What do a Colombian drug cartel, ASMR, and the cha-cha-chá have in common? They are all fixtures in Madonna's latest single, which can mean only one thing — Madge is back on her bullshit.
The 60-year-old pop icon released the sultry, Latin-infused "Medellín," the first single from her forthcoming record Madame X, which marks her 14th record to date and her first since 2015's Rebel Heart.
The track, a collaboration with Colombian singer Maluma, appears to be optimized for steamy dancefloor hip-rolling — and it opens with an intoxicating ASMR-like delivery (an example of Madonna's subversive affection for staying current).
"I took a pill and had a dream/ I went back to my 17th year/ Allowed myself to be naive," she sings, before confessing that after a sip she woke up in the mountain town of Medellín.
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