Andy Greene
View all posts by Andy Greene April 15, 2026
Madonna Rafael Pavarotti* After months of rumors and hints, Madonna has finally revealed plans for the sequel to her 2005 LP Confessions on a Dance Floor, which she’s titled Confessions II. The album is set to come out July 3, and she’s shared a brief visual teaser. The leadoff single is “One Step Away.”
“People think that dance music is superficial, but they’ve got it all wrong,” Madonna says in a statement. “The dance floor is not just a place, it’s a threshold: A ritualistic space where movement replaces language.”
She also shared the “manifesto” that she established with Confessions II producer Stuart Price when work began on the album: “We must dance, celebrate, and pray with our bodies. These are things that we’ve been doing for thousands of years — they really are spiritual practices. After all, the dance floor is a ritualistic space. It’s a place where you connect —with your wounds, with your fragility. To rave is an art. It’s about pushing your limits and connecting to a community of like-minded people. Sound, light, and vibration. Reshape our perceptions Pulling us into a trance-like state. The repetition of the bass, we don’t just hear it but we feel it. Altering our consciousness and dissolving ego and time.”
The original Confession on a Dance Floor marked the first time that Price produced a Madonna record, though they began working together in 2001 when he remixed songs from her 2001 album Music. Confessions on a Dance Floor generated the hits “Hung Up,” “Sorry,” “Get Together,” and “Jump,” and is one of her most beloved albums.
