Updated
Updated · Billboard · Jul 1
Madonna Hosts 1-Hour Confessions II Preview With TikTok, iHeartRadio Before 16-Track Album Drops
Updated
Updated · Billboard · Jul 1

Madonna Hosts 1-Hour Confessions II Preview With TikTok, iHeartRadio Before 16-Track Album Drops

3 articles · Updated · Billboard · Jul 1

Summary

  • Thursday’s 1-hour livestream will give fans a global first listen to Madonna’s 16-song Confessions II one day before its Friday release, streaming on TikTok and airing across more than 200 iHeartRadio stations.
  • TikTok’s live format will make the session interactive, with polls, Q&As, custom reactions and real-time prompts instead of a standard interview.
  • Bob the Drag Queen, Stuart Price and Lola Leon will join Madonna on the stream; Leon also appears on album track “The Test.”
  • Confessions II is Madonna’s 15th studio album and features Sabrina Carpenter, Feid, Martin Garrix, Lola Leon and Stromae after April leadout “I Feel So Free” and “Bring Your Love” helped return her to Billboard charts.

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