I'll Remember...1994

Strike A Pose - 1994

I'll Remember...1994

I'll Remember...1994

NO BULL: The Making of 'Take a Bow'

Madonna Covered

Kelly Clarkson covers 'Take A Bow'.

Tupac Shakur's Brother Talks Madonna

"Madonna is the homie. He used to take 2Pac to Madonna's place. Their relationship wasn't serious, but Madonna and 2Pac respected each other and that's why they never actually talked about it in public (until Madonna herself confirmed they were dating in an interview to Howard Stern in March 2015)".

Madonna revealed during Howard Stern’s SiriusXM radio show on Wednesday that she dated late rapper, Tupac Shakur.

The revelation came out when Madonna was sharing with Stern why she had so much aggression during her 1994 appearance on The Late Show With David Letterman. “Well I was mad at him [David Letterman], when I said the F-word a lot. I was in a weird mood that day. I was dating Tupac Shakur at the time and the thing is he got me all riled up on life in general. So when I went on the show I was feeling very gangster.”

In an unauthorized 2007 biography called Madonna: Like an Icon, it was written that the duo romantically dated one year before Shakur’s death, but apparently it was never verbally confirmed … Until now.

2Pac was shot on Sept. 7, 1996, in Las Vegas following the Mike Tyson vs. Bruce Seldon boxing match. He died six days later.

Madonna’s “Bedtime Stories” Turns 20: Backtracking

Throughout her extensive career, Madonna (a.k.a. The Queen of Pop) has worn many, quite controversial hats. Whether it be a girly-girl for 1986′s True Blue, a political rebel for 2003′s American Life or a disco goddess for 2005′s Confession On A Dancefloor, the entertainer always knows how to switch up her persona to keep her fans interested and the world guessing what her next move will be. (Well, maybe not with MDNA. I’d like to forget that album.)

But one of the singer’s greatest musical eras was arguably her most subtle. On October 25, 1994, her sixth studio LP Bedtime Stories released worldwide. The album found Madonna easing up on her naughty persona and going for a softer vibe, and today (October 24) we celebrate its timeless sound.

Madonna’s much talked about album, Erotica (released in 1992), did not go over well with critics or some of the entertainer’s fans. The backlash she received from it stemmed from its explicitly sexual nature (which included the infamous Sex book). Two years later, Bedtime Stories acted as the tamer, more mellow sister that tried to gloss over the singer’s panned image. While it was obviously a cleaned-up and more accessible album, it still signified another era of change for Madonna. Sure, she makes incredible dance-pop classics, but Bedtime Stories displayed the evolution of a soulful singer, and it helped lead to albums like the adventurous Ray of Light (1998) and possibly even the “B-girl” edge of 2008′s Hard Candy (as crazy as that sounds).

Billboard: Madonna's 'Bedtime Stories' Turns 20

Twenty years ago this month, Madonna released her sixth studio album,Bedtime Stories, a classic that came out at a strange crossroads in her career.

While Madonna certainly didn't lack for fame in 1994, the button-pushing Eroticaalbum had soured many critics and fans. For the first time in a decade of superstardom, people weren't shocked by her antics anymore -- even worse, they often seemed exhausted by her.

Artistically speaking, she'd spent the last four years challenging and subverting America's sexual puritanism. But after releasing an entire book called Sexfeaturing nude pictures of herself and other celebrities, there didn't seem to be anywhere else to go in that realm. 

It didn't help that she'd detonated 14 F-bombs on a March 1994 episode of The Late Show With David Letterman, an infamous appearance that racked up FCC complaints and distanced her from Middle America. Evita was two years away and the overt sexuality of Erotica was growing stale -- so when Bedtime Storieshit, Madonna's career was at a strange point.

I'll Remember...1994

Strike a Pose...1994

I'll Remember...1994

March 31 in 1994, Madonna's appearance on "Late Show With David Letterman" caused headaches for CBS censors. The network deleted 13 offending words from the audio track before the show aired. An obviously annoyed Letterman told the singer "people don't want language like that coming into their living room." Madonna also handed Letterman a pair of her panties and told him to sniff them. He stuffed them in a desk drawer. The two later reconciled and Madonna reappeared on the show.

Paparazzi...1994

Paparazzi....

I'll Remember...1994

Perfection

I'll Remember...1994

Paparazzi ...1994

I'll Remember...1994

Let Down Your Gaurd

This song was released as a B-single for Secret. Nobody knows the original version of this song (if existent); the Rough Mix Edit was used instead.

Strike a Pose...1994

1994 Unreleased Vibe Shoot Photographed by Melodie McDaniel

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