Editing Madonna (section)

=== 1988–1991: ''Like a Prayer'', ''Dick Tracy'', and ''Truth or Dare'' ===
[[File:ExpressYourselfUnderGround cropped.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Madonna performing at the 1990 [[Blond Ambition World Tour]]|alt=A blond woman onstage with curly hair, and wearing a white corset and black pants. The background is black and smoky.]]

She made her [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in the production of ''[[Speed-the-Plow]]'' at the [[Royale Theatre]] from May to August 1988.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Winship|first=Frederic M.|date=May 4, 1988|title=Madonna makes unimpressive Broadway debut in Mamet play|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/05/04/Madonna-makes-unimpressive-Broadway-debut-in-Mamet-play/2896578721600/|access-date=February 1, 2022|work=United Press International|archive-date=February 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202031437/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/05/04/Madonna-makes-unimpressive-Broadway-debut-in-Mamet-play/2896578721600/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=August 8, 1988|title='Speed-the-Plow' Cast to Be Changed|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/08/theater/speed-the-plow-cast-to-be-changed.html|access-date=February 2, 2022|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=February 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202031436/https://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/08/theater/speed-the-plow-cast-to-be-changed.html|url-status=live}}</ref> According to the [[Associated Press]], Madonna filed an assault report against Penn after an alleged incident at their Malibu home during the New Year's weekend.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|last=Wilson|first=Jeff|date=January 11, 1989|title=Madonna Withdraws Assault Complaint Against Sean Penn|url=https://apnews.com/article/02821457861985f54b771ded83b89ba0|access-date=February 2, 2022|work=Associated Press News|archive-date=February 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202031439/https://apnews.com/article/02821457861985f54b771ded83b89ba0|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Incident Behind Those Sean Penn Domestic Abuse Allegations|date=September 22, 2015|url=http://yahoo.com/entertainment/blogs/celeb-news/the-incident-behind-those-sean-penn-domestic-abuse-allegations-200453426.html|access-date=February 1, 2022|publisher=Yahoo!|archive-date=January 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130221902/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/blogs/celeb-news/the-incident-behind-those-sean-penn-domestic-abuse-allegations-200453426.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Madonna filed for divorce on January 5, 1989, and the following week she reportedly asked that no criminal charges be pressed.<ref>{{Cite news|date=January 5, 1989|title=Madonna files for divorce from Sean Penn|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/01/05/Madonna-files-for-divorce-from-Sean-Penn/4310599979600/|access-date=February 1, 2022|work=United Press International|archive-date=February 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202031439/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/01/05/Madonna-files-for-divorce-from-Sean-Penn/4310599979600/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":3" />

In January 1989, Madonna signed an endorsement deal with soft-drink manufacturer [[Pepsi]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Stefan|first=Fatsis|date=January 25, 1989|title=Pepsi Signs Madonna As Cola Ad Wars Intensify|url=https://apnews.com/article/f3eab00761da7c9da7d7fe839bcd3be2|access-date=February 2, 2022|work=Associated Press News|archive-date=February 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202032937/https://apnews.com/article/f3eab00761da7c9da7d7fe839bcd3be2|url-status=live}}</ref> In one Pepsi commercial, she debuted "[[Like a Prayer (song)|Like a Prayer]]", the lead single and title track from her [[Like a Prayer (album)|fourth studio album]]. The music video featured [[Christian symbolism|Catholic symbols]] such as [[stigmata]] and [[cross burning]], and a dream of making love to a saint, leading the [[Holy See|Vatican]] to condemn the video. Religious groups sought to ban the commercial and boycott Pepsi products. Pepsi revoked the commercial and canceled her sponsorship contract.<ref name="foxbio">{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/madonna-biography-discography-filmography|title=Madonna Biography, Discography, Filmography|publisher=[[Fox News]]|access-date=June 5, 2008|date=January 3, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025145239/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,193740,00.html?sPage=fnc.entertainment%2Fmadonna|archive-date=October 25, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Pepsi cancels Madonna ad|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/04/05/business/pepsi-cancels-madonna-ad.html|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=September 2, 2012|date=April 5, 1989|archive-date=September 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924233149/http://www.nytimes.com/1989/04/05/business/pepsi-cancels-madonna-ad.html|url-status=live}}</ref> "Like a Prayer" topped the charts in many countries, becoming her seventh number-one on the Hot 100.<ref name="bbsingles" /><ref name="ach" />

