It feels like I have listened to Madonna's music my entire life. In elementary school I adored the song "Borderline" and I will still belt it out when I hear it. As I grew up Madonna's music was still always there although it was always a different sounding Madonna. One thing that has never changed is her pursuit of making music that not only reinvents her but that also pushes boundaries. Her latest album Rebel Heart does just that. The album is explicit which means my kids aren't listening to most of this one. I'm not a stickler for language in music with them most of the time, but when it is of a certain nature it's not happening.
Rebel Heart is Madonna's 13th studio album. On it there are multiple collaborations including Nicki Minaj, Kanye West and even Mike Tyson! She also worked with multiple producers including Diplo, Ryan Tedder, Avicii and many more. I think that the number of producers may be why the album doesn't have any one consistent sound. It changes from track to track and you're not sure what you're going to hear next. It's funny because I actually listened to the last song which is the title track first and it sounded pretty laid back, but it doesn't sound anything like the rest of the album to me.
The album opener is "Living For Love". You can watch the video for that song here:
There are definitely songs that are great dance tracks including this one, "Iconic" and "Holy Water". In the later she even samples "Vogue", so if you've been longing to break out those moves again you have a new excuse. My favorite track on the album is "Body Shop". I like the different vocal tone and just the overall uniqueness of the whole song.
Here is the full Rebel Heart Track List:
01 “Living For Love”
02 “Devil Pray”
03 “Ghosttown”
04 “Unapologetic Bitch”
05 “Illuminati”
06 “Bitch I’m Madonna” (Feat. Nicki Minaj)
07 “Hold Tight”
08 “Joan Of Arc”
09 “Iconic” (Feat. Chance The Rapper & Mike Tyson)
10 “HeartBreakCity”
11 “Body Shop”
12 “Holy Water”
13 “Inside Out”
14 “Wash All Over Me”
15 “Best Night”
16 “Veni Vidi Vici” (Feat. Nas)
17 “S.E.X.”
18 “Messiah”
19 “Rebel Heart”
Rebel Heart is available now. Get it on iTunes or Amazon. To learn more visit www.madonna.com, follow Madonna on Instagram or Twitter or watch on YouTube. Madonna is also on tour this fall. You may be able to catch her on her Rebel Heart tour on the following dates:
Aug. 29 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena On Sale Mar. 9
Sept. 2 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena On Sale Mar. 16
Sept. 5 San Juan, PR Coliseo de Puerto Rico On Sale Mar. 21
Sept. 9 Montreal, QC Bell Centre On Sale Mar. 14
Sept. 12 Washington, DC Verizon Center On Sale Mar. 16
Sept. 16 New York, NY Madison Square Garden On Sale Mar. 9
Sept. 19 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center On Sale Mar. 9
Sept. 24 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center On Sale Mar. 16
Sept. 26 Boston, MA TD Garden On Sale Mar. 16
Sept. 28 Chicago, IL United Center On Sale Mar. 9
Oct. 1 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena On Sale Mar. 23
Oct. 3 Atlantic City, NJ Boardwalk Hall On Sale Mar. 16
Oct. 5 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre On Sale Mar. 9
Oct. 8 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center On Sale Mar. 16
Oct. 11 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place On Sale Mar. 9
Oct. 14 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena On Sale Mar. 9
Oct. 17 Portland, OR MODA Center On Sale Mar. 23
Oct. 19 San Jose, CA SAP Center at San Jose On Sale Mar. 9
Oct. 22 Glendale, AZ Gila River Arena On Sale Mar. 23
Oct. 24 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena On Sale Mar. 16
Oct. 27 Los Angeles, CA Forum On Sale Mar. 16
I grew up with Madonna too. I love everything she's done. She's a legend.
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