Madonna just dropped the first single from her upcoming 14th studio album, “Madame X”!
“Medellín,” a duet with Colombian superstar Maluma, is garnering positive reviews, with The Guardian saying the “refreshingly relaxed” track is “a potent reminder of Madonna’s deft history of meshing genres, while also a convincing addition to the roll call of western megastars like Beyoncé and Justin Bieber linking up with Spanish-language artists.” NME has been left “gagging for the ‘Madame X’ era, while Variety called it “a sultry and promising introduction to Madonna’s latest era.”
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The single is named for Maluma’s hometown.
The song’s music video will premiere on Wednesday, April 24, during a globally televised MTV event, “MTV Presents Madonna Live & Exclusive: ‘Medellín’ Video World Premiere,” during which Madonna will appear with British DJ Trevor Nelson and a group of fans live from London. At the event, she will answer questions from fans and will be joined via satellite by Maluma, who earlier today posted a video of himself bawling his eyes out with joy at hearing his collaboration with the Queen of Pop on the radio.
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The standard (L) and deluxe (R) editions of “Madame X”
Madonna’s 14th studio album, “Madame X,” is coming June 14 and is available for pre-order now. Influenced by her time living in Lison, Portugal, the standard edition of the album will have 13 tracks, while the deluxe will have 15. A Target version will have 17 songs.
“Lisbon is where my record was born,” Madonna said in press release. “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.”