Madonna co-wrote and co-produced the album ''Like a Prayer'' with [[Patrick Leonard]], [[Stephen Bray]], and [[Prince (musician)|Prince]].<ref>{{cite AV media|year=1989|title=[[Like a Prayer (album)|Like a Prayer]]|medium=Audio CD|people=Madonna|publisher=Sire Records}}</ref> Music critic [[J. D. Considine]] from ''Rolling Stone'' praised it "as close to art as pop music gets ... proof not only that Madonna should be taken seriously as an artist but that hers is one of the most compelling voices of the Eighties."<ref name="laprsreview">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/reviews/album/7480/37150|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121208142706/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/reviews/album/7480/37150|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 8, 2012|title=Madonna: Like A Prayer: Review|access-date=January 21, 2007|last=Considine|first=J.D.|author-link=J.D. Considine|date=April 6, 1989|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> ''Like a Prayer'' peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 and sold 15&nbsp;million copies worldwide.<ref name="bbalbums" /><ref name="Time">{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/5793713/madonna-100-women-of-the-year/|title=100 WOMEN OF THE YEAR, 1989: Madonna|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=March 5, 2020|access-date=January 9, 2021|archive-date=March 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304234725/https://time.com/5793713/madonna-100-women-of-the-year/|url-status=live}}</ref> Other successful singles from the album were "[[Express Yourself (Madonna song)|Express Yourself]]" and "[[Cherish (Madonna song)|Cherish]]", which both peaked at number two in the US, as well as the UK top-five "[[Dear Jessie]]" and the US top-ten "[[Keep It Together (Madonna song)|Keep It Together]]".<ref name="bbsingles" /><ref name="ach" /> By the end of the 1980s, Madonna was named as the "Artist of the Decade" by MTV, ''Billboard'' and ''[[Musician (magazine)|Musician]]'' magazine.<ref>{{harvnb|Taraborrelli|2002|p=217}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Michael, Madonna Top 'Billboard' Poll|newspaper=[[Dayton Daily News]]|date=May 25, 1990|issn=0897-0920|page=23}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Bego|2000|p=232}}</ref>

