{"id":2014775,"date":"2026-06-27T09:03:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T06:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2014775"},"modified":"2026-06-27T09:03:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T06:03:39","slug":"madonna-plays-coy-about-rumoured-kylie-minogue-collab-on-confessions-ii-its-my-job-to-be-mysterious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2014775","title":{"rendered":"Madonna plays coy about rumoured Kylie Minogue collab on \u2018Confessions II\u2019: \u201cIt\u2019s my job to be mysterious\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/live-madonna-kylie.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Madonna plays coy about rumoured Kylie Minogue collab on \u2018Confessions II\u2019: \u201cIt\u2019s my job to be mysterious\u201d<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The duo fuelled speculation when Minogue made a surprise appearance as part of Madonna&#8217;s interview with Graham Norton<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Poppy Burton<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-06-27T10:03:39+01:00\">27th June 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/live-madonna-kylie-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Madonna sports Kylie Minogue top at the MTV Awards, 2000\" title=\"Madonna\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Madonna sports Kylie Minogue top at the MTV Awards, 2000. CREDIT: Dave Hogan\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Madonna has refused to confirm or deny long-swirling rumours that Kylie Minogue will feature on her upcoming album.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<b>The\u00a0<em>NME<\/em>\u00a0Big Read \u2013 Madonna: \u201dPeople pick on me. That\u2019s just the way it is\u201d<\/b><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The pop legend is gearing up\u00a0to release her 15th studio record on July 3 \u2013 the spiritual follow-up to 2005\u2019s \u2018Confessions On A Dance Floor\u2019, and on Friday (June 26), she was a guest on <em>The Graham Norton Show<\/em>\u00a0to discuss the album.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kylie made a surprise appearance during the interview, and the pair were immediately put on the spot by Norton, who said: \u201cThere are rumours that Kylie is on \u2018Confession II\u2019. Is this you confirming that rumour?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the \u2018Padam, Padam\u2019 singer stayed silent, Madonna simply said: \u201cWhy do you have to know everything? You\u2019re very nosy.\u201d When he protested that it was his job, she playfully replied: \u201cIt\u2019s my job to be mysterious.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kylie herself has teased possible collaborations between the two in recent years, particularly in the wake of their appearance on stage together at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on one night of Madonna\u2019s \u2018Celebration\u2019 tour in 2024,\u00a0where they sang duets of \u2018Can\u2019t Get You Out\u00a0Of\u00a0My Head\u2019 and \u2018I Will Survive\u2019\u00a0on International Women\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DaEVHcRoeGl\/?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>She said in 2023 that it would be \u201camazing\u201d to work with Madonna, and she later said\u00a0when asked at an Oscars after party about the chances of a studio hook up:\u00a0\u201cMaybe, who\u00a0knows?\u00a0Let\u2019s\u00a0see.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kylie sent a heartfelt message to Madonna after she had been left in intensive care after a serious bacterial infection.\u00a0\u201c\u2018I feel for everyone touring, but especially women touring,\u201d Minogue said. \u201cI think\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0just that bit more work for us, and it is so taxing on\u00a0you as a whole. I will\u00a0definitely be\u00a0getting my ticket and going to see Madonna when she gets back on the road.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Minogue spoke to\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>at the end of\u00a0last year about her plans for\u00a0new music, revealing that she had been \u201cthinking about it just quietly, in\u00a0the background\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith these guys [who I am working with now], we always talk about \u2018Oh, remember this one we started and we really didn\u2019t get to finish it\u2019. That discussion is always in the background, and I will have a micro break over Christmas and come back to it. Making music is my hobby and it\u2019s a happy place for me, so I will,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As for Madonna, the new record marks her first since \u2018Madame X\u2019, which arrived in 2019. Around the time of that release, the \u2018Like A Virgin\u2019 singer\u00a0spoke to\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>about her relationship with being in the public eye.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has its pluses and minuses,\u201d she revealed. \u201cThe great thing about being famous is that you have a voice and you can spread messages and fight for people who don\u2019t have the ability to fight for\u00a0themselves, and\u00a0share your wealth with people who need help.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate the upcoming record\u2019s release, Madonna has surprised fans in New York City\u00a0by playing an impromptu set at Times Square, and also\u00a0shared a star-studded short film accompaniment to the record\u00a0starring\u00a0Sabrina Carpenter,\u00a0Benedict Cumberbatch, Kate Moss, Julia Garner,\u00a0Shygirl, Richard E. 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data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026_laroux_shansteward_2000x1270-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">La Roux shares anthemic synth driven single \u2018Babyline\u2019: \u201cHappier, lighter, braver\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Madonna has refused to confirm or deny long-swirling rumours that Kylie Minogue will feature on her upcoming album.