Updated
Updated · The Guardian · Jun 9
Madonna’s 10-Minute 'Confessions II' Video Tops 1 Million YouTube Views After Tribeca Premiere
Updated
Updated · The Guardian · Jun 9

Madonna’s 10-Minute 'Confessions II' Video Tops 1 Million YouTube Views After Tribeca Premiere

3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jun 9

Summary

  • More than 1 million YouTube views quickly followed the Tribeca debut of Madonna’s 10-minute “Confessions II” video, which drew a strong audience reaction at the festival.
  • The short film revisits the world of 2005’s “Confessions on a Dance Floor” with sexually charged club imagery, including lasers, bathroom scenes and a dominatrix-styled Madonna.
  • Sabrina Carpenter, Julia Garner, Kate Moss, Gwendoline Christie, Debi Mazar and Madonna’s daughter Lourdes appear in the video, reinforcing its multi-generational, ensemble feel.
  • The premiere also serves as a lead-in to Madonna’s next “Confessions” release, with a sequel to the original album scheduled to drop on July 3.

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