Madame X is the fourteenth studio album by American singer and songwriter Madonna. It was released on June 14, 2019, by Interscope Records. The album became her final studio album under the three-album contract with the record company. The record was creatively influenced by her expatriate life in Lisbon, Portugal, after relocating there in summer 2017 when seeking a top football academy for her son David Banda. Madonna co-wrote and co-produced the album with a number of musicians, including Mirwais, Mike Dean, Diplo, The Picard Brothers and Jason Evigan, during a process that lasted for 18 months. Madame X also features guest appearances by artists Maluma, Quavo, Swae Lee, and Anitta.
Madame X is a concept album which represents a complete musical and lyrical departure from Madonna's previous releases, focusing on Latin, trap, art pop and world music, while dealing with political-oriented themes, including sexism, gun control, freedom of speech, racism and gay rights. To promote it, four singles were released: "Medellin", "Crave", "I Rise" and "I Don't Search I Find", while "Dark Ballet" and "Future" were promotional singles. To further promote Madame X, Madonna gave a number of televised performances and embarked on the Madame X Tour, an all-theatre tour which visited North America and Europe, from September 2019 to March 2020, and was chronicled in the documentary of the same name.