Madame X
by Madonna
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8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 1805 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 1,561 out of 1805
  2. Mixed: 72 out of 1805
  3. Negative: 172 out of 1805
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  1. Sam_KM70
    Jun 24, 2019
    0
    Listen, I respect that madonna has been in the game for 4 decades and has set a tone but come on....how do people listen to this auto tuned crap? I'm not saying the whole album is horrible but it definitely isn't innovative and it certainly isn't good. No thank you.
  2. marcmyworks
    Jun 14, 2019
    7
    This review will seem like it comes from someone who is not a Madonna fan simply due to the fact I will not give an automatic 10. I am a huge Madonna fan, and more to the point a fan of music progression. Madonna is the Queen of pop-music and the Queen of re-invention. I applaud her ability to change her style and experiment as much as she does with her fashion. My criticism is with theThis review will seem like it comes from someone who is not a Madonna fan simply due to the fact I will not give an automatic 10. I am a huge Madonna fan, and more to the point a fan of music progression. Madonna is the Queen of pop-music and the Queen of re-invention. I applaud her ability to change her style and experiment as much as she does with her fashion. My criticism is with the treatment of her voice on the album, as she vocodes her way (to a Kanye ‘808 and Heartbreaks’ point) through 15 tracks.

    Madame X itself is a solid effort, and more importantly harkens not only to her ‘Ray of Light’ era (through the exploration of world music), but also opens the door for Latin artists Maluma and Anitta to the mainstream. I also appreciate the raw and personal lyrics found in tracks such as ‘Killers Who Are Partying’ and ‘God Control’. What is missing is an element of engagement with the listener as Madonna tries, and only somewhat succeeds, to create depth in modern production tactics.

    Listen to: God Control, Dark Ballet, Crazy    … Expand
  3. simsprite
    Jun 14, 2019
    10
    Her best since Confessions. Love the atmosphere surrounding the album. That’s the Madonna I love.
  4. behzatgoren
    Sep 3, 2019
    0
    Medellín 4/10
    Dark Ballet 4/10
    God Control 2/10
    Future 2/10
    Batuka 6/10
    Killers Who Are Partying 2/10
    Crave 4/10
    Crazy 3/10
    Come Alive 3/10
    Extreme Occident 4/10
    Faz Gostoso 10/10
    **** I'm Loca 4/10
    I Don't Search I Find 2/10
    Looking For Mercy 8,5/10
    I Rise 5/10

    Mademe X:40/100
  5. jchrobson4
    Jun 27, 2019
    2
    Are all the exceptionally high scores some kind of joke I'm not in on? Or are they just Madonna fan girls or basing their scores off some nostalgia that I don't understand because I'm only 19? Genuinely confused cause this not a good album at all.
  6. RenatoGabriel27
    Jul 24, 2019
    10
    Madame X é sempre duvidas o melhor álbum do mundo.
    Madonna é a morte artista viva e pronto. Bjs
  7. rodolpho_h
    Jun 14, 2019
    10
    The album is M back at her root as a risk taker in Pop Music where everything was manufactured by co-operations and song writing camps. The album is sonically innovative and surprisingly a cohesive one despite working with multiple producers, multiple genres and themes. There’s no potential hits that might appeal to Billboard Hot 100 but that’s the beauty of this album . It’s not aThe album is M back at her root as a risk taker in Pop Music where everything was manufactured by co-operations and song writing camps. The album is sonically innovative and surprisingly a cohesive one despite working with multiple producers, multiple genres and themes. There’s no potential hits that might appeal to Billboard Hot 100 but that’s the beauty of this album . It’s not a desperate attempts to gain chart records like Rebel Heart or MDNA and M works best when she went back to trusted producers like Mirwais or perhaps, living in Europe has helped her to gain fresher ideas which resulted in a more organic sound. Critics failed to recognize the beauty of the bizarre and they cannot separate her alter ego Madame X from the real life Madonna which resulted in misleading judgements. To all those fans who complained that she should make another LAP or ROL or COADF, you should know that M only made music if she wants to and if you cannot move forward with these innovative and fresh sound then go home and play The Immaculate Collection then. Not everybody is coming to the future is it ?… Expand
  8. Newreligion
    Jun 14, 2019
    10
    Thanks for making new music. If new generations compare the old music with theirs then they will realize that new music comes from the old and has lost its meaning just for reaching the charts. Anyways only a couple has more than her 12 number ones and no female artist has sold more than Madonna.
    This album is an elegant snap in the face not searching charts but by exploring new horizons    Thanks for making new music. If new generations compare the old music with theirs then they will realize that new music comes from the old and has lost its meaning just for reaching the charts. Anyways only a couple has more than her 12 number ones and no female artist has sold more than Madonna.
