Madonna’s Ray of Light is the blueprint for 2025’s best pop music – and she’s determined to let you know
If pop has a dominant sound this year, it’s the melancholy electronica of Y2K-era Madonna – as demonstrated by the likes of FKA Twigs, Addison Rae and Jade. And as the Queen of Pop releases a remix album pulled from her 1998 archives, Adam White explores the unexpected return of sensual and lonely electro-sadness
