George Martin produced the imagery and texture of The Beatles music that made it so highly original. Otherwise they´d have been here and gone as with most groups who´ve had a shot.
In like manner, Madonna is shrewd, talented, smart and works hard. She is also a sleaze and a slut.
It is dangerous to dismiss those who are despotic as incapable, ignorant and/or stupid. When we make that mistake we end up with the likes of Clinton, Obama, Hitler, etc.