Coachella 2026: Sabrina Carpenter brings out Madonna to perform new song 'I Feel Free'

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Anyone who thinks Coachella’s biggest surprises are reserved for Weekend 1 was proven wrong Friday night as Sabrina Carpenter welcomed Madonna on stage during her Weekend 2 headlining set.The crowd exploded with waves of cheers as the iconic pop star came on stage.Madge joined Carpenter as a surprise guest during “Juno,” in which Carpenter reemerged in a gown that was a nod to Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus” for a torch-passing duet of Madonna’s 1990 pop-house gauntlet “Vogue.” The classic was followed by the debut of the gloriously upbeat “I Feel Free,” the first track from the pop icon’s forthcoming new album “Confessions II,” due out July 3.

Music Weekend 2 of Coachella 2026 is here.Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Karol G will return to the Empire Polo Club in Indio, plus surprise guest Kacey Musgraves.The singer announced the record, a sequel to 2005’s “Confessions On A Dancefloor,” on April 15, alongside a 60-second teaser video for “I Feel Free.” The Coachella performance, however, marks the first time the song has been heard in full — a fitting full circle moment 20 after Madonna played the Sahara Tent in 2006, complete with the same boots and costuming from that gig.

“Confessions II” will be Madonna’s first full-length album since 2019’s “Madame X.”“Let’s try to be together.Let’s try to avoid disagreements,” Madonna said as she spoke about the moon and planets aligning.Before the pair ended with “Like a Prayer,” accompanied by a choir, Madonna had another reason to be grateful.

Music From Coachella’s humble beginnings of a desert festival into becoming a global force in pop culture, revisit iconic moments with Daft Punk, Beyoncé, the Coachella astronaut and everything in between.“This is probably the first time I’ve ever performed with someone shorter than me,” Madonna said to Carpenter as ...