Madonna Refuses to Sell Her Song Catalog: 'Ownership Is Everything'

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Madonna has no interest in selling her music catalog, despite other high-profile artists like Bruce Springsteen and Justin Timberlake cashing in on their tunes.

"They're my songs. Ownership is everything isn't it?" the "Papa Don't Preach" singer said in a recent interview with Variety. "I mean, that's why [manager Guy Oseary is] buying [NFTs]."

Though Madonna, 63, is standing firm in not wanting to sell her catalog, she's certainly not opposed to adding to it. The Grammy-award-winning singer said she's currently on the hunt for "interesting, fun ways" to rerelease her catalog and "introduce my music to a new generation."

"The whole thing with 'Frozen' was so fun, but I woke up one day and went, 'I'm sick of living in the past!'" she said. "I want to go on tour again, I'm a creature of the stage. That is my happy place." A Sickick remix of Madonna's 1998 hit "Frozen" featuring Fireboy DML went viral on TikTok last year, and the star capitalized on the renewed popularity by officially releasing the remix in December.

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"I was like, 'Hey, wait a minute. What is this? This is my song,'" Madonna said. "It all happened by divine inspiration, I guess, because then once I heard them, I wanted to make more of them and do new versions of them that had different people singing on them and doing their take on it."

She released Finally Enough Love, which includes her favorite 16 remixes of her chart-topping dance hits that have filled clubs worldwide for four decades. An extended version of the compilation featuring versions of all 50 songs that topped the chart will be released on August 19.

"From where I started, making music in my apartment on the Lower East Side, and then having to go to a recording studio to record it, to where I am now and how I've been working, it was a good lesson on how music has changed and the way we make music has changed, the way we listen to music has changed," she said in May. "It was kind of historical education, listening to my own remixes."

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With 2022 marking 40 years since Madonna's recording debut, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer announced a partnership with Warner Music Group last August, giving the company representation of her entire body of work (17 studio albums plus singles, soundtrack recordings, live albums and compilations).

"This new deal heralds the launch next year of an extensive, multi-year series of catalog releases that will revisit the groundbreaking music that made her an international icon," reads a statement. "For the first time, Madonna will personally curate expansive deluxe editions for many of her landmark albums, as well as introduce unique releases for special events, and much more."

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Moms Of Celebrities Who Are As Famous As Their Kids

Becoming a famous actor, singer, model, or artist takes hard work, talent, and a lot of luck. But for some, star quality may run in the family. Sure, nepo babies are a thing, but when the latent backs up the connections these stars are born with, we have to give credit where it's due.

Some of our favorite actors have given birth to some equally talented actors. The folks who come to mind are Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan's son, Jack Quaid, who we know as the lead actor in The Boys television series. Jack, 32, has been on the satirical superhero show since 2019 and has since appeared in Oppenheimer and in the Scream remake.

Looking up family trees, there are a plethora of celebrities with equally -- if not more -- famous mothers. These women have not only found success in their own careers, but have passed along the superstar bug to their sons, daughters -- and even their grandchildren, too.

Some famous mother-child duos may sound familiar: Debbie Reynolds and her daughter Carrie Fisher, for example, made news when they both died within a day of each other in late 2016. Others, however, may come as more of a surprise as some celebrities are more secretive when it comes to their star-studded lineage. For instance, we had no idea that Meryl Streep's daughter won an award for her acting abilities in theater! Streep has four children, two of whom are actors, one a musician, and another a model.

See below which moms of celebrities are as famous as their kids:

COURTNEY LOVE

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Goldie Hawn

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Goldie Hawn has been a big name in film and TV acting since the early ‘70s when she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1969 movie 'Cactus Flower,' and then gained even more prominence on NBC’s 'Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In.' Her daughter Kate Hudson is an Oscar-nominated actress ('Almost Famous') known for her roles in various romantic comedies, including 'How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days' in 2003. Hudson also recently embarked on her pop music career! Hudson and Hawn share a close, "open" relationship, in which they reportedly talk about everything together.

Melanie Griffith

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This 'Working Girl' celebrates her birthday on August 9. She was born in New York in 1957.