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<b>The\u00a0<em>NME<\/em>\u00a0Big Read \u2013 Madonna: \u201dPeople pick on me. That\u2019s just the way it is\u201d<\/b><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The pop legend is gearing up\u00a0to release her 15th studio record on July 3 \u2013 the spiritual follow-up to 2005\u2019s \u2018Confessions On A Dance Floor\u2019, and on Friday (June 26), she was a guest on <em>The Graham Norton Show<\/em>\u00a0to discuss the album.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kylie made a surprise appearance during the interview, and the pair were immediately put on the spot by Norton, who said: \u201cThere are rumours that Kylie is on \u2018Confession II\u2019. Is this you confirming that rumour?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the \u2018Padam, Padam\u2019 singer stayed silent, Madonna simply said: \u201cWhy do you have to know everything? You\u2019re very nosy.\u201d When he protested that it was his job, she playfully replied: \u201cIt\u2019s my job to be mysterious.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kylie herself has teased possible collaborations between the two in recent years, particularly in the wake of their appearance on stage together at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on one night of Madonna\u2019s \u2018Celebration\u2019 tour in 2024,\u00a0where they sang duets of \u2018Can\u2019t Get You Out\u00a0Of\u00a0My Head\u2019 and \u2018I Will Survive\u2019\u00a0on International Women\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DaEVHcRoeGl\/?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>She said in 2023 that it would be \u201camazing\u201d to work with Madonna, and she later said\u00a0when asked at an Oscars after party about the chances of a studio hook up:\u00a0\u201cMaybe, who\u00a0knows?\u00a0Let\u2019s\u00a0see.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kylie sent a heartfelt message to Madonna after she had been left in intensive care after a serious bacterial infection.\u00a0\u201c\u2018I feel for everyone touring, but especially women touring,\u201d Minogue said. \u201cI think\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0just that bit more work for us, and it is so taxing on\u00a0you as a whole. I will\u00a0definitely be\u00a0getting my ticket and going to see Madonna when she gets back on the road.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Minogue spoke to\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>at the end of\u00a0last year about her plans for\u00a0new music, revealing that she had been \u201cthinking about it just quietly, in\u00a0the background\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith these guys [who I am working with now], we always talk about \u2018Oh, remember this one we started and we really didn\u2019t get to finish it\u2019. That discussion is always in the background, and I will have a micro break over Christmas and come back to it. Making music is my hobby and it\u2019s a happy place for me, so I will,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As for Madonna, the new record marks her first since \u2018Madame X\u2019, which arrived in 2019. Around the time of that release, the \u2018Like A Virgin\u2019 singer\u00a0spoke to\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>about her relationship with being in the public eye.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has its pluses and minuses,\u201d she revealed. \u201cThe great thing about being famous is that you have a voice and you can spread messages and fight for people who don\u2019t have the ability to fight for\u00a0themselves, and\u00a0share your wealth with people who need help.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate the upcoming record\u2019s release, Madonna has surprised fans in New York City\u00a0by playing an impromptu set at Times Square, and also\u00a0shared a star-studded short film accompaniment to the record\u00a0starring\u00a0Sabrina Carpenter,\u00a0Benedict Cumberbatch, Kate Moss, Julia Garner,\u00a0Shygirl, Richard E. Grant,\u00a0Honey Dijon\u00a0and more.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Vogue\u2019 singer has also been confirmed as\u00a0one of the co-headliners for the first-ever FIFA World Cup halftime show\u00a0alongside\u00a0Shakira\u00a0and\u00a0BTS, and has\u00a0implored fans to \u201cput your fucking phones down and connect\u201d\u00a0when at gigs.<\/p>\n<p>Madonna will be holding\u00a0an intimate London listening party for \u2018Confessions II\u2019\u00a0at the start of July, and will also be\u00a0starring in an episode of\u00a0<em>The Studio<\/em>, with the episode being centred around her long-delayed biopic\u00a0\u2013\u00a0which she recently revealed was scrapped due to budget issues.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in her Graham Norton interview, Madonna hinted that 2027 could be the year she could finally perform at Glastonbury.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/madonna-plays-coy-about-rumoured-kylie-minogue-collab-on-confessions-ii-its-my-job-to-be-mysterious-3953611&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/live-madonna-kylie.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Madonna plays coy about rumoured Kylie Minogue collab on \u2018Confessions II\u2019: \u201cIt\u2019s my job to be mysterious\u201d The duo fuelled speculation when Minogue made a surprise appearance as part of Madonna&#8217;s interview with Graham Norton By Poppy Burton 27th June 2026 Madonna sports Kylie Minogue top at the MTV Awards, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2014775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2014775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2014775"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2014775\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2014775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2014775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2014775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}