Author: Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY

On the occasion of her 65th birthday, we salute Madonna for her staggering catalog of chart toppers and pop perfection.

From Jay-Z to Migos, KRS-One to Cardi B, hip-hop has made plenty of statements in 50 years. Here are 50 essential tracks that show how it’s done.

Pink accomplishes more upside down than most of her upright peers on her dazzling Summer Carnival tour, playing in the U.S. until October.

Beyoncé has never lacked ambition and her Renaissance World Tour – which kicked off in the US in July – is further proof of her creative genius.

Taylor Swift’s rerecorded version of her 2010 “Speak Now” record offers some minor tweaks, but the treasure is six vault songs – one in particular.

The Eagles are saying a Long Goodbye with a farewell tour launching this fall, saying, “The time has come to close the circle.”

Drake kicked off his massive 56-date It’s All a Blur tour on Wednesday in Chicago with a career-spanning 48 song appearances.

Taylor Swift pulled out a major surprise at her Minneapolis concert with “Dear John,” her song about John Mayer, which she hasn’t played in a decade.

Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks aren’t an obvious pairing on paper, but their co-headlining tour is a feast of enduring music.

TLC’s 30-plus year career has included major milestones as well as obstacles. A new documentary on the iconic group explores it all.