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  1. Jun 18, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ALBUM OF THE YEAR!! Madonna vem se reinventando, trazendo novas tendências e ousando! Nesse álbum Madonna se mostrou corajosa em bater de frente com os conflitos atuais!! Expand
  2. Jun 18, 2019
    10
    As, after a vary flat and low phase, Rebel Heart was a return to form, in terms of melodic solidity and catchy hooks (worsen by the heaviest production possible), Madame X is a statement of musical freedom, curiosity, maturity and boldness; as Rebel Heart was at the continuous reasearch of impact effects and emotional picks, Madame X is anticlimatic and rarefied, deconstructed and full ofAs, after a vary flat and low phase, Rebel Heart was a return to form, in terms of melodic solidity and catchy hooks (worsen by the heaviest production possible), Madame X is a statement of musical freedom, curiosity, maturity and boldness; as Rebel Heart was at the continuous reasearch of impact effects and emotional picks, Madame X is anticlimatic and rarefied, deconstructed and full of unpredictable turns; as Rebel Heart was discontinuous and chaotic, Madame X is a full run, a coherent and flowing experience. I'm surprised by how all the genres presented in the album seem to integrate each other in such a smooth and graceful way. Here and then some lyrics are cringy, it's got to be said, but the whole thing breaths life in and out: courage, commitment, sharing, solidity,
    experimentation, sensuality, hope, strenght.

    Best tracks: God Control, I don't search I find, Dark Ballet, Crave, Killers, Extreme Occident, Batuka, Future, Come Alive and Faz Gostoso ... welcome back M, where have you been?!
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  3. Jun 18, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Madame X is really good and experimental! Madonna still awersome! 3 decades on top!! Expand
  4. Jun 18, 2019
    10
    Incredible production, great mixes, great songs.Indicate everyone to hear this amazing and amazing album!
  5. Jun 18, 2019
    10
    Madonna is so brilliant and original and Mademe X brings it to a new level. Not afraid to be experimental. So many of the songs are masterpieces, specially God Control. The whole album is a masterpiece itself. Definitely the album of the year!
  6. Jun 18, 2019
    10
    It's original, full of powerful messages and very well produced. It's Madonna's genius mind free to work and create. It's textures and layers gives you so many different feelings sometimes on the same track. Sit down 'cause it's gonna be a ride.
  7. Jun 18, 2019
    10
    This is really wonderful album !! it's so new, so fresh not like anything I heard before
  8. Jun 18, 2019
    10
    マドンナはまた素晴らしい
    そして挑戦的なアルバムを作ってくれました!
    それもただ良い曲を作るだけではなく、マダムXという人物を想定したコンセプトアルバムという自らハードルを上げた状況でです。 世間は言います。 60歳のオールドスターにはヒットソングはもう作れないと マドンナはその偏見の固い扉を 向こうから ずらりと並べた名曲で突破しようと全力でぶつかっています。 自身に向けられた物だけではなく あらゆるこの世界の不公平や憎しみや悲しみを一身に背負いながらです。 シンプルに人を愛するメッセージを讃えながら このアルバム内の名曲たちは 巷にあふれた量産ヒットソングとは、一線を画したオリジナリティに輝いています。 オーガニックでありながらエレクトロニカ、ラテンでプリミティブでありながら人情的、批判的なオートチューンでさえこのアルバムの中では
    マドンナはまた素晴らしい
    そして挑戦的なアルバムを作ってくれました!
    それもただ良い曲を作るだけではなく、マダムXという人物を想定したコンセプトアルバムという自らハードルを上げた状況でです。

    世間は言います。
    60歳のオールドスターにはヒットソングはもう作れないと

    マドンナはその偏見の固い扉を
    向こうから
    ずらりと並べた名曲で突破しようと全力でぶつかっています。

    自身に向けられた物だけではなく
    あらゆるこの世界の不公平や憎しみや悲しみを一身に背負いながらです。

    シンプルに人を愛するメッセージを讃えながら

    このアルバム内の名曲たちは
    巷にあふれた量産ヒットソングとは、一線を画したオリジナリティに輝いています。

    オーガニックでありながらエレクトロニカ、ラテンでプリミティブでありながら人情的、批判的なオートチューンでさえこのアルバムの中では
    重要な楽器の一つであるかのように
    鳴り響いています。

    ファーストシングルのメデリンもこのアルバムの中だと、生き生きと聞こえてくるから不思議なものです。

    全曲すばらしい!
    マドンナが現在では稀有なアルバムアーティストである事を証明した傑作だと言えます。

    是非聴いてもらいたいです。
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  9. Jun 18, 2019
    10
    When i listen to MX i fell like live in 2003. This album son of American Life. Every song, every lyrics, every feels're amazing. Her best since Confessions. Madonna, you're everything for this industry. Long Live Queen!
  10. Jun 18, 2019
    10
    It's taken me almost a week to digest this rich body of work. It's a dark masterpiece. Odd, thoughtful, mesmerising. It needs to be appreciated as a complete body of work and listened in it's entirety from beginning to end to fully absorb and appreciate the message.

