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Madonna's banned commercial airs during MTV VMAs, 34 years later: 'Thank you, Pepsi, for finally realizing the genius of our collaboration'

Madonna in her recently unearthed, banned "Make a Wish" Pepsi commercial from 1989. (Pepsi via YouTube) Thirty-four years after Madonna’s $5 million Pepsi commercial was yanked from the air due to the ...

Madonna’s Most Controversial Song Was Banned on MTV — and Became One of Her Most Iconic Hits

Madonna’s Justify My Love shocked MTV with its ban in 1990, but fans propelled it to #1, cementing her status as pop’s most daring icon.
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Remember When Madonna Stole the First-Ever MTV VMAs Performing ‘Like a Virgin’ for the Very First Time?

It’s almost impossible, given everything that came after, to imagine just how controversial Madonna’s boldly sexual performance at the first MTV Video Music Awards — where she debuted "Like a Virgin" ...
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Inside Madonna’s Legendary Performance at the First VMAs

One writer compared Madonna’s performance at the MTV Video Music Awards in September of 1984 to iconic music moments like Elvis Presley causing jaws to drop in living rooms across America with his ...