How Madonna changed pop music with her debut album 40 years ago

Madonna took off into the stratosphere with “Lucky Star” and other hits from her self-titled debut album 40 years ago, on July 27, 1983. But before that, the young hopeful had gotten some clairvoyant reinforcement about her future as the Queen of Pop.

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How Madonna changed pop music with her debut album 40 years ago