Madonna

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//**Summary of Accomplishments** // //**Intro**:// Madonna is a worldwide icon, famous recording artist, as well as an actress and entrepreneur. Known and recognized by just her first name, Madonna has influenced countless pop artists over the past thirty years, and continues to do so today. Madonna is the most successful female recording artist of all time. Her achievements include winning nine Grammy awards, selling out her worldwide tours, as well as creating her own record label Maverick Records  3 . With her take on pop music and her ability to recreate her look with every album released pop artists look towards her for her originality and talent.

//**Starting a Record Label:**// In April of 1992, Madonna helped found Maverick Records, which was a label under the Warner Music Group. It was a seven year, $60 million deal with Time Warner 3 . Madonna formed her label with her long-time manager, Freddy DeMann, and she became head of her own label 1 . Originally abolished as a vanity studio, Maverick Records greatly succeeded.

//**Successful Concert Tours:**// Madonna has gone on eight successful concert tours throughout her career. Though all have been successful, two particularly have broken records. Her Confessions Tour became the highest grossing tour for a female artist. Just two years later, Madonna broke her own record while on her Sticky & Sweet Tour by making that the highest grossing tour by a solo artist, and the second highest grossing tour of all time. 10  The fact that Madonna was able to have successful tours over her entire career as well as break and set records, shows how extremely influential she was and continues to be.

//**Conclusion & Charity:**// Overall, Madonna is one of the most influential pop artists of all time. Her countless achievements include creating her own record label, winning Grammys, selling out tours, and being the most successful female recording artist of all time. In addition Madonna is big on charity work. In 2006 she created the charity Raising Malawi with Michael Berg. It works to provide children and their guardians with food, shelter, education, etc. As well as this charity, Madonna is involved with countless others. 4  Madonna’s accomplishments seem to be never-ending and each one is significant to her being an extremely influential musical artist.

//**Awards: ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-style: normal;">Throughout Madonna's Career, (so far) she has won nine Grammy Awards: //
 * 1992
 * Best Video - Long Form; Madonna: "Blonde Ambition World Tour Live"
 * 1995
 * Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television, or other Visual Media; "I'll Remember"
 * 1999
 * Best Pop Album; "Ray of Light"
 * Best Video; "Ray of Light"
 * Best Dance Single; "Ray of Light"
 * Best Recording Package; "Ray of Light"
 * 2000
 * Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television, or other Visual Media; "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" song - "Beautiful Stranger"
 * 2001
 * Best Video of the Year; "Music"
 * Best Recording Package; "Music"
 * 2007
 * Best Electronic/Dance Album; "Confessions on a Dance Floor"
 * 2008
 * Best Long Form Music Video; "The Confession Tour"
 * 2009
 * Best Dance Recording; "Give it to Me"
 * Best Remixed Recording, Non Classical; "4 Minutes (Junkie XL Remix)


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