Madonna presents her next musical chapter with Confessions II – The Filma 13-minute directed short David Tour and Solomon Chase of Torso. Dolce & Gabbana dressed the singer and extended cast in pieces selected from recent and archival collections, continuing a creative relationship that began in the early 1990s.
Released via Madonna’s YouTube channel, the film showcases the first six tracks from her upcoming album, Confessions II. The record arrives on July 3 as her fifteenth studio album and follows Confessions on a dance floorwas released in 2005. This album reached number one in 40 countries and sold approximately 10 million copies worldwide.
The project returns Madonna to dance music and develops ideas related to the previous album. Dolce & Gabbana supports this direction through corsets, fitted dresses and stage costumes that connect different periods of the singer’s visual history. Madonna wears a rhinestone-encrusted top from the house’s Fall 1991 archive and a bodycon dress based on a Spring 1998 silhouette.
Julia Garner, Gwendoline Christie, Kate Moss, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rupert Grind and Sabrina Carpenter appear in the brief. Production took place over a month in Los Angeles, New York and London. The film received a tightly controlled premiere at the Tribeca Festival in New York. During the event, Madonna spoke about her desire to create meaningful music. He described dance music as a natural form that connects people through rhythm, movement and shared experience.
The film features four previously unreleased tracks: “Good for the Soul”, “One Step Away”, “Read My Lips” and “Dance club.” The final title refers to the New York nightclub associated with Madonna’s rise during the 1980s. The singles already released “I feel so free” and “Bring Your Love” also appear in the play.
The narrative moves through apartments, outdoor spaces and nightlife venues. Female robots equipped with cameras stalk Madonna before she enters a forest and joins a group of dancers. It later leads to a nightclub, where the action continues inside a crowded bathroom filled with cast members. The group starts a dance party and eventually carries the energy into a domestic setting.
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Madonna promoted the project with a surprise performance for 50,000 fans in Times Square. She will join too BTS and Shakira at the World Cup Final on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
