{"id":2378666,"date":"2026-04-18T06:40:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T06:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2378666"},"modified":"2026-04-18T06:40:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T06:40:13","slug":"coachella-2026-sabrina-carpenter-brings-out-madonna-to-perform-new-song-i-feel-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/coachella-2026-sabrina-carpenter-brings-out-madonna-to-perform-new-song-i-feel-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Coachella 2026: Sabrina Carpenter brings out Madonna to perform new song &#8216;I Feel Free&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-element=\"story-body\" data-subscriber-content=\"\">\n<p>Anyone who thinks Coachella\u2019s biggest surprises are reserved for Weekend 1 was proven wrong Friday night as <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/music\/story\/2026-04-11\/coachella-sabrina-carpenter-day-1-review-susan-sarandon\">Sabrina Carpenter<\/a> welcomed Madonna on stage during her Weekend 2 headlining set. The crowd exploded with waves of cheers as the iconic pop star came on stage.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/music\/live\/coachella-2026-weekend-2-live-updates\">Madge joined Carpenter as a surprise guest<\/a> during \u201cJuno,\u201d in which Carpenter reemerged in a gown that was a nod to Botticelli\u2019s \u201cThe Birth of Venus\u201d for a torch-passing duet of Madonna\u2019s 1990 pop-house gauntlet \u201cVogue.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The classic was followed by the debut of the gloriously upbeat \u201cI Feel Free,\u201d the first track from the pop icon\u2019s forthcoming new album \u201cConfessions II,\u201d due out July 3.<\/p>\n<p>The singer announced the record, a sequel to 2005\u2019s \u201cConfessions On A Dancefloor,\u201d on April 15, alongside a 60-second teaser video for \u201cI Feel Free.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The Coachella performance, however, marks the first time the song has been heard in full 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