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Despite her undeniable fame, success, iconic and superstar status and groundbreaking career achievements, it is noticeable that since the beginning of her career, Madonna has been the target of constant criticism, being always far away from any possible type of unanimity. Reviews about her body of work have generally been mixed and many music critics have constantly put her artistry in doubt.Very common criticism against Madonna regards her singing voice and her vocal range, which some consider to be weak, limited and mannered, and what they see as her egocentrism, her publicity stunts and her tendence to generate controversy. Respected artists like Paul McCartney (during 2005's Live 8, when both McCartney and Madonna performed), Elvis Costello, who dismissed Madonna as being just a dancer and not a competent musician and Joni Mitchell (who once declared, She has knocked the importance of talent out of the arena. She's manufactured. She's made a lot of money and become the biggest star in the world by hiring the right people) , as well as other popular entertainers like Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and Janet Jackson once have openly expressed disapproval of her artistic abilities, disdain or criticism against her image and body of work.
Madonna's lyrics have also been frequently penned as simple or even dull (an example being indie music website Pitchforkmedia's review of Love Profusion, in which the reviewer stated that we also know she can't write lyrics, but lines like, "I know I feel bad when I get in a bad mood" are pretty ridiculous, even for a retard). Examples of moments of her career in which Madonna has been more overtly criticised encompass her 1989 music video for "Like a Prayer", the publication of the book Sex and album Erotica in 1992, the American Life era in 2003, her 2006 performance of "Live to Tell" during her Confessions Tour, and her adoption of Malawian infant David Banda in 2006.
Madonna has received much criticism from animal rights groups for wearing fur coats and in the past, was criticized for renting out her house for hunting parties.