Madonna Transforms Times Square Into a Dancefloor and Reminds Everyone Who the 'Mother' of Pop Is

Confessions II

The icon debuted Confessions II track "Love Sensation," straddled a speaker box, and air-guitared during a historic Pride Month performance

Madonna materialized in a spectacular veil of hot pink in Times Square late Thursday afternoon. As she tossed aside her cloak, the intro of her Confessions II single “I Feel So Free” declared, “I can be whoever I want to be,” and the star promptly instructed the crowd below to “come on, meet me on the dance floor.”

Of course, the fans packed shoulder-to-shoulder on the streets had already obliged and cheered as Madonna captivated them in the way only Madonna can. The pop icon sashayed in knee-high silver boots, satin blush stockings, and a matching corset across the elevated stage for the free Pride Month performance in partnership with the Grindr app.

Next, Madonna debuted “Love Sensation,” the eighth track from Confessions II, the hotly anticipated sequel to her 2005 LP Confessions on a Dance Floor, set to rollout July 3. Before launching into the blissful single, she reminded everyone of why they had congregated: “Are you ready? It’s Mother!”