Madonna will be one of the artists invited to perform during the break of the 2026 Soccer World Cup which will be played this Sunday, July 19, between Spain and Argentina. The queen of pop, who has already managed to win the title of queen of the dance floor with their new album ‘Confessions II’will be one of those in charge of animating the public in New York along with Robbie Williams, Burna Boy and Shakira, among others.
The American singer and songwriter has returned to the stage in a big way with the follow-up to her iconic album ‘Confessions on a Dance Floor’ released in 2005. Her new album, with their characteristic dance soundhas led it to occupy the top positions on international lists and surpass the 13 million views on platforms like Spotify. Managing not only to remember why she is considered the queen of pop, but also resume the relationship with his daughter, Lolahol.
Since her adolescence, Madonna’s daughter had some resentment towards her
The complex relationship between Madonna Louise Ciccone, better known as Madonna, and her eldest daughter, Lourdes León, began during the adolescence of this. Lola was not comfortable with her mother’s level of fame and, above all, with her own simply for being the singer’s daughter. This fact, added to the artist’s need for controlAs she explained to the media, she became independent as soon as she came of age.
As the young woman explained in 2021 for ‘Interview’ magazine, she He had never used his mother’s fame and wealth to make a place for herself in the world, but she paid for her studies herself and the apartment she moved into when she started university. Although, despite her conflicts, Lola has always praised the effort and dedication that his mother has put into her work.
Likewise, Madonna expressed on several occasions her admiration for the musical career of her daughter, who is known in the music scene as Lolahol or Lola León. Of her, he has come to assure that he has “a much better voice“than hers. It was precisely the love for music, which they both share, that motivated the reconciliation between mother and daughter. Well, despite the resentment that Lourdes felt towards the singer, He proposed to make a song together.
Lola León proposed to her mother to make a song together
“She proposed to me to write a song together to heal our relationship. It was a very important moment and it consolidated the idea that now is the time to record this album, Madonna explained according to “Readings.” The song composition and recording process served as therapy for bothmanaging to resume a relationship that had been damaged for years.
Likewise, it was a surprise for the singer herself, who confessed in an interview for “BBC” that her daughter “She has always been very reluctant to work with me. because she doesn’t want to be perceived as someone who takes advantage of her privileges.” In order to achieve a balance between the two, they decided that in each of their parts They would say “whatever they wanted to say”without interfering in the other’s work.
The American singer composed a song in honor of her brother
Although this was not the only difficulty the singer experienced during the recording of the album. Well, while she was working in the studio, the artist was going through the loss of his brotherChristopher Ciccone, who died on October 4, 2024. “My brother passed away, he was very sick, and my stepmother, with whom I had had a very traumatic relationship throughout my childhood, had just died,” says “Readings.”
Madonna took advantage of the fact that she was in the middle of the composition process to write a song in honor of your brother. An act that helped her explore her feelings and transform them into ‘Fragile’, the twelfth song on the album. “It’s cathartic. It’s a kind of therapy, letting go of someone you love. The best way to do this is to write about it. “It’s like an exorcism,” he explained to Graham Norton during the BBC interview.
The success of ‘Confessions II’ and a musical career with more than 40 years of experience have led her to be one of the guests to perform during the break of the 2026 World Cup final, which will have a duration of 17 minutesas indicated by FIFA. Along with her, artists such as Laura Pausini, Post Malone, BTS, Justin Bieber, Coldplay, Shakira and Burna Boy, among others, will perform.