22 April 1989 – MADONNA Topped The US Single Charts With Controversial Song ‘LIKE A PRAYER’ 35 Years Ago Today

Top singles from the past

22 April 2024

Universal star MADONNA topped the US Single Charts
this day 35 years ago with LIKE A PRAYER. The title track
from her 4th album from 1989.

“The accompanying music video for “Like a Prayer”, directed by Mary Lambert, shows
Madonna witnessing a white woman being killed by a group of white men. While a black
man is arrested for the crime, Madonna hides in a church for safety, seeking strength to
go forth as a witness.

The video depicts a church and Catholic symbols such as stigmata. It also features
the Ku Klux Klan’s burning crosses and a dream sequence about kissing a black saint.

The Vatican condemned the video, while family and religious groups protested against
its broadcast. They boycotted products by soft drink manufacturer Pepsi, who had used
the song in their commercial. Pepsi canceled their sponsorship contract with Madonna,
but allowed her to retain the $5 million fee.” Wikipedia.

– LIKE A PRAYER –

Madonna: Instagram

SAM SMITH + MADONNA = VULGAR

Daily electricity to load your batteries

9 June 2023

Veteran superstar MADONNA and young superstar SAM SMITH
are close friends for some time now. So why not do a duet?

Well, it happened. Today they released the result of their collaboration.
The track is called VULGAR. A sultry, sexy and steamy hip-disco-hop knockout.
Adrenalin-infused stuff for the dancefloor!

Smith:“Vulgar’ is one of the most exciting songs I’ve been a part of. It was written with Madonna and an amazing group of people. The day after the Grammy’s, we all got in the studio and just had an amazing evening creating and writing and expressing. And, of course, it was the biggest dream come true for me to get to work with and perform and sing with the Queen Of Pop. I am so honored and excited about this song and I hope everyone loves it as much as I do.”

Madonna teased the song this way.

Here we go.
Let’s get VULGAR.

MADONNA: Instagram
SAM SMITH: Instagram