    There's really nothing quite like this out there at the moment. It's not an album designed to top the charts; it's a
    It's taken me almost a week to digest this rich body of work. It's a dark masterpiece. Odd, thoughtful, mesmerising. It needs to be appreciated as a complete body of work and listened in it's entirety from beginning to end to fully absorb and appreciate the message.

    There's really nothing quite like this out there at the moment. It's not an album designed to top the charts; it's a statement. A fantastic, mind boggling, thought provoking statement. True art.
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  11. Jun 18, 2019
    10
    Fresh air blowing from Latin America. You may think the album sounds bizarre, weird, unusual, but at the same time, Madame X is fresh, original, experimental, and unique.
    Favorite tracks: Come Alive and Dark Ballet.
  12. Jun 18, 2019
    10
    Perfect album, full of references from different parts of the world. Madonna being Madonna,that's why Madam X is amazing!!
  13. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    It’s absolutely brilliant the and profound! God Control is the best pop song I’ve heard in years that has substance and authenticity.
  14. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    At almost 40 years into her career, Madonna has put out a masterpiece. This album is BETTER than Ray Of Light and Confessions On A Dance Floor. Not her best SINCE Confessions like many reviews are saying, but the best album of her entire career. God Control and Killers Who Are Partying are perfect songs that no other pop star would have the courage nor intelligence to create.
  15. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Revolucionary, corageous, mature. Just can has been come from a QUEEN, and she's Madonna.
  16. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    the best album of the year and since her confessions album. it's an amazing journey of eclectic assorted music. the queen of pop has come through!
  17. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Great success. I cannot stop listening it! Different styles but the same idea - making this world the better place. Love it!
  18. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    The best of the year. Madonna se sigue reinventando, está vez a través de ritmos extraídos de su estancia en portugal, con sonidos desde el disco hasta el fado y el funk brasileño, acompañado de letras políticas y románticas. Excelente trabajo.
  19. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Melhor álbum desde Ray Of Light!
    Só Madonna deixaria Madame X coeso em toda a sua bagunça.
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  20. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    What an absolutely brilliant record!!, she takes you everywhere! so bold, so wonderful, so enchanting!! A MUST!!
  21. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The best álbum ever!!!! And ever and ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever Expand
  22. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Really impressed with the album. Is different from everything that she has done. Amazing record.
  23. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Phenomenal. Experimental, Political, Self Reflective, Global....Madonna #Madame X
  24. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    It's not just pop music, but an exciting and surprinsing world music journey (from fado to ballet, from disco to latin).
  25. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Her best since Confessions! Continues to prove why she is the undisputed Queen of Pop!
  26. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Madonna on top of her game! From the soothing Medellín to the heartfelt Crave to the bonkers Dark Ballet, the Queen or Pop is back in a big and interesting way!
  27. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    This is the ALBUM OF THE YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  28. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Just amazing! One of the best albuns ever. Welcome Madame X and hope your message can be heard and understood throughout the world.
  29. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Madonna shows what it's like to be the POP Queen for years, fighting and innovating in the music industry. Madamme X is a mesmerizing album! Madonna returns to reinvent yourself again and brings contemporary elements while playing with what she herself has done. Amazing, Dancing, Reflective and Provocative, as always!
  30. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Bold and authentic. Madonna embracing these cultures is natural and never forced. Wish Killers Who Are Partying had better lyrics, but the production makes up for it. God Control and the latin tracks are personal favorites.
  31. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Best album ever. Rare, unique, fun and deep. She is back. She knows pop music like no other
  32. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    So great. Varied with something for almost everyone. Crazy us so stuck in my head and Dark Ballet is the trip we have been waiting for!
  33. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Madame X é um album de produção impecável. As letras são profundas e bem produzidas, trazendo temas atuais e fugindo um pouco dos clichês costumeiros. Madonna no seu novo álbum pega os ritmos e batidas já existentes, moldando-os e tornando-os em ultra-contemporâneos.
  34. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Muito incrível e inovador. Ótimas letras e a divulgação está muito boa.
  35. Jun 17, 2019
    5
    Um álbum revolucionário e inovador, Madonna sempre mostrando que é a única rainha do pop
  36. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Madame X is what the world need in this new era, is one beautiful travel around the world, listening the incredible musical cultures. Madame X is the best Madonna's face than Confessions, this is one spiritual and personal record that make feel part of Madonna heart.
  37. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    It’s pure brilliance. More addicting with each listen. One of the best albums of her career. Speaking of albums, she actually put out an album, and a damn good one.
  38. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Thank you Madonna and Mirwais for this! You both restored my faith in music.
  39. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Her best album in years! Madame X is another level for pop music. Only Madonna can do it!
  40. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Well done Madonna! Perfect from beginning to end! Downright epic pop! God Control, Crazy and Killers Who Are Partying = GREAT songs!
  41. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    The most risky album in his career, in a beautiful way, he was able to mix non-pop musical genres and turn them into hymns and relics about the world we live in without losing the rhythm that a good pop song can give. The best record of the Madonna of the 21st century until now ...
  42. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    amazing album. im so happy to hear something artistic from Madonna. This album is just amazing. each song tells an untold story.
  43. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Amei , perfeito!
    God Control é ótima lembrei de Deeper and Deeper quando a atmosfera muda para dance ,Crazy é outro hino.
  44. Jun 17, 2019
    9
