Madonna releases 'Confessions II', her first sequel album, 21 years after the original dance-floor classic
The 16-track album, produced by Stuart Price, arrives on July 3 as a direct follow-up to 2005's 'Confessions on a Dance Floor' and features collaborations with Sabrina Carpenter, Feid, Martin Garrix, Stromae, and Madonna's daughter Lola Leon.
A sequel 21 years in the making
Madonna returns to the club with 'Confessions II', released on July 3. The album is a direct sequel to her 2005 Grammy-winning 'Confessions on a Dance Floor' and reunites her with producer Stuart Price, who shaped the original's fusion of disco, electronica, and synth-pop. Across 16 tracks and 64 minutes, the record flows as a continuous DJ set, each song fading into the next.
People think dance music is just superficial. But they're all wrong. The dance floor is not just a place. It's a threshold, a ritualistic space where movement replaces language.
Collaborations across generations
The project pulls in a wide range of guests. Sabrina Carpenter duets on 'Bring Your Love', a track the two performed together at Coachella in April. Belgian artist Stromae appears on 'My Sins Are My Savior', Dutch producer Martin Garrix on 'Bizarre', and Colombian reggaeton star Feid sings on 'Read My Lips', produced by Tainy. Madonna's daughter Lola Leon joins her on 'The Test', a song that explores their mother-daughter relationship.
You measure a working relationship not by the gaps between but by how easily you pick up again from when you left off. As soon as we started to work together on this tour, the shorthand was there. We were able to create productively.
Personal confessions
The album also carries intimate weight. 'Fragile' is dedicated to Madonna's brother Christopher, who died of cancer at 63, tracing their childhood, estrangement, and reconciliation. The opening triptych of 'I Feel So Free', 'Good for the Soul', and 'One Step Away' rides an electro-throb beat while Madonna examines the inner neediness that drives her to the dance floor.
Critical reception and tour anticipation
Early reviews call 'Confessions II' Madonna's strongest work since the original 'Confessions'. Rolling Stone describes it as a 64-minute nonstop groove that draws from the history of dance music while turning it into a musical autobiography. A world tour is already announced, with dates including San Siro in Milan in summer 2027, and reports say shows are selling out within minutes.
Don't pay attention to numbers or charts.
