Madonna, Charli XCX finally put feud rumors to rest with ‘a work of art’

Madonna has announced a new collaboration with Charli XCX!

The Queen Of Pop has reworked Danceteria from her recent album Confessions II with the Music, Fashion, Film singer.

A preview video of the forthcoming team-up sees the pair dancing in a white studio space, with Madonna asking, “You wanna talk about Madonna and Charli?”

She then repeats the duo’s names and delivers a line from the original song, “Everyone here is a work of art.”

Charli also trades vocals with Madge, who is wearing a red hoodie featuring a photo of herself in the ’80s. “Let’s take it to the East side baby…,” the caption of the post reads.

Madonna has confirmed that Danceteria Afterhours with Charli XCX will be out next Thursday, September 24.

The news of Madonna’s next collab comes on the heels of her joining forces with Kylie Minogue on Love Sensation (Afterhours Mix).

Fans are now speculating that a full Confessions II remix album could be in the works, similar to Charli’s guest-heavy Brat reimagining.

Madonna shared a TikTok last week of herself in a taxi, along with the caption, “Thinking about Charli…” In the comments section, the Wink Wink artist replied, “Wait… I got something I wanna talk about…”, referencing Danceteria.

Over the summer, Charli spoke about her relationship with Madonna, saying that the pair had enjoyed “a mini-break together, essentially” in Paris.

At the time, Charli denied that she had worked on a new song with Madonna when asked by BBC Radio 6 Music’s Nick Grimshaw.

“We’ve met before in the past but I don’t know that she knows that – but we were put together on a group text just a couple of weeks ago, which is obviously insane,” she told the host.

Now, this iconic collaboration has ended rumours of there being a feud between the two artists, which began when Madonna referenced Charli’s lyric “the dancefloor is dead” from her single Rock Music. “If your dance floor feels dead, maybe you’re playing the wrong music,” she wrote on social media.

However, the duo were later spotted together in Paris. 

Speaking further about the experience, Charli XCX recalled, “We actually accidentally threw two parties. She’s very like… I mean, she’s so cool. And she is so interested in really talking about the music that she makes, and how and why, and I found it very inspiring to hang out with her.”