The Blessed Madonna
Dua Lipa Reveals Stacked List of Collaborators in Official Tracklist for “Future Nostalgia” Remix Album
Following the reveal of the official tracklist for Club Future Nostalgia, the anticipation surrounding Dua Lipa‘s forthcoming remix album is bubbling over. In addition to previously announced featured artists Madonna, Missy Elliott, Gwen Stefani, and Mark Ronson, the tracklist flaunts a stupefying list of collaborators. It reveals a carefully curated stable of polished remixers, including Yaeji, Jayda G, and Mr. Fingers, among many others, as well as a number of high-profile samples, like Steve Nicks‘ “Stand Back” and Stefani’s “Hollaback Girl.” The Grammy Award-winning pop songstress has long been a champion of EDM, teaming up with its most recognized producers, such as Diplo (“Electricity”) and Calvin Harris (̶...
The Blessed Madonna Drops Momentous Remix for Dua Lipa, Talks “Subversive Women in Pop Music”
The Blessed Madonna dropped her highly anticipated remix of Dua’s “Levitating,” which features Madonna and Missy Elliott. Following the release of her highly anticipated remix of Dua Lipa‘s “Levitating” with Madonna and Missy Elliott, The Blessed Madonna joined Zane Lowe of Apple Music to rhapsodize about the track along with Dua. Remixing a Grammy Award-winning pop superstar is one of the most daunting tasks a music producer can take on, but it can also be one of the most rewarding. The Blessed Madonna described the feeling of receiving the stems, telling Lowe that it was like “a million air horns going off in my own head.” “Even the idea of it, the first thing I said was, I was like, ‘If this is a possibility...
The Black Madonna Announces Name Change to “The Blessed Madonna”
Amid online calls to change her pseudonym, renowned DJ and dance music producer The Black Madonna has announced an update to her artist name. Moving forward, she will create music and perform under the moniker The Blessed Madonna. In addition to online pressure, the name change stems from a widely shared petition launched by Black Catalogue label founder Monty Luke, who believes The Blessed Madonna’s previous name was a form of cultural appropriation. In the petition’s description, Luke claims that he reached out to her to discuss the term, which he asserts “holds significance for catholics around the world, but especially so for black catholics in the US, Caribbean and Latin America.” “In addition, Detroit’s Shrine of the Black Madonna has bee...
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