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Madonna Lands Graham Norton Show Special For Confessions II Album

Madonna Lands Graham Norton Show Special For Confessions II Album

Published by Sam Flores

Graham Norton is devoting a whole episode of his talk show just to Madonna as she gears up for the release of her new album. On Wednesday, several outlets spotted a special sit-down with the talk show host titled simply Madonna & Graham in the BBC’s scheduling listings. The special is due to air on Friday 26 June at 10.40pm, just one week before the Queen of Pop unveils her long-awaited 15th album, Confessions II, and is billed as an “in-depth discussion” about Madonna’s “incredible life and career”. HuffPost UK has contacted the BBC for comment. Graham has interviewed Madonna on his talk show on several occasions in the past, including on the promo trails for her film W.E. and her most recent album, Madame X. Asked about his past interviews with Madonna in 2024, the Bafta winner recalled: “She’s done [my show]. And then, I think, she fell out with me, and then the next one she did was Jonathan [Ross, in 2015]. And then she came back to me [in 2019].” “I like …

Madonna is hung up on fans taking pictures at her concerts: ‘Put your f***ing phones down’

Madonna is hung up on fans taking pictures at her concerts: ‘Put your f***ing phones down’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Madonna has one request for fans hoping to catch her in concert: “Put your f***ing phones down.” The “Hung Up” singer hit out at how prevalent phone usage has become at concerts, just days after she treated fans to a surprise preview of her forthcoming album, Confessions II, in New York’s Times Square. Madonna, 67, is set to release the new album – a sequel to her hit 2005 record Confessions on a Dance Floor – next month, her first release in seven years. Speaking to journalist Anderson Cooper at a screening of Confessions II – The Film, Madonna aired her frustrations with the “persistent need” to documentary everything, adding: “I came to this earth to be a doer, not a watcher.” Madonna performing in New York City on Thursday (Reuters) Commenting on how she was greeted with a sea of screens when …

Lasers From Girls, Julia Garner

Lasers From Girls, Julia Garner

Published by Daniella Wilson

Fans might have to wait a little longer to see if Julia Garner ends up playing Madonna in a biopic, but they don’t have to wait to see Garner and Madonna collaborate on film. The Ozark and Americans alum has a quick cameo in a club scene in Madonna’s star-studded Confessions II visual album, which premiered Friday night to a theater full of screaming fans at the Tribeca Festival in New York. The more-than-10-minute short film, which is set to the first six songs on Madonna’s upcoming Confessions II album sees the Queen of Pop being chased by a SWAT team of robot-like women carrying cameras as she moves from an apartment (hiding “in the shadows” as she sings on “I Feel So Free”) to a forest, where she dances with a number of scantily clad women and men with “lasers coming out of every orifice” (indeed, thin green lights shoot out from between their legs), to driving a car, to a nightclub to a very crowded bathroom, where Madonna and her celebrity friends (she …

Madonna supported by her children and famous friends at major New York premiere

Madonna supported by her children and famous friends at major New York premiere

Published by Daniella Wilson

Madonna enjoyed a family-filled evening in New York City on Friday, June 5 2026, as she premiered her highly anticipated visual project, Confessions II, with some of her nearest and dearest by her side. The music icon returned to the Beacon Theatre for the world premiere of the cinematic companion to her forthcoming album, marking another major moment in what has already been a busy and headline-making week for the superstar. © Getty Images for Tribeca Festiva Family support Among those showing their support were three of Madonna’s children – Lourdes Leon, Mercy James and David Banda – who joined the singer for the special event. Longtime friend and actress Debi Mazar was also in attendance, highlighting the close-knit circle that has remained by Madonna’s side throughout her decades-long career. © Getty Images for Tribeca Festiva Latest chapter The premiere was followed by a conversation with director duo David Toro and Solomon Chase, known collectively as TORSO, alongside host Jimmy Fallon. Together, they discussed the ambitious creative vision behind the project and the inspiration behind …

