Jukebox – Music News Cuts – 4/17

Jukebox.

Madonna

Madonna has created a sequel to 2995’s Confessions of a Dancefloor, called Confessions II.

“People think that dance music is superficial, but they’ve got it all wrong,” Madonna saide. “The dance floor is not just a place, it’s a threshold: A ritualistic space where movement replaces language.

Madonna added, “When Stuart Price and I first started working on this record, this was our manifesto”:

We must dance, celebrate, and pray with our bodies. These are things that we’ve been doing for thousands of years — they really are spiritual practices. After all, the dance floor is a ritualistic space. It’s a place where you connect

— with your wounds, with your fragility. To rave is an art. It’s about pushing your limits and connecting to a community of like-minded people.

Sound, light, and vibration
Reshape our perceptions
Pulling us into a trance-like state.
The repetition of the bass, we don’t just hear it but we feel it.

Altering our consciousness and dissolving ego and time.

The record will be out July 10^th.

The Strokes

The Strokes will be going on a headlining tour this this summer and fall. They will be accompanied by Thundercat, Cage the Elephant, and Hamilton Leithauser on select dates.

Tour stops will be in the cities of Chicago, Toronto, Boston, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Vancouver, and Seattle. They’ll also play Red Rocks Morrison, CO. Festivals include Shaky Knees in Atlanta and Just Like Heaven in Pasadena.

Olivia Rodrigo

Olivia Rodrigo begins her next era with a new single from her album “Drop Dead.” It is the first single in her upcoming third album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So In Love.

The video was filmed in The Palace of Versailles. Rodrigo will likely play the song on Saturday Night Live on May 2^nd, when Rodrigo will act as host and musical guest.