Sources close to Madonna confirm to Billboard that the Queen of Pop is out of its deal with Interscope after almost a decade. The iconic singer first signed a deal in 2011 with three albums with Interscope at a base of $ 1 million per LP; with the release of Madame X in 2019, that deal with three albums is up, and Madge is looking for a new label to call home.
While The sun reports that Madonna is considering a return to Warner Music (known as Warner Bros. when she called it home for her 1983-2008 album series), sources told Billboard that she did not submit a new deal on Saturday (August 8) and all talks are in early stages. Warner Music declined to comment for this story.
Madonna’s three albums for Interscope include the Billboard 200 toppers MDNA (2012) and Madame X (2019), as well as the No. 2 peaking Rebel Heart (2015).
“I think the most controversial thing I’ve ever done is to stick around,” Madonna explained memorably at Billboard’s 2016 Women In Music event in 2016, where she was named Woman of the Year. Since then, the pop culture trailblazer has done more than just stick. Whether delivering a blunt, controversial speech at the March for Women in 2017 in Washington, DC or the start of the logistically challenging but award-winning series of intimate reviews for her Madame X Tour in 2019 (which was finally shocked due to the coronavirus pandemic), Madonna has continued to make headlines as an indispensable part of the global pop culture course.
On August 14, Madonna returns with Missy Elliott to hope for a remix of Dua Lipa’s ‘Levitating’. Madonna has 12 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned her landmark 50th No. 1 hit on the Dance Club Songs chart earlier this year.