Inside Madonna’s Horny, Full-Throttle Grindr Takeover

Inside Madonna’s Horny, Full-Throttle Grindr Takeover

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As tourists in Times Square made their way to The Lion King or Olive Garden on Thursday, they may have noticed the notoriously crowded area was more dense than usual. When the Grindr logo flashed in pink, the reason became clear: Mutha was here. The “mutha” in question was Madonna. Since April, she’s been the new face of the app. The partnership culminated in a 20-minute concert featuring songs from her upcoming album Confessions on a Dancefloor: Part II, complete with a flash mob of dancers in the crowd. Madonna emerged from one of the giant screens, singing and dancing on a spinning stage from a suspended balcony; in addition to new music, she launched into a trio of hits from 2005’s Confessions on a Dancefloor, including the megahit “Hung Up.” Courtesy of Madonna; Photographed by Ricardo Gomes For Grindr users, the advertising for Madonna’s 15th album has been hard to miss. When users opened the app on April 24, Madonna’s voice greeted them with “Hello, it’s mother.” The app’s homepage perpetually has a banner …

Madonna Performs Confessions II Songs During Surprise Times Square Show

Madonna Performs Confessions II Songs During Surprise Times Square Show

Published by Sam Flores

Following her “surprise” appearance during Sabrina Carpenter’s Coachella set earlier this year, Madonna pulled out all the stops for the first headlining live set of her Confessions II era. On Thursday, the Queen of Pop threw together an impromptu performance in New York’s iconic Times Square. Madonna has long been an ally and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community, celebrating Pride month during her six-song set, which was put together in collaboration with the queer dating app Grindr, with whom she has been promoting her upcoming album for the last month. The Like A Prayer singer kicked things off with Confessions II opener I Feel So Free, before launching into her Sabrina collab Bring Your Love and the newly-released song Love Sensation. From there, she paid homage to her original Confessions On A Dance Floor album by performing cuts Get Together and, fittingly, I Love New York, before ending on a blast of the chart-topping Hung Up. Madonna was her usual outrageous self during her performance in Times Square on Thursday Over the course of her …

Madonna says JFK Jr was the best sex of her life — with a caveat

Madonna says JFK Jr was the best sex of her life — with a caveat

Published by Daniella Wilson

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Madonna has spoken out about her brief romance with the late John F. Kennedy Jr., calling him her best sexual partner — but only on one condition. The 67-year-old singer was romantically linked to the son of former President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in the late Eighties. Shortly before her relationship with Kennedy — who died in 1999 when the aircraft he was piloting crashed — Madonna had separated from her ex-husband, Sean Penn. In a new video for the LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr, fashion designer Raul Lopez asked the “Material Girl” singer: “What was your best f***? Who was your best d***-down?” “I’m going to only name dead people,” Madonna said, drawing a line. She then whispered: “John Kennedy …

Madonna on early life in NYC: ‘Nothing was beneath me’

Madonna on early life in NYC: ‘Nothing was beneath me’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Madonna has shared a glimpse into her hustler lifestyle from when she first moved to New York City to establish a music career at 19. The seven-time Grammy-winning singer, 67, discussed her tenuous living situation in her early 20s in conversation with Bilt founder Ankur Jain, revealing that she once resided at an abandoned synagogue in Queens and squatted in a building in Manhattan’s Garment District, which she had to leave after she accidentally set fire to her bedroom. Speaking about her forthcoming dance album, Confessions II — a sequel to the Grammy-winning Confessions on a Dance Floor album from 2005 — Madonna said it will feature a song titled “Lower East Side Girl,” which chronicles her coming-of-age experiences in New York. “I was …

Madonna And BTS Among Headliners At The World Cup's First Ever Halftime Show

Madonna And BTS Among Headliners At The World Cup's First Ever Halftime Show

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BTS performing in South Korea earlier this year Even the biggest football-sceptics among us now have a reason to get excited about the upcoming World Cup. The global tournament is due to take place across the United States, Canada and Mexico this summer, and will culminate in a final featuring a Super Bowl-esque Halftime Show, the first in Fifa’s history. And just wait until you check out the line-up. K-pop sensations BTS, chart-topping superstar Shakira and the Queen of Pop herself, Madonna, were all unveiled as co-headliners of the World Cup Halftime Show on Thursday morning. Madonna on stage at Coachella last month The show is curated by Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, and was announced in a social media post featuring characters from both The Muppets and Sesame Street (the first time the two former Jim Henson Company characters have shared the screen in decades, since the latter was bought by Disney in the early 2000s). Watch the extremely cute video for yourself below: View this post on Instagram In the lead-up to the announcement, …