NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� As sang in her 2005 hit, 鈥淗ung Up,鈥� time goes by so slowly. But it continues to move.
On Wednesday, the pop superstar announced she’ll release a new album, 鈥淐onfessions on a Dance Floor: Part II,鈥� on July 3 via Warner Records 鈥� 21 years after the original.
It’s exciting for a number of reasons: The album is a sequel to her 2005 release, 鈥淐onfessions on a Dance Floor,鈥� and her first full-length in seven years, since The Associated Press characterized the latter album as a misstep, however, the original 鈥淐onfessions鈥� has been widely regarded as a return to the top of her pop powers. The critically acclaimed release, which produced such hits as 鈥淗ung Up,鈥� 鈥淪orry,鈥� 鈥淕et Together鈥� and 鈥淛ump,鈥� was dance-pop disco for a new era of clubgoers. It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and for best electronic/dance album in 2006.
Madonna has previously teased a second 鈥淐onfessions鈥� work. In December 2024, she shared an Instagram video of herself in the studio with the original album’s producer, Stuart Price.
In the official press announcement, Madonna shared a manifesto that she and Price had for the album.
鈥淲e must dance, celebrate, and pray with our bodies. These are things that we鈥檝e been doing for thousands of years 鈥� they really are spiritual practices. After all, the dance floor is a ritualistic space. It鈥檚 a place where you connect 鈥� with your wounds, with your fragility. It鈥檚 about pushing your limits and connecting to a community of like-minded people,鈥� she wrote. 鈥淪ound, light, and vibration reshape our perceptions, pulling us into a trancelike state. The repetition of the bass, we don鈥檛 just hear it but we feel it. Altering our consciousness and dissolving ego and time.鈥�
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