Madonna releases Confessions II on Friday, July 3, through Warner Records, twenty-one years after Confessions on a Dance Floor changed her career. The album reunites her with producer Stuart Price, the architect of the original, and features guest appearances from Sabrina Carpenter, Feid, Martin Garrix, and Stromae. It is her fifteenth studio album and her first full-length project in seven years.

She was driven to make it, she has said, by familial and professional challenges, as well as the wider state of the world. The result is an upbeat dance record, which is her most natural mode.

What the Album Contains

Confessions II will be available in two versions: a 12-track standard edition and a 16-track expanded version. The 12-song tracklist was revealed on street posters across major cities in May. Price brings the same electronic discipline he applied to the first Confessions, and early listens suggest he has done it again.

One track was co-written by her daughter Lourdes Leon, addressing friction between them. That kind of personal honesty is unusual for a mainstream dance record. It lifts the project beyond typical club fare and gives the album a human centre.

BBC One, Graham Norton, and the London Preview

BBC One aired a special called Madonna and Graham, in which Madonna sat down with Graham Norton at the Koko in London. Kylie Minogue and Stuart Price made guest appearances. It was the most substantial public conversation with Madonna in years and gave British audiences a preview of the album’s tone and themes.

On July 2, the night before the album drops, Madonna is hosting an exclusive first-listen event in London, live-streamed by iHeartRadio and on TikTok. TikTok is also running House of Confessions immersive experiences in New York City and London on July 3 and 4.

Lead Singles and Radio Impact

The album was preceded by two singles: Bring Your Love, made with Sabrina Carpenter, and Love Sensation. Bring Your Love picked up significant radio play and became Madonna’s first number one on a Billboard radio chart in 18 years. That is not a small achievement at any point in a career, let alone 21 years into a second act.

A visual companion film, directed by TORSO, premiered at the Tribeca Festival on June 5 and is now on YouTube. It covers the album’s first six songs and gives the record a cinematic quality that separates it from a standard pop release.

Confessions II arrives at a moment when Madonna seems more settled in her artistic voice than she has been in a long time.

References

BBC. (2026). Madonna and Graham, BBC One special. Broadcast 2026.
Billboard. (2026). Madonna’s Confessions II: Everything We Know. Published 2026.
Variety. (2026). Madonna’s New Album Confessions II Sets July Release. Published 2026.