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While it's possible voters may see this year as the final opportunity to recognize these artists in their lifetimes (McCartney is 84, Mick Jagger is 83, Keith Richards is 82 and Ronnie Wood is 79), Madonna's Confessions II seized the cultural conversation in a way the other two did not, debuting atop the Billboard 200 and making the 68-year-old the first artist to top the chart in the 2020s and three other decades. She was the big winner at the MTV Video Music Awards in September, taking home seven prizes including artist of the year; the Grammys wouldn't exactly be going out on a limb nominating her for album of the year. https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/madonna-rolling-stones-paul-mccartney-2027-grammys-1236351205/?taid=6abe83bd81f40400012cd7f4&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter OMG pls happen i hope it comes true! she deserves the recognition!

Mother is coming for that platinum riaa plaque!

That's true. I'm hoping she could still win something in the minor categories! An AOTY nom would be a great validation, I think, regardless of winning. The fact that she only had 1 nom in that category for ROL is insane. Looking at the nominees/winners for 2007 when COADF 1 came out, none of these albums have had the impact it had.

Do you guys think a major Grammy nom is possible? Or should we not get our hopes up? I am rooting for her.

It happened! A Janet track has crossed 200m on Spotify.

Janet being last on these lists every single time is such a disgrace, but at this point, it's on her.

This is not true. I'm not trying to start a fight, but that happened with MJ's Super Bowl in 1993, almost 20 years earlier, not Madonna's. Also, while the media didn't have a problem with her performance, there was a backlash when M.I.A. gave the middle finger during her part of the show. I still think it would've been better if it was just her, but I respect everyone else's opinion here.

Interesting. Maybe I'm overthinking it.

It's not a problem now as much, but it seems misogynistic that women weren't allowed to solo headline as often as the men (besides Diana Ross).

All of the legends in her peer group (except Janet) had solo shows. Having dated acts like LMFAO, MIA, and Ceelo just distracted from her incredible catalog.

Do you guys think Madge's superbowl halftime was a missed opportunity? I wish she did it solo, not sure why she didnt.

. This song could come out and be a hit today. Dare I say the best female dance break of all time

It sucks because the song still holds up. With a few tweaks, I think it could be a hit today. The case of Madonna's streams is very strange.

That's definitely part of it. I wonder if because she had the audacity to age, her catalog hasn't had the reappraisal and recognition some other legends have had. She and Janet are literally the last major ones from their pop era still alive. Madonna's career is nowhere near as underrated as Janet's, but I think because neither of their lifework is finitely over and tied with a neat bow at the end, the public isn't as receptive to them. There is a view that stuck about Madonna for her previous RH and MX releases: that she is dragging out her glory days, which aren't there for the white old-time rockers. They are allowed to simply release whatever they want without the pressure of having to live up to past success or heights. The double standard is atrocious, but it's there nonetheless.

Not to go too off-topic, but I really think her entire catalog is strangely underrated. Even her 80s eras don't get their due credit. Or the albums/singles, like Music, that were huge hits at the time; the streams don't reflect that. Maybe that's the curse of being alive.