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Today in Madonna History: August 18, 2026

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On August 18, 2026, nominations for the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards were announced, with Madonna leading all artists with an incredible 11 nominations — the most VMA nominations she has ever received in a single year.

The nominations recognize both Confessions II – The Film and Bring Your Love with Sabrina Carpenter, with Madonna competing in some of the night’s biggest categories, including Video of the Year, Artist of the Year and Song of the Year.

Madonna’s 11 nominations are:

• Video of the Year — Confessions II – The Film
• Artist of the Year
• Song of the Year — “Bring Your Love” with Sabrina Carpenter
• Best Collaboration — “Bring Your Love” with Sabrina Carpenter
• Best Dance — Confessions II – The Film
• Best Direction — Confessions II – The Film
• Best Art Direction — Confessions II – The Film
• Best Cinematography — Confessions II – The Film
• Best Editing — Confessions II – The Film
• Best Choreography — Confessions II – The Film
• Best Visual Effects — Confessions II – The Film

The nominations add another chapter to Madonna’s extraordinary history with MTV. Forty-two years after her legendary “Like a Virgin” performance at the inaugural VMAs in 1984, Madonna is once again the most-nominated artist of the year. She has now received VMA nominations in every decade of her career.

The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards will air live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, September 27, on CBS and MTV, with streaming on Paramount+.

Not bad for a relationship that started with a wedding dress, a giant cake and a Boy Toy belt. ❤️🏆

And because one Madonna celebration is never enough, we’re adding a few bonus photos from her recent 68th birthday. ❤️👑

Today in Madonna History: August 14, 2026

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On August 14, 2026, Madonna and Kylie Minogue’s “Love Sensation (Afterhours Mix)” debuted at No. 8 on the UK Official Singles Chart, becoming one of the week’s highest new entries.

The single sold 19,707 units in its first chart week, giving Madonna her 65th UK Top 10 hit and second Top 10 single of the 2020s. It also became the first Top 10 hit and fourth UK Top 100 entry from Confessions II, continuing the album’s strong chart performance.

For Kylie Minogue, the song marked her 37th UK Top 10 hit and second Top 10 single of the decade, adding another milestone to one of pop’s most enduring chart careers.

The remix made its live debut less than two weeks earlier during Club Confessions at WorldPride Amsterdam, where Madonna surprised fans by bringing Kylie on stage for their first official collaboration. The performance quickly became one of the weekend’s defining moments and helped build momentum for the single’s release.

Fans can also pick up Love Sensation in several collectible physical formats, including CD singles released in the UK, United States and Australia, along with a limited-edition clear 7-inch vinyl available through Madonna’s official store.

Today in Madonna History: August 2, 2026

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Madonna fans around the world were recovering today after an unforgettable night at WorldPride Amsterdam, where the Queen of Pop transformed AFAS Live into the latest edition of Club Confessions.

Joining Stuart Price behind the decks, Madonna performed a seamless seven-song set that blended music from Confessions II with two classics from Confessions on a Dance Floor:

  1. I Feel So Free
  2. Bring Your Love
  3. Danceteria
  4. One Step Away
  5. Love Sensation — new Kylie Minogue remix
  6. Sorry
  7. Hung Up

The biggest surprise came when Madonna announced, “The lady in purple is here,” and welcomed Kylie Minogue to the stage for the live debut of a previously unheard remix of “Love Sensation.”

Wearing coordinating shades of purple, Madonna and Kylie performed the new collaboration together before continuing into “Sorry.” It was only the second time the two pop icons had shared a concert stage, following Kylie’s appearance during Madonna’s Celebration Tour in Los Angeles in March 2024.

As the pair embraced at the end of their appearance, Madonna told her:

“I’m so happy to be here with you, Kylie. Thank you. I love you!”

Kylie later thanked Madonna and everyone at Club Confessions through her social media accounts, sharing an emotional collection of heart, kiss and teary-eyed emojis.

Madonna’s approximately 30-minute appearance began at around 2:30 a.m. local time and unfolded as part of a larger DJ-driven celebration featuring Stuart Price and Honey Dijon. Rather than presenting a conventional concert, Madonna wove live vocals, choreography and appearances throughout Price’s continuous club set—bringing the original spirit of Confessions on a Dance Floor into the world of Confessions II.

The evening also marked the first known performance of “Sorry” since the conclusion of the Confessions Tour in 2006.

Twenty years later, Madonna and Stuart Price returned to Amsterdam with new music, a surprise Kylie Minogue collaboration and another reminder that when Madonna enters the club, anything can happen.

