Madonna is back with Rebel Heart, her 13th studio album (!) that has made waves from the moment it partially leaked online back in December.

(She’s also the third highest-grossing touring act in history, after the Rolling Stones and U2.) Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour airs on Friday, Dec. 9, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Showtime ...

The narrative surrounding Madonna in 2015 has not exactly been kind to the 57-year-old pop icon. You would think by now she has earned the right, and the public’s trust, to be whomever she wants.

Madonna named her 13th studio album “Rebel Heart.” The title fits the Madge mold of past titles: adjectives, a noun or two, perhaps a preposition, combined to suggest a loose theme.

Under red lights, Madonna performs during at the Forum her “Rebel Heart Tour.” (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) ...

It’s hard to imagine Madonna expressing things like this before, let alone making them ring true. That’s “Rebel Heart’s” peak feature: It presents a 56-year-old woman who, in the best ...

Madonna ‘s Rebel Heart hits shelves on Tuesday — legally and in full, as multiple tracks from the pop icon’s thirteenth studio album have been leaked since late last year.

The previous two Madonna studio albums, “MDNA” (2012) and “Hard Candy” (2008), have come off as transparent attempts at co-opting the latest waves of dance music. She used to be a step ...

Madonna has already revealed her set list will include classics like "Dress You Up," "Who's That Girl," "Vogue" and "Holiday," plus a big helping of songs from “Rebel Heart” because, in ...

Most memorable about "Rebel Heart" is Madonna as a messenger of love, unity and peace – "the sorcerer down in the deep," as she puts it on the deluxe edition's penultimate powerhouse "Messiah." ...

Madonna the Tireless Rebel Heart is a slog, but at least it's trying to be interesting. By Spencer Kornhaber Lucy Nicholson/Reuters March 10, 2015 ...