| Jumpin said: I like Madonna, quite a bit, but I humbly object to calling her "THE" Queen of pop anymore; that crown was struck from her head a long time ago. Mariah Carey and Celine Dion totally eclipsed Madonna in the 90's in every way possible; and I personally feel Madonna didn't ever reach the same heights as the Mariah craze of the early 90's and the Celine craze of the mid-late 90's. If anything, she shares that crown nowadays, at best. |
Madonna still reigns supreme when it comes the live shows. She has the highest grossing tour by a solo artist (with only 85 shows compared to over 100 shows for all other tours).
Mariah Carey doesn't have the same worldwide appeal that Madonna has, she's very big in the US (and easily beats out Madonna there) but she doesn't have as much recognition outside the US.
Celine Dion is a different situation. I think you're right that at the height of her career, she was bigger than Madonna was back then but she's settled down now that she has a family and limits herself to her Las Vegas shows. She hasn't released an album in years and she never strays from her winning formula of mostly ballads and soft rock songs.
So even though, there's plenty of artists who have come and gone in the world of pop music, none of them have managed to stay relevant for as long as Madonna and to this day her album releases are followed closely and her tours sell out in minutes. So I think the title of Queen of Pop belongs is hers to keep for a long while.
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