{"podcast":{"title":"Greatest Pop Stars","slug":"greatest-pop-stars-7002046","podcast_index_feed_id":7002046,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/greatest-pop-stars-21st-century","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/f1778550-5c82-11ef-a80c-bb48bd28815e/image/9382868b20a026143e5e3b675141b749.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Billboard","episode_count":124,"summary":"Billboard's weekly deep dive into the past, present and future of pop stardom, hosted by deputy editor Andrew Unterberger. New episodes every Thursday.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T04:18:35.897255+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/greatest-pop-stars-7002046"},"episode":{"title":"Madonna's 'Confessions II': Rollout Report Card","slug":"madonna-s-confessions-ii-rollout-report-card","published_at":"2026-07-09T15:09:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/greatest-pop-stars-7002046/madonna-s-confessions-ii-rollout-report-card","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/greatest-pop-stars-7002046","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PMC9190676390.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PMC9190676390.mp3","summary":"It's been 21 years since the original 'Confessions on a Dancefloor' — and seven years since her last album of any kind — but as of last weekend, Madonna is officially back with her long-awaited sequel set, 'Confessions II.' For this Rollout Report Card, host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard staffers Joe Lynch and Eric Frankenberg as we look at everything surrounding the much-anticipated release of 'Confessions II' — including the first three singles and the 'Confessions' mini-movie, as well as Madonna's surprise Coachella appearance, a number of memorable interviews and one of the albumiest pop albums in recent memory. Find our Madonna 'Confessions II' Rollout YouTube playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSwT_7v7d2-Q&si=NFxIS2sIO6hElrKn And see all our other Rollout Report Card episodes here: https://www.billboard.com/t/rollout-report-card/ Finally, please consider donating to the following causes: Transgender Law Center https://transgenderlawcenter.org/ Trans Lifeline https://translifeline.org/ Destination Tomorrow https://secure.givelively.org/donate/destination-tomorrow-inc Gender-Affirming Care Fundraising on GoFundMe https://www.gofundme.com/c/gender-confirmation-surgery-fundraising And please consider giving your local congresspeople a call in support of trans rights, with contact information you can find on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠5Calls.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. https://5calls.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"It's been 21 years since the original 'Confessions on a Dancefloor' — and seven years since her last album of any kind — but as of last weekend,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4245,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/greatest-pop-stars-7002046/episodes/madonna-s-confessions-ii-rollout-report-card/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/greatest-pop-stars-7002046/madonna-s-confessions-ii-rollout-report-card.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}