Ngitshele amaphuzu avelele ambalwa ngethonya likaMadonna emculweni we-pop.
Context:UMadonna Louise Ciccone (owazalwa ngo-Agasti 16, 1958) ungumculi waseMelika, umbhali wezingoma, nomlingisi. Ebizwa ngokuthi "iNdlovukazi yePop", uMadonna uye waziwa kabanzi ngokuvuselela kwakhe okuqhubekayo nokuguquguquka ekukhiqizeni umculo, ukubhala izingoma, nokwethulwa okubukwayo. Uye wacindezela imingcele yokuveza ubuciko emculweni ojwayelekile ngenkathi eqhubeka nokulawula zonke izici zomsebenzi wakhe. Imisebenzi yakhe, ehlanganisa izingqikithi zezenhlalo, ezombangazwe, zobulili, nezenkolo, iye yabangela impikiswano nokugxekwa. Isakhamuzi esivelele sesiko lekhulu lama-20 nelama-21, uMadonna uhlala engomunye "wezibalo ezibhalwe kahle zesikhathi sanamuhla", enenqwaba yokubuyekezwa kwezazi kanye nemisebenzi yezincwadi ngaye, kanye nesigaba esincane semfundo esizinikezele ezifundweni zakhe ezibizwa ngokuthi iMadonna.  Ngokuthengiswa kwamacwecwe angaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-300 emhlabeni wonke, uMadonna ungumculi wesifazane othengisa kakhulu kunabo bonke. Ungumculi oyedwa ophumelele kakhulu emlandweni we-US Billboard Hot 100 chart futhi uzuze ama-single amaningi okuqala owesifazane e-Australia, eCanada, e-Italy, eSpain nase-United Kingdom. Ngenzuzo engaphezu kuka-U.S. $ 1.5 billion kumathikithi akhe ekhonsathi, uhlala engumkhiqizi wesifazane ohamba phambili emhlabeni wonke. I-Forbes ibize uMadonna njengomculi wesifazane okhokha kakhulu minyaka yonke - irekhodi izikhathi eziyi-11 eminyakeni engamashumi amane (1980s <unk> 2010s). Wafakwa eRock and Roll Hall of Fame ngo-2008, unyaka wakhe wokuqala wokufaneleka. UMadonna wabalwa njengowesifazane omkhulu kunabo bonke emculweni yi-VH1, nanjengomculi wevidiyo yomculo omkhulu kunabo bonke owake waba khona yi-MTV neBillboard. I-Rolling Stone nayo yamfaka ohlwini lwabaculi bayo abakhulu kunabo bonke nabalobi bezingoma abakhulu kunabo bonke.
UMadonna waziwa emhlabeni wonke njengomculi wesifazane we-pop othengisa kakhulu kunabo bonke. Uye wajabulela ukunconywa emhlabeni wonke - nokugxekwa - ngomsebenzi wakhe ngezinye izikhathi ocasulayo ohlanganisa iminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amane. Umsebenzi wakhe uhlanganisa umculo oqoshiwe, ukusebenza bukhoma, kanye nemikhiqizo eminingi yamafilimu.