have the talents...

i hope madonna wil like Ayu~ ayu does hav talent+ looks too

cessation · #7 28th March 2003, 09:29 AM

buts shes a pop artist herself!! LOL haha

Yuki · #8 28th March 2003, 09:34 AM

madonna has made herself into what she is now. she has her own unique style, and a pop singer isn't always based on the looks. it's based on the talent also.

so what if she's good looking, can she friggin' sing?
if the answer is no, then these talent shows on television are just wasting their time.

ayumi has it all.

a good voice, talent, she's beautiful, her own style. she's real and is true to herself. she's got a private life, unlike american popstars, ..

everything is revealed.

Raleigh · #9 13th October 2004, 05:47 PM

interesting indeed..

Larisa-chan · #10 13th October 2004, 07:14 PM

It's been said a thousand times that Madonna was never really original anyways. And she can't sing either, so =P amusing article I guess

HanabiChick · #11 13th October 2004, 07:45 PM

Interesting coming from someone who isn't that original, as was said. And not very good coming from someone who also tramped herself to get some attention... she shouldn't really slam others for doing the same thing she did.

#12 14th October 2004, 02:04 AM

Soon we'll hear washed up Actors complaining about auditions for leading roles going to new people... How do you think a lot of people are found these days. Through auditions. So what if the TV shows us these auditions and asks us to take part in them? In the end it doesn't matter what matters is if we buy their product. Look at the winners of these shows (I can't remember some of them lol) but a lot of the artists choosen didn't even sell that well so it's not like we're being forced to buy their album and taking away from other talents' sales.

this is crap.

#13 14th October 2004, 02:11 AM

she's one to talk I guess.

**Corybobory** · #14 14th October 2004, 04:02 AM

She critisizes that? She MAKES OUT with that!

PickleCookies · #15 14th October 2004, 05:12 AM

Old topic.

yulen · #16 14th October 2004, 05:31 AM

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Originally Posted by PickleCookies

Old topic.

ok how do these people find these old topics??? i only post unless i see it on the first page

PickleCookies · #17 14th October 2004, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by yulen

ok how do these people find these old topics??? i only post unless i see it on the first page

You got me.

It might be that when a person is looking at a topic, VB has "Related Topics" underneath it, which would cause them to read that topic.

That or they go through all the pages. O_o