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  1. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    A Brilliant, Bizzare, Interesting musical trip. Well Done. One of her best. God Control The best Track
  2. Jun 14, 2019
    9
    Her most soulful album since Confessions. Best songs:
    God Control
    Batuka
    Faz Gostoso
    Crave
    Average song:
    Killers Who Are Partying The world influences are incredible
  3. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    Each song is a reflection of Madame X. Sometimes she is a freedom fighter, sometimes she is a cha cha teacher. Sometimes she is expecting love, sometimes she is feeling nostalgic about her childhood and her past. Sometimes she is thinking about all the people in the world who are suffering and do not have a voice, and who need a voice, and have a sense of responsibility about these people.Each song is a reflection of Madame X. Sometimes she is a freedom fighter, sometimes she is a cha cha teacher. Sometimes she is expecting love, sometimes she is feeling nostalgic about her childhood and her past. Sometimes she is thinking about all the people in the world who are suffering and do not have a voice, and who need a voice, and have a sense of responsibility about these people.

    You read the manifesto, right? So you know she's a secret agent. And so, she changes her identity depending on the situation, but she feels the responsibility to inspire, to help, to bring light to dark places. And she'll take on any person she needs to do that job. So she's a chameleon, yes.
    Madame X is about all that.
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  4. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    Really impressed with the album. Is different from everything that she has done. Some songs may seem a little bizzare but everything connect to each other. Great album
  5. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    This album is a poetic manifesto about the issues of our times. Madonna is teaching us to not to be afraid of being revolutionary.
  6. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    This album is another level for pop music. It makes me so happy to see Madonna to peak again with her creativity and to deliver so well written and beautifuly produced album. Not a single bad song. Honestly! It's worth checking out!
  7. Jun 21, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very refreshing album! Her best since Confessions!
    God Control and the duet with Anitta are the best tracks sofar
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  8. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    With Madame X, Madonna shows that she is still in charge and offer us a brilliant album. LONG LIVE THE QUEEN OF POP
  9. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    This album is an actual piece of art, she's still is the queen of pop and keep looking fresh to new generations. Her best album since confessions on a dance floor
  10. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    Global Futuristic Album. Outstanding work! Brings a global sense of unity, using futuristic sound mixed with local artists.
  11. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    Una pieza de arte, Madonna desde hace años no hacia algo progresivo y arriesgado, eso es lo que la hacer ser única. Los sonidos tan variados hacen de este disco algo muy diferente a sus últimos 3 trabajos.
  12. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    Madame X is travelling around the world. It's a surreal journey, plenty of extraordinary sounds! The most artistic reinvention in years. Her voice is stronger than ever. The album is involved on so many levels!

    The highlights: Dark Control, God Control, Batuka, Killers Who Are Partying, I Don't Search I Find and Looking For Mercy.
  13. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    A Madonna everybody's been waiting for for 14 years.
    A perfect mix of styles and genres.
    Must-hear: Extreme Occident, I Don't Search I Find, Faz Gostoso, Crave
  14. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    Definitely one of Madonna's best, strongest and most experimental albums. The idea may sound very bizarre, but when you listen to the album you see how everything there is talking to each other. It's a risky album, unlike the current and brilliant pop. This album is one of the reasons why she is the only true queen of pop music.
  15. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    As one of the reviewers said, "Madame X" is the most experimental album of Madonna's career. And that turned out amazing!
  16. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    I have never felt so passionate about a political album since Lemonade. Madame X is here to let everybody remember who is the QUEEN OF POP
  17. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    One more time, Madonna proves she is the biggest star of the pop music! Madame X is a masterpiece.
  18. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    Madonna’s best album since Confessions on a dancefloor (2005). Including 15 tracks (5 of them were released as singles), she has made a complete experience of sounds. A work of art, but that’s not new, because she’s Madonna!
  19. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    Excellent return to form, Madonna doing what she does best. I can’t stop listening.
