Gaga, Miley and Beyonce, all move over: Madonna has returned with a new film, and we have the trailer.
Madame X documents Madonna’s world tour for the record of the same name, a concept album which saw her don the persona of secret agent Madame X. Filmed in Portugal, the new film will take viewers on Madonna’s latest artistic journey this October 8.
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The Madame X tour utilized 48 on-stage performers including dancers, musicians and an all-female backup choir. The tour earned rave reviews for its combination of music, effects and production value, as well as for Madonna’s performance.
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Madame X arrives on Paramount+ this October 8. Have a look, and get your eyepatch ready.
Bonuscheque
OMG this looks so good! I am so excited.
Cam
Madonna has always known how to put on a show. This looks more like a Broadway play than your everyday concert.
Gabby
I saw this live and it was one of my most favorite live shows ever
bsg1967
I wonder how long we have to wait to see it, like every Madame X performance she was late for
Hdtex
She stopped being relevant 25 years ago.
Now it’s just pathetic.
LumpyPillows
Hdtex, but relevant enough for you to be so hateful? You may not like her, and there are reasons to not like her, but declaring her irrelevant just makes you look small.
Mamesboy
She will NEVER be irrelevant!
Moving on!
Jack
Oh Madonna. You have driven me crazy sometimes the last 10 years….and then we remember how brilliant you are and…..I wish I could quit you. But I never will.
bsg1967
So true
BoomerMyles
FLOP, like all her other movies.
Didn’t the audience boo her at Cannes?
LumpyPillows
Perhaps it would be best to watch it first before letting your bias lead you to conclusions.
Hdtex
She’s a has been.
Make it stop.
Den
I wonder who was doing the singing for her on that trailer?
Even autotuned in real time her tone has never been particularly good, nor has her intonation.
Don’t forget her training and early career (with Alvin Ailey!) were in ballet and modern dance. She is not a singer, but an entertainer. Her importance is in being one of the first female entertainers to demand and get autonomy in producing and directing their careers…paving the way for women who followed her.
But no matter how catchy the tune or amusing the lyrics, her voice is as nails on a blackboard to me.
Gabby
I saw the show live and she sounded beautiful.
LumpyPillows
I do wonder if you have ever seen Madonna sing live.
Den
Most performers of her talent level (where singing is not their strong suit) are either autotuned in real time, or have filtered/tuned tracks they are lip synching. The question is whether ANYBODY has seen Madonna sing live in years.
Clearly I never have because her music has never appealed to me particularly and I prefer going to hear concerts of vocalists not showmen/women. Exceptions would be Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Pink, who are skilled vocalists and performers. And one has to acknowledge that they owe a huge debt to Madonna for making their creative control possible.
But my ideal concert would be Sara Bareilles (possibly the best singer/songwriter of her generation) or Eva Cassidy (were she still alive, a hugely talented singer).
lykeitiz
Wrong. She took extensive vocal training to prepare for Evita. I have seen her live many times over the years, both before and after Evita. Ever since Evita, her live singing voice is lovely and strong.
Man About Town
Just once I’d like to see a piece about Madonna where NONE of the subsequent comments are nasty and mean, but I won’t hold my breath waiting for that to happen!
Hdtex
Get over it.
Davy
Hmmm…. Madonna’s career started in 1982. I don’t quite think auto tune was around then but nice try. Her fifth STUDIO album was the first to not contain a number 1 hit (not including soundtracks like Who’s that Girl, vision quest and Dick Tracy which all had number 1 hits) Erotica went to number 2. Then I look at Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and others that people try to compare with Madonna but have all fizzled out in the hits department before even amassing a catalog near the volume of Madonna’s. Sorry, Not even close. When it comes to the mother of reinvention- don’t believe the hate, and when it comes to this new entitled generation of performers- don’t believe the hype.
Hdtex
So according to you she had 10 years of hits, and now 30 years of failed comeback tours. Thanks for proving my point.
Mamesboy
Beautifully and accurately said.
We know she can sing live. She proved more than once on the Oscars. As far as concerts
With dancing like she does I’m sure it’s not all live. Who cares. The show is what it’s about. We KNOW the song. There are singers you go to HEAR. Then there’s those who give a fantastic experience.
I love Linda Ronstadt. She stood there and sang. That’s what we wanted.
As far as Lady Gaga I think SHE has it all!
Hdtex
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Davy
Lucky star -1983
Gimme All Your Lovin 2010
I think that’s more than 10 years of hits but thanks for revealing another or your numerous “short” comings- statistics and math. Bwahahahahaha
ManCanBemuse
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Mamesboy
HDTex is just that typical queen who can only rip others apart. That’s their repertoire.
They can’t hold conversations, only quips or reads. They like to see what they post and revel in their “humor?”
That’s their grasp on being relevant.
I call that SQS (Sad Queen Syndrome)
Starts as a teen queen but instead of growing out of it, We’ll you see the rest!
Ignore and Be Gone!
You Have No Power Here!
G-Man
Yeah that’s a lot of hating by him that’s for sure.