
It’s been less than a week since Madonna announced Confessions II, the sequel to her 2005 electro-pop dance classic Confessions On a Dance Floor. But so much has happened in the days since.
After she announced the album’s July 3 release date, Madonna released “I Feel So Free” — the first song from the project — on Friday and then joined Sabrina Carpenter at Coachella weekend 2 to tease their potential Confessions II collab and duet on 1989’s “Like a Prayer” and 1990’s “Like a Prayer.”
On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about all the buzz around Madonna and her new album and what we could expect next ahead of the album sequel.
Also on the show, we’ve got chart news on how Ella Langley debuts atop the Billboard 200 with her first No. 1 album Dandelion, while its single “Choosin’ Texas” continues to stand tall at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Plus, how Lady Gaga and Doechii’s “Runway,” from The Devil Wears Prada 2, struts onto the charts and how Coachella headliners Justin Bieber and Carpenter make a big splash on the charts following the festival’s first weekend.
The Billboard Pop Shop Podcast is your one-stop shop for all things pop on Billboard‘s weekly charts. You can always count on a lively discussion about the latest pop news, fun chart stats and stories, new music, and guest interviews with music stars and folks from the world of pop. Casual pop fans and chart junkies can hear Billboard‘s executive digital director, West Coast, Katie Atkinson and Billboard’s managing director, charts and data operations, Keith Caulfield every week on the podcast, which can be streamed on Billboard.com or downloaded in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast provider. (Click here to listen to the previous edition of the show on Billboard.com.)
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