  20. Jun 14, 2019
    9
    Her best album in over a decade, or even more. Absolutely brilliant, funny, unexpected, sometimes crazy, but always amazing, stunningly produced, and once more, the Queen of Pop reinvents herself. 9/10
  21. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album is a masterpiece.. i dont search, god control, crazy, looking for Mercy and Funana are my favorite right now #QUEENOFPOP AND THR WORLD Expand
  22. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    Her best album to date! Splendid, amazing... wow. The versatility it has
  23. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    Best since COADF
    God control and Crave are amaizng
    Alos I rise and extreme occident
  24. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    Admiravelmente bizarro, engajado, multicultural, arriscado...M e sua "'f*** you' attitude"! Mais uma vez, ela se reinventa, sem qualquer receio de seguir as tendências óbvias do mainstream.
  25. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    The most incredible, inteligent and relevant álbum in years. The sound is fresh and delicious to listen at 1 to 15 music. Cultural, political and intelligent, Madame X is the vision of what will be the Pop years ahead. Madonna showing why she is the Queen of Pop.
  26. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    Amazing, genius, intelligent, cultural! Madame X is a masterpiece! That's why she's the queen of pop!
  27. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    Innovator, captivating and well produced. Strong lyrics, well - built melodies. Madonna being creative and thinking outside context, outside of current standards and the young lady built a full job
  28. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    Most unique album I’ve heard in a while, an experience. I recommend listening to it with your headphones first to appreciate the detailed production
  29. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    Master piece, God control is an anthem. Love you queeeeeeeeeeen! The queen is back ****
  30. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    Madame X is a brilliant work of art. This is one of Madonnas best pieces of work since Confessions.
  31. Jun 16, 2019
    10
    Best album after Ray of Light in my opinion. Killers Who Are Partying, Crazy, Extreme Occident, God Control, I Rise, I Don't Search I Find, Funana, Dark Ballet, Crave and Looking for Mercy are my fav songs
  32. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    Her best album in years. Really experimental. Different to everything she's done. Madonna is a real artist and she proved it again. Her best in years, too.
  33. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    A career best. Can comfortably sit with Ray of Light, Like a Prayer and Confessions on a Dance Floor! Thoroughly surprised and hooked on Madame X!
  34. Jun 14, 2019
    8
    Madonna mais uma vez mostrou que sabe reinventar-se. Trouxe um álbum extremamente experimental e original. O excesso de autotune na voz pode ter atrapalhado um pouco a sonoridade do álbum. Letras fortes com mensagens políticas interessantes. De longe é o melhor álbum lançado dela dos últimos 12 anos.
  35. Jun 15, 2019
    10
    THE BEST HER ALBUM SINCE COADF
    So emotional and lyric. She sings about great things and music so nice, Mrwais and Madonna the best duet.
  36. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    Isso é uma obra prima. Madonna, depois de 35 anos de carreira, ainda consegue ser incrivelmente surpreendente. Amei cada referência sonora e suas letras de caráter político. E que amor ela cantando em português.
  37. Jun 14, 2019
    9
    Amazing album a time worth waiting Madonna gave us what we needed once again true music chamaleon :)
  38. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    Everything feels perfect. It’s a beautiful trip wich takes you to a lot of different dimentions.
  39. Jun 14, 2019
    8
    It is not going to be her most popular or best received one, but trust me - this one is a tasteful rarity perfect for the time of unrest.
  40. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    Melhor álbum desde confessions. Letras que fazem refletir e músicas com instrumentais poderosos. Madonna experimental como não era há muitos anos. God control é perfeita.
  41. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    A great comeback for a lagendary artist. I took many missteps along this decade for madonna to figure out her true calling ! Music Expression at its finest and a clear reminder that , when madonna follows her instincts , great things follow. Very experimental latin and pop with a point of view!
  42. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    Impeccable, memorable, she mixed her entire life with all of her latest albums. I cry listening to it because gosh.. that’s perfect
  43. Jun 15, 2019
    10
    Experimental, genial e magnífico. O melhor albúm da Madonna desde o Ray Of Light. Muito ousado e inteligente, não é pra todos os gostos. Politizado com letras profundas, eclético e monumental... e não deixa de ter faixas comerciais pra agradar um pouco os charts. É Madonna puro! Muito bom ver um icone se reinventando novamente e deixando todo mundo de boca aberta.
  44. Jun 15, 2019
    10
    Stunning work from Madonna. It’s wonderful how this woman has achieved reinventing herself and still remains among younger generations of popstars. I actually loved find out diverse music genres in here, from fado to disco pop, Brazilian funk and even reggaeton and R&B-trap blending. Such a remarkable album whose coesiveness let it to be enjoyed from track 1 to 15.
