Madonna Returns as Queen of the Club

Still Processing by The New York Times

Aug 6, 202600:49:36Society & Culture

When Madonna’s new album, “Confessions II,” dropped in early July, it went straight to the top of the Billboard 200 (her 10th No. 1 album). Many of the 16 tracks plumb her own history for lessons learned along the way. O...

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