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Rosalía Releases ‘Lux,’ a Four-Movement Orchestral Epic to Strong Early Reviews

Critics hail the multilingual, London Symphony–backed project as her boldest departure yet.

Overview

  • Out today, Lux is an 18-track, operatic work recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra and arranged in four movements.
  • Two days before release, the album leaked and circulated on social platforms, leading Rosalía to stage a full public premiere at Barcelona’s Palau Nacional.
  • Major outlets including Rolling Stone, NME, Variety and Billboard praise the album’s ambition and complexity, with Rolling Stone calling it an instant classic.
  • Lead single “Berghain” pairs Rosalía with Björk and Yves Tumor, while Madonna publicly endorsed the album, calling her a “true visionary.”
  • Reports widely cite 13 languages across the record, though Rosalía has said 14 in a Popcast interview, noting she relied on human translators rather than AI; select tracks are exclusive to CD and vinyl.