  45. Jun 16, 2019
    10
    One of her best albums, full of little gems and surprises. That's what we've been waiting for and Madonna didn't disappoint this time. Magnificent
  46. Jun 16, 2019
    10
    Not only a bold experimental travel, but mainly REFRESHING! It brings the best from earlier eras with a whole new musical textures. AOTY.
  47. Jun 16, 2019
    10
    A real masterpiece, haven’t heard such a good pop album in years! I am kind of shocked. God Control and Killers... are my favourites
  48. Jun 16, 2019
    10
    Her best work in years. So many hidden gems in there, she truly delivered a masterpiece.
  49. Jun 16, 2019
    10
    Haven't enjoyed a Madonna album like this one in a long time, it's a musical journey combining different music styles from around the world.
  50. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    It's... BRILLIANT!!! Every single song it's charming in it's own way. Definitely
  51. Jun 16, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Only the person that made Vogue, Like a Prayer, Ray of Light, Music, Hung Up and Frozen it’s able to create a masterpiece like Madame X, That’s Madonna bringing her best production Ever in 2019. Expand
  52. Jun 16, 2019
    10
    It is a true masterpiece. Each song has a story to tell. Experimental production will blow or expand your mind.
  53. Jun 19, 2019
    10
    And. I am literally stunned. 
    I was puzzled by the main singles, I liked Medellin and Crave. No opinion on Future, which is good but maybe to futuristic for me.
    Then, the album. I am running after time, but overall, Madame X deserve at least a 8/10. It's, by far, her most accomplished album in decades. More risky, far more, than Confession. It's good as well, but more adventurous. So, to
    And. I am literally stunned. 
    I was puzzled by the main singles, I liked Medellin and Crave. No opinion on Future, which is good but maybe to futuristic for me.
    Then, the album.
    I am running after time, but overall, Madame X deserve at least a 8/10. It's, by far, her most accomplished album in decades. More risky, far more, than Confession. It's good as well, but more adventurous. So, to me, it's a piece of art I haven't heard since AL. Each songs are very rich in tricks, sounds, effects I was missing in pasts albums.
    Just BRAVO, and hope she will receive acclaim and success for this hard and powerful work.
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  54. Jun 15, 2019
    10
    Superb and exotic. The sound and the thoughtfulness of the music is incredible. Celebrating the world of music. Music brings us all together whether we can understand the language or not. It’s visceral and profound.
  55. Jun 16, 2019
    10
    Wow!! Listening to this album, brought a smile to my face...that hasn't happened in a long time, if ever!
  56. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    Unique, Madonna never disappoints and she just did her best album since Confessions
  57. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. From start to finish this album takes you on a journey. Pushing the boundary of music though influences of different culture. Love this World Experimental sound of this album. Expand
  58. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    A bizarre and bold piece of art.

    The lusophone rhythms (brazilian funk, portuguese fado and cape verdean drumbeat) bring an exotic and fun aura to the whole album. Maybe the greatest achievement is that the electronic and generic sound of her last three albums have been replaced by a beautiful set of accordion, violins and drums. From the calmest tracks to the most danceable ones,
    A bizarre and bold piece of art.

    The lusophone rhythms (brazilian funk, portuguese fado and cape verdean drumbeat) bring an exotic and fun aura to the whole album.

    Maybe the greatest achievement is that the electronic and generic sound of her last three albums have been replaced by a beautiful set of accordion, violins and drums.
    From the calmest tracks to the most danceable ones, everything in Madame X seems delicate, exquisite and well-made.
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  59. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    Es una obra maestra, quedé en shock con tan increíbles sonidos. Madonna una vez más demostrando ser la reina del pop
  60. Jul 9, 2019
    5
    honestly i wanted more for this album. not as good as her old music but not the worst thing ive heard just not great like i wanted it to be.
  61. Jun 19, 2019
    7
    The queen of pop just reclaimed her spot in the industry ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
  62. Jun 14, 2019
    9
    I really like this album. Just few songs that i´m not so into, but overall great journey.
