Madonna Madame X

The album was creatively influenced by her expatriate life in Lisbon, Portugal, after relocating there in summer 2017. Madonna co-wrote and co-produced the album with a number of musicians, including Mirwais, Mike Dean, and Jason Evigan. It also features guest appearances by Maluma, Quavo, Swae Lee, and Anitta.

The album includes the singles "Medellín", "Crave", "I Rise" and "I Don't Search I Find" as well as two other promotional singles. All four singles reached the top spot on the Dance Club Songs in the United States, extending her record as the artist with the most number-one songs on a singular Billboard chart, with a total of 50. She also became the second artist to achieve a number-one song on any Billboard chart in five consecutive decades (Cher currently holds this record with 6 decades). However, Madame X also became her first album to fail to produce a Billboard Hot 100-charting single.

The Madame X Tour, an all-theatre tour in North America and Europe, began on September 17, 2019 and concluded on March 8, 2020. Music critics gave generally positive reviews for the album, praising its experimental composition. Madame X debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart, becoming her ninth number-one album in the United States. It also reached the number-two spot in several other countries, including Australia, Belgium, Canada, Italy, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.