    This is a total Re-Invention, Madame X is very experimental and unique, and I love how it is a mix of emotion, from anger to love and desire of party.
    9.2/10
  45. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Her best in years, God Control and I don’t search I find are standouts! Tapping in to all the things we love about her, political pop
  46. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    This is undoubtedly one of the best albums ever produced from Madonna's career. The songs go through diverse cultures, diverse musical styles. It is a masterpiece of pop music, in a time when no one dares take such a risk.
  47. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Ahead of our time. Multicultural, Madonna brings her music filled with all of knowledge of the places she’ve been
  48. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Unexpectedly weird, bizarrely chaotic and absolute genius! Madonna proves once again why she is the reigning Queen of Pop.
  49. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    After 36 years, this women still surprising us, love this álbum and how she make’s all being together
  50. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    One of the best jobs she has done in her entire career. Brilliant and intense. It's good that we still have Madonna working
  51. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Easily one of her best albums, if not the best, and God Control alone...words can do it no justice. It's an such an epic song! There are so many great songs. Never count Madonna out!
  52. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    A great experimental album, unlike anything you've heard before. She challenged herself singing in Portuguese and Spanish.
  53. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Increíble disco, experimental y con una producción que logra una mezcla de sonidos maravillosa. Madonna vuelve a enamorar como no lo hacía hace tiempo.
  54. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Best MADONNA album in years. Extreme ocident is a fantastic pearl with the best Portuguese influence
  55. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Without a doubt it's the best album since Confessions on a Dance Floor! Madame X is an inspiring and very artistic, political and controversial album. Madonna shows why she is the only Queen of Pop in this great job!
  56. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    This definitely was worth to wait ❤️ Madame X blew my mind! Madonna is the Queen and she proved it again
  57. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Best album of 2019 and one of the best of his career. I liked the new elements used for song composition. Madonna always innovating and doing something experimental that works. Very good to listen to Fado de Portugal, regatton, African music, electronic funk and pop on a rich record like this.
  58. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Madame X é um disco brilhante, uma verdadeira aventura musical, repleta de mensagens, batidas com diversas camadas e construções musicais fantásticas, além disso a era está repleta de um visual maravilhoso, com certeza um dos melhores discos do ano. Grato por esse lançamento. God Control is coming
  59. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Uns dos melhores álbuns de Madonna. Irreverente, moderno. Bem diferente do cenários pop atual.
  60. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    How to create and be relevant after 40 years dominating pop culture ? Madonna provides her own answer : fusion of genres and cultures, mix of light and political themes... the sound production is really well done : this is not a pop album, this is not an electronic album, this is not a world music album ...a bit of all that. Whereas today her colleagues (younger or same generation) areHow to create and be relevant after 40 years dominating pop culture ? Madonna provides her own answer : fusion of genres and cultures, mix of light and political themes... the sound production is really well done : this is not a pop album, this is not an electronic album, this is not a world music album ...a bit of all that. Whereas today her colleagues (younger or same generation) are more tempted by best of compilation or tours, this Madame X prefers to take risks ! Well done ! Expand
  61. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Faz Gostoso a melhor música da década, aceitem ou morram, entretanto podemos destacar vários outras músicas que então pouco tempo já se transformaram em hinos atemporais. Batuka é incrível, Looking For Mercy, God Control, Crazy e I Rise
  62. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Amazing album. Madonna Is Always pushing boundaries with her music and with her persona. Madame X Is so full of MADONNA! Great tunes.
  63. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    An absolutely amazing album, no skip songs. Must be listened to in order from start to finish. Enjoy the ride and have an open palette.
  64. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    She's Madonna and she keeps on doing it. An album so rich in sounds and rhythms, takes you back to so many times and reminds you of many things. It's my Madonna that I fell in love with for the first time!
  65. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Her best album since Confessions on a Dance Flor! A true masterpiece. The production, the lyrics, all of it! Everything is on point here. Expand
  66. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    The most creative incredible album since confessions, standard as ray of light. The highlight of Madonna’s European influence is for me, crazy and come alive. There is something for everyone here, I’d like to congratulate her amazing imagination, skill and knowledge of what makes amazing music.
  67. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Que album maravilhoso! Estou apaixonado por "killers who parting", "crave", medellin", "crazy", "come alive" e **** im loca". Nossa, demais mesmo. amei amei
  68. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Her best album in twenty years. The production and vocals are richly layered, and the album’s vision—a world-music polemic that imagines a freer, fairer world—is her most compelling since Like a Prayer. Standout tracks: “God Control,” “Crave,” “Come Alive,” “I Don’t Search, I Find.”
  69. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Fabulous return to form for Madonna. Very diverse and musically creative album and was well worth the wait. I can't stop listening to it and hear different parts of songs each time. Dark Ballet is brilliant and bonkers. Thanks Madonna x
  70. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Um dos melhores álbuns da rainha do pop. Ela mistura gêneros, nos faz viajar em culturas diferentes. Aos 60 anos madonna está sempre se reinventando.
  71. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Amazing how Madonna continues to push the boundaries of pop. In a time when every song on the radio sounds the same, Madonna manages to bring something new and fresh and innovative. This album deserves absolute recognition for its creative approach and fresh sound.
  72. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    A brilliant masterpiece, a trip that inspire and awake all the senses. The highest points of the album to me are the tracks: "Crazy", "Looking For Mercy", "Crave", "I don't search I find" & "Faz Gostoso".
  73. Jun 17, 2019
    8
    This album is good and iconic album,but this album have some "massy" track.

