{"id":1897953,"date":"2026-04-23T01:51:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T22:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1897953"},"modified":"2026-04-23T01:51:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T22:51:45","slug":"everything-we-know-about-madonnas-confessions-ii-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1897953","title":{"rendered":"Everything We Know About Madonna\u2019s \u2018CONFESSIONS II\u2019 (So Far)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Madonna-2026-credit-Rafael-Pavarotti-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"\n\t\t\t\ta-content lrv-a-floated-parent lrv-a-glue-parent a-font-body-m\n\t\t\t\tu-font-size-19 u-max-width-690 lrv-u-margin-lr-auto pmc_list pmc-paywall\n\t\t\t\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<div class=\"trinityAudioPlaceholder\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe Queen of Pop is inviting us back to the dance floor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSeven years after the release of her 14th studio album, the Billboard 200 No. 1 <em>Madame X<\/em>, Madonna is finally dropping her highly anticipated 15th record, <em>Confessions II<\/em>. After teasing the album and sharing that she is working with her old collaborator Stuart Price, the pop megastar officially announced the new album on April 15.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-display-inline-block lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-margin-t-2 u-margin-t-26@mobile-max u-margin-b-0.875@mobile-max u-margin-b-150@tablet u-border-t-12 lrv-u-padding-t-025 u-padding-b-1.313 lrv-u-padding-b-125@mobile-max lrv-u-border-color-black injected-single-story lrv-u-border-b-1\">\n<div class>\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap u-font-weight-700 lrv-u-display-inline-block u-line-height-18px a-font-accent u-letter-spacing-0225 u-font-size-16 lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-article-badge-underline a-article-esp u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-margin-b-1@mobile-max u-margin-b-075\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story-wrapper lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between lrv-u-padding-tb-050@desktop a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--grey a-children-border-width-050\">\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sabrina-carpenter-madonna-coachella-2026-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Madonna (R) performs with Sabrina Carpenter at the Coachella Stage during the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 17, 2026 in Indio, California.\" height width><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tFrom \u2018Confessions II\u2019 Reveal to Sabrina Carpenter Coachella Cameo, Madonna Is Back On the Dance\u00a0Floor\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<em>Confessions II <\/em>is a sequel to Madonna\u2019s 2005 Billboard 200 No. 1 album <em>Confessions on a Dance Floor<\/em>. On top of being her first work in more than half a decade, the new record<em> <\/em>is also the singer\u2019s first album since her return to Warner Records. The major label announced in September that Madonna would be coming back to where it all began after nearly two decades away. Warner Records became Madonna\u2019s first label after she signed there in 1982. She remained with the label for the first 25 years of her career, during which she released 11 albums, including the original <em>Confessions<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn a now-deleted Instagram post from September, the pop star celebrated her return to Warner Records and teased the new album, writing, \u201cAlmost 2 decades later \u2014 And it feels like home with Warner Records! Back to music, Back to the Dance Floor, Back to where it all began! COADF \u2013 Pt. 2 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cCOADF \u2013 Pt. 2\u201d is now officially on the horizon. On April 17, Madonna made a surprise appearance during Sabrina Carpenter\u2019s Coachella weekend 2 headlining set to perform \u201cVogue,\u201d \u201cLike a Prayer\u201d and an unreleased duet with the \u201cEspresso\u201d singer. Following the surprise performance, Madonna released the first song from <em>Confessions II<\/em> at midnight on April 18.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFrom the release date to the first taste of music, see everything we know about <em>Confessions II<\/em> so far below.