{"id":83910,"date":"2019-06-07T16:46:26","date_gmt":"2019-06-07T23:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/?p=83910"},"modified":"2019-06-07T16:55:18","modified_gmt":"2019-06-07T23:55:18","slug":"madonna-releases-powerful-video-for-dark-ballet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/madonna-releases-powerful-video-for-dark-ballet\/","title":{"rendered":"Madonna Releases Powerful Video For “Dark Ballet”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Madonna\u00a0today released “Dark Ballet,” the fifth and final song to be previewed before her highly-anticipated new studio album\u00a0Madame X<\/em>\u00a0debuts globally on June 14. Produced by Mirwais Ahmadzai, the accompanying music video to the sonically innovative track was directed by Emmanuel Adjei and stars\u00a0Mykki Blanco.<\/em>\u00a0You can listen to “Dark Ballet”\u00a0HERE<\/a>\u00a0and watch the video\u00a0HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Dark Ballet” was inspired by the story of Joan of Arc. “She fought the English and she won, still the French were not happy,” Madonna says. “Still they judged her. They said she was a man, they said she was a lesbian, they said she was a witch, and, in the end, they burned her at the stake, and she feared nothing. I admire that.”<\/p>\n

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The powerful and moving video, directed by Emmanuel Adjei, stars the innovative\u00a0hip-hop queer pioneer,\u00a0Mykki Blanco<\/em>\u00a0as Joan of Arc and tells the story of the kind of dance we’re all dancing in the world right now, this dark ballet. The video closes with an important message of inspiration\u00a0from Mykki<\/em>, “I have walked this earth, Black, Queer and HIV positive, but no transgression against me has been as powerful as the hope I hold within.”<\/p>\n

“Dark Ballet” follows the release of the critically-acclaimed “Medell\u00edn,” the empowering “I Rise,” the infectious pop gem “Crave,” and the electronic\u00a0reggae-tinged “Future.”\u00a0Influenced creatively by living in Lisbon, Portugal over the past several years,\u00a0Madame X<\/em>\u00a0is a collection of 15 new songs that celebrate Madonna’s career-long affair with Latin music and culture as well as other global influences. Singing in Portuguese, Spanish and English, Madonna collaborated on\u00a0Madame X<\/em>\u00a0with longtime producer Mirwais, as well as with producers Mike Dean and Diplo, among others.<\/p>\n

Billboard<\/em>\u00a0says “Future” has a\u00a0“dreamy reggae vibe.”\u00a0Rolling Stone\u00a0<\/em>says, “‘Crave’\u00a0is a sultry pop number about hungering for another person,”\u00a0and\u00a0MTV\u00a0<\/em>declares about “Crave” that,\u00a0“It’s nearly impossible to listen to this without a smile sneaking to the corners of your face.”\u00a0Of “I Rise,”\u00a0NME\u00a0<\/em>says the song, “is politics and positivity combined.”\u00a0NPR\u00a0<\/em>says, “Medell\u00edn\u00a0is a carefully dosed combination of…coolly narcotic dance-pop…and energetic reggaet\u00f3n,”\u00a0while\u00a0Entertainment Weekly\u00a0<\/em>declares the song is, “A breezy, summer-ready anthem…”\u00a0The Guardian<\/em>\u00a0says,\u00a0“Medell\u00edn is a potent reminder of Madonna’s deft history of meshing genres.”<\/p>\n

Madonna will embark on her highly-anticipated\u00a0Madame X Tour<\/em>, a series of rare and intimate performances taking place exclusively in theaters in select cities, starting September 12 in New York. Tickets and further information is available at\u00a0madonna.livenation.com<\/a>.\u00a0Here is a link to a video from Madonna about the Tour:\u00a0http:\/\/madonna.lnk.to\/TourVid<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Madame X<\/em>\u00a0from Live Nation, Interscope Records and Maverick will come in a standard and deluxe version of the album and is now available for\u00a0pre-order<\/a>. Album pre-orders include a download of “Medell\u00edn,” “I Rise,” “Crave” and “Future” which are available across\u00a0Apple<\/a>,\u00a0Spotify<\/a>\u00a0(pre-save),\u00a0Amazon<\/a>\u00a0and all DSPs. Exclusive album pre-order bundles with limited edition merchandise are now available direct from\u00a0Madonna.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information, please visit:<\/p>\n

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Madonna\u00a0today released “Dark Ballet,” the fifth and final song to be previewed before her highly-anticipated new studio album\u00a0Madame X\u00a0debuts globally on June 14. Produced by Mirwais Ahmadzai, the accompanying music video to the sonically innovative track was directed by Emmanuel Adjei and stars\u00a0Mykki Blanco.\u00a0You can listen to “Dark Ballet”\u00a0HERE\u00a0and watch the video\u00a0HERE. “Dark Ballet” was…<\/p>\n

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