    My best track:
    Medellin
    Future
    Crave
    Extreme Occident
    Faz Gostoso
    Looking For Mercy
    I Rise
  74. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    A musical journey through love. The most relevant artist of the day. The inventor of the wheel, still makes the wheel spin!
  75. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    This is by far the best Madonna's album of this decade. This musical trip around the world shows us that there's no boundaries when it comes to music and there's no limits when it comes to Madonna. I was pleasantly surprised to hear her singing in an uninteresting language for the musical mainstream like portuguese. And as a brazilian that I am, it made me feel a certain pride.

    Madonna
    This is by far the best Madonna's album of this decade. This musical trip around the world shows us that there's no boundaries when it comes to music and there's no limits when it comes to Madonna. I was pleasantly surprised to hear her singing in an uninteresting language for the musical mainstream like portuguese. And as a brazilian that I am, it made me feel a certain pride.

    Madonna had promised us that this album would be an American Life's "successor" and it was successfully fulfilled only with the outstanding track God Control, whose lyrics sound like a national (or global) anthem of the nowdays. I also highlight the intense Extreme Occident and I Don't Search I Find, the 21st century's "Vogue".
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    Este é de longe o melhor álbum de Madonna desta década. Essa viagem musical pelo mundo nos mostra que não há fronteiras quando se trata de música e nem de limites quando se trata de Madonna. Tive uma grata surpresa ao ouvi-la cantando num idioma pouco interessante para o mainstream como o português. E como brasileiro que sou, me deu um certo orgulho.

