The pop icon has landed her ninth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200. 

Billboard reports that Madonna’s Madame X has landed the No. 1 opening with 95,000 equivalent album units earned in the US in the week ending June 20 with 90,000 of those in album sales. The album was released via Interscope Records on June 14.

The last time Madonna landed the No. 1 spot on the chart was in 2012, with MDNA. Madonna’s other No. 1 albums include: Hard Candy (2008); Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005); American Life (2003); Music (2000); Like a Prayer (1989); True Blue (1986); and Like a Virgin (1985).

Madonna’s No. 1 titles are only second to Barbara Streisand’s who has landed atop 11 times. The Beatles lead the general pack with 19, followed by Jay-Z with 14, Streisand and Bruce Springsteen both with 11 and Elvis Presley with 10. Eminem, Garth Brooks, Madonna and The Rolling Stones all tie with nine.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week.

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The album opens with Madonna’s collaboration with Maluma, “Medellín.” She seductively whispers “cha cha cha” and then sings in a muddle of accents and languages. The track is OK, but it seems to suggest that Madonna’s hit-making days are over.

In the subsequent track “Dark Ballet”, we get a glimpse of an early Madonna. After all, Madonna reached icon status not by playing it safe, but by pushing boundaries and celebrating individuality. On the track, she sings: “I can dress like a boy, I can dress like a girl / Keep your beautiful words, ’cause I’m not concerned.”

It may be thirty years since the pop queen strutted her stuff alongside the LGBTQ+ community in the music video for her big hit “Vogue”, but we are still a way off the liberal and accepting world Madonna strived to create. In “Dark Ballet”, she plays with pianos and synthesizers to celebrate the “beautiful life” she hopes to live in. Two minutes in, the track starts to get weird and while we don’t love the jarring vocoder, we can respect that Madonna is still taking risks after over thirty years in the spotlight.

“Crave” on the other hand, is a far more authentic Madonna moment. She sings with an acoustic guitar and her voice is rippling with emotion. It feels more honest and while she still plays with different sounds, it is less of a circus and more of a true Madonna performance. “Crazy” on the other hand, has a totally different flavor. She plays with ’90s trip-hop, conjuring memories of Morcheeba and Massive Attack.

Overall, Madame X is such a mishmash of genres that it is hard to pinpoint what it is that ties the whole thing together. Even the vocals lack consistency, often getting lost in vocoders and playful accents. It is often unclear what Madonna is trying to do with Madame X and it often feels like she is guest singing on a compilation album from a series of artists.

Nonetheless, there is due respect for Madonna, who has continued to not just make music but experiment with it, despite the industry pushing her to retire. Madame X may not be the greatest album of her career, but it’s a reminder that Madonna is nowhere near ready to call it a day. And for that, we commend her.

3/5

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Madonna announced the project with a cryptic tweet where she introduced the character of a secret agent, who’s traveling around the world, and changing identities and fighting for freedom.

It wasn’t clear if this will be the name of her new album at first but the cat is finally out of the bag. In addition, the release date of the highly-anticipated record is still a mystery, but it should be out sometime this year.

A duet with Colombian reggaeton singer Maluma called “Medellín” will serve as the first single from this album, and Madonna is also supposed to perform one of the new songs at the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv.

Madame X will be Madonna’s fourteenth studio album, and it serves as a follow-up to her 2015 record Rebel Heart.

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The pop icon has landed her ninth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200. 

Billboard reports that Madonna’s Madame X has landed the No. 1 opening with 95,000 equivalent album units earned in the US in the week ending June 20 with 90,000 of those in album sales. The album was released via Interscope Records on June 14.

The last time Madonna landed the No. 1 spot on the chart was in 2012, with MDNA. Madonna’s other No. 1 albums include: Hard Candy (2008); Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005); American Life (2003); Music (2000); Like a Prayer (1989); True Blue (1986); and Like a Virgin (1985).

Madonna’s No. 1 titles are only second to Barbara Streisand’s who has landed atop 11 times. The Beatles lead the general pack with 19, followed by Jay-Z with 14, Streisand and Bruce Springsteen both with 11 and Elvis Presley with 10. Eminem, Garth Brooks, Madonna and The Rolling Stones all tie with nine.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week.

The post Madonna Nabs Ninth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.

The album opens with Madonna’s collaboration with Maluma, “Medellín.” She seductively whispers “cha cha cha” and then sings in a muddle of accents and languages. The track is OK, but it seems to suggest that Madonna’s hit-making days are over.

In the subsequent track “Dark Ballet”, we get a glimpse of an early Madonna. After all, Madonna reached icon status not by playing it safe, but by pushing boundaries and celebrating individuality. On the track, she sings: “I can dress like a boy, I can dress like a girl / Keep your beautiful words, ’cause I’m not concerned.”

It may be thirty years since the pop queen strutted her stuff alongside the LGBTQ+ community in the music video for her big hit “Vogue”, but we are still a way off the liberal and accepting world Madonna strived to create. In “Dark Ballet”, she plays with pianos and synthesizers to celebrate the “beautiful life” she hopes to live in. Two minutes in, the track starts to get weird and while we don’t love the jarring vocoder, we can respect that Madonna is still taking risks after over thirty years in the spotlight.

“Crave” on the other hand, is a far more authentic Madonna moment. She sings with an acoustic guitar and her voice is rippling with emotion. It feels more honest and while she still plays with different sounds, it is less of a circus and more of a true Madonna performance. “Crazy” on the other hand, has a totally different flavor. She plays with ’90s trip-hop, conjuring memories of Morcheeba and Massive Attack.

Overall, Madame X is such a mishmash of genres that it is hard to pinpoint what it is that ties the whole thing together. Even the vocals lack consistency, often getting lost in vocoders and playful accents. It is often unclear what Madonna is trying to do with Madame X and it often feels like she is guest singing on a compilation album from a series of artists.

Nonetheless, there is due respect for Madonna, who has continued to not just make music but experiment with it, despite the industry pushing her to retire. Madame X may not be the greatest album of her career, but it’s a reminder that Madonna is nowhere near ready to call it a day. And for that, we commend her.

3/5

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Madonna announced the project with a cryptic tweet where she introduced the character of a secret agent, who’s traveling around the world, and changing identities and fighting for freedom.

It wasn’t clear if this will be the name of her new album at first but the cat is finally out of the bag. In addition, the release date of the highly-anticipated record is still a mystery, but it should be out sometime this year.

A duet with Colombian reggaeton singer Maluma called “Medellín” will serve as the first single from this album, and Madonna is also supposed to perform one of the new songs at the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv.

Madame X will be Madonna’s fourteenth studio album, and it serves as a follow-up to her 2015 record Rebel Heart.

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