NEW YORK, May 19, 2026: Madonna is heading back to the dance floor. The pop icon has announced Confessions on a Dance Floor: Part II, a new album set for release on July 3 through Warner Records. The project arrives 21 years after her 2005 album Confessions on a Dance Floor, one of the most celebrated dance-pop releases of her career.
The album is especially notable because it will be Madonna’s first full-length studio release in seven years, following 2019’s Madame X. AP reports that the new record is being positioned as a sequel to the original Confessions, which produced hits including “Hung Up,” “Sorry,” “Get Together” and “Jump.”
The original Confessions on a Dance Floor became a major 2000s pop moment, blending disco, club music and glossy dance-pop at a time when Madonna was once again reshaping the sound around her. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA and won the Grammy Award for best electronic/dance album in 2006.
Madonna is also reuniting with producer Stuart Price, who worked on the 2005 album. The Guardian reports that the new project, also referred to as Confessions II, is being framed around the idea of the dance floor as a communal and almost spiritual space.
That makes the announcement more than a simple sequel. For longtime fans, it connects directly to one of Madonna’s most beloved eras: the mirror-ball pulse of “Hung Up,” the club-world cool of “Sorry,” and the kind of neon-lit pop confidence that made the mid-2000s feel like the future had rented a nightclub.
The new album follows a major live comeback for Madonna. After a serious bacterial infection in 2023, she returned with The Celebration Tour, a career-spanning show that The Guardian notes ended with a massive Rio de Janeiro concert attended by 1.6 million people.
With Confessions on a Dance Floor: Part II, Madonna is not just revisiting a past success. She is stepping back into one of her strongest creative lanes: dance music with drama, history, fashion and a bassline that arrives wearing sunglasses indoors.