<\/p>\n<div id=\"pmc-gallery-vertical\">\n<div class=\"c-gallery-vertical-loader u-gallery-app-shell-loader\">\n<div class=\"u-gallery-app-shell__figure u-gallery-app-shell u-gallery-react-placeholder-shimmer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"u-gallery-app-shell__text u-gallery-app-shell u-gallery-react-placeholder-shimmer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"u-gallery-app-shell__text-small u-gallery-app-shell u-gallery-react-placeholder-shimmer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"u-gallery-app-shell__content u-gallery-app-shell__content-1 u-gallery-app-shell u-gallery-react-placeholder-shimmer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"u-gallery-app-shell__content u-gallery-app-shell__content-2 u-gallery-app-shell u-gallery-react-placeholder-shimmer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"u-gallery-app-shell__content u-gallery-app-shell__content-3 u-gallery-app-shell u-gallery-react-placeholder-shimmer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"u-gallery-app-shell__content u-gallery-app-shell__content-4 u-gallery-app-shell u-gallery-react-placeholder-shimmer\"><\/div>\n<ul class=\"pmc-fallback-list-items lrv-a-unstyle-list lrv-u-margin-t-2\">\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2>The Release Date<\/h2>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<em>Confessions II <\/em>will come out on July 3 via Warner Records.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2>The Album Cover<\/h2>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMadonna shared the official album cover to her Instagram on April 18. The artwork features a photo of the star sat atop of a speaker, donning a sheer purple veil over her face and body, purple thigh-high stockings over black fishnet tights and a lace dress. Her name and the album cover are overlaid on either side of her body.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXJzbk9DJ-O\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2>It\u2019s a Sequel<\/h2>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<em>Confessions II <\/em>is a sequel to Madonna\u2019s 2005 Billboard 200 No. 1 album <em>Confessions on a Dance Floor<\/em>. The original album featured the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit \u201cHung Up,\u201d which samples ABBA\u2019s 1979 single \u201cGimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight).\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2>The Lead Producer<\/h2>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMadonna enlisted her <em>Confessions on a Dance Floor<\/em> collaborator Stuart Price to produce <em>Confessions II. <\/em>The singer first shared their reunion with a video post to Instagram in December 2024. In the clip, Madonna and Price are seen together in the studio and in the caption, Madonna wrote that the two were working on new music that she was excited to share with her fans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2>The First Song<\/h2>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAfter\u00a0debuting the track on iHeartRadio\u2019s Pride station the day prior, Madonna released the first taste of <em>Confessions II<\/em>, a song called \u201cI Feel So Free,\u201d on April 18. The release of the track followed Madonna\u2019s surprise appearance during Sabrina Carpenter\u2019s Coachella weekend 2 headlining set. The more than five-minute-long song is a pulsating dance track reminiscent of the sound of the first <em>Confessions<\/em> album.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2>It\u2019s a Dance Album<\/h2>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAlthough Madonna is one to do the unexpected, by virtue of <em>Confessions II <\/em>being the follow-up to <em>Confessions on a Dance Floor<\/em>, it naturally had to be a dance album. In a press statement about the new album, Madonna shared her and Price\u2019s \u201cmanifesto\u201d when creating the work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cWe must dance, celebrate, and pray with our bodies. These are things that we\u2019ve been doing for thousands of years \u2014 they really are spiritual practices. After all, the dance floor is a ritualistic space. It\u2019s a place where you connect\u2014with your wounds, with your fragility,\u201d the Queen of Pop writes. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tShe continues: \u201cTo rave is an art. It\u2019s about pushing your limits and connecting to a community of like-minded people. Sound, light, and vibration Reshape our perceptions Pulling us into a trance-like state. The repetition of the bass, we don\u2019t just hear it but we feel it. Altering our consciousness and dissolving ego and time.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFurther cementing <em>Confessions II<\/em> as a dance album, in the lyrics to \u201cI Feel So Free,\u201d Madonna invites listeners to \u201cCome on, meet me on the dance floor.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2>It May Have a Sabrina Carpenter Collab<\/h2>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWhen Madonna joined Sabrina Carpenter on stage at Coachella, the two pop stars performed two of Madonna\u2019s biggest hits, Billboard Hot 100 chart toppers \u201cVogue\u201d and \u201cLike a Prayer,\u201d and a new song that no one has heard before. 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Seven years after the release of her 14th studio album, the Billboard 200 No. 1 Madame X, Madonna is finally dropping her highly anticipated 15th record, Confessions II. 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