Todrick Hall pays homage to the underground ballroom scene and the art of voguing in the epic visual for his latest single Pre-Madonna, taken from his forthcoming 80s- inspired album Algorhythm.
Todrick said: “‘Pre- Madonna’ is a love letter to the vogue and ballroom community that I love and have been so inspired by. In the early 90s, Madonna shined a light on a community and gave it a huge platform, but this song is paying homage to this community, dance genre and lifestyle that existed long before the pop diva created her iconic song ‘Vogue’! Thank you to all the ballroom dancers who flew to the Ukraine to help make this video a reality.”
The floor-filler is accompanied by a high energy, conceptual pop art music video, filmed in Kyiv, Ukraine earlier this year. In a kaleidoscopic visual feast, ‘Pre-Madonna’ sees the gender-blurring Todrick play up references to Grace Jones with colourful nostalgic nods like dresses made of vinyl records and giant speakers.
Say what you want about Todrick (and if you’ve followed my reports on his shenanigans, I have), but you can’t deny this track is a bop, the lyrics are sassy and biting, and the fashions are ovah!
‘Pre-Madonna’ and ‘Dance Forever’ are the latest releases taken from Todrick’s 80s influenced forthcoming album “Algorhythm”, which will be released on 1 June via Frtyfve. Pre-order the album here.
Check out the video below…