The bad news is that an online leak of unfinished demos forced Madonna to suddenly release six new songs last month. The pop icon was, understandably, not happy about that. The good news? Those six songs are among the freshest work she has done in recent memory, a promising glimmer of what will be Madonna’s 13th studio album. Madge recently told Billboard that “Rebel Heart” is “the old me and the new me all mixed in together.” Produced by Diplo, “Living for Love” certainly gives that impression with its mashup of house music and gospel overtones. “Ghosttown” is exceptional, a big-hearted ballad you could easily hear nonstop on the radio. Nicki Minaj turns up for a cameo on “Bitch, I’m Madonna” (just in case you forgot). Give us more, please. (March 10)
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
THE BOSTON GLOBE ON MADONNA’S REBEL HEART
The bad news is that an online leak of unfinished demos forced Madonna to suddenly release six new songs last month. The pop icon was, understandably, not happy about that. The good news? Those six songs are among the freshest work she has done in recent memory, a promising glimmer of what will be Madonna’s 13th studio album. Madge recently told Billboard that “Rebel Heart” is “the old me and the new me all mixed in together.” Produced by Diplo, “Living for Love” certainly gives that impression with its mashup of house music and gospel overtones. “Ghosttown” is exceptional, a big-hearted ballad you could easily hear nonstop on the radio. Nicki Minaj turns up for a cameo on “Bitch, I’m Madonna” (just in case you forgot). Give us more, please. (March 10)
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