Madonna teams up with Sabrina Carpenter on Confessions II
"Thanks for coming."
With these words, the first song, "I Feel So Free," opens a new immersive journey on Madonna's new album, Confessions II, released on July 3 by Warner Records.
A sequel to the iconic Confessions on a Dance Floor, released 21 years ago, the album sees the Queen of Pop tell an autobiographical and musical story that moves seamlessly between past and present, driven by hypnotic dance rhythms blending dance-pop, post-disco, trip-hop, hip-hop, and constant references to her artistic journey, CE Report quotes ANSA.
One of the album's signature tracks is "Danceteria," named after one of the New York clubs Madonna frequented in the early 1980s, where she first performed her music. Echoing the spirit of "Vogue," the song declares that "everyone here is a work of art."
"People think dance music is superficial, but they're completely wrong," Madonna says in "One Step Away." "The dance floor isn't just a place—it's a threshold, a ritual space where movement replaces language."
The 16-track album features Latin guitar influences on "Read My Lips," EDM-inspired synthesizers on "Everything," and even references to composer Erik Satie in "Betrayal."
The project also embraces the present and future, highlighted by "Bring Your Love," a duet with rising pop star Sabrina Carpenter. The song, which reportedly topped Italy's radio airplay chart, was first performed together at Coachella.
"When Stuart Price and I started working on this album, our mission was simple: we must dance, celebrate, and pray with our bodies," Madonna explains.
"These are things humanity has done for thousands of years—they are spiritual practices. The dance floor is a ritual space where people connect with their wounds and vulnerability. Raving is an art. It's about pushing beyond your limits and finding a community of like-minded people. Sound, light, and vibrations reshape our perception, leading us into a trance-like state. We don't just hear the bass—we feel it. It alters our consciousness, dissolving ego and time."
These themes continue throughout songs such as "Love Without Words" and "School." Madonna is joined by collaborators including Stromae on "My Sins Are My Savior" and her daughter Lola on the trip-hop track "The Test."
The album also includes more reflective moments, such as "Fragile," dedicated to her brother Chris, who reportedly passed away two years earlier.
Madonna also brings the album's visual world to life through another of her passions—cinema—with the short film Confessions II – The Film, directed by Torso, which premiered at the Tribeca Festival and is now available on YouTube.
With music directed by Stuart Price, the 10-minute film creates a dreamlike club atmosphere where viewers can lose and rediscover themselves. Guest stars include Kate Moss, Benedict Cumberbatch, Debi Mazar, Honey Dijon, João Pedro, and Richard E. Grant.
Soon, Madonna will also appear in a lighter, more humorous role on television as one of the most anticipated guest stars in the second season of Apple TV's award-winning series The Studio, starring Seth Rogen and Kathryn Hahn. Alongside actress Julia Garner, who had previously been chosen to portray Madonna in a planned biopic, she revisits the abandoned autobiographical film project.
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