    This album is an elegant snap in the face not searching charts but by exploring new horizons that anyways younger people will follow because her legacy is beyonda name.love it    … Expand
  9. CaroT
    Jun 20, 2019
    10
    Avant-garde. Even Futuristic. Political. Defensive. Multi-cultural. Intelligent. Outspoken. This masterpiece is far more than music. It's a manifesto. A memoir of a decade. Surely one of the most accomplished album of Madonna, and in contemporary Pop music - culture. It's embracing tough topics on stunning sounds, making subjects even more powerful and listened. On the other hand, thisAvant-garde. Even Futuristic. Political. Defensive. Multi-cultural. Intelligent. Outspoken. This masterpiece is far more than music. It's a manifesto. A memoir of a decade. Surely one of the most accomplished album of Madonna, and in contemporary Pop music - culture. It's embracing tough topics on stunning sounds, making subjects even more powerful and listened. On the other hand, this album abounds with excellent dance music we were waiting Madonna to bring back. One of the best, Bella Ciao, on the B-Tracks side. Marvelous.… Expand
  10. HerosX
    Jun 21, 2019
    10
    It's Madonna at its most provocative essence since American Life. An album that did not come to follow trends or play streamings, because she sings away from the comfort zone and with her feet on the ground, when she says in Portuguese that the world is wild and the road is lonely. Lonely because they are few artists with their visibility giving voice to causes that need to be heard.It's Madonna at its most provocative essence since American Life. An album that did not come to follow trends or play streamings, because she sings away from the comfort zone and with her feet on the ground, when she says in Portuguese that the world is wild and the road is lonely. Lonely because they are few artists with their visibility giving voice to causes that need to be heard. The scenario she describes in God Control is frighteningly the picture of a global politics we live here in Brazil or the USA. Madonna proves in Madame X how much is needed and once again unites pop and art under the eyes of an artist who has seen a lot and feels privileged to be able to continue being heard. Madame X enters the Hall of her great albums and best of all is when she says that it will not stop just because you want. Long life the queen… Expand
  11. MrX1998
    Jun 23, 2019
    10
    One word: MASTERPIECE. thx Madame ❌ is a genius,
    an artist,
    an art...
    Not everybody can understand this...
  12. Dacian96
    Jun 24, 2019
    1
    Horrible. One of the worst albums of this year. She really lost it and thats sad
  13. musicamor
    Jun 19, 2019
    10
    This is Madonna's best album since "Confessions on a dancefloor" and her most experimental since "American Life" Yes the reviews are right, this is a bizarre, odd, weird album but it is also a work of art. The different sounds, rhythms, themes in this album are just crazy! Definitely a SOLID album!!
  14. Pollution
    Jun 20, 2019
    1
    Doesn’t sound coherent this album of hers. She seems to be trying to be innovative, but fails in her attempt, undoubtedly disappointing
  15. fabinhu
    Jun 14, 2019
    10
    It's a mature album with a unique sound in her career. One of the best of Madonna and the best album of the decade. Certainly Portugal did very well to the Queen of Pop.
  16. Kungfrederik90
    Jun 14, 2019
    10
    After a worst Hard Candy, a mediocre MDNA and a quite good Rebel Heart she made a Masterpiece.
  17. imaginetruIy
    Jun 14, 2019
    6
    An album with impeccable production in most of the songs left something to be desired in terms of the cohesion of both the Tracklist and some of the songs themselves, I thought there were some very unnecessary tracks on the album that could also be taken to create something better to hear , Madame X have very strong tracks with magnificent lyrics, the production of god control isAn album with impeccable production in most of the songs left something to be desired in terms of the cohesion of both the Tracklist and some of the songs themselves, I thought there were some very unnecessary tracks on the album that could also be taken to create something better to hear , Madame X have very strong tracks with magnificent lyrics, the production of god control is impeccable, "Faz Gostoso" and **** I'm Loca" probably the most different songs of the album, are great highlights inside him that in the succession track generates a break of expectation and the album returns to warm stage, Madame X is a good job but could be much better.… Expand
  18. Carloscritica
    Jun 14, 2019
    4
    O álbum todo é incrível mas infelizmente a faixa Faz Gostoso estraga todo o álbum, deixou o álbum uma bomba
  19. superstella
    Jun 14, 2019
    10
    What an amazing return to form Madame X is! God Control, Looking For Mercy & Faz Gostozo are amongst Madonna’s best work ever and the album, as a whole, sounds fresh, exciting, shiny and new. The truly bizarre element is that it manages to instantly sound current and progressive, organic and futuristic, filled with many possible singles while being a musical beast with a characterWhat an amazing return to form Madame X is! God Control, Looking For Mercy & Faz Gostozo are amongst Madonna’s best work ever and the album, as a whole, sounds fresh, exciting, shiny and new. The truly bizarre element is that it manages to instantly sound current and progressive, organic and futuristic, filled with many possible singles while being a musical beast with a character completely of its own. A genuine artistic achievement on Madonna’s behalf that will have you feel connected with it in ways utterly unseen since 2005’s Confessions on a Dance Floor. In doing so this far in Madonna’s career, it manages to surpass even that iconic album in terms of bravery, authenticity and impact. Thus, sit back and enjoy. After years of uncertainty, Madonna just released her new masterpiece.… Expand
  20. Joao_Peps
    Jun 20, 2019
    10
    That's her best album since Confessions and easily on the Top 5 of her career. It's brave, intelligent, innovative. Only Madonna could make a Pop album like that.
