The first taste of Madonna’s new album could arrive any day now, and fans are eager for this next era.
In recent days, the singer has wiped her Instagram account and posted a message confirming her new record will be called Confessions on a Dance Floor II. The update on her website featured a provocative image. The original Confessions on a Dance Floor was one of Madonna’s most successful albums.
Arriving in 2005, it saw her work with producer Stuart Price, and the album was structured like a DJ set, with each track seamlessly flowing into the next. It included hits such as the ABBA-sampling Hung Up, Sorry, Get Together and Jump.
Last year, Madonna headed back into the studio and reunited with Price to make her fifteenth album. It’s the longest break fans have ever had between releases from the singer, with her last record, Madame X, arriving in 2019.
Where fans will first hear new music from the record is the subject of speculation. Some thought the singer might provide the lead track for The Devil Wears Prada 2 soundtrack, but that honour fell to Lady Gaga and Doechii.
There was also speculation that Madonna might appear as a guest during Sabrina Carpenter’s set at the Coachella Music Festival over the weekend, but that didn’t happen. Now, fans are wondering if Madonna could be a surprise act during the festival’s second weekend.
What we do know is that Madonna spent several days in London recently filming a huge music video, which has been described as boundary‑pushing. The clip is directed by Torso, who previously shot Charli XCX’s Von Dutch video, and choreographer Damien Jalet is also involved.
Gwendoline Christie, Benedict Cumberbatch and Kate Moss are rumoured to appear in the video. Christie was previously pulled up on stage during the Sydney show of Madonna’s Rebel Heart tour.
