‘Solid confidence in her own aesthetic decisions’: Madonna. Photograph: Steven Klein Madonna is in her fourth decade of what we now somewhat suspiciously call appropriation, a pick-and-mix skill set that has previously laid the singer open to accusations of unoriginality or, worse, cultural hijacking. But when the patented Ciccone filtration system gets it right, the process…
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BOLD experimentation, controversial political comment and downright epic pop. That’s why Madonna’s highly anticipated new album marks yet another phase of her groundbreaking chart career. Madonna’s highly anticipated new album marks yet another phase of her groundbreaking chart career Credit: Steven Klein For the creator of some of the biggest pop choruses in history to…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 7, 2019 MADONNA RELEASES POWERFUL VIDEO FOR “DARK BALLET” THE FINAL SONG TO BE SHARED FROM MADAME X BEFORE ITS GLOBAL RELEASE ON JUNE 14 Madonna today released “Dark Ballet,” the fifth and final song to be previewed before her highly-anticipated new studio album Madame X debuts globally on June 14.…
(CNN) Madonna’s latest music video — for a song called “Dark Ballet” — evokes religious images and symbols reminiscent of her controversial music videos from the 80s and 90s. The intense new music video the artist released is for a single off her upcoming album, “Madame X.” The video is inspired by the French Catholic saint,…
Just added a whole lot of original U.K. press cuttings to the press section of our Madame X page. In here there’s a lot on Madonna’s Eurovision performance and some of the Madame X reviews in print.
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See Mykki Blanco as Joan of Arc in Madonna’s ‘Dark Ballet’ video ‘I have walked this earth, Black, Queer and HIV positive, but no transgression against me has been as powerful as the hope I hold within’ Madonna has dropped “Dark Ballet”, the video for her fifth tune from the forthcoming Madame X album. In the stark, religiously-charged visual,…
From reggaeton bangers to dancehall-infused protest anthems, the singles (or buzz tracks) from Madame X have been nothing if not eclectic. And yet, they still don’t portend the demented grandeur of “Dark Ballet.” Co-produced with Mirwais, the song that was first performed as “Beautiful Game” at the 2018 Met Gala is a sprawling indictment of modern society. “It’s a beautiful plan, but…
Madonna has unveiled her new video for “Dark Ballet.” It’s the fifth and final preview that will be released from her forthcoming Madame X, due June 14th. The cinematic clip stars Mykki Blanco, who portrays Joan of Arc. In the visually arresting Emmanuel Adjei-directed video, Mykki Blanco is seen bravely facing adversity from various religious figures and onlookers…
