Lux (Rosalía album)

Lux (Latin for 'light') is the fourth studio album by Spanish singer Rosalía, released on 7 November 2025 through Columbia Records. It was recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra under the conduction of Daníel Bjarnason, with Rosalía as its executive producer. The album features guest appearances by Björk, Carminho, Dougie F, Estrella Morente, Sílvia Pérez Cruz, Yahritza y su Esencia, and Yves Tumor. Other collaborators include Angélica Negrón and Caroline Shaw as arrangers, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo as composers, Noah Goldstein and Pharrell Williams as producers, and Venetian Snares as a drum programmer. On its original release, the physical editions contained 18 tracks, while the digital editions omitted three of them. A digital reissue, titled Lux (Complete Works), was released on 17 April 2026, featuring all 18 tracks. Lux was described by a press release as exploring lyrical themes of "feminine mystique, transformation, and spirituality", with its songs inspired by the lives of various female saints, including Hildegard of Bingen, Rabia Al-Adawiya, and Miriam, alongside Rosalía's relationship with God, her romantic relationships, and the work of writers Clarice Lispector and Simone Weil. Its track listing is split across four movements, with lyrics in 14 languages, each corresponding to a different female saint. A significant portion of the album's creation, which took between two and three years overall, was dedicated to learning how to sing in the various languages. Rosalía often sketched out rough lyrics with Google Translate before taking her drafts to professional translators and phoneticians. The album was supported by a lead single, "Berghain", which was released on 27 October 2025. It received unanimous acclaim from music critics, who praised its ambition and orchestral sound. Critics and journalists noted the album's experimental blend of contemporary pop and classical music elements. It later became the second best-reviewed album of 2025 on Metacritic, as well as the site's eighteenth-best album of all time. The album broke the Spotify record for most streams in one day by a female Spanish-language artist, with 42 million.