  63. Jun 16, 2019
    10
    Madonna decidió tomar un rumbo más experimental para volver alejarse de lo mainstream. Madame X es un disco que reúne una gran cantidad de géneros musicales de todo el mundo, agrupados en un conjunto de canciones que tiene una producción increíble y unas letras que reflejan muy bien las creencias y personalidad de Madonna (en estas hay momentos para todo, tanto para hacer una críticaMadonna decidió tomar un rumbo más experimental para volver alejarse de lo mainstream. Madame X es un disco que reúne una gran cantidad de géneros musicales de todo el mundo, agrupados en un conjunto de canciones que tiene una producción increíble y unas letras que reflejan muy bien las creencias y personalidad de Madonna (en estas hay momentos para todo, tanto para hacer una crítica social como para tan solo pasárselo bien). Es un disco que merece la pena ser escuchado y que poco a poco te va encantado aún más; tal vez sea exageración pero, a mi parecer es uno de los mejores discos de la década y uno de los mejores de toda la carrera de Madonna. Expand
  64. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    Great lyrics, worldwide sound... Madonna is creating new world. Beautiful album.
  65. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Unico problema é não ser possível todas as musicas serem single! Melhor album desde confessions e sem dúvida um dos melhores da carreira! Expand
  66. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    Inovador e destemido. Obra de arte, defino o Madame X. Good job Madonna! We are proud of you.
  67. Jun 15, 2019
    10
    Her best album since COADF.
    + : Extrême Occident, Looking for Mercy, Faz Gostoso, Crave, I Rise, Medellin.
    BRAVO
  68. Jun 19, 2019
    10
    the best album of 2019! full stop.
    Diverse, uplifting, resonating. And the most importantly it is not Boring. The worst thing that can happen to an artist is to produce a boring album, and Madonna is never boring.
  69. Jun 15, 2019
    10
    Madonna gives a us a very unique album. Very good music from different places.
  70. Jun 16, 2019
    10
    Great album! Мать вернулась. И как она это сделала - просто изумительный материал!!!
  71. Jun 16, 2019
    10
    The best one since Confessions. Confirmed her Queen of Pop status! The most brilliant her fans and simple consumers could expect.
  72. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Experimental, different to anything that is out there. Highly addictive. When you listen from beginning till the end, Madame X takes you in a journey around the world dancing and opening your eyes to new rhythms and yet a very Madonna album
  73. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    A unique experience that only the queen of pop can bring us! Wonderful, strong, dense, the best of the year!
  74. Jun 18, 2019
    10
    Such a MASTERPIECE! The album is so multi cultural, political, meaningful, a piece of art.
    Madonna reinvented herself like the Ray Of Light days. I'M SPEECHLESS!
  75. Jun 18, 2019
    10
    When was the last time you listen to an acordeon in a song? This is her best album since COAF. Experimental full of capes. Loving the change of rithms.
  76. Jun 19, 2019
    10
    This experimental album is amazing. There are turns that you might not expect but are great
  77. Jun 19, 2019
    10
    Brazen,vunerable,political global manifesto. What a ride. Madonna back to what she does best; music made from the heart and gut.
  78. Jun 20, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. É um album maravilhoso! Tem conceito, militância LGBT, desarmamento, a causa negra, críticas a igreja católica! Cada faixa nos coloca em um universo único nunca visto nos trabalhos de Madonna! O álbum tem várias músicas com trechos em português, baladas magníficas, farofa reggaeton, pop/dance. Enfim é um álbum cuja a qualidade apenas a Rainha do Pop pode nos dar! Expand
  79. Jun 21, 2019
    10
    Buen disco, exelente reinvención de la inmaculada reina del pop. Una vez más mostró porque es la reina del pop y su legado será eterno.
  80. Jun 21, 2019
    10
    Madame X is the newest innovation of pop, we leave these cheesy and senseless songs, and plunge into the music era as her true art. Once again, Madonna proves that she is the Queen of Pop and no one has picked up her crown, she launches the trend and in a while, we will see many artists doing their songs, with the same sonority of Madame x.
