Video Brings Art And Activism Together As It Addresses The Topic Of Gun Control

Madonna today unveiled a powerful video for “God Control” from her new album Madame X. Directed by frequent Madonna video collaborator Jonas Åkerlund, the visually-arresting video unites art and activism as it addresses the important topic of gun control.

“God Control,” produced by Madonna and Mirwais, evokes the heady sound of the disco era, juxtaposing the unbridled freedom of dancing in a club with the brutal and silencing violence wrought by an intruder brandishing a gun. The song features cascading strings of disco music from the late seventies, when Madonna first moved to NY and went to Studio 54, with potent lyrics that urgently demand gun control and safety and the need to wake up and continue to take action.

Watch the video HERE!

Madonna says, “I want to draw attention through my platform as an artist to a problem in America that is out of control and is taking the lives of innocent people. This crisis can end if our legislators act to change the laws that fail to protect us all.”

Madonna posted on Instagram about the video and the lyrics to the song are below.

The video ends with a call-to-action to join Madonna in supporting organizations fighting for common-sense gun safety legislation and working to protect our most vulnerable, including:

Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund (@Everytown),
March For Our Lives Foundation (@AMarch4OurLives)
Gays Against Guns (@GAGnoguns)
Sandy Hook Promise Foundation (@sandyhook)
Human Rights Campaign Foundation (@HRC)
National LGBTQ Task Force (@TheTaskForce)
National Center for Transgender Equality (@transEquality)
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (@NCADV)
One Pulse for America (@onePULSEorg)
States United to Prevent Gun Violence (@supgvnetwork)
Marsha P. Johnson Institute (@MPJInstitute)


“God Control” Lyrics

Everybody knows the damn truth
Our nation lied
We’ve lost respect
When we wake up
What can we do?
Get the kids ready
Take them to school
Everybody knows
They don’t have a chance
To get a decent job
To have a normal life
When they talk reforms
It makes me laugh
They pretend to help
It makes me laugh
I think I understand
Why people get a gun
I think I understand
Why we all give up
Everyday they have
A kind of victory

Blood of innocents spread everywhere
They say that we need love
But we need more than this

Choir
We lost gun control (x4)

This is your wake up call
Unlike your nightmare
I’m here to start your day
This is your wake up call
We don’t have to fall
A new democracy
God and pornography
A new democracy

People think that I’m insane
The only gun is in my brain
Each new birth it gives me hope
That’s why I don’t smoke that dope
Insane people think I am
Brain inside my only friend
Hope it gives me birth each new
That dope I don’t smoke it’s true

Everybody knows the damn truth (2x)

Wake up

We need to wake up, wake up, wake up... (2x)

It’s a hustle, yeah
It’s a hustle
It’s a con
It’s a hustle

It’s a weird kind of energy
A bizarre thing that happens to be
An abnormal fraternity
And I feel more than sympathy

We need to wake up, wake up, wake up...

People think that I’m insane
The only gun is in my brain
Each new birth it gives me hope
That’s why I don’t smoke that dope
Insane people think I am
Brain inside my only friend
Hope it gives me birth each new
That dope I don’t smoke it’s true

Everybody knows the damn truth (x2)

We need to wake up, wake up, wake up... (x2)

Wake up

A new democracy

Everybody knows the damn truth
Our nation lied
We’ve lost respect
When we wake up
What can we do?
Get the kids ready
Take them to school
Everybody knows
They don’t have a chance
To get a decent job
To have a normal life
When they talk reforms It makes me laugh
They pretend to help
It makes me laugh

Choir
We lost gun control.....

WAKE UP

June 24, 2019 – With 10 shows already announced and due to overwhelming demand, Madonna, Maverick and Live Nation have just announced 2 additional Madame X shows at the Grand Rex in Paris on 3rd and 4th of March!

Tickets to these newly added shows will be released for general sale Friday, 28 June at 10:00am CEST at ticketmaster.fr

ICON is Madonna's official fan club. Citi is the official presale credit card of the Madame X tour. Lifetime Legacy members of ICON and Citi card holders will be eligible for a special presale starting Wed. 26 June (10am CEST) – Thursday, 27 June (6pm CEST).

- Icon Lifetime Legacy members will be assigned unique presale codes.
- If you are a Lifetime Legacy member, your unique presale code is assigned directly to your Madonna.com account, found on your logged-in Profile page or Tour page starting prior to 10am CEST on 26 June.
- Your unique access code is valid for up to four (4) tickets total, and it can be used across multiple shows. EXAMPLE: 4 tickets to one event only, or 2 tickets for one event and 2 tickets for another event and so on.
- All sales are final. No refunds.
- The Icon Legacy Member / Citi card holder Presale will close on Thursday, 27 June @ 18:00 CEST.

