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Madonna Takes A Weird, Wild Ride on ‘Madame X’ ***

Madonna’s ‘Madame X’ is so admirably bizarre, all you can do is stand back and watch the girl go. Steven Klein* Madonna albums from this century fall into two categories: the playing-it-safe ones, and the “WTF is she thinking?” ones. You might be tempted to assume the mega-weird ones are better, but nothing is ever that…

Madonna: ‘I wanted to be somebody – because I felt like a nobody’

She wanted to rule the world – and did. Madonna looks back on four decades of fame, why the music industry needs a #MeToo moment, and her still insatiable ambition   On YouTube, you can find a clip of Madonna appearing on American Bandstand in January 1984. She is still promoting her eponymous debut album, released six…

Madonna Introduces ‘Madame X’: ‘Honesty Is A Commodity Right Now’

  Madonna’s latest album, Madame X, is due out June 14. Steven Klein/Courtesy of the artist Material Girl. Veronica Electronica. The Queen of Pop. Madonna has taken on many names and personas over the course of her career. Now, with the release of her 14th studio album on June 14, the pop icon dons yet another. This alter-ego…

The Guide to Getting Into Madonna, Holy Mother of Modern Pop

She’s a true original with a decades-deep catalog, so ahead of the release of ‘Madame X,’ here’s a streamlined guide to her restlessly creative and game-changing career. Though Madonna’s been called the “Queen of Pop” for the majority of her 37-year recording career, in a way she’s also strangely underrated. “People have always been trying…

Madonna – Madame X (★★★★): Het beste van Madonna in jaren (Belgium review)

Game of Thrones mag dan wel sinds enkele weken afgelopen zijn, Queen of Pop Madonna probeert haar troon opnieuw te veroveren met haar nieuwste album. Madge heeft zeker en vast haar stempel gedrukt op de muziekscène en liveshows voor eeuwig veranderd. Ze heeft zichzelf sinds 1983 verschillende keren heruitgevonden en gooide het regelmatig over een andere boeg.…

Madame X Is The Best Madonna Album In A Long Time

“Hey young people – you’re getting older every second. It’s what we do. One day someone will tell you to stop and you’ll be all like ‘fuck you’ just like Madonna.” That was former Savage Garden frontman Darren Hayes on Twitter the night of the Billboard Music Awards. Madonna and Colombian reggaeton star Maluma had just performed…

Album Review: Madonna’s ‘Madame X’ (Variety)

Here’s a little-known pop-diva fact: Madonna used to have nightmares about Whitney Houston. In a 1995 “Primetime Live” interview, she described a dream she had in which she learned that her greatest ’80s chart rival’s then-latest single, “Exhale (Shoop Shoop),” had replaced hers, “You’ll See,” at No. 1. Meanwhile, in another room, her music teacher…

Madame X Releaseparty at Concerto – the goodiebag! (full report and gallery tomorrow)

Thank you all for coming to the Dutch Madame X release party at Concerto! There was a huge turn up and therefore we ran out of posters very fast (sorry), but I hope everyone got their desired item(s). Will write a full report tomorrow along with a photo gallery. Here’s an example of the exclusive…

Review: We get an Exclusive Sneak Peak at Madonna’s New Album

Paul Nolan runs the rule over the excellent Madame X, on which the pop icon successfully incorporates political and social commentary Madonna’s latest reinvention finds her taking on the guise of Madame X, an embodiment of female empowerment who, in the singer’s own words, acts variously as “A dancer. A professor. A housekeeper. An equestrian”…