Interview<\/em> Magazine, she shared that she was surprised when her daughter suggested they collaborate on the new record.<\/p>\n“So many very important things have happened along the way,” she said.<\/p>\n
“For instance, the song I wrote with my daughter, Lola (Lourdes). She approached me about writing a song together as a way to heal our relationship. It was a really important moment, and it solidified the idea that now is the time to make this record.”<\/p>\n
As the project progressed, the 67-year-old realised she was ready to share a more intimate account of her journey.<\/p>\n
The loss of several loved ones prompted Madonna to reflect on pivotal moments in her life.<\/p>\n
“Well, all these symbolic things happened,” she explained.<\/p>\n
“My step-mother died, my brother was ill, my brother died, my daughter approached me…you know what I mean? It’s hard for me to write a song about nothing. I have to tell a story. So I wrote about a lot of family trauma, and then we started making dance music.”<\/p>\n
Recently, Leon released the alt-pop, house-infused track ‘T-Shirt’, a song about losing herself in a relationship and grappling with lingering emotional scars.<\/p>\n
“A song about a relationship where I completely lost myself and felt haunted at every turn by lingering, unwelcome spirits,” she wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n
“They seemed to make homes wherever I went, dwelling in every corner of my mind. What a gift it is to channel those emotions through art, to process them and finally set them free.”<\/p>\n
\n<\/blockquote>\nConfessions II<\/em> will be released on July 3.<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n