{"id":28322,"date":"2026-07-05T17:54:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T16:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.madonnatribe.com\/en\/?p=28322"},"modified":"2026-07-06T20:14:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T19:14:26","slug":"confessions-ii-even-more-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.madonnatribe.com\/en\/2026\/confessions-ii-even-more-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Confessions II &#8211; Even More Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_28330\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28330\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-28330 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/news.madonnatribe.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/coadf_030.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.madonnatribe.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/coadf_030.jpg 900w, https:\/\/news.madonnatribe.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/coadf_030-768x312.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.madonnatribe.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/coadf_030-540x220.jpg 540w, https:\/\/news.madonnatribe.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/coadf_030-700x285.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-28330\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Rafael Pavarotti<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We&#8217;re certainly not done with <em><strong>Confessions II<\/strong><\/em> in the press &#8211; and we likely won&#8217;t be for a while. Here&#8217;s a few more articles from the last couple of days &#8211; some are traditional reviews, others are reports, and some more are stories in an editorial style.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.poptingz.com\/music\/madonnas-confessions-ii-back-where-the-beat-belongs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pop Tingz<\/a>: Madonna\u2019s Confessions II; Back Where the Beat Belongs<\/h4>\n<p><em>Pop Tingz rating:8\/10<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>More than forty years into one of pop music&#8217;s most influential careers, it is remarkable that she can still produce an album this vibrant, this self-assured, and this invested in pushing herself forward. Confessions Part II may not surpass its legendary predecessor, but it comfortably stands as Madonna&#8217;s strongest work since.<br \/>\nFor an artist whose career has already rewritten the history books, that is an achievement in itself.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/crackmagazine.net\/article\/long-reads\/madonna-album-review-confessions\/\">Crack Magazine<\/a>: Confessions II: Madonna lets her guard down on the dancefloor<\/h4>\n<p><em>Words by Alim Kheraj<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Looking back has never come naturally to Madonna. On Confessions II, she does so without succumbing to nostalgia, delivering her most honest, cohesive and creatively liberated album in over 20 years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crackmagazine.net\/article\/lists\/madonna-confessions-dancefloor-takes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crack<\/a>: 7 artists, writers and Madonna collaborators on Confessions II<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arca, IB Kamara, Michael Cragg and more share their first takes and experiences with CONFESSIONS II \u2013 Madonna\u2019s long-awaited, triumphant return to the dancefloor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.out.com\/gay-music\/madonna-lgbtq-mother-confessions-album\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Out Magazine<\/a>: Why Madonna will always be Mother Superior for LGBTQ+ fans<\/h4>\n<p><em>Story by Jade Delgado<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As Madonna releases her 15th studio album, she\u2019s still showing up for queer people like the family she\u2019s always been.<br \/>\nShe\u2019s still teaching us. She\u2019s still mothering. And we\u2019re lucky for that.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/article\/70589\/1\/confessions-ii-7-raw-vulnerable-easter-eggs-lyrics-madonna-new-album\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dazed<\/a>: Confessions II: 7 raw and vulnerable easter eggs on Madonna\u2019s new album<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Text by Solomon PM<\/em>From hashing out her relationship with her daughter to vividly recreating memories from partying with Basquiat in the early 80s, we unpick the autobiographical lyrics on today\u2019s release<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clashmusic.com\/reviews\/madonna-confessions-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clash<\/a>: Madonna \u2013 Confessions II<\/h4>\n<p><em>Review by Robin Murray,\u00a0 8\/10<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A punchy ode to the dancefloor, it\u2019s yet another groundbreaking moment in one of pop\u2019s defining careers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/vogueadria.com\/madonna-confessions-2-album-release-event-belgrade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vogue Adria<\/a>: We listened to Confessions II, better knows as Madonna\u2019s album of the decade<\/h4>\n<p><em>Story by Anja Stankovi\u0107<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We celebrated the release of Madonna\u2019s new album Confessions II last night at the official release event at MascomStore, before carrying the same energy onto the dance floor with Dita von Bill.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/entry\/madonna-confessions-ii-reviews-album_uk_6a461384e4b001e08fc20164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Huff Post UK<\/a>: Critics Are Calling Madonna&#8217;s New Album Confessions II Her Best In 20 Years<\/h4>\n<p><em>Story by Daniel Welsh<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Early reviews for the Queen of Pop&#8217;s latest release are calling it &#8220;fantastic \u2013 and surprisingly profound&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/tvshowbiz\/article-15949491\/Madonna-confessions-2-reviews.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Daily Mail<\/a>: Madonna headed for huge comeback as new album &#8216;Confessions II&#8217; becomes her most acclaimed release in decades<\/h4>\n<p><em>Article by Jacques Peterson<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Material Girl&#8217;s fifteenth studio album Confessions II, which drops this Friday, is already shaping up to be her best-reviewed disc since 2005&#8217;s Confessions On a Dance Floor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re certainly not done with <em><strong>Confessions II<\/strong><\/em> in the press &#8211; and we likely won&#8217;t be for a while. 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