  81. Jun 18, 2019
    10
    Madonna is back on the to. Creative & Artistic, is everything that we needed
  82. Jun 15, 2019
    9
    Madame ❌ can best be described as @madonna herself said in an interview, “it’s definitely not background music”. I’d describe it as unlike anything she’s ever done but importantly unlike anything anyone has ever done. Who else has fused an album with three different languages organically flowing around! Who else has changed the tonality of their voice to convey their emotion (God ControlMadame ❌ can best be described as @madonna herself said in an interview, “it’s definitely not background music”. I’d describe it as unlike anything she’s ever done but importantly unlike anything anyone has ever done. Who else has fused an album with three different languages organically flowing around! Who else has changed the tonality of their voice to convey their emotion (God Control appears sung through clenched teeth)! Who else moves from dance music to ballads so effortlessly! Who else can put a positive spin to a gloomy world picture! Madame ❌ is many things but it’s singularly captivating. It definitely draws out a strong opinion and that has to be art! “It’s easy to be lazy & hard to get away from the crowd” “& either way my baby we’ll never be the same” so sang she in Intervention back on #AmericanLife, and seems to live by that belief even today. It’s no surprise that the producer to helm Madame ❌ is @mirwais.official who has collaborated for a third time on what can be only described as #Brilliant #Unique #Timeless #Ballsy #Badass #Art with great support from @jasonevigan @therealmikedean #Billboard! These songs will play beautifully in a theatre and I hope I can go see a show all the way from India! Until then I’ll soak in the insane magic of Madame ❌. My fav are #Crave #GodControl #ComeAlive #DarkBallet #IRise #IDontSearchIFind #FazGostoso #Batuka. The only downside to this masterpiece is the overuse of auto tune that I’m not much a fan of! @madonna thank you for doing what you do - inspiring with sheer passion n commitment to your craft. We’re better for it. Expand
  83. Jun 16, 2019
    10
    An excellent pop album is one that is cohesive, flows, is melodic to the point feeling carefree to sing-a-long, creates a plethora of moods, is surprising and challenges the listener musically and conceptually, has a narrative and something to say. Unfortunately pop albums in recent years lack a cohesion, something to say and conceptual narrative as they tend to be a collection of songs toAn excellent pop album is one that is cohesive, flows, is melodic to the point feeling carefree to sing-a-long, creates a plethora of moods, is surprising and challenges the listener musically and conceptually, has a narrative and something to say. Unfortunately pop albums in recent years lack a cohesion, something to say and conceptual narrative as they tend to be a collection of songs to download like a pix and mix. Congratulations Madonna, you bought back the excellent gold bar of a cohesive album that is refreshing and an edgy fusion of styles that is futuristic with a lot to say. It has so many layers that at times your breathe is taken away by how brave this album is. This is exactly what the Grammy awards should be recognising - great pop that takes your breath away by its audacity to change the game. This is art. Expand
  84. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    The best of her since Confessions On A Dance Floor. She's the queen of pop!
  85. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    A good mix of genres and styles. Something different that you cant find in today's pop mainstream. Madonna is innovating again and showing why she is the queen of Pop. Loved the album
  86. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    Amazing album, Madonna is back at her creative best. Madame X takes you on a trip around the world and makes you feel all kinds of emotions. I am in love. Standout tracks at the time of writing I have on repeat are:
    God Control
    Looking For Mercy
    Crazy
    Crave
    Extreme Occident Dark Ballet Check it out, you wont regret it 10/10
  87. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    Madonna na sua melhor forma. Ousada, comprometida e inovadora! Madame X já se torna um dos seus melhores trabalho e homenageando a música mundial e linguá portuguesa!
  88. Jun 18, 2019
    10
    Amazing. A very big surprise. Addictive.One of her best ever. Portugal fits so weel in Madonna. Congrats
  89. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    "Looking for Mercy" on deluxe version deserves to be an official anthem of Caritas charity. Interesting album although I still don't like her auto-tunes voice. But here it a kind of sticks the parts.
  90. Jun 19, 2019
    8
    A startlingly bizarre, often brilliant, and perpetually intense high point in Madonna's discography. God Control is a true winner, with poignant lyrics, a haunting choir arrangement and a disco/house breakdown worthy of only the most exalted ballrooms. Come Alive is pure art pop bliss, with soaring harmonies and a heavenly choir outro. This album is enchanting and will surely be a cultA startlingly bizarre, often brilliant, and perpetually intense high point in Madonna's discography. God Control is a true winner, with poignant lyrics, a haunting choir arrangement and a disco/house breakdown worthy of only the most exalted ballrooms. Come Alive is pure art pop bliss, with soaring harmonies and a heavenly choir outro. This album is enchanting and will surely be a cult classic in a few years... Expand
  91. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    The best album of madonna. Acredito que este album seja um dos melhores já feitos pela Madonna. Cantar em Português não é para qualquer um!