    Madonna tinha nos prometido que este álbum seria um "sucessor" do American Life e cumpriu com sucesso apenas com a sensacional God Control, cuja letra soa como um hino nacional (ou mundial) dos dias atuais. Também destaco a intensa Extreme Occident e I Don't Search I Find, a "Vogue" do século XXI.
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  76. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Her best album since Confessions. A masterpiece. Portugal made her really good.
  77. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    This is a superb album and will become one of the standout albums of her career, it takes you on a journey like nothing you have heard before, just fabulous. Standout track God control.
  78. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Wonderful! Madonna reinventing herself one more time! The Queen is back, even Vetter! Long Live the Queen!
  79. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    A unique experience that only the queen of pop can bring us! Wonderful, strong, dense, the best of the year!
  80. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    The best album since Confessions. It sounds different of all mainstrean. Madame X rules the world.
  81. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Spettacolare, uno sperimentale viaggio nel mondo della musica. La regina è tornata
  82. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    This is Madonna's best album since Confessions on a Dance Floor. She manages to take many genres, mix them together and make the work brilliantly. God Control is **** crazy, but works flawlessly. Batuka is a masterpiece. it left me speechless the first time i heard it. and then there is Come Alive, a true gem. This album really sets Madonna apart from all her peers, and actuallyThis is Madonna's best album since Confessions on a Dance Floor. She manages to take many genres, mix them together and make the work brilliantly. God Control is **** crazy, but works flawlessly. Batuka is a masterpiece. it left me speechless the first time i heard it. and then there is Come Alive, a true gem. This album really sets Madonna apart from all her peers, and actually elevates her and now has no equal. This album is a true work of art. just like Ray of Light, Confessions & Like a Prayer, she set the standard for how music will be made going forward. Expand
  83. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    The best of the queen!!! Madonna is completely diferente in this album and I’m loving it. She is amazing.
  84. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Álbum da década Madonna sabe como se faz musica como amo essa mulher e sua capacidade de se manter relevante Expand
  85. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    This should be considered among her greatest albums. Quirky, experimental and bold. Madonna takes us on a global music journey with artfully woven layers of ultra-modern and traditional sounds that carry an urgent message.
  86. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Ela faz tão gostoso!
    E o mundo é só vagem!
    E ela nos ama, mas não nos deixa destruí-la!

    Isn't that awesome?
  87. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    A stunning album that takes you on a journey and has depth - her best since Ray of Light. This is Madonna at an artistic high point
  88. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Um dos melhores álbuns da década e o melhor desse CONFESSIONS! MUITO BOM TER A MADONNA DE VOLTA!
  89. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Madonna printed creativity and innovation in each track of this album. It's a musical journey around the world.
  90. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Amazing album! Certamente é um dos melhores álbuns pop desta década! Está altura de um grammy!
  91. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Forget about Mdna o rebel heart. Madame X is the real Madonna. A masterpiece of our time.
  92. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Uma viagem experimental e incrível. Madame x traz a Madonna visionária que há muito tempo não víamos!
  93. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Ella nos regala una colección melancólica y experimental de su vida, este disco es todo un viaje y un acierto para ella creando una disrupción del pop en el 2019.
  94. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Masterpiece ... experimental, dark, haunting, but still stylish. Nothing an average pop star would dare to do nowadays. One of her best!
  95. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    This is a wild experimental album, full of different sonic surprises. I hope she continues to explore this way, it suits this woman better than reducing herself to fit in with the standard. I'm glad she's owning up to her eccentricity
  96. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Excelente álbum. Madonna está de volta a forma, salvando o nosso pop! Obrigado, rainha!
  97. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Madonna está brilhante em seu novo álbum, muito bem elabora é com idéias filosóficas é culturais da atualidade! Parabéns! Expand
  98. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    More than 30 years after, she keeps being experimental, outrageous, sexy and bringing questions and controversy about our society...
    In a world with so much artists doing the same boring thing is good to see Madonna trying new roads on her carreer...Some critcs called Madame X bizarre, if this is bizarre, so bizarre is a good adjective
  99. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    This is her best album this decade, and her most experimental ever. She touches everything from personal issues to world problems in a very intimate and original way. Props to her for using her platform year after year to raise these issues and making people think. Both sonically and lyrically, it's Madonna's doing her best. Love it!
  100. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Her best album since Confessions on a Dancefloor. in Madame X, Madonna keeps not being afraid of trying the new.
Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 21
  2. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Mojo
    Jun 25, 2019
    80
    The pace plods on some mid-tempo tracks, but overall this is a personal, politically-charged mix of dark thoughts and good vibes. [Aug 2019, p.88]
  2. Jun 21, 2019
    40
    Overall, Madonna’s fourteenth album Madame X feels as if Mirwais had mostly completed a decent run-of-the-mill modern pop record, albeit with a cool hotch-potch global feel; hip nods in place to fado, dub and other micro-genres dunked amongst the trap and retro disco. But then just before sign-off, Herself went through the top-lines with a sharpie. ... None of these carefully curated flourishes feel as if they truly live inside the ‘whole’ of this music. Instead it all feels plonked on top of a template.
  3. Jun 19, 2019
    58
    Madonna has created this music for an audience of one: Herself. Often it works. Sometimes it doesn’t.