The wait is officially over...

Madame X has been travelling the world, from Lisbon to Medellín, Paris, New York, London,Rio..... and is now ready to share her story, which is just at a click away from your fingertips... RIGHT HERE!

The critically acclaimed album, which Madonna has collaborated on with longtime producer Mirwais, as well as Mike Dean and Diplo, among others, is now available to stream from Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, and from all good digital platforms.

Madame X is available as a Digital /CD 13-track regular album, 15-track Deluxe version, but also in International multiple formats, including 2LP vinyl set, cassette, deluxe box set, limited edition Rainbow vinyl and an online exclusive 15-track 2LP set pressed on clear vinyl. Earlier this month, Madonna announced an exclusive Rainbow vinyl + flag bundle
to celebrate Pride Month, with all proceeds going to The Trevor Project. Make sure to get your copy to support a great cause and to gear up for Madonna’s performance at Pride Island on June 30! Also, visit the official Madonna store now for limited edition bundles including exclusive Madame X designs and accessories!

Madonna will be back on the road with her Madame X Tour opening in NYC this September, before visiting Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Boston, Philadelphia and Miami.Madame X will then cross the ocean for more exclusive theatre shows in Lisbon, London and Paris in 2020. Click here for full tour itinerary.

We are Madame X - are you?

(Monday 10 June 2019, London U.K.) With 15 shows confirmed at The London Palladium in London and with requests for these dates now fulfilled and delivered to verified registered fans, Live Nation has announced that limited tickets will be available for general sale starting Thursday 13 June at 10am at www.livenation.co.uk, therefore giving fans who may have missed out an additional chance to attend these very special performances.

Madame X Tour VIP Packages will also be available and may include great ticket locations, an exclusive backstage tour, a photo opportunity on stage, a VIP pre-show reception, a limited edition Madonna gift item, fast pass access to designated VIP merch and concessions lanes, and more. Additionally, fans can access travel packages which include great ticket locations, exclusive merchandise, hotel accommodations and more. Tickets, VIP and Travel packages available Thursday 13 June at https://www.livenation.co.uk/.

Click here for full tour itinerary.

With 10 shows already announced and previously available only to Verified Fans, Live Nation has just announced that limited tickets for Madonna’s Madame X shows at the Grand Rex in Paris will be released for general sale Tuesday, 11-June at 10:00 am at livenation.fr

Vendredi 7 juin, 2019 – Pour diffusion immédiate. Avec 10 représentations annoncées à Paris et mises en prévente sur le dispositif Verified Fans, Live Nation annonce aujourd’hui qu’un quota limité de places sera mis en vente mardi 11 juin à 10h, donnant ainsi aux fans n’ayant pas eu accès aux préventes l’occasion d’assister à ces dates exceptionnelles. Il y aura une limite de 4 billets par spectacle et chaque billet vendu comprend une copie de l’album Madame X de Madonna, qui sortira le vendredi 14 juin prochain.

Les Packages VIP Madame X Tour seront également disponibles et peuvent comprendre des emplacements exceptionnels, une visite exclusive dans les coulisses, une séance de photos sur scène, une réception VIP avant le spectacle, un cadeau Madonna en édition limitée, un accès rapide aux produits VIP et plus encore. De plus, les fans peuvent accéder à des forfaits comprenant des emplacements exceptionnels, du merchandising exclusif, des chambres d'hôtel et plus encore. Billets, package VIP et package VOYAGE disponibles le mardi 11 juin sur www.livenation.fr

PRIOR TICKET REQUEST PERIOD NOW CLOSED; LIMITED TICKETS GO ON SALE MONDAY, JUNE 10 FOR NORTH AMERICAN SHOWS PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED

With 48 shows in only 7 cities confirmed in North America and with requests for these dates now fulfilled and delivered to verified registered fans, Live Nation has announced that limited tickets in all North American markets will be available for general sales starting Monday, June 10th at 10:00 am EDT / 7:00 am PDT, therefore giving fans who may have missed out an additional chance to attend these very special performances. There will be a 4 ticket limit per show and every ticket sold includes a copy of Madonna’s Madame X album releasing next Friday, June 14th.

