{"id":518691,"date":"2026-07-10T03:49:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T03:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/518691\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T03:49:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T03:49:26","slug":"madonna-confessions-ii-greatest-pop-stars-rollout-report-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/518691\/","title":{"rendered":"Madonna ‘Confessions II’ Greatest Pop Stars Rollout Report Card"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tMadonna fans have been awaiting Confessions II for a pretty long time now.\u00a0It\u2019s been at least two years since the album was first teased, as well as seven years since Madonna\u2019s last official LP, and a full 21 years at this point since Confessions on a Dancefloor \u2014\u00a0the well-received, club-forward 2005 set that still stands as the benchmark against which all Madonna full-lengths of the last two decades have been judged. But Friday, the sequel set at long last materialized, and the early returns have been almost uniformly positive, including rave reviews<\/a> and at least a shot at a potential No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200 next week. <\/p>\n

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\n\tWith this\u00a0Rollout Report Card<\/a>\u00a0episode of the Greatest Pop Stars<\/a> podcast, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by\u00a0Billboard\u00a0staffers Eric Frankenberg and Joe Lynch as we look at everything surrounding Confessions II and the months that have led up to it. We attempt to grade all aspects of the rollout, from the high-profile live performances to the 10-minute mini-movie accompanying the album to some very entertaining M interview moments. <\/p>\n

\n\tAnd of course, along the way we answer all the most pressing questions about Confessions II: Did we really believe Confessions II was ever actually coming? Is Madonna\u2019s last two decades of albums actually a little underappreciated? Does her Times Square performance have a little too much Flash Mob energy? Does her Sabrina Carpenter duet feel the same as her Britney Spears teamup two decades ago? Is \u201cDanceteria\u201d already part of the all-time Madonna canon? How much does Lourdes\u2019 presence add to the overall album cycle? And most importantly: Do we consider Confessions II a worthy \u2014\u00a0or perhaps even superior \u2014\u00a0sequel to the original? <\/p>\n

\n\tCheck it out above \u2014 along with a YouTube playlist of some of the most important moments from this old-school album campaign, all of which are discussed in the podcast \u2014 and subscribe to the\u00a0Greatest Pop Stars podcast<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0Apple Music<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Spotify<\/a>\u00a0(or wherever you get your\u00a0podcasts<\/a>) for weekly discussions every Thursday about all things related to pop stardom!<\/p>\n

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