  92. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    M mostrou mais vez o quanto é capaz de se reinventar, e como consegue se adaptar em vários estilos de música sem perder a sua essência. É como um mix de novas explorações pra Madonna e ao mesmo tempo sente-se as referências ao longo da sua carreira. Madame X nos surpreendeu.
  93. Jun 18, 2019
    10
    A bold & eclectic collection of gems, this much needed return to form is Madonna's most ambitious & inspired record in 20 years.
  94. Jun 17, 2019
    10
    This is the ALBUM OF THE YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  95. Jun 14, 2019
    10
    I love this song "Faz Gostoso" feat popstar Anitta. The best music of álbum! Go Brazil
  96. Jun 24, 2019
    10
    Madonna’s best album in almost 14 years! An eclectic collection of songs with masterful production. This is an album you can replay over and over and find something new each time to love. There is so much heart and joy poured into this body of work, and it comes through strong. There are some serious topics explored in some of these songs, and done so in a brave and tasteful manner. AMadonna’s best album in almost 14 years! An eclectic collection of songs with masterful production. This is an album you can replay over and over and find something new each time to love. There is so much heart and joy poured into this body of work, and it comes through strong. There are some serious topics explored in some of these songs, and done so in a brave and tasteful manner. A breathtaking release by a living legend. X Expand
  97. May 29, 2020
    0
    lousy and extremely bad taste. Madonna is tired and doesn't sound as cool and refreshing as in vogue or ray of light.
  98. Sep 24, 2019
    3
    Madonna feels, for possibly the first time, way out of her depth here. There's a large amount of Spanish and Portuguese songs on here, but none of it feels very original- or, if it does, it's so soaked in reverb that it sounds like she's singing it in an abandoned auditorium. And her social commentary is just... not great. "Killers Who Are Partying" honestly ruins this entire record. ItMadonna feels, for possibly the first time, way out of her depth here. There's a large amount of Spanish and Portuguese songs on here, but none of it feels very original- or, if it does, it's so soaked in reverb that it sounds like she's singing it in an abandoned auditorium. And her social commentary is just... not great. "Killers Who Are Partying" honestly ruins this entire record. It just feels like she's trying to connect herself with these cultures and struggles that she's never been a part of. It feels like a 21st century version of Kipling's "White Man's Burden" in some ways, and that is NOT a good thing. Sometimes, you don't need to speak your opinions on every matter. Expand
  99. Jan 24, 2020
    8
    Este álbum es muy bueno (quitando a Medellín y a B**ch i'm loca) merecía al menos una nominación a los grammys pero bueno... a masterpiece!
  100. Aug 12, 2019
    2
    As someone who considered herself a huge former Madonna fan (I own most of her singles from the 80s and 90s on vinyl) I was pleased by the rumor mill whisperings that this latest album, "Madame X" was a comeback of sorts, a return to primo form after nearly a decade of mediocre music releases (following the excellent career-highlight "Confessions on a Dance Floor"). Unfortunately, after aAs someone who considered herself a huge former Madonna fan (I own most of her singles from the 80s and 90s on vinyl) I was pleased by the rumor mill whisperings that this latest album, "Madame X" was a comeback of sorts, a return to primo form after nearly a decade of mediocre music releases (following the excellent career-highlight "Confessions on a Dance Floor"). Unfortunately, after a few serious listens to the new Ms. X, I've concluded that it's not only bad and a continuation of Madonna's out-of-touch downward spiral, but it's also entirely cringeworthy and shockingly amateurish. Ridiculous, self-indulgent lyrics and less-than-stellar vocal delivery aren't the only problematic elements, however. The production on the album is also surprisingly "off" and unpolished. Many of the vocals seem as if they are recorded by a cheap laptop mic and - perhaps purposely? - there's a sparseness to the overall sound that feels unfinished and quickly constructed. While some reviewers have lauded this as the best Madonna album in years, all signs (and sounds) point to it being among the worst and most misguided. Expand
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.