You'd think hi-NRG dance deity Shannon and U2 are about as far removed as two artists could possibly be. But all musical roads seem to lead to (or through) Madonna, whose ever-evolving musical f …

No ordinary knob-twiddler gets to produce a Madonna album, but she's rather famously willing to gamble on an up-and-comer if he can translate the sound in her head into a hit. Ex-boyfriend Stephen Bray …

Madonna's musical tentacles snake out not only across genres, but across generations. From Henry Mancini & The Royal Philharmonic Pops Orchestra's bossa-inflected version of "Material Gir …

This real-life musician is also one on Hollywood's most versatile actors. Throughout his revered career, Bridges has given magnificent performances as past-their-prime musicians - winning a Golden Glob …

Just about all of us who aren't of retirement age missed Soulsville's legendary roster of superstars back in their prime. So, while we wait for the Wayback Machine to be perfected, we went ahead and as …