Madonna’s long-awaited new record Confessions II, due July 3, is a 16-track continuous mix that producer Stuart Price says has reawakened the pop icon — in large part thanks to an unexpected creative bond with rising star Sabrina Carpenter.
Price, the UK producer who led sessions on the album, told reporters the duet Bring Your Love was born from “amazing chemistry” between the two singers that happened organically in the studio. “Madonna was very insistent on this record — everything was done in the room. There was no remote, everything was done in the moment together, so that you feel the music together,” he said. “Her and Sabrina just connected directly, they weren’t put together by anyone. Their physical chemistry from the second they got together in the studio was really immediate.”
The LP is being framed as both a dancefloor record and an intimate document of a particular period in Madonna’s life. Price described the set as a “banger” that nods back to the singer’s early club days — the track Danceteria directly references early hip-hop and the Chic legacy — while also offering “arms-in-the-air” anthems such as Good For The Soul and Love Sensation. The continuous mix format was chosen to preserve that club-oriented flow across all 16 tracks.
Sessions were nocturnal and hands-on, Price said, with the team working “like vampires” from about 10:00 p.m. until the early hours — often not finishing before 3:00 a.m. He even pointed to the humble equipment that helped shape the record, saying they used the same inexpensive microphone he bought “28 years ago,” now held together with Sellotape.
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Confessions II also carries a more confessional tone. Price confirmed a standout called Fragile addresses the death of Madonna’s brother Christopher in 2024; its lyrics grapple with loss and ideas that “energy never dies.” “Madonna’s gone on record to say she lost her brother during the making of the record. It was a process of grieving and the most powerful music is shared experience,” Price said, adding that the singer “immediately” called the work “a very confessional record.”
Price said he was personally surprised that the project became a formal follow-up album. He credited Madonna’s ability to assemble music and ideas around a concept and noted that she quickly embraced the Confessions theme, even teasing fans online with a post asking, “who’s ready for confessions?” He described the period as a creative “reawakening” for Madonna, praising her both as a visionary performer and “a fantastic teacher” in the studio.
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Confessions II arrives July 3, promising to blend the club-driven production longtime fans expect with fresh collaborations and personal reflection. Price’s account positions the record as both a return to dance roots and a candid chapter in Madonna’s ongoing artistic evolution.
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