Tag: Confessions II
Mondo Appropriato #13: Madonna Getting More Nominations Than Taylor Swift at the 2026 VMAs
In a series called Mondo Appropriato, Culled Culture examines how “right” something is in the pop cultural and/or political landscape. Time and time again over [Read More…]
Madonna and Kylie Minogue’s Collaboration on the “Love Sensation” Afterhours Mix is the Culmination of Years of Foreplay—Thus, What an (Ear) Orgasm!
The sexual tension, so to speak, between Madonna and Kylie Minogue has been simmering and sizzling since at least 2000 (though also long before, with [Read More…]
Reimagining Madonna’s “School” as the Song That’s Playing During Britney Spears’ “…Baby One More Time” Video
Because Britney Spears announced herself to the world in a way that essentially shouted, “Hey pedos, check me out!,” it would still be deemed problematic [Read More…]
It Says Something That Even Madonna Wants to Revisit the 2000s
As many have continued to point out in their reviews of Confessions II, it’s, like, “a big deal and stuff” that Madonna is willing to [Read More…]
On People Praising Madonna for Embracing “Nostalgia” with Confessions II
Maybe the most vexing thing about the near unanimous praise for Madonna’s fifteenth studio album, Confessions II, is that what people (especially critics) seem to [Read More…]
Stuart Price Continues to Prove He’s Madonna’s Best Remixer with the “Bring Your Love” Afterhours Mix
After Peggy Gou’s “Energy Mix” of “I Feel So Free,” Madonna’s lead single from Confessions II, it was immediately apparent that whoever tried their hand [Read More…]
Kiko Milano Enlists an Italian American in the Form of Madonna to Help Shepherd Their Brand Recognition into the U.S.
Adding yet another endorsement deal to her now seemingly endless “repertoire” of advertisements (including what currently remains her most non sequitur one: promoting Brazilian bank [Read More…]
Truth or Dare Slightly Reanimates with Grindr Presents Confessions with…Madonna
Although Madonna had already established herself as a gay icon and ally before the release of 1991’s Truth or Dare (which was shot and directed [Read More…]
Peggy Gou’s “I Feel So Free (Energy Remix)” Was Made for the Danceteria Dance Floor
Having long ago established that she finds the remix version of a song just as important as “the real deal,” Madonna has a rich history [Read More…]
