{"id":7715,"date":"2026-07-03T12:33:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T12:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/madonna-daughter-lourdes-leon-sing-about-turbulent-relationship-in-new-song-the-test\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T12:33:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T12:33:20","slug":"madonna-daughter-lourdes-leon-sing-about-turbulent-relationship-in-new-song-the-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/madonna-daughter-lourdes-leon-sing-about-turbulent-relationship-in-new-song-the-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Madonna, daughter Lourdes Leon sing about turbulent relationship in new song &#8216;The Test&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F07%2Flourdes.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Madonna and daughter\u00a0Lourdes \u201cLola\u201d Leon sing about how living in the spotlight affected<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/23\/parents\/madonna-hints-at-strife-with-daughter-lourdes-leon-as-she-makes-cryptic-comments-about-family-trauma\/\"> their turbulent relationship<\/a> on the pop star\u2019s new song, \u201cThe Test.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLittle star \/ I tried to put you on a pedestal \/ You didn\u2019t ask for all the flashing lights \/ I didn\u2019t think of how it could disturb,\u201d Madonna sings in the first verse.<\/p>\n<p>She continues: \u201cOr how it hurt \/ I wish I knew \/ The pain I\u2019ve caused \/ My butterfly \/ Was always being watched.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Madonna and daughter Lourdes Leon (seen above) sing about their strained relationship on their new song, \u201cThe Test.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">David X Prutting\/BFA.com \/ Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Madonna (pictured above with Leon at New York Fashion Week 2022) apologizes to her daughter for \u201cthe pain I\u2019ve caused.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for NYFW: The Shows<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>In the chorus, the pair mention 29-year-old Leon being in her famous mom\u2019s shadow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know they tried to put us to the test \/ We\u2019re not the same, but I\u2019m treading on your footsteps \/ Sometimes I think you wish I\u2019d go away \/ But my shadow stays and it\u2019s okay to be yourself,\u201d they sing. <\/p>\n<p>But in the second verse, Leon expresses her love for Madonna.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA hand tenderly reaching to me \/ You are my reason to be \/ Or what I want, or look like \/ What I wear, all the clothes on my back,\u201d Leon sings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd what I attract \/ I trace the line of what you have sewn \/ Keep my own design \/ Make it a landscape \/ Make it alive,\u201d Leon\u2019s lyrics add.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Madonna (pictured above on the cover of her new album, \u201cConfessions II\u201d) notes that living in the spotlight hurt their relationship. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@madonna<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>In the chorus of the song, Leon (seen above) sings about living in Madonna\u2019s shadow. <span class=\"credit\">Corbis via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe Test\u201d is the 15th track off Madonna\u2019s new album \u201cConfessions II\u201d released Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The first lyrics of the song, \u201cLittle Star,\u201d is also the title of Madonna\u2019s 1998 song from her seventh album, \u201cRay of Light,\u201d that she dedicated to <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/article\/meet-madonnas-6-children-everything-to-know-about-her-kids\/\">her eldest child.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leon \u2014 whom Madonna <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/06\/20\/madonnas-daughter-lourdes-leon-has-rare-outing-with-dad-carlos\/\">shares with ex Carlos Leon<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 teased the collaboration a few days ago on Instagram by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaLrj8OtEa2\/?igsh=cW00cjlid3RpOGp5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> posting a throwback photo <\/a>of the mother-daughter holding hands, alongside a collection of the heartfelt lyrics. <\/p>\n<p>In a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interviewmagazine.com\/music\/madonna-confessions-on-a-dancefloor-nadia-lee-cohen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Interview Magazine story<\/a>, Madonna revealed Leon approached her about writing the song \u201cas a way to heal our relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a really important moment, and it solidified the idea that now is the time to make this record,\u201d the Grammy Award winner shared. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Madonna (pictured above with Leon at New York Fashion Week 2022) revealed in a recent interview that Leon approached her about doing the song to \u201cheal\u201d their relationship. <span class=\"credit\">Dimitrios Kambouris\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Leon (seen above) is Madonna\u2019s eldest child. The pop star shares Leon with ex Carlos Leon. <span class=\"credit\">Alfonso Catalano\/SGP \/ Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Leon previously opened up about her <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/10\/14\/lourdes-leon-says-mom-madonna-is-a-control-freak\/\">strained relationship with her mom<\/a> in a 2021 interview with the same outlet. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy mom is such a control freak, and she has controlled me my whole life,\u201d she stated. \u201cI needed to be completely independent from her as soon as I graduated high school.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Leon, who said she paid for her own college tuition, also insisted she doesn\u2019t \u201cget any handouts in my family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She did, however, acknowledge she \u201cgrew up with extreme privilege\u201d being Madonna\u2019s daughter. <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/23\/parents\/madonna-hints-at-strife-with-daughter-lourdes-leon-as-she-makes-cryptic-comments-about-family-trauma\/#\"\/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/03\/entertainment\/madonna-daughter-lourdes-leon-sing-about-turbulent-relationship-in-new-song-the-test\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madonna and daughter\u00a0Lourdes \u201cLola\u201d Leon sing about how living in the spotlight affected their turbulent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7716,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/lourdes.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7715"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7715\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}