Madonna Confirms New Album Confessions II Will Be Released In July

It’s now been almost six years since Madonna last released a new album – and the drought is almost over.

And folks, it sounds like she has something massive planned.

For the last year, the Queen of Pop has been teasing that she’s been back in the studio with former collaborator Stuart Price, teasing new music which she said would be a spiritual successor to her disco-inspired release Confessions On A Dance Floor.

Earlier this week, it looked as though Madonna was getting ready to announce something when she wiped her entire Instagram, and then shared a very exciting teaser clip on her official website, made up of a striking teaser image and what sounded like a snippet of new music.

Since then, posters have also been spotted around East London, suggesting that the new album, thought to be titled simply Confessions II, would be released on 3 July.

Madonna finally confirmed this to be the case in a social media post on Wednesday afternoon, announcing the album’s title and release date as well as unveiling its striking cover art.

The first Confessions On A Dance Floor album was released in November 2005, spawning the UK number one singles Hung Up and Sorry, as well as hits Get Together and Jump.

Considered by many to be among the strongest albums of her career, Confessions earned Madonna her second Brit Award win and her fifth of six Grammys.

Madonna’s most recent album, the experimental Madame X, came out in 2019.

In the time since, she’s been on two world tours – including 2024’s greatest hits venture The Celebration Tour – and enjoyed her first UK top 10 in 15 years with Popular, a collaboration with The Weeknd.

Fans have been speculating that Madonna could make a surprise appearance at Coachella this weekend – where Sabrina Carpenter is once again scheduled to headline – to premiere new material, 20 years after last performing at the US music festival.