Time goes by so slowly for those who wait… for the best Madonna album in over 20 years. So what took us so long to get here? When is Madonna truly at the top of her game? And why might Confessions II be the most essential record of her career?

Join Ben and Mikey as they dive deep into the Queen of Pop’s 15th studio album. School is in session as they explore the album’s creation, unpack why it’s been embraced by fans and critics alike, and delve into the lore behind some of Madonna’s most revealing and deeply personal songs yet.

Queer is a full list of what was discussed:

🎧 Music:

CONFESSIONS II (Madonna)

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Ben and Mikey weigh in on the online discourse surrounding Lily Allen’s arena tour for her fifth studio album. What worked? What didn’t? And how much can an audience reasonably expect when they’ve paid triple figures for a ticket?

Meanwhile, the boys were more than satisfied — and more than a little surprised — by Take That’s revival of their most ambitious tour, seventeen years after it first hit the road. What was it that made it a night to Never Forget?

Queer is a full list of what was discussed:

🎧 Music:

THE CIRCUS LIVE — SUMMER 2026 (Take That)

WEST END GIRL (Lily Allen)

📚 Books:

EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS (Oisín McKenna)

🎬 Film:

HOPPERS (Disney+)

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This week, the latest pop releases have Ben and Mikey asking: can people really change? What has got Katy Perry so angry? Is Sombr’s new track his most personal to date? And how can Gracie make depression sound so good?

Over in Confessions Corner, the boys unpack Madonna’s polarising interview with Graham Norton. Plus, Mikey delights Ben with RuPaul’s answer to the Proust questionnaire for Vanity Fair.

Queer is a full list of what was discussed:

🎧 Music:

READ MY LIPS (Madonna featuring Feid)

WINK WINK (Charli XCX)

MY BODY ISN’T READY (Sombr)

LOOK AT MY LIFE (Gracie Abrams)

WATCH IT BURN (Katy Perry)

📺 TV:

MADONNA & GRAHAM (BBC iPlayer)

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