Madonna - Welcome to the World of Madame X. New persona, new album, new videos

[m1thousand]

Madonna Reveals Collaborators, Tracklist, Release Date for ‘Madame X’ Album


Madonna has posted a lot of material on social media positioning the concept of her new album, “Madame X,” but until “Medellin,” the first single from the album, dropped today, there was precious little information about the album itself. We knew she’d worked with “Medellin” collaborator Maluma, longtime producers Mirwais and Mike Dean… and that’s about it.

Well, now we know the album, the follow-up to 2015’s “Rebel Heart,” will arrive on June 14. The video for “Medellin” will arrive during an MTV special called “MTV Presents Madonna Live & Exclusive: ‘Medellín’ Video World Premiere,” that airs at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT on Wednesday, April 24.

According to the announcement, the album is “Influenced creatively by [Madonna] living in Lisbon, Portugal over the past several years” and is “a collection of 15 new songs that celebrate Madonna’s career-long affair with Latin music and culture as well as other global influences.” (The full tracklist appears below.)

Along with Maluma, the album features guest spots from Migos’ Quavo, Rae Sremmurd’s Swae Lee, Brazilian singer Anitta. Madonna sings in Portuguese, Spanish and English.

Along with “Medellín,” other tracks include a Jamaican dancehall-inflected song called “Future” featuring Quavo (co-produced by Diplo, who also worked on “Rebel Heart”) as well as the Mirwais collaboration “Dark Ballet.” The album was recorded over 18 months in Portugal, London, New York and Los Angeles.

“Lisbon is where my record was born,” Madonna says. “I found my tribe there and a magical world of incredible musicians that reinforced my belief that music across the world is truly all connected and is the soul of the universe.”

“Madame X” will come in a standard and deluxe version of the album. A Target CD version will feature the deluxe version plus an additional two tracks. A variety of special bundles of Madame X with one-of-a-kind limited merchandise, as well as special vinyl and cassette versions of the album, are available now for pre-order as well HERE. Further details regarding the album, videos and appearances will be announced in the coming weeks.

Last year, she shared multiple posts from the album’s recording sessions. In one clip, her six-year-old daughter Estere plays with a keyboard while singing into a microphone.

The full track listing for Madame X standard and deluxe versions are:

Medellín (with Maluma)
Dark Ballet
God Control
Future (ft. Quavo)
Batuka
Killers Who Are Partying
Crave (ft. Swae Lee)
Crazy
Come Alive
Extreme Occident **deluxe version only
Faz Gostoso (ft. Anitta)
Bitch I’m Loca (ft. Maluma)
I Don’t Search I Find
Looking for Mercy **deluxe version only
I Rise


https://variety.com/2019/music/news...klist-release-date-madame-x-album-1203191890/

 

[flashgordon85]

Song with Maluma...... horrible

 

[m1thousand]

thats why I didnt write anything, I didnt really like the song either.

The whole Madame X thing reminds me of Dita. Yeah, sure she can create a persona but it just reminds me of another persona she created

 

[Cormac135]

I could put up with the new guise if the song was any good, sadly it's terrible.

She should just become one of those batty cat women like Bardot and give us all a rest.

 

[Reischfleger]

It's a terrible song.

 

[CharmedFan28]

Clearly I am one of the few people who likes the song lol.

 

[m1thousand]

Look at the comments for the youtube video. You are in majority. Everyone loved and gushed over it

 

[CharmedFan28]

Look at the comments for the youtube video. You are in majority. Everyone loved and gushed over it

I meant on jub but cool.

 

[m1thousand]

what Im saying is there were lots of good comments. . even if guys here arent willing to admit they like the song

 

[ShadowCat]

I'm sorry but Madam X? Is anyone else getting serious I Love Lucy vibes from the episode where there was a female burglar and the police dubbed her Madam X? Ethyl later in the episode comes into Lucy's apartment and asks her what the matter is and Lucy replies I've Got Madam...WHOOPS!! upon seeing Ethyl's face. Fred comes into the picture brandishing a baseball bat ready to bash Lucy's head in but Ethyl says the real Madam X went that way. Chicken shit Fred asks this way Ethyl says yes Fred asks are you sure Ethyl again says yes and Fred bolts the way he came into the scene! HILARIOUS AND ONE OF MY FAV I LOVE LUCY'S!!

 

[JerryPic]

Not my genre, so no thank you!

But if a good remix happens to come along, I'll certainly gonna like it.
I found this one and yes I know it's totally different than original one, but hey...

