Madonna evolves 'Material Girl' legacy in bonkers, self-referencing Saucy Santana rap song "I'm a material girl, so don't waste this. If you're not a material girl, then you basic." ...

TL;DR: Madonna’s “Material Girl” is a very 1980s song and so is the classic rock song that outperformed it. Madonna said she enjoys material things while acknowledging their impermanence.

Madonna liked "Material Girl" and "Like a Virgin" because she thought they were geeky and cool at the same time. But she said "Material Girl" does not represent her because she is not materialistic.

Madonna and her company, Material Girl Brand, are fighting a lawsuit brought last year by LA Triumph, an L.A.-based clothing retailer that claims to have been selling “Material Girl” clothing ...

An interior designer who’s not particularly interested in “stuff” is a rare find—but then, Arlene Lilie is a rare being. As an art lover whose most treasured works expertly depict blank space, a ...

Lynda Benglis: It’s a survey, not a retrospective. ... My work is really not about material. I’m not a material girl! It’s about the way we see. I’ve also experimented with phosphorescence.

The Lyrics. While Madonna did not write “Material Girl,” the name has followed her since the song’s release in 1984. The Hot 100 hit was written by Peter Brown and Robert Rans.