Confessions II


Album artwork

Confessions II, the album - front cover

Album cover, shot by Rafael Pavarotti


Album tracklist

  1. I Feel So Free
  2. Good For The Soul
  3. One Step Away
  4. Bring Your Love
  5. Danceteria
  6. Read My Lips
  7. Everything
  8. Love Sensation *
  9. Love Without Words
  10. Bizarre
  11. School
  12. Fragile
  13. My Sins Are My Savior
  14. Betrayal *
  15. The Test *
  16. L.E.S. Girl *
  17. Hot Sauce **

* Only available on the Deluxe Edition
** Only available on the ICON Edition


Single releases

  1. Bring Your Love - 30 April 2026
  2. Love Sensation - 4 June 2026
  3. Danceteria - 10 July 2026


Outtakes & Demo tracks

M: "We have 8 songs that we really love that didn't make it on the record," adding that she believes they are going to find their way out to the world.


Album production & release

Confessions II - released on July 3, 2026 - is Madonna's 15th studio album. It comes 7 years after her previous studio release Madame X.

The album is the successor of the 2005 album Confessions On A Dance Floor, both produced by Stuart Price. While Price worked on all tracks, the production team also includes Martin Garrix (Bizarre), Mirwais (Betrayal), Andrew Watt and Cirkut (Danceteria, L.E.S. Girl).

Confessions II is available as a 12-track and a 16-track album. The Deluxe version contains the 16-track CD and an exclusive photo book with the images of the album shoot. The (digital only) ICON Edition contains a 17th track, titled Hot Sauce.

Apart from the 12- and 16-track CD versions and the pink 16-track cassette, there is a large range of limited editions on colourful vinyls.


Album promotion

A first track, showing off a 90s house and dance style and titled I Feel So Free, premiered on iheartradio on April 17, 2026, exactly 7 years after hear previous lead single Medellin.

That same evening, Madonna guest starred on Sabrina Carpenter's set at Coachella, where they performed their new duet from the album Bring Your Love, as well as Vogue and Like A Prayer. Bring Your Love was released as a single on April 30.

On April 25, Madonna and Stuart Price made a surprise appearance at The Abbey in West Hollywood, playing several tracks from the new album. It was the first of a series of club appearances, dubbed Club Confessions. At another one in Paris on June 24, Arca previewed her remix of The Test.

On June 4, Madonna and Stuart Price gave a surprise performance on Times Square, New York, which was broadcast live by Grindr. After playing I Feel So Free and Bring Your Love, they premiered Love Sensation.

The next day, "Confessions II - The Film" premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. Torso directed this art project, that is described as a journey through “a fucked‑up night out that’s remembered not for what happened, but for how it felt.” It's a visual album with six chapters, one for each of the first 6 tracks of the album. While it previews new music, the film is filled with references to Madonna's career: the hand dryer scene from Desperately Seeking Susan, choreographies from the Re-Invention Tour, the Ray Of Light dress, the bananas from the Deeper and Deeper video, ... The film contains many celebrity appearances, including Sabrina Carpenter, Julia Garner, Debi Mazar, Benedict Cumberbatch, Gwendoline Christie, Kate Moss, Honey Dijon, and Madonna's daughter Lola.

On June 13, Martin Garrix premiered the song Bizarre as part of his set at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

On the eve of July 2, many release parties were organized around the world. Madonna made an appearance at the London release party, together with Stuart Price and Lola. She did a live on TikTok earlier that day.


Critical reception

The album received critical acclaim from fans and critics alike. Review aggregator Metacritic accorded a weighted average score of 83 out of 100 from ten critic scores. Many reviews awarded 4 stars out of 5, often calling the album Madonna's best since the original Confessions On A Dance Floor.

  • People: "Madonna Proves the Dance Floor Isn’t Dead on Transcendent Confessions II, Her Best Album in Decades"
  • NME: "Queen Of Pop digs deep on thrilling return to the dancefloor" (4 stars)
  • Rolling Stone: "Madonna Finds a Nonstop Groove on Her Best Album in 20 Years" (4 stars)
  • The Guardian: "Nostalgic dancefloor trip sparks her most vital album in two decades" (4 stars)
  • Variety: "Madonna’s Dance Floor-Dominating ‘Confessions II’ Is Her Best Album in Decades"
  • BBC: "Confessions II really soars when it gets autobiographical"

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