On June 7 1986, Madonna’s Live To Tell hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA, giving Madonna her third #1 single.
Written by Madonna and Patrick Leonard, Live To Tell was Madonna’s fourth soundtrack song in two years (Crazy For You, Into The Groove, Gambler & Live To Tell), and it was also the lead single from Madonna’s True Blue album.
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On June 6 2026, Madonna appeared in headlines around the world following the world premiere of her Confessions II short film at the 2026 Tribeca Festival in New York City.
The film premiered on June 5 at the Beacon Theatre, where Madonna presented a cinematic companion to her forthcoming album Confessions II. Directed by David Toro and Solomon Chase of TORSO, the short film ran more than 10 minutes and was built around the first six songs from the album, including I Feel So Free and Bring Your Love with Sabrina Carpenter.
Following the screening, Madonna appeared for a post-film conversation with Anderson Cooper, who stepped in after Jimmy Fallon was no longer able to moderate the discussion.
The premiere drew major entertainment coverage, with headlines including:
“Madonna Teases ‘Confessions II’ Album with Wild Short Film Featuring Cameos from Julia Garner, Kate Moss and Daughter Lourdes” — People
“Madonna Premieres Surrealistic, NSFW Confessions II Short Film at Tribeca: ‘It’s About Connection’” — Rolling Stone
“Madonna teases ‘Confessions II’ tour plans — but fans can forget about a Vegas residency” — Page Six
The film featured appearances by Arca, Archie Madekwe, Benedict Cumberbatch, Cole Palmer, Debi Mazar, Gwendoline Christie, Honey Dijon, João Pedro, Julia Garner, Kate Moss, Lourdes Leon, Odessa A’zion, Richard E. Grant, Sabrina Carpenter, Shygirl and others.
During the conversation, Madonna also addressed the possibility of touring behind Confessions II, while making it clear that fans should not expect a Las Vegas residency.
The Confessions II short film was scheduled to stream on YouTube beginning June 8, 2026, ahead of the album’s July 3 release.
On June 5, 2026, Madonna appeared in headlines around the world following her surprise Grindr Presents: Madonna LIVE in New York performance in Times Square.
The June 4 pop-up event was staged at the TSX Stage in Times Square and helped launch Pride Month with a live celebration of Madonna’s upcoming Confessions II album, while also revisiting songs from 2005’s Confessions on a Dance Floor.
The performance was widely celebrated in the media, with major outlets covering Madonna’s Pride Month return to New York:
“Madonna Kicks Off Pride Month With a Surprise Times Square Performance” — Vogue
“Madonna Turns Times Square into Night Club, Previews New Album to Kick Off Pride Month at Surprise Concert: ‘C’mon, Gays!’” — People
“Madonna Performs a Surprise Times Square Concert in Custom Dolce & Gabbana” — Harper’s Bazaar
Madonna performed the following songs:
The performance featured new music from Confessions II, including Love Sensation, and celebrated Pride Month with visuals honouring LGBTQ+ icons including Marsha P. Johnson, Keith Haring, and Robert Mapplethorpe.
Before leaving the stage, Madonna shouted to the crowd: “Thank you for coming, I love you, happy Pride!”
On June 4, 2026, Madonna participated in Grindr Presents: Madonna LIVE in New York, a special Pride Month livestream from Times Square.
The event was part of the promotional campaign for Confessions II and featured Madonna welcoming fans back to the dance floor while debuting new music from the album. The livestream was presented through Grindr and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0S1pR1AKj4
Madonna’s partnership with Grindr also included an in-app takeover, exclusive content, behind-the-scenes access, and a limited-edition Confessions II vinyl picture disc made available through the app.
On June 3 2012, Marine Le Pen threatened to sue Madonna if she included her image with a swastika during her shows in France.
Here’s a snippet of an article that appeared in the Telegraph:
The fleeting image was shown at a concert the US-born singer gave in Tel Aviv last Thursday as part of her MDNA World Tour.
Projected during the song Nobody Knows Me, the film morphed Madonna’s face with a number of famous figures, including Chinese leader Hu Jinatao, US Republican former presidential candidate Sarah Palin and Pope Benedict XVI.
Miss Le Pen’s eyes and forehead then appear for a second before a swastika and the eyes of Adolf Hitler are superimposed onto the FN leader.
Furious, Miss Le Pen threatened to sue the singer if she kept the video unchanged when she performs in Paris on the July 14 national holiday and in Nice in August. “If she does that in France, we’ll be waiting for her,” she told Le Parisien.
Hitting back at Madonna, she was quoted by the newspaper as asking: “By the way, has Madonna given back the children she stole from Africa? Or did she end up buying them?”
On June 2 2005, Madonna.com confirmed Madonna’s participation of Live 8:
“Sir Bob Geldof confirmed in a press conference yesterday the details and confirmed the artists featuring in Live 8 – a series of five live shows in London, Paris, Philadelphia, Rome and Berlin on Saturday July 2nd. The concerts have been organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure as part of a campaign to force the world’s richest nations to relieve poverty in the third world. The concerts – which will be free – are aimed at raising awareness of poverty just before leaders of the Group of Eight industrialized nations meet in Scotland…”
Madonna went on to perform a three-song set from London’s Hyde Park consisting of Like A Prayer, Ray Of Light & Music.
On June 1 1990, Madonna performed her “Blond Ambition Tour” at The Palace Of Auburn Hills, in Auburn Hills, Michigan. During the show, Madonna invited her father (Silvio Anthony Ciccone) onstage to sing him “Happy Birthday”.
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