Watch and listen to 'Dark Ballet'

Madonna today released 'Dark Ballet,' the fifth and final song to be previewed before her highly-anticipated new studio album Madame X debuts globally on June 14. Produced by Mirwais Ahmadzai, the accompanying music video to the sonically innovative track was directed by Emmanuel Adjei and stars Mykki Blanco. Listen to “Dark Ballet” and watch the video now!

'Dark Ballet' was inspired by the story of Joan of Arc. 'She fought the English and she won, still the French were not happy,' Madonna says. 'Still they judged her. They said she was a man, they said she was a lesbian, they said she was a witch, and, in the end, they burned her at the stake, and she feared nothing. I admire that.'

The powerful and moving video, directed by Emmanuel Adjei, stars the innovative hip-hop queer pioneer, Mykki Blanco as Joan of Arc and tells the story of the kind of dance we’re all dancing in the world right now, this dark ballet. The video closes with an important message of inspiration from Mykki, 'I have walked this earth, Black, Queer and HIV positive, but no transgression against me has been as powerful as the hope I hold within.'

From Madonna.com