http://www.rollingstone.com/music/photos/readers-poll-the-queen-of-pop-20110706/1-madonna-0325148

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To say that Madonna won this poll in a landslide would be like saying that she was a kind of popular pop singer in the 1980s. It wouldn't even begin to explain the scope of the situation. She received five times as many votes as Lady Gaga, who landed in second place by a very comfortable margin. The only persistent criticism that Gaga has dealt with in recent years is that she's too much like Madonna. It's a hard shadow to escape. Madonna is a musical icon without peer. Her run of hits over the past 30 years is simply astounding, and when she hits the road, tickets sell like it's a Led Zeppelin reunion tour. Sure, her last few albums didn't match up to the classics. Nobody cares. She's Madonna. Lady Gaga has accomplished more in recent years than any artist of her era, but she's still got a long climb until she reaches Madonna level. It's very likely that no other artist will ever reach it though. Her manager Guy Oseary recently tweeted that she's started recording her 12th studio album, so clearly she has no intention of slowing down anytime soon.

GaGa what now? This is why Rolling Stone pisses me off. They are very quick to lick the assholes of those who are popular in the moment. But they make NO effort to maintain a level of quality or respect for music history. The readers, however, apparently do. And even if their Top 10 list was mess with Katy Perry charting at #7, at least they recognized Tina Turner at #4.

I'm not saying GaGa won't be the next Madonna when Madonna is dead and gone (or at least retired). But she won't get there by plagiarizing and alienating people (and offending people for no reason and having NOTHING to say). And the fact that Rolling Stone was so quick to jump on the bandwagon, makes them seem like a gigantic sixteen year old with raging hormones and fickle opinions/credentials.

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In other news, Madonna is working on her album, and there is a demo called "Way Back Home" reportedly about to leak.