Naomi Judd

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Meryl Streep

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Jada Pinkett Smith

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Lisa Bonet

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Best known as teenager Denise Huxtable on the ‘80s sitcom 'The Cosby Show,' Lisa Bonet was married to popular rock singer Lenny Kravitz and gave birth to her daughter Zoë Kravitz. Zoë has racked up many acting credits of her own, starring in 2011’s 'X-Men: First Class,' the 'Divergent' film series, HBO’s miniseries 'Big Little Lies,' and most recently, in 2022's 'The Batman' as Selina Kyle, AKA Catwoman.

Janet Leigh

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Janet Leigh had a long-spanning acting career that culminated in winning a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her work in Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film 'Psycho.' She and her husband, the late actor Tony Curtis, are the parents of actress and author Jamie Lee Curtis, who is well-known for her role in the 'Halloween' horror franchise, as well as 2003’s 'Freaky Friday.' Curtis has said of Leigh, "My mother instilled very good qualities in both of us, and I give her all the credit for it.”

Peggy Lipton

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Maria Shriver

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Journalist, author, and niece of former President John F. Kennedy, Maria Shriver currently works as an occasional special correspondent for NBC News and has won two Emmys, as well as a Peabody Award for her work on a documentary covering Wisconsin’s welfare reform program. She is the mother of four children, including actor and model Patrick Schwarzenegger. His first leading role in a film was in the 2018 romantic drama 'Midnight Sun.' He also snagged a role in Amazon's 'The Boys' spin-off, 'Gen Z.' Shriver said in an interview that she was Patrick's “craziest fan.”

Demi Moore

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Born in Roswell, New Mexico in 1962, the 'St. Elmo's Fire' actress celebrates her birthday on November 11. Before making her breakthrough in film roles in the mid-80s, Moore appeared on the soap opera 'General Hospital' from 1982 to 1983.

Kris Jenner

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Many know the Kardashian children due to social media and their various entrepreneurial endeavors, and the woman powering the Kardashian-Jenner machine is mother Kris Jenner, the family’s manager and producer. Her business tactics and relationships with her family are well-documented in the popular reality TV series, 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians,' then 'The Kardashians.' Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, Rob, Kylie, and Kendall may share their fair share of ups and downs with their mother, but as a whole, the family appears to be close and always has each other's backs.

Blythe Danner

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Blythe Danner has enjoyed a long and illustrious career in TV, movies, and theater, and won two Emmys for playing Izzy Huffstodt on the 2004–2006 series 'Huff,' a Tony for 1969’s 'Butterflies Are Free,' and a Golden Globe nomination for 2004’s 'Back When We Were Grownups.' Her daughter Gwyneth Paltrow is an actress and entrepreneur, having started her own lifestyle company, Goop. She won the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in 1998’s 'Shakespeare in Love.' The mother-daughter duo are close and have even been known to wear matching outfits.

Diana Ross

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R&B singer Diana Ross was a member of the 1960s group The Supremes, one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. Their hits include "Stop! In the Name of Love" and "You Can't Hurry Love." One of her children, Tracee Ellis Ross, has become a well-known, Golden Globe-winning and Emmy-nominated actress. She and her mother are reportedly close and even play tennis together.

Beyoncé

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In 2023, Beyoncé became the winningest GRAMMY holder with 32 GRAMMYs earned in her career. The singer received her 32nd GRAMMY at the 65th Annual Grammys Awards with her acceptance of Best Dance/Electronic Music Album for Renaissance. Prior to her win for Renaissance, conductor Georg Solti had the most GRAMMY wins with 31.That was her fourth win of the night following her acceptance of Best Traditional R&B Performance for "Plastic Off The Sofa," Best R&B Song for "Cuff It," and Best Dance/Electronic Recording for "Break My Soul." Her Renaissance World Tour which accompanied the album, became one of the highest-grossing tours ever-- grossing more than $461 million according to Forbes.

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Madonna Refuses to Sell Her Song Catalog: ‘Ownership Is Everything’

Madonna has no interest in selling her music catalog, despite other high-profile artists like Bruce Springsteen and Justin Timberlake cashing in on their tunes. “They’re my songs. Ownership is everything…