Madame X Tour VIP Packages will also be available and may include great ticket locations, an exclusive backstage tour, a photo opportunity on stage, a VIP pre-show reception, a limited edition Madonna gift item, fast pass access to designated VIP merch and concessions lanes, and more. Additionally, fans can access travel packages which include great ticket locations, exclusive merchandise, hotel accommodations and more. Tickets, VIP and Travel packages available Monday, June 10th at www.ticketmaster.com

Influenced creatively by living in Lisbon, Portugal over the past several years, Madame X is a collection of 15 new songs that celebrate Madonna’s career-long affair with Latin music and culture as well as other global influences. Since the announcement that her highly anticipated new studio album Madame X debuts globally on June 14th, Madonna has released 5 songs including the infectious pop gem “Crave” featuring Swae Lee, the empowering ballad “I Rise,” the critically-acclaimed “Medellín,” electronic reggae-flavored “Future” featuring Quavo as well as the sonically innovative “Dark Ballet.”

Every ticket purchased includes a physical copy of Madonna’s new release Madame X available on Interscope Records and in stores on June 14th. The tour is presented by Live Nation Global Touring.

Click here for full tour itinerary.

An Audience with Madonna in London - Hosted by Graham Norton

Presented in partnership with Peloton

Madonna will be holding an exclusive one-off event hosted by Graham Norton for her fans in London on 13th June at Alexandra Palace Theatre to celebrate the release of her brand new album, MADAME X.

Madonna and Graham will go in-depth about the creation of the album & Madonna will be taking questions from the audience about the music.

Click here to find out more!

Madonna today released “Dark Ballet,” the fifth and final song to be previewed before her highly-anticipated new studio album Madame X debuts globally on June 14. Produced by Mirwais Ahmadzai, the accompanying music video to the sonically innovative track was directed by Emmanuel Adjei and stars Mykki Blanco. Listen to “Dark Ballet” and watch the video now!

“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.”

The powerful and moving video, directed by Emmanuel Adjei, stars the innovative hip-hop queer pioneer, Mykki Blanco as 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 from Mykki, “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.”

“Dark Ballet” follows the release of the critically-acclaimed “Medellín,” the empowering “I Rise,” the infectious pop gem “Crave,” and the electronic reggae-tinged “Future.” Influenced creatively by living in Lisbon, Portugal over the past several years, Madame X is 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 Madame X with longtime producer Mirwais, as well as with producers Mike Dean and Diplo, among others.

Billboard says “Future” has a, “dreamy reggae vibe.” Rolling Stone says, “’Crave’ is a sultry pop number about hungering for another person,” and MTV declares about “Crave” that, “It's nearly impossible to listen to this without a smile sneaking to the corners of your face.” Of “I Rise,” NME says the song, “is politics and positivity combined.” NPR says, “Medellín is a carefully dosed combination of…coolly narcotic dance-pop…and energetic reggaetón,” while Entertainment Weekly declares the song is, “A breezy, summer-ready anthem…” The Guardian says, “Medellín is a potent reminder of Madonna’s deft history of meshing genres.”

Madonna will embark on her highly-anticipated Madame X Tour, 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 madonna.livenation.com.

Madame X from Live Nation, Interscope Records and Maverick will come in a standard and deluxe version of the album and is now available for pre-order. Album pre-orders include a download of “Medellín,” “I Rise,” “Crave” and “Future” which is available across Apple, Spotify (pre-save), Amazon and all DSPs. Exclusive album pre-order bundles with limited edition merchandise are now available direct from Madonna's official store.

NELSON MELEGRITO and BEACHES WEHO invite our ICONic Madonna fans and friends to join the party for a celebration and get into the groove for M A D A M E X West Hollywood Album Release Party! The 14th studio album from international global superstar MADONNA

Thursday JUNE 13
Starts at 9 pm.
No cover. 21 and over.
Madame X themed drink specials and giveaways.
Music by DJ JOSH PEACE
Madonna Music All Night Long!

Celebrate the release of Madonna’s 14th studio album, Madame X featuring “Medellín", “Crave", "I Rise” and "Dark Ballet"
Available everywhere 6.14.19
Giveaways courtesy of Live Nation &Interscope Records

Beaches Weho
8928 Santa Monica Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA

RSVP requested:
https://www.facebook.com/events/2333526380245417/

MadonnathonNYC presents: Madame X Release Party
with DJ JENE

Saturday Night
June 15th, 2019

Location:
GYM Sportsbar (Downstairs)
167 8th Ave (Between 18/19 Street), New York, New York 10011

@ 9 P.M.

Free Madonna Giveaways All night!
NO COVER all night!

Celebrating 20 years of hosting Madonna release parties!
For more info, visit:
https://www.facebook.com/events/305142350376059/