Madonna appears to take aim at ex Sean Penn on new album
Fans say the track points to Sean Penn through a blue-eyed movie star reference and a Shelby lyric on Madonna’s 16-song album.
- On Friday, July 3, 2026, Madonna released her fifteenth album, Confessions, marking her return after 20 years away from recording.
- Fans believe the track Bizarre references ex-husband Sean Penn; while Madonna has not confirmed the inspiration, listeners connected the song after noticing lyrics about a "movie star with deep blue eyes."
- During their 1985–1989 marriage, Madonna gifted Penn a 1968 Shelby GT500, a detail fans noted in lyrics stating "He drove way too fast / Shelby Cobra, wasn't meant to last."
- The album also explores other personal themes; in the track Betrayal, Madonna takes aim at her late stepmother Joan, who died in 2024.
- Serving as a sequel to her 2005 hit album Confessions on a Dance Floor, the 16-track album features collaborations with Sabrina Carpenter, Martin Garrix, and Lola Leon.
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In her new song "Bizarre" Madonna sings of a star who couldn't handle her success - a lead against ex-man Sean Penn? With her new song "Bizarre", which appears on Friday as part of her album "Confessions II", Madonna (67) provides talk material even before the release. Many fans are convinced: The singer processes in it her turbulent marriage with actor Sean Penn (65) - even if she does not explicitly mention his name at any point. In the song M…
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