Janet Jackson
"If you can't say anything nice don't say anything at all. If I did hate her, I'd have good reason to." (on being asked if she can or can't stand Madonna)
"Madonna doesn't sell that many records anymore."
Michael Jackson
"What is it about her? She's not a great singer or dancer. She does know how to market herself."
"Madonna is revolting. She'll just be forgotten."
Whitney Houston
"If my kids turn out like Madonna, I'll drown them."
Cher
"There's something about her I don't like. She's mean. In my opinion Madonna could afford to be a little more magnanimous and a little less of a ****."
"You're all laughing with it now but, let's face it, in two weeks you will all be doing the jerky dance." (on Madonna's dance routine in her Nothing Really Matters video)
Mariah Carey
"I really haven't paid attention to Madonna since I was in like 7th or 8th grade when she used to be popular."
Years later she said: "I think Madonna is wonderful. She has said some nasty things about me though."
Sade
"Madonna is like a takeaway burger. You eat it and minutes later, you're hungry again."
During the 90s she even said to UK magazine The Face, that she avoided talking about Madonna because it made her feel like being in a lavatory.
Boy George
"Comparing Madonna with Marilyn Monroe is like comparing Raquel Welch with the back of the bus."
Usher
"She's an amazing actress. Who's that Girl was one of the funniest movies I've seen." -- Usher must have been high......
Justin Timberlake
"She gives off this sex energy that is incredible... I was completely aroused in every way."
Eve: ( on Madonna being her true inspiration behind her upcoming fashion line):
"She always looks great, even when you see her in Adidas sweatsuits. She always looks hot."
Donatella Versace
"My favorite person in the world. her strength is her identity and her image. She changes her look as rapidly as fashion does, she has a total love of creativity and isn't afraid to take risks. She is always modern and constantly reinventing herself. She is the woman of today and tomorrow."
Janet Jackson
"If you can't say anything nice don't say anything at all. If I did hate her, I'd have good reason to." (on being asked if she can or can't stand Madonna)
Mariah & Madonna's beef was squashed in interviews around The Emancipation of Mimi/Confessions On A Dancefloor Eras. But, @ me always losing both of their interviews.