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After nearly a year of teasing, Madonna has officially announced Confessions on a Dance Floor II, with a release date of July 3. The album is the long-awaited sequel to her seminal record of the same name from 2005. On April 14, the pop star wiped her Instagram — save for the iconic "Hung Up" lyric, "Time goes by so slowly," that's now her bio — and updated her website with graphics teasing "COADF2." A day later, Madge formally announced Confessions II.
The original Confessions on a Dance Floor marked a second peak in Madonna's career, helmed by the hit singles "Hung Up," "Sorry," "Get Together," and "Jump." The record was a stylistic pivot into club music as it was sequenced like a DJ sets with no gaps between tracks, and songs sampled ABBA, Donna Summer, Pet Shop Boys, the Bee Gees, Depeche Mode, and her own1980s catalog.
See everything we know about Confessions on a Dance Floor 2.
When is Confessions on a Dance Floor II being released?
The album will be released July 3, 2026.
What is the album cover for Confessions on a Dance Floor II?
Channeling the brightness of the original cover, Confessions on a Dance Floor II features the pop star sitting on top of a speaker while draped in a magenta scarf.
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What is the album's tracklist?
The album's tracklist hasn't been released.
Madonna has teased a new song called "One Step Away" which contains the lyric: "People think that dance music is superficial, but they've got it all wrong. The dance floor is not just a place, it's a threshold: A ritualistic space where movement replaces language."
How will this album be a sequel?
Despite its title obviously connecting the project to the original, Madonna appeared to have also reunited with the original record's producer, Stuart Price, for the sequel. In 2024, she posted a video of her in the studio with Price, writing that the sessions had "been medicine for my SOUL."
In a statement, Madonna said of their reunion in the studio: "When Stuart Price and I first started working on this record, this was our manifesto. 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."
As for whether the record will have other callbacks to the original, only time will tell...
