{"id":593173,"date":"2026-05-19T21:06:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T21:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/593173\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T21:06:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T21:06:12","slug":"kylie-minogue-responds-to-rumours-of-madonna-collaboration-on-confessions-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/593173\/","title":{"rendered":"Kylie Minogue responds to rumours of Madonna collaboration on &#8216;Confessions II&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/kylie-minogue\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kylie Minogue<\/a>\u00a0has responded to\u00a0rumours\u00a0that she is set to appear on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/madonna\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Madonna<\/a>\u2019s new album \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/madonna-announces-new-album-confessions-ll-celebrate-pray-with-our-bodies-3940581\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Confessions II<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The Queen of Pop\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/check-out-madonnas-official-release-of-intoxicating-new-song-i-feel-so-free-3941025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">is preparing to release her 15th\u00a0studio album on July 3<\/a>, the spiritual sequel to her landmark \u2018Confessions\u00a0On\u00a0A\u00a0Dance Floor\u2019 record in 2005. So far, she has shared two tracks, \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/check-out-madonnas-euphoric-new-single-i-feel-so-free-as-she-makes-low-key-debut-on-pride-radio-3940975\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">I Feel So Free<\/a>\u2019 and \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/madonna-and-sabrina-carpenter-share-new-collab-single-bring-your-love-3943445\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bring Your Love<\/a>\u2019,\u00a0a collaboration with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/sabrina-carpenter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sabrina Carpenter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Another A-list popstar that some have speculated might feature on the album is Kylie, and in a new interview with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/music\/story\/2026-05-19\/kylie-minogue-netflix-documentary\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Times<\/a>, the \u2018Padam\u00a0Padam\u2019 singer has shed some light on the situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s a random thing,\u201d Minogue said in response to the suggestion that she would be on \u2018Confessions II\u2019. \u201cThere was a rumour I was on her album, but I\u2019m not,\u201d she continued, before adding: \u201cI\u2019m excited to hear it all!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Kylie has been teasing at\u00a0possible Madonna\u00a0collaborations in recent years, especially in the wake of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/kylie-minogue-and-madonna-duet-for-international-womens-day-its-been-a-long-time-coming-3598605\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">their appearance on stage together at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on one night of Madonna\u2019s \u2018Celebration\u2019 tour in 2024<\/a>,\u00a0where they sang duets of \u2018Can\u2019t Get You Out\u00a0Of\u00a0My Head\u2019 and \u2018I Will Survive\u2019\u00a0on International Women\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/kylie-minogue-teases-madonna-collab-and-us-tour-3457989\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">She said in 2023 that it would be \u201camazing\u201d to work with Madonna<\/a>, and she later said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/kylie-minogue-hints-at-possible-studio-collaboration-with-madonna-3608761\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">when asked at an Oscars after party about the chances of a studio hook up<\/a>:\u00a0\u201cMaybe, who\u00a0knows?\u00a0Let\u2019s\u00a0see.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/kylie-minogue-sends-madonna-message-of-support-after-her-hospitalisation-3480381\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kylie sent a heartfelt message to Madonna after she had been left in intensive care<\/a>\u00a0after a serious bacterial infection.\u00a0\u201c\u2018I feel for everyone touring, but especially women touring,\u201d Minogue said. \u201cI think\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0just that bit more work for us and it is so taxing on\u00a0you as a whole. I will\u00a0definitely be\u00a0getting my ticket and going to see Madonna when she gets back on the road.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/kylie-minogue-fully-wrapped-christmas-interview-nick-cave-number-one-new-music-3918963\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Minogue spoke to\u00a0NME\u00a0at the end of\u00a0last year about her plans for\u00a0new music<\/a>, revealing that she had been \u201cthinking about it just quietly, in\u00a0the background\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith these guys [who I am working with now], we always talk about \u2018Oh, remember this one we started and we really didn\u2019t get to finish it\u2019. That discussion is always in the background, and I will have a micro break over Christmas and come back to it. Making music is my hobby and it\u2019s a happy place for me, so I will,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>As for Madonna, the new record marks her first since \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/madonna-madame-x-review-2505126\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Madame X<\/a>\u2019, which arrived in 2019. Around the time of that release, the \u2018Like A Virgin\u2019 singer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/big-reads\/the-big-read-madonna-madame-x-nme-interview-2508948\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">spoke to\u00a0NME\u00a0about her relationship with being in the public eye<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has its pluses and minuses,\u201d she revealed. \u201cThe great thing about being famous is that you have a voice and you can spread messages and fight for people who don\u2019t have the ability to fight for\u00a0themselves, and\u00a0share your wealth with people who need help.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Madonna has also been confirmed as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-chris-martin-and-the-muppets-confirm-madonna-shakira-and-bts-as-world-cup-final-halftime-show-headliners-3945356\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">one of the co-headliners for the first ever FIFA World Cup halftime show<\/a>, alongside\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/shakira\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shakira<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/bts\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BTS<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kylie Minogue\u00a0has responded to\u00a0rumours\u00a0that she is set to appear on\u00a0Madonna\u2019s new album \u2018Confessions II\u2019. 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