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@PapiNCali @Madonna @SabrinaAnnLynn I'm just so happy she's on the Hot 100 this week! Yay

“We did it” is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. Madonna had an expensive, hyper-targeted push behind “Bring Your Love”: Coachella visibility, The Abbey, Grindr, MISTR, listening parties, radio events, Sabrina Carpenter attached, the whole rollout buffet. And after all that machinery, the victory lap is… No.74 on the Hot 100? That is not a comeback earthquake. That is a heavily promoted single barely poking its head into the chart and asking for applause. Meanwhile, Michael Jackson has five decades-old catalog songs charting higher with no new single, no feature, no Coachella gimmick, no app campaign, no influencer bait, no nightclub rollout, and no “please stream this” desperation package. So yes, congratulations on Madonna’s 59th Hot 100 entry. It is a legacy milestone. But commercially, let’s not pretend No.74 with Sabrina and a full promo machine is the same kind of achievement as Michael’s catalog naturally overpowering current releases. One needed a campaign. The other needed people pressing play.

We did it Wannabes. Our girl @madonna is back on Billboard's Hot 100 with Bring Your Love, her duet w/ @SabrinaAnnLynn. It's her 59th entry, 42.5 years after her very 1st w/ Holiday! Now, Stream the Queen 🔗 linktr.ee/madonna.wannabe #madonna #bringyourlove #sabrinacarpenter

We are updating our earlier report with all the additional details that have since emerged from Lucy O’Brien’s playback session — and they are well worth the read. Lucy O’Brien today attended a Madonna playback event at Lost in London where she heard 6 tracks from Confessions II, four of which had not yet been released. Stuart Price was present and confirmed the tracks were crafted like a DJ mix — blending continuously into each other. O’Brien also confirmed there was another playback session scheduled immediately after hers. Overall Sound & Format The album is a continuous mix — not separate standalone tracks. The overall sound is house with nu-disco influences, Detroit techno touches, and what O’Brien calls “good old dance pop.” It has elements of 80s house rooted in personal memory rather than pure nostalgia — O’Brien described it as “plugged into memories, not just NY but Menjo’s as a teenager in Detroit.” Despite the retro touchstones, the lyrics are so original it doesn’t feel like a throwback. It’s personal, but still reaches outward — danceable and uptempo. O’Brien’s overall framing: think of it like Confessions with further depth and insight. She was also clear that compared to Madame X, this is a more accessible record: “More ‘I Don’t Search I Find’ than ‘Batuka’.” And despite the sequel framing, it is not simply a reprise: “Before hearing any tracks I did wonder if it would be just a reprise of Confessions 1, but I’m struck by how, even though it’s still centred on the dance floor, she’s exploring new directions.” Tracks run around 3–4 minutes each. When asked to rank all six from favourite to least, O’Brien placed Fragile and Danceteria as her clear top two, with I Feel So Free a close third — followed by Love Sensation, Good for the Soul, and Bring Your Love. On Madonna’s vocals, O’Brien described them as “intimate, up close to the mic — also soaring in places,” with no significant vocoder use. Her voice was treated and pitched low on Love Sensation to match the track’s bassy vibe, but otherwise left relatively natural. Stuart Price revealed that for Danceteria, Madonna recorded using an old microphone from her early career days — held together with sellotape. For those concerned about an overabundance of spoken word material, O’Brien was reassuring: the spoken word elements are limited, and there is plenty of singing throughout the album. Track-by-Track Details Danceteria — An incredible spoken word track about Madonna’s stories from her early clubland years in New York. O’Brien compared it to the rap section of “Vogue” but grittier, and rather than referencing Hollywood icons, it namechecks her NY friends. It received a massive round of applause when heard at the session and is described as funny. When asked if there are any “Hung Up”-level moments on the album, O’Brien noted that Madonna is at a completely different and far more mature stage of her career — and that Danceteria is the closest equivalent: not a repeat of what came before, but a track that carries the same landmark weight with greater depth. Fragile — A slightly slower track confirmed to be about her brother Christopher Ciccone, who passed away from cancer. Madonna had already revealed the song’s existence and subject matter in her Jay Shetty podcast appearance months earlier, so this playback effectively confirming its place on the album. It has an icy production feel with synth strings reminiscent of “Frozen.” O’Brien called it very moving — “one of those songs with a sense of yearning, like she’s grasping something out of reach.” Love Sensation — One of the two tracks previewed at the Club Confessions party at The Abbey in West Hollywood. O’Brien noted that the version heard at this London session was essentially the same. It has a big-room chug with Madonna’s voice pitched quite low — sonically in the territory of Get Together — and when it was played at the session, the room hit the strobe lights. CONTINUES…

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Trying a new look. What do you think?

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Congrats @Madonna & @SabrinaAnnLynn!! Thank you, radio! ❤️❤️

@AntonioPereaLif Swing that over my way por favor!

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In all the Confessions II hubbub, I forgot to give flowers to @Madonna's Confessions Live Record Store Day splatter LP. It’s truly gorgeous. Bills and loans… Now, c'mon Wannabes... Let’s get Bring Your Love to #1: Stream, Purchase & Pre-Save! linktr.ee/madonna.wannabe

I want y'all to understand that the last remaining Popstar from the original monarchs of pop is currently having a renaissance 4 decades in her career. Let that sink in.

@Ditha_Cool @MadonnaNationX @Madonna @SabrinaAnnLynn Awe. Thx... Madonna taught me well

@ChrisJBick @MadonnaNationX @Madonna @SabrinaAnnLynn This is VERY good 😊

📷 “Bring Your Love” @Madonna’s new duet w/ @SabrinaAnnLynn is pure pop perfection. I love it so much. Now, Stream the Queen. 🔗 linktr.ee/madonna.wannabe #madonna #bringyourlove #sabrinacarpenter

@AntonioPereaLif I love you so much....

🚨 “Bring Your Love” by Madonna and Sabrina was added to Spotify’s biggest playlist, “Today top Hits” but it’s currently in the Top 40. To help the song climb higher, you need to play it from that playlist.

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From the main stage to the dance floor. Listen to @Madonna and @SabrinaAnnLynn’s new duet, “Bring Your Love,” now on Apple Music. 🕺🪩 apple.co/MBYL

@bigbrosef I love it because you’re in a… Now get out of it!