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Semi-protected edit request on 11 July 2024

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2601:406:0:8B40:54E:31ED:3107:A637 (talk) 05:44, 11 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello there, Madonna has 400 million records sold as certified by the Guinness World Records. Please change this to reflect accuracy. Thanks for looking into this! 😄

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Paper9oll (🔔📝) 04:37, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Argument for the inclusion of "producer" in lead

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It is my opinion that Madonna's lead sentence should include producer, as she has produced every track on every album of hers since 1986, which marks 33~ years of her producing every song on every album of hers since her third record. This is very notable and should be included in her lead sentence.

Additionally, Babyface, who co-produced Take a Bow (Madonna song) with her, said: "I don't believe anyone who's worked with Madonna would've made a great Madonna song if she hadn't been involved as a writer and producer. We wrote it together. We each brought lyrics and melodies, singing them back and forth. She also brought in the arranger for the strings, which sound amazing." [1]https://ew.com/music/babyface-girls-night-out-favorite-female-collaborations-madonna-whitney-houston/ PHShanghai | they/them (talk) 13:31, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure how relevant the Babyface quote is or how much weight that carries for including producer here. As far as I can tell, it was previously omitted because Madonna doesn't appear to get as much recognition for this as singing, movies, or even business ventures. However, over 30 years of production work is quite a feat, and I can't think of anybody else who consistently produced or co-produced their own tracks for that long. SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 18:03, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I would argue that notability wise, her work as a producer is more notable to her career than her acting, as her acting is mainly notable for the many misses in her film career. Whereas people hold her music in pretty high regard PHShanghai | they/them (talk) 04:37, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]