Madonna starred as [[Breathless Mahoney]] in the film [[Dick Tracy (1990 film)|''Dick Tracy'']] (1990), with [[Warren Beatty]] playing the title role.{{Sfn|Morton|2001|p=163}} The film went to [[List of 1990 box office number-one films in the United States|number one on the US box office]] for two weeks and Madonna received a [[Saturn Award]] nomination for [[Saturn Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=dicktracy.htm|title=Dick Tracy|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 11, 2014|archive-date=April 28, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428025956/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=dicktracy.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> To accompany the film, she released the soundtrack album, ''[[I'm Breathless]]'', which included songs inspired by the film's 1930s setting. It also featured the US number-one song "[[Vogue (Madonna song)|Vogue]]" and "[[Sooner or Later (Madonna song)|Sooner or Later]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/news/poll-vogue-is-fave-madonna-chart-topper-876281.story|title=Poll: 'Vogue' Is Fave Madonna Chart-Topper|magazine=Billboard|date=September 15, 2000|last=Herrera|first=Monica|access-date=December 14, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111110062727/http://www.billboard.com/news/poll-vogue-is-fave-madonna-chart-topper-876281.story|archive-date=November 10, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Pitts|2004|p=40}}</ref> While shooting the film, Madonna began a relationship with Beatty, which dissolved shortly after the premiere.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20118117,00.html|title=He Still Leaves 'Em Breathless|first=Elizabeth|last=Sporkin|date=July 2, 1990|magazine=People|access-date=July 30, 2009|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303201859/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20118117,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Calderone|first=Ana|date=November 21, 2016|title=Warren Beatty Opens Up About Dating Madonna|url=https://people.com/movies/warren-beatty-madonna-dick-tracy-truth-or-dare/|access-date=August 4, 2021|magazine=People|archive-date=August 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804142141/https://people.com/movies/warren-beatty-madonna-dick-tracy-truth-or-dare/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 1990, Madonna began her [[Blond Ambition World Tour]], which ended in August.<ref>{{cite web|title=Madonna.com > Tours > Blond Ambition Tour|url=http://www.madonna.com/tour/index/tour/id/2|publisher=Madonna.com|access-date=September 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107141042/http://madonna.com/tour/index/tour/id/2|archive-date=November 7, 2014}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' called it an "elaborately choreographed, sexually provocative extravaganza" and proclaimed it "the best tour of 1990".<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Crucifixes, Leather and Hits|date=June 1, 2006|last=Walters |first=Barry|magazine=Rolling Stone|issn=0035-791X|volume=1067|issue=56}}</ref> The tour generated strong negative reaction from religious groups for her performance of "Like a Virgin", during which two male dancers caressed her body before she simulated masturbation.<ref name="showstealer">{{cite news|first=Neil|last=Smith|date=May 24, 2004|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3704915.stm|publisher=BBC|title=Show Stealer Madonna on Tour|access-date=February 12, 2008|archive-date=August 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804221111/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3704915.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> In response, Madonna said, "The tour in no way hurts anybody's sentiments. It's for open minds and gets them to see sexuality in a different way. Their own and others".<ref name="carrie">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/carrie-fisher-interviews-madonna-about-men-sex-drugs-death-w457927|last=Fisher|first=Carrie|author-link=Carrie Fisher|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=August 1991|title=True Confessions: The Rolling Stone Interview With Madonna|access-date=November 9, 2017|archive-date=August 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821085704/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/carrie-fisher-interviews-madonna-about-men-sex-drugs-death-w457927|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Blond Ambition World Tour Live|The live recording of the tour]] won Madonna her first [[Grammy Award]], in the category of [[Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video|Best Long Form Music Video]].<ref name="grammy" /> In October 1990, Madonna lent her voice to a Public Service Announcement (PSA) supporting [[Rock the Vote]]'s efforts in voter registration.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rock The Vote |url=https://todayinmadonnahistory.com/tag/rock-the-vote/ |access-date=May 15, 2023 |website=Today in Madonna History |archive-date=May 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515173212/https://todayinmadonnahistory.com/tag/rock-the-vote/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Madonna's first greatest-hits [[compilation album]], ''[[The Immaculate Collection]]'' (1990), was released in November including two new songs, "[[Justify My Love]]" and "[[Rescue Me (Madonna song)|Rescue Me]]".<ref name="cross28">{{harvnb|Cross|2007|p=128}}</ref> The album was certified diamond by RIAA and sold over 30&nbsp;million copies worldwide, becoming the [[List of best-selling albums|best-selling]] compilation album by a solo artist in history.<ref name="diamond">{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=top_tallies&ttt=DA#search_section|title=Gold & Platinum: Diamond Awards|publisher=Recording Industry Association of America|access-date=January 3, 2010|archive-date=January 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105175018/http://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=top_tallies&ttt=DA#search_section|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="TICsales">{{cite news|url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2011/08/16/happy-birthday-madonna/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712132240/http://newsroom.mtv.com/2011/08/16/happy-birthday-madonna/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 12, 2012|title=Happy Birthday, Madonna!|first=John|last=Mitchell|publisher=MTV (MTV Networks)|date=August 16, 2011|access-date=August 18, 2011}}</ref> "Justify My Love" reached number one in the US becoming her ninth number-one on the Hot 100.<ref name="ach" /> Her then-boyfriend model [[Tony Ward (model)|Tony Ward]] co-starred in the music video, which featured scenes of [[sadomasochism]], [[bondage (sexual)|bondage]], same-sex kissing, and brief nudity.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Mackie|first=Drew|date=November 2, 2015|title=Justify My Love Turns 25: 20 Things You Didn't Know|url=https://people.com/celebrity/justify-my-love-turns-25-20-things-you-didnt-know/|access-date=August 4, 2021|magazine=People|archive-date=August 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810212221/https://people.com/celebrity/justify-my-love-turns-25-20-things-you-didnt-know/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lippens|first=Nate |url=http://entertainment.msn.com/green/madonna10things/|publisher=[[MSN]]|title=Making Madonna: 10 Moments That Created an Icon|year=2007 |access-date= January 4, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610214016/http://entertainment.msn.com/green/madonna10things/ |archive-date=June 10, 2011}}</ref> The video was deemed too sexually explicit for MTV and was banned from the network.<ref name="rebel">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1998/11/20/justify-my-love-was-too-raunchy-1990/|title=Madonna Banned|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=May 27, 2008|last=Rich|first=Joshua|date=November 20, 1998|archive-date=September 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918111453/https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,285759,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Her first documentary film, ''[[Madonna: Truth or Dare|Truth or Dare]]'' (known as ''In Bed with Madonna'' outside North America), was released in May 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/BVF063175/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729041642/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/BVF063175/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 29, 2012 |title=In Bed With Madonna – BBFC rating|publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification]]|access-date=September 6, 2012}}</ref> Chronicling her Blond Ambition World Tour, it became the highest-grossing documentary of all time (surpassed eleven years later by [[Michael Moore]]'s ''[[Bowling for Columbine]]'').<ref>{{cite news|url=https://articles.latimes.com/2003/jan/03/entertainment/et-munoz3/2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503095431/http://articles.latimes.com/2003/jan/03/entertainment/et-munoz3/2 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 3, 2012 |title=Little pictures have a big year |first=Lorenza|last=Munoz |date=January 3, 2003 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=August 12, 2017}}</ref>