Confessions Daily – Vol. 13
Five more days into the Confessions II rollout, our latest Confessions Daily tries to keep track of the dozens of things that happen in Madonnaland – often simultaneously – a real attack to the eyes, the ears, the mind and the soul.
- Let’s start with a breaking news:
Madonna’s Confessions II Premiere On TikTok LIVE
- Madonna is giving fans an exclusive first listen to Confessions II before its official release with a global, interactive event you can’t miss.
- The iHeartRadio and TikTok LIVE Premiere with Madonna will stream July 2 at 1:30 PM PT / 4:30 PM ET / 5.30 PM BRT / 9.30 PM BST / 10.30 PM CEST, offering early access to new music one day ahead of the album’s worldwide debut on July 3.
- The event will be streamed from the official album release party in London.
- Fans can watch live via @tiktok, @madonna, and @iheartradio on TikTok, or listen across more than 200 iHeartRadio stations nationwide, merging digital streaming with the massive reach of broadcast radio.
- During the hour-long broadcast, Madonna will preview select tracks from Confessions II, giving audiences a rare early listen before the highly anticipated album officially drops, with live callouts integrated into the experience while Stuart Price, Honey Dijon, Jodie Harsh and Horse Meat Disco deliver nonstop music throughout the party.
The Test
- An official 41 second preview of The Test by Madonna and Lola Leon is now available on Madonna’s YouTube channel.
Bonus Edition of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Album feat.Madonna Launched
- Madonna and Feid join the Official FIFA World Cup 2026 Album line-up as part of the bonus edition with Read My Lips. Produced by Madonna, Stuart Price and Tainy, the track brings is available on all streaming platforms.
Confessions II – Icon Edition
- After hiding what has later appeared as an Easter egg in the press release announcing their new partnership with Madonna, Absolut is now teasing the fans with the first, half minute long preview clip of a new track: Hot Sauce. The song as then been added as a bonus track to a special 17-track digital edition: Confessions II – Icon Edition.
Confessions II: The Film Edition
- Together with the Icon Edition with Hot Sauce as a bonus track, a second digital edition – Confessions II – The Film Edition – has been announced; as the naming suggests, it will include the film directed by TORSO as a bonus.
- With the update of the preorder pages on the digital platform we finally know the individual runtimes of the 16 songs of Confessions II.
- I Feel So Free – 5:03
- Good for the Soul – 3:08
- One Step Away – 4:23
- Bring Your Love (Madonna, Sabrina Carpenter) – 3:36
- Danceteria – 3:55
- Read My Lips (Madonna, Feid) – 4:46
- Everything – 4:09
- Love Sensation – 3:48
- Love Without Words – 4:20
- Bizarre (Madonna, Martin Garrix) – 4:05
- School – 4:23
- Fragile – 4:19
- My Sins Are My Savior (feat. Stromae) – 3:20
- Betrayal – 4:08
- The Test (Madonna, Lola Leon) – 3:38
- L.E.S. Girl – 2:50
The full-lenght album has total running time of 63 minutes and 57 seconds.
The longest track is the opener, I Feel So Free, and the shortest one is also the album closing song, L.E.S. Girl.
With 4 tracks missing, the 12-song edition of Confessions II runs for 49 minutes and 40 seconds.
On Madonna’s Couch
- The final phase of the UK promotion of Confessions II kicked off on The Times, where the album co-executive producer Stuart Price had a long chat with Ed Potton sharing the stories behind the songs and the secrets of the studio.
Madonna & Graham: All The Things She Said
- We collected the stories appearing in the online media following the airing of Madonna‘s monumental interview with Graham Norton on Friday night.
The magazine covers
- After Interview last week, more magazines will welcome Madonna as their cover star in the next days.
Madonna by Rafel Pavarotti – Courtesy of Condé Nast
The Queen of the Dance Floor will be on the cover of the July 2026 issue of Vogue Italia with exclusive photography by Rafael Pavarotti, art direction by Gareth Wrighton and styling by IB Kamara.
The magazine arrives to the Italian newsstands tomorrow.
Pairing up with the new release, Madonna is also welcoming the viewers of Vogue magazine’s Objects of Affection YouTube series for a tour of her London house and a few of her favourite things.
Madonna by Rafael Pavarotti – Courtesy of Women in Pop
- Madonna also stars on the cover of issue 18 of Women in Pop, the Australian print magazine focusing solely on female musicians. Featuring Madonna on the cover, shot by Rafael Pavarotti the new issue includes a ten page study of the path to her new album Confessions II and the next era of Madonna, by Matthew Paroz. The magazine is due for release at the end of July, you can pre-order you copy now here.
Illustration by Roberto Baldazzini
- A third Madonna cover will be pubished by Linus, the historic monthly magazine know as the first Italian publication entirely dedicated to comics and curated for an adult audience, which devotes its July 2026 issue to the Queen of the Dance Floor herself.
In addition to a gorgeous cover by Roberto Baldazzini, the magazine includes a wide array of articles and stories perfectly matching its distinctive deep focus on counterculture, irony, and political commentary.
Inner cover: Sergio Vianello.
Madonna prima di Madonna – Daniele Cassandro
Baby Madonna – Massimo Giacon
Je suis l’art – Claudia Bonadonna
Illustrazione – Benedetta Vialli
Una faccia da giudicare – Maura Gancitano
Illustrazione – Gaia Ruffino
C’è qualcosa nell’aria a Hollywood – Alice Cucchetti
Illustrazione – Carlo Costanzelli
L’amica ritrovatɜ – Piergiorgio Pardo
1987. Fuga da Madonna – Luca Bottura
Back cover – Michele Gailli
Linus no.7/2026 will be available in the newsstands from July 4th.
TikTok’s House of Confessions
- In celebration of Madonna’s Confessions II, fans are invited to enter TikTok’s House of Confessions – an exclusive pop-up fan experience in the heart of Soho, London, and Manhattan, NYC. Featuring merchandise, immersive content moments and the chance to experience the new album in full, House of Confessions is a return to the dancefloor. Entry is free, but ticketed, admission is on a time slot basis.
TikTok Celebrates Confessions II with Multi-part Global Campaign
- TikTok also announced a multi-part global celebration with Madonna as anticipation reaches a fever pitch ahead of the release of her new album Confessions II out July 3 via Warner Records – bringing fans closer to the music, visuals, and the artist herself through exclusive content and experiences.
