 Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mukutanga kwema1990, Madonna akanga atarisana nezvakawanda zvekubudisa zvinotyisa, zvakadai sebhuku rinoratidzira mifananidzo Bonde, iro rakafuridzirwa sadomasochist album Erotica, uye inonakidza inonakidza, Muviri weUchapupu, zvose zvaakafunga kuti zvaive nekuda kwe hasha huru nehasha mukati make. Zvisinei, pakuvamba kwemireniyumu itsva, Madonna akanga achirarama upenyu hwakadzikama, hwokuzviongorora uye hwakanaka nomurume wake Guy Ritchie, mwanakomana wavo Rocco, uye mwanasikana waMadonna Lourdes kubva muukama hwekare. Maererano nomunyori wenhau dzoupenyu J. Randy Taraborrelli, kuvapo kwaRitchie muupenyu hwaMadonna kwakava nomugumisiro unonyaradza pamuimbi, kuchimuita kuti akure zvikuru uye kuderedza hasha dzake. Achiisa pfungwa pabasa rake remimhanzi, Madonna akanga akabatikana muna 2001 paDrowned World Tour yake. Musi waSeptember 11, 2001, vanozviuraya vakapamba ndege mbiri dzendege ndokudzirovera paWorld Trade Center, zvichiuraya vanhu vanenge 3 000. Chiitiko chacho chakava nomugumisiro wakakura panzanga yeAmerica, nemamiriro ezvinhu etsika ari kusuruvara uye kupenga. Vanhu, kusanganisira Madonna, vakatanga kubvunza mibvunzo pamusoro petsika dzavo uye Chiroto cheAmerica, icho chakanga chiri chakanakira vakawanda kwenguva refu. Apo Madonna akatanga kushanda paalbum yake yechipfumbamwe, Upenyu hweAmerica, aida mhinduro kumibvunzo yake uye mhinduro yakakodzera kune njodzi ya911 uye hondo yeIraq yakazotevera ya2003. Akatenda kuti mwedzi yakatevera yehondo yaizotungamirira kumugariro wezvamatongerwe enyika munyika yose, uye aida kutaura izvozvo mubhuku. 