Today in Madonna History: July 14, 2026

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On July 14, 2026, the official visualiser for Madonna’s “Danceteria” was released on Apple Music and Spotify.

The visualiser accompanied the third single from Confessions II, which had been released on July 10.

Every stream counts, so be sure to watch the new visualiser and stream “Danceteria” on your favourite streaming service to help support the song as it continues its chart run.

Watch the “Danceteria” visualiser on Apple Music.

https://music.apple.com/ca/music-video/danceteria/6790636840

Today in Madonna History: July 13, 2026

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On July 13, 2026, CONFESSIONS II debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart.

The album became Madonna’s ninth No. 1 studio album in Canada and her eleventh chart-topping album overall, including The Immaculate Collection and Celebration.

Madonna’s albums have reached the following peaks on Canada’s national album charts:

Studio albums

  • Madonna — No. 16
  • Like a Virgin — No. 3
  • True Blue — No. 1
  • Like a Prayer — No. 2
  • Erotica — No. 4
  • Bedtime Stories — No. 4
  • Ray of Light — No. 1
  • Music — No. 1
  • American Life — No. 1
  • Confessions on a Dance Floor — No. 1
  • Hard Candy — No. 1
  • MDNA — No. 1
  • Rebel Heart — No. 1
  • Madame X — No. 2
  • CONFESSIONS II — No. 1

Soundtrack albums

  • Who’s That Girl — No. 4
  • I’m Breathless — No. 3
  • Evita — No. 5

Live albums

  • I’m Going to Tell You a Secret — No. 4
  • The Confessions Tour — No. 2
  • Sticky & Sweet Tour — No. 36

Collections

  • You Can Dance — No. 11
  • The Immaculate Collection — No. 1
  • Something to Remember — No. 4
  • GHV2 — No. 11
  • Celebration — No. 1
  • Finally Enough Love — No. 22

More than four decades after her self-titled debut reached No. 16 in Canada, Madonna returned to the top of the Canadian Albums chart with CONFESSIONS II.

Today in Madonna History: July 12, 2026

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On July 12, 2026, Billboard announced that Madonna’s CONFESSIONS II had debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, giving her the tenth U.S. No. 1 album of her career.

The album opened with 134,000 equivalent album units, marking Madonna’s biggest week since the Billboard 200 adopted its current album-equivalent methodology in 2014. It was also the largest week for a dance album in 2026.

Of that total, 114,000 came from traditional album sales—her strongest sales week since 2012—while 20.1 million official on-demand streams gave Madonna the biggest streaming week of her career for an album.

Vinyl accounted for 59,000 copies sold across 15 variants, delivering Madonna’s largest vinyl sales week since Luminate began electronically tracking sales in 1991.

CONFESSIONS II also debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart.

With the achievement, Madonna became the first artist to earn a No. 1 album in the 2020s after also topping the Billboard 200 in three earlier decades: the 1980s, 2000s and 2010s.

More than 41 years after Like a Virgin became her first U.S. No. 1 album, Madonna returned to the top of the Billboard 200 for the tenth time.

Today in Madonna History: July 10, 2026

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On July 10, 2026, Madonna returned to the top of the charts as CONFESSIONS II debuted at No. 1 in the United Kingdom, Australia, France and Italy.

In the UK, the album became Madonna’s 13th chart-topper and her first since MDNA in 2012. The achievement made her the first American female artist to score No. 1 albums across five different decades — the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s.

Madonna also tied Elvis Presley for fifth place among the artists with the most No. 1 albums in UK chart history. CONFESSIONS II additionally topped the Official Vinyl Albums Chart as the week’s biggest-selling album on vinyl.

The album’s international success continued with No. 1 debuts on Australia’s ARIA Albums Chart and Vinyl Albums Chart, France’s official albums chart and Italy’s official FIMI albums chart. In Australia, it became Madonna’s 13th No. 1 album, placing her behind only Jimmy Barnes, The Beatles and Taylor Swift among the artists with the most chart-topping albums in the country.

Also released on July 10 was CONFESSIONS II: Afterhours Edition, a new 22-track digital edition featuring the original album and a six-track bonus set of remixes.

Afterhours Edition bonus tracks:

  1. I Feel So Free (Peggy Gou Energy Mix)
  2. Bring Your Love (Stuart Price Afterhours Mix)
  3. Bring Your Love (Twilight Mix)
  4. Bring Your Love (Peaktime Dub Remix)
  5. Love Sensation (salute’s infinite passion remix)
  6. Love Sensation (Floorplan Mix)

The two Love Sensation remixes by salute and Floorplan had not previously been released. CONFESSIONS II: Afterhours Edition is available through digital and streaming platforms.