Stereogum — It's been a huge year for Madonna. Confessions II , her long-awaited, much-hyped sequel to 2005's Confessions On A Dance Floor, was rapturously received — including by Stereogum readers, who voted "Danceteria" to the top of our Song Of The Summer ... more info

Antimusic Rock — Madonna and Charli xcx have joined forces on 'Danceteria Afterhours', a distinctive new track more info

Stereogum — Madonna and Charli XCX were never really beefing, and if you thought they were, you're a bit naïve. But when Charli was promoting "Rock Music" by proclaiming that the dancefloor was dead, Madonna made a shady Instagram post: "If your Dance floor fee... more info

Stereogum — Back in May, Charli XCX released "Rock Music," the big-statement lead single from her new album Music, Fashion, Film . Upon arrival, the track felt like a giddy, provocative goof: "I think the dancefloor is dead, so now we're making rawwwwwwwk music... more info

Antimusic Rock — Madonna and Charli XCX have joined forces on a distinctive new track, channeling the spirit of Madonna's origin- story hit single 'Danceteria.' more info

Stereogum — Back in 2009, Taylor Swift and Kanye West were responsible for what might be the single most famous moment in the history of the MTV Video Music Awards, with apologies to Madonna's bridal dress, Britney Spears' bigass snake, and the Miley Cyrus/Robin... more info

Stereogum — First-off: Great video. Incredible video. Troye Sivan's clip for his new single "Party" opens on a muddy medieval battlefield, with narration from the wizened and immediately recognizable tones of Sir Ian McKellen. (Sivan has known McKellen for more ... more info

Stereogum — A lot has happened since Shygirl's 2022 debut album Nymph , which was shortlisted for the 2023 Mercury Prize. The British up-and-comer went on Charli XCX and Troye Sivan's massive Sweat Tour, showed up on the Brat remix album, released a bunch of EP... more info

Stereogum — Shygirl is back with her first new music of 2026. Last year, she was busy with the star-studded Club Shy Room 2 , and earlier this year she was on the screen, appearing in Charli XCX's The Moment and Madonna's Confessions II – The Film . The Br... more info

Stereogum — This nominations for this year's VMAs are here. The awards show is next month, and Madonna is in the lead with 11 nods. The most interesting category, though, is Best New Artist. There've been many emerging musicians within the past year, and apparen... more info