Los Angeles Times on Madonna: Pop star Madonna’s greatest talent may be her ability to provoke, but the one that has served her best is her keen eye (and ear) for trends. Her career has been one of constant reinvention, with the Material Girl adopting a new dance-pop style with almost every release. Now she has joined the vanguard of a new movement, becoming the latest big-name act to dump her label in favour of a new kind of distributor.

Madonna’s managers reportedly told her longtime label, Warner Music Group, that she would sign a 10-year, $120-million deal with Live Nation — a top concert promoter and venue owner that handled some of her previous tours.