Whitney and Janet i suppose. I don't really think you can consider Britney and Xtina her competition because they weren't really competing to appeal to the same audience. I doubt the people who were stanning Britney and Xtina during their debuts would have given Madonna a second glance at the time
I think if Whitney didn't have her personal troubles she'd probably still be the biggest pop girl of the 80s/90s period. I Look to You has outsold Hard Candy, MDNA, and Rebel Heart and HC had a WW hit.
This was tough but I picked Mariah partly because of the animosity between them. (she had her shook) We all know Madge loathes competition so from a career perspective I would say Whitney was one of her biggest rival given the time where at her peak Nippy was big in the 90's with MLIYL going the R&B route.
Screaming at people actually posting MJ. He was entering commercial and iconic status that no act had ever experienced before or since when she was debuting.
I'd say Celine. In terms of recently, Gaga (she did cover her song a lot on tour).
It's kinda silly comparing her to acts 20+ years younger than her after that.
This is all in a commercial sense, obviously. Creatively, Cyndi had her beat with She's So Unusual but after that she was streets ahead of everyone outside Prince (in terms of pop music).
People saying Gaga. People saying she still has a rival. At least it's nice to see so many people consider a woman entering her 60s to be a rival to someone almost 30 years younger.
imo it was Whitney or Janet. I think Mariah is overall seen as the main rival to her, but she debuted almost a decade after Madonna.
I would say in the 80's era Cindi had her shook for a moment then she scrapped ha ass , 90's Definitely Céline , And in terms of 20's I would say gaga But overall Céline Stomped on the queen Lbr
first time madonna sings it with her lyrcis and second time she sings it with lyrics of some other song
At least it's nice to see so many people consider a woman entering her 60s to be a rival to someone almost 30 years younger.