  21. JUANCHO0202
    Jun 15, 2019
    10
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  22. Matheusjose
    Jun 14, 2019
    10
    Uma artista que nunca teve medo de se expressar, uma artista que nunca teve medo de se renovar e provar o quanto é possível atingir e quebrar barreiras com a arte que por muitas vezes, foi atacada e alvo de boicotes. Madonna agora lança um álbum que soa como um trabalho experimental, mas choca por trazer conceito e unificar ritmos tão distintos. Madame X é uma mistura genuína de tudo que éUma artista que nunca teve medo de se expressar, uma artista que nunca teve medo de se renovar e provar o quanto é possível atingir e quebrar barreiras com a arte que por muitas vezes, foi atacada e alvo de boicotes. Madonna agora lança um álbum que soa como um trabalho experimental, mas choca por trazer conceito e unificar ritmos tão distintos. Madame X é uma mistura genuína de tudo que é oferecido nesse mundo, tanto nos ritmos latinos e africanos, quanto o mau que nele aflora cada dia mais. Sem medo de atingir as feridas sociais, o álbum com canções poéticas traz uma mensagem que só Madonna consegue trazer, de maneira aceitável e única. Sem pretensões de figurar as paradas musicais, Madonna apenas se mostra como sempre uma artista de verdade, ao valorizar sua arte e fazer história. Madame X ultrapassa os limites da arte, gerando um enredo extremamente emocionante e social, abrangendo questões técnicas que no futuro, serão influência para muitos artistas, que como sempre a frente de seu tempo Madonna fez.… Expand
  23. powerpop8970
    Jun 14, 2019
    10
    Undoubtedly, one of the best works that Madonna has done. Madame X gives a different view about pop music, the aesthetic is dark, the lyrics quite shocking but the sounds complement everything, they are like opposites that attract.
  24. Fightin_spirit
    Jun 15, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. More than just a return to form, Madame X marks a return to Madonna marching to her own drum. Madame X sounds like nothing else in the market place at the moment or in recent memory. Inventive, bizarre, baffling at times yet totally compelling and for the most part quite epic and engaging at a level her work hasn’t been in at least a decade. Sprawling, experimental and quite brilliant. A real body of work, not a group of singles but a fairly coherent and fluid album. Contender for Album of the Year in my opinion.… Expand
  25. Luiz13
    Jun 16, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sem palavras para este álbum maravilhoso. É o melhor trabalho da Madonna em anos! Looking For Mercy, I Rise, Dark Ballet são de longe as melhores do álbum, pois se tratam de empoderamento e Madonna sabe muito bem usar isso. Nota 9/10, de 0 a 10.… Expand
  26. FlaviuDreptate
    Jun 14, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It’s incredible. Bizzare, experimental and nonetheless, brilliant
    I can’t tell you how much this album speaks to me. It covers areas never covered before by artist in a joyful way. It talks about politics and gun control but it doesn’t set you off, it’s not angry, it might be the calm before the storm, because it adresses these issues in a way as calm as possible    … Expand
  27. heitorlopees
    Jun 14, 2019
    10
    O álbum mais experimental da carreira da Rainha do Pop. Madonna conecta as diferentes sonoridades pelos efeitos na voz e pelas frases tristes que ela diz na língua portuguesa. Uma bíblia do pop para ser aclamada e apreciada. Parabéns Madonna, você conseguiu!
  28. ramos607
    Jun 14, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Madame X is a redefining moment in Madonna’s pop career. She breaks boundaries! She yet again changed pop music. Thank you. Queen of pop. Period. And always will be.… Expand
  29. LucasSommer
    Jun 14, 2019
    10
    I am very proud of her. She keep proving that she can revolutionize the music industry. As a fan and also as a Latin-American, I can say that this album represents me and make me so happy.
  30. Blazes
    Jun 16, 2019
    10
    Search&Find, Faz Gostoso and Looking 4 Mercy are best of the best. Crave and God control awesome as well
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70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 21
  3. 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. The Quietus
    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.
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  3. Consequence
    Jun 19, 2019
    58
    Madonna has created this music for an audience of one: Herself. Often it works. Sometimes it doesn’t.
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