Modern Post’s Will Town and Lauren Friedman Edit Madonna's "Confessions II"
May 21, 2026
Everywhere we look, there’s Madonna. Ever since the pop diva announced her dance-music renaissance with Confessions II, a day hasn’t gone by without Madonna in the headlines (or, at least, it feels that way). We’ve seen her pop up onstage with headliner Sabrina Carpenter at Coachella and perform an impromptu DJ set at West Hollywood’s the Abbey (with Addison Rae as a hypewoman). She’s since dropped two bop-worthy singles (“I Feel So Free” and “Bring Your Love,” her electrifying duet with Sabrina) and, lest we forget, attended the Met Gala in a Leonora Carrington–inspired dress. But Madonna is just getting started, and it seems her plans for domination in 2026 go beyond music and into our screens.
As part of the Tribeca Film Festival, Madonna will premiere Confessions II, a short film directed by TORSO. According to the festival’s website, the 10-ish-minute film features six new songs, each making up a different chapter: “a sexy thriller, a dance delusion, an epic fever dream.” If the official synopsis rings true, this is an erotic cult classic in the making. Time to rush for tickets!
“Madonna has spent decades proving that reinvention is its own art form,” Tribeca Festival cofounder Jane Rosenthal said in a statement. “Confessions II feels immersive, provocative, and completely of the moment, while still channeling the kind of nightlife mythology only she could create.”
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