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Madonna Releases 15th Album “Confessions II” Featuring Daughter

7/2/2026

Summary

Madonna Releases Album

Madonna released Confessions II, 15th album and sequel to 2005’s Confessions on a Dance Floor.
The album features a duet with daughter Lourdes Leon titled The Test and a collaboration with Sabrina Carpenter.
Stuart Price co-wrote the album and used the original Confessions microphone.
The album blends house and Detroit techno, samples French Kiss and Good Life, and includes Fragile that mourns her late brother Christopher Ciccone.

Summary

Madonna Launches Vinyl

The “House of Confessions” pop-up opens in New York’s 188 Lafayette and London’s Vinyl Factory on July 3-4, offering a limited-edition TikTok vinyl.
TikTok streams Madonna’s live album premiere on July 2 at 4:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. PT with Bob The Drag Queen, Stuart Price and Lola Leon, while iHeartRadio co-produces the broadcast for 200 U.S. stations and adds fan polls.
Starting July 3, TikTok adds an in-app “Confessions II” experience with tasks, fan rewards, profile frames and a limited TikTok vinyl.

History

Historical Context

Musical.ly launched in August 2014, reached over 200 million users by May 2017 and merged into TikTok on 2 August 2018; TikTok’s algorithm, praised by the New York Times in 2020, quickly became a key music-discovery channel. The 2024 Confessions II rollout pairs TikTok’s in-app feed with iHeartRadio’s 200-station broadcast and a live debut by Bob The Drag Queen, showing pop releases now rely on integrated streaming and social platforms.

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Madonna Releases Album

Madonna released Confessions II, 15th album and sequel to 2005’s Confessions on a Dance Floor.
The album features a duet with daughter Lourdes Leon titled The Test and a collaboration with Sabrina Carpenter.
Stuart Price co-wrote the album and used the original Confessions microphone.
The album blends house and Detroit techno, samples French Kiss and Good Life, and includes Fragile that mourns her late brother Christopher Ciccone.

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