Madonna has never wasted much energy worrying about what people may think of her, and her new track, ‘I Don’t Give A,’ makes it clear that she’s not going to start now. The song, which was previewed late last week at a listening party for her new album, MDNA, appears to contain quite the fighting words. Madonna, who separated from Guy Ritchie in 2008, had to have known these lyrics would remind the public of her high-profile split. Though the lyrics have yet to be confirmed, multiple news sources corroborated that the song seemed to call out Ritchie. It is a bit confusing, to be honest. Madge seems like someone in control of her life, skipping around Super Bowl stages as a sort of godmother to modern pop music, so why lash out at someone you divorced nearly four years ago? (Especially given the rumours that she’s entertaining a proposal from her 24-year-old boyfriend). Regardless, she has certainly made quite the comeback. After a few years of relative obscurity — a period dominated by Lady Gaga, no matter how “reductive” Madge may find her — she’s bounced back with a triumphant Super Bowl performance, fresh legal troubles and fiesty pop-girl collaborations with Nicki Minaj and M.I.A.