 

[m1thousand]

I'm sorry but Madam X? Is anyone else getting serious I Love Lucy vibes from the episode where there was a female burglar and the police dubbed her Madam X? Ethyl later in the episode comes into Lucy's apartment and asks her what the matter is and Lucy replies I've Got Madam...WHOOPS!! upon seeing Ethyl's face. Fred comes into the picture brandishing a baseball bat ready to bash Lucy's head in but Ethyl says the real Madam X went that way. Chicken shit Fred asks this way Ethyl says yes Fred asks are you sure Ethyl again says yes and Fred bolts the way he came into the scene! HILARIOUS AND ONE OF MY FAV I LOVE LUCY'S!!

I relate, LOL
I hadnt thought of it but youre right re: Madame X

 

[m1thousand]

The video for Medellín

- Maluma is the male singer

A detailed musical analysis of the new Madonna single, ‘Medellín’
https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/music-theory/madonna-medellin-song-analysis/

I like it a bit more than the audio but I think the guy should sing English because I dont know anything of what he sang. Are the lyrics out?


https://www.nme.com/news/music/madonna-medellin-lyric-translate-2478545

Verse 1: Madonna & Maluma
I took a pill and had a dream (Me too)
I went back to my 17th year
Allowed myself to be naive (Tell me)
To be someone I’ve never been (I love it)
I took a sip and had a dream
And I woke up in Medellín (Do you like it?)
The sun was caressing my skin (Tell me)
Another me could now begin (Woo)

Verse 2: Maluma
Relax, baby, I got you
We don’t have to talk much to get things started
If you want to be my queen, I’ll crown you
And here’s a throne for you to take a seat
You like to ride, that’s clear
If you feel that I’m going fast, I’ll take it down a notch
Excuse me, I know you’re Madonna
But I’ll show you how this dog makes you fall in love

Chorus: Madonna & Maluma
Come with me, let’s take a trip
I’ll take you to a far away place
Come with me, I’ll be so good for you
You’ll fall for me, You’ll fall for me, mami (Ay-ay-ay)
Come with me, let’s take a trip
Give me some of what you’re drinking
Come with me, I’ll be so good for you
(Ay-ay-ay)

Verse 3: Madonna & Maluma
Sipping my pain just like champagne
Found myself dancing in the rain with you
I felt so naked and alive (Show me)
For once I didn’t have to hide myself (Say it)

Verse 4: Maluma
Hey mamacita, what’s wrong? (Tell me)
We’re already at my place (Yeah)
If you feel that there’s a trip in your mine (woo)
Maybe it’s because of the Aguardiente (tell them)
But baby, relax, enjoy the moment
We are in Colombia, there’s a party in every corner
And if you want, we’ll go to Detroit (You know)
If I know where you come from, then I know where to go

Chorus

Post-Chorus: Maluma & Madonna
You’ll fall for me (If I fall for you)
In less than a year, no, no (Hahaha)
We’re going, we’re going to Medallo (Oh, how sweet)
You’ll fall for me (If I fall for you)
It’s what I love, no, no
Then mami, mami, mami, we’ll get married
(Cha-cha-cha)

Verse 5: Madonna & Maluma
We built a cartel just for love
Venus was hovering above us (Oh, yeah)
I took a trip, it set me free (My queen)
Forgave myself for being me (Ay-ay-ay)


Read more at https://www.nme.com/news/music/madonna-medellin-lyric-translate-2478545#odlMdLjrWqcqpHGt.99

 

[m1thousand]

Madonna will perform her new song at Billboard Awards Wednesday, May 1st

 

[sammyyummy]

I like the song - it's unexpected, it's fresh and it's catchy.
Hope that her entire record is an artistic risk as that is where she shines the best - when she is artistically defiant.​

 

[m1thousand]

I just noticed this while at Youtube. It has 188,000 views

Its alright but I think I like the first single more

 

[m1thousand]

The video was just released. I like it

 

[jaynoel]

I'm sorry but Madam X? Is anyone else getting serious I Love Lucy vibes from the episode where there was a female burglar and the police dubbed her Madam X? Ethyl later in the episode comes into Lucy's apartment and asks her what the matter is and Lucy replies I've Got Madam...WHOOPS!! upon seeing Ethyl's face. Fred comes into the picture brandishing a baseball bat ready to bash Lucy's head in but Ethyl says the real Madam X went that way. Chicken shit Fred asks this way Ethyl says yes Fred asks are you sure Ethyl again says yes and Fred bolts the way he came into the scene! HILARIOUS AND ONE OF MY FAV I LOVE LUCY'S!!

Your story was interesting and entertaining....far more so than Madonna's music at this point!
Others are right: it's past time for her to retire. But she's too addicted to the spotlight to do so.

 

[m1thousand]

Again, I was at Youtube and I noticed a new Madonna video

I would have thought Madonna would have jumped on the transgender bandwagon years ago, for example, when Laverne Cox gained notoriety

 

[vacancy3]

Tickets for the new theatre tour go on sale monday. Prices start at $300

I think I'll skip this one