Hailed as among the "most successful" songwriters, Steinberg wrote for artists including Whitney Houston and Roy Orbison.

Billy Steinberg, the legendary songwriter behind Madonna’s smash hit "Like a Virgin," has died at 74 after a battle with cancer, TMZ has confirmed.

Billy Steinberg, the Grammy-winning songwriter who co-wrote such pop classics as Madonna’s “Like A Virgin” and Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors” has died.

Billy Steinberg, a Songwriters Hall of Fame member regarded as one of the most successful songwriters of the '80s and '90s, passed away on February 16 in California.

Billy Steinberg, the Hall of Fame songwriter responsible for penning some of the most enduring anthems in pop music history, has died. He was 75. While you may not have known his face, you have almost ...

Steinberg, who wrote a string of hits in the 1980s and 1990s for artists like Madonna and Cyndi Lauper, was inducted into the ...

He co-wrote five pop-rock songs that soared to No. 1 in the 1980s and shared in a Grammy for producing Celine Dion’s 1996 ...

Legendary songwriter Billy Steinberg has died at age 74. Steinberg died in Los Angeles' Brentwood neighborhood, his attorney ...

Billy Steinberg, a Grammy Award-winning songwriter who co-wrote the lyrics to five chart-topping U.S. singles during the 1980s -- including Madonna’s “Like a Virgin” and Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors” — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Billy was an American treasure, such a lovely pure soul who was able to give us the most poetic lyrics that moved millions of ...

Billy Steinberg-- the legendary songwriter behind Madonna’s smash hit "Like a Virgin" -- has died at age 74 after a battle with cancer, TMZ has confirmed. His death Monday was confirmed by his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Remembering Billy Steinberg - Click image to open gallery Billy Steinberg-- the legendary songwriter behind Madonna’s smash hit ...