Safety in Numbers
The Motha of Confessions made a not-so-unexpected appearance at The Abbey in West Hollywood last night. The venue announced they were closed for a private event – although the graphics they used on the social media were more than a hint.
Images and videos of Madonna last night flooded the internet instantly – be sure to check our Instagram Stories im case you haven’t done it yet – including snippets of what appears to be new music from the upcoming album.
From Variety:
Madonna Playfully Spanks West Hollywood Nightclub Owner in Front of Addison Rae at Surprise “Confessions II” Performance
Madonna made an epic surprise appearance Saturday night at West Hollywood LGBTQ bar and nightclub The Abbey. The invite-only event was billed as “Club Confessions Los Angeles” with DJs Stuart Price, Romy and Mez Monty. The festivities also served as a birthday party for The Abbey’s owner Tristan Schukraft.
“Hello, children, mutha is here to save you,” Madonna said as she appeared in the DJ booth beside Price at about 1 a.m. Sunday morning. “Are you ready to dance for me? Come on meet me on the dancefloor. Alright, let’s go gays, come on! Don’t let me down, gays.”
Madonna sang into the mic as Price played her new single “I Feel So Free” from her upcoming album “Confessions on a Dance Floor: Part II.”
Addison Rae, trying to go incognito by wearing a black cat eye mask, danced while sitting on the edge of the deejay booth. At one point, Madonna led the crowd in a chant of, “There’s nothing that we cannot do,” before ending with her exclaiming, “Yes, motherfuckers, there’s nothing that we cannot do.”
Her set lasted for about 30 minutes, but not before ending her appearance by wishing a “happy birthday” to Schukraft. “Do we want to pull his pants down and spank him?” she asked.
Schukraft stayed fully clothed as Madonna playfully whacked him on the butt as she and the crowd sang “Happy Birthday.”
The evening was presented by Schukraft’s PrEP company Mistr.
Read the full story on variety.com.
From The Hollywood Reporter:
Madonna Debuts Two New Songs at The Abbey, Tells Crowd to “Put Your Phones Down”
If you could get on the list, it was the place to be. Judging from the line snaking down Robertson Blvd. into the wee hours on Saturday night, many did — but not everyone made it inside to catch a close-up glimpse of Madonna, who strolled behind the decks at 12:53 a.m., sending the packed crowd into a frenzy.
Madonna previewed two new songs at the (not-so) surprise appearance at Club Confession, a one-night party at the legendary Abbey nightclub in West Hollywood, doubling as a birthday bash for Tristan Schukraft, the CEO of telehealth company MISTR and owner of the storied gay Mecca.
Wearing a powder-pink bustier — reminiscent of the archival piece she wore at Coachella that was later stolen — she rolled out two previously unheard cuts: “Love Sensation” and a track titled “Freedom” that played like a demo and quickly became the night’s centerpiece.
Stuart Price, the architect of 2005’s Confessions on a Dance Floor and Confessions II kept the beats coming. Before him, Romy and DJ Mez Monty took turns at the decks.
From behind the booth, Madonna worked the room like a drill sergeant. “Don’t wait. Take it. Don’t wait. Take it. Take your freedom! Put your hands up! Put your hands up!” she shouted, before admonishing the crowd to “put your phones down” and be in the music. At another point, she led the room in a call-and-repeat: “There’s nothing that we cannot do!”
Read more on hollywoodreporter.com.
From NME:
Madonna debuts new music with Addison Rae at secret ‘Confessions Club’ event in LA
Madonna debuted music from her new album during a secret late night event in Los Angeles last night when she made a surprise appearance at the LGBTQ+ club The Abbey in West Hollywood at an invite-only event that was billed as ‘Club Confessions Los Angeles’.
Appearing at the DJ booth at around 1am, Madonna was joined by Stuart Price – who has produced both ‘Confessions’ albums – as well as Addison Rae, while Romy of The xx and Mez Monty also performed.
“Hello children, mutha is here to save you,” she said to the crowd. “Are you ready to dance for me? Come on, meet me on the dancefloor.”
Price played the record’s only single so far, ‘I Feel So Free’, and also debuted two new tracks, including ‘Freedom’, and treated the crowd to a mix of ‘Hung Up’, the hit song from the original ‘Confessions’ album.
Addison Rae, from underneath a Catwoman-style eye mask, hyped up the crowd during ‘I Feel So Free’, while Madonna paid tribute to The Abbey owner Tristan Schukraft, leading a rendition of ‘Happy Birthday’ to him while she spanked him on the stage.
Read the full story on nme.com.
From Extra:
Madonna Debuts New Songs at CEO’s Birthday Bash: ‘Yay for the Gays!’
Queen of Pop Madonna made a special late-night (early-morning!) visit to WeHo’s famous queer club the Abbey Sunday at 1 a.m. — and she didn’t come empty-handed! As her producer Stuart Priced DJed, Madonna, 67, emerged in a diaphanous pink disco-bridal look, complete with shades and a veil.
“Yay for the gays!”
Speaking to a throng of admirers, she began, “Hello, children… Mother is here to save you. Are you ready to dance for me?”
“Come on, meet me on the dance floor,” she teased from the DJ booth, referencing her new song “I Feel So Free.”
“Don’t let me down, gays,” she went on. “Yay for the gays!”
Madonna danced along to “I Feel So Free” and her 2005 classic “Hung Up,” but most importantly stealthily debuted what sounded like at least two brand-new tracks from her upcoming “Confessions on a Dance Floor: Part II” album.
In the first new song, she sings, “We’re all waitin’ for our freedom,” holding the last note as the song dissolves into a hedonistic house anthem.
The crowed was into it, chanting, “Madonna! Madonna! Madonna!”
She also played a track seemingly called “Love Sensation.”
The purpose of the party was to celebrate the birthday of Abbey owner Tristan Schukraft, who is known as “The CEO of Everything Gay,” so Madonna brought him out and bent him over for his birthday whacks while serenading him with the least wholesome rendition of “Happy Birthday” ever.
Read the full story on extratv.com.
