Madonna

SOUND ADVICE

Mckayla Twiggs Is the Rich One in the Relationship

March 26, 2026

In this week’s Sound Advice, L.A.-based singer-songwriter made us a playlist and tackled our questionnaire, divulging secrets, style icons, and what it would actually take to turn her into a gold-digger.

BEAUTY QUEEN

Makeup Icon Sandy Linter on Marilyn, Madonna, and the Art of Reinvention

March 4, 2026

As New York’s most coveted makeup artist, Sandy Linter worked with everyone from Marilyn and Jackie O to Richard Avedon and Francesco Scavullo. Last month, she joined us for a walk down memory lane.

JUST FOR LAUGHS

The Making of Judd Apatow, by Cameron Crowe

October 24, 2025

With both of their memoirs set to release on the same day, the filmmakers got together to reminisce on their lives in show business. The lesson? “Seek out your heroes,” says Crowe.

XXX

“Fucking Is a Form of Knowledge”: Kay Gabriel, in Conversation with Hari Nef

October 2, 2025

To mark the release of her latest book, “Perverts,” the poet joined Hari Nef for a wide-ranging conversation about queer nightlife, organizing, and making art.

SHOWGIRL

Taylor Swift Went on Her Boyfriend’s Podcast. We Spiraled About It.

August 14, 2025

On Wednesday night, Taylor Swift went on her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s podcast to announce her 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl.” The next morning, our editors got on a call to debrief.

SOUND ADVICE

Between Friends on Style, Stage Fright, and Hailey Bieber Soft Serve

August 4, 2025

“Doing this alone would suck.” Just after dropping their sophomore album, the pop-sibling duo made us a playlist of deep cuts.

SOUND ADVICE

“I Like the Extremes”: Tommy Genesis on Red Flags and Rap Battles

July 23, 2025

To mark the release of her third studio album this week, Tommy Genesis made us a playlist and told us how to best respond to the haters.

Richie Shazam, photographed by Bobbi Salvör Menuez

JUSTICE

“The Vibe Is Transsexual”: Backstage at the Mother, Daughter, Holy Spirit Runway Show

March 31, 2025

On Saturday, celebrities, artists, and activists made their way to Midtown for a high-fashion fundraiser.

SOUND ADVICE

“I Was a Tumblr Bitch”: DJ Avalon Made Us an Electroclash Playlist

December 19, 2024

“Extremely private profane thoughts and to-do lists.”

pop

“Are You Gay?”: John Early, in Conversation With Sky Ferreira

September 17, 2024

Over martinis, the comedian, actor, and now musician went deep with the singer-songwriter Sky Ferreira about Britney, Madonna, Barbra, Janet, and Kelis.

ORAL HISTORY

“At Night Was When We Lived”: The Life and Death of Disco Doorman Haoui Montaug

August 21, 2024

In this oral history, friends, family, and acquaintances of the legendary doorman and artist Haoui Montaug look back on his life and legacy.

VOICE NOTES

“Thank You, Madonna”: Inside LadyLand Festival This Pride Weekend

July 1, 2024

“I had no idea what the word virgin meant. Madonna taught me what the word virgin meant.”

ICON

Steven Klein on Pride, Censorship, and His Favorite Madonna Memory

June 28, 2024

“The culture has actually gotten a little bit more conservative,” says the photographer, looking back on his racy collaborations with Madonna and Nicole Kidman.

ARTIST

Diamond Stingily and Arthur Jafa on Ego, Grief, and Dopamine

June 12, 2024

“I try not to get too caught up in what an article or a paragraph about me says, because there’s more to me than that.”

CLUB

“If They Behave, They Are Welcome”: Meet Maria Antonia Cay, the Matriarch of Toñita’s

April 3, 2024

“It’s not like going to a bar,” says the owner of Toñita’s, one of New York City’s last surviving Puerto Rican social clubs. “It’s like going to visit family.”