Madonna, Sabrina Carpenter tease joint release after surprise Coachella duet

Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter said on April 27 that they will release their duet “Bring Your Love” on Thursday, April 30, at 3 p.m. Pacific. (billboard.com) (variety.com) The announcement came in a joint Instagram post with a black-and-white photo and the caption, “We’ve got something to say about it,” alongside the song title in pink text. (billboard.com) Billboard reported that Carpenter also reposted the teaser to her Instagram Story with a short audio clip of the track. In that preview, Madonna says, “Bring it, Sabrina,” before Carpenter sings the chorus. (billboard.com) The song was first performed live on April 17 during Carpenter’s Coachella Weekend Two headlining set at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Madonna appeared near the end of the show as a surprise guest. (variety.com) (billboard.com) Onstage, the two performed Madonna’s “Vogue,” then the then-unreleased duet, and closed with “Like a Prayer.” Billboard said Madonna entered during Carpenter’s performance of “Juno,” when the song pivoted into a “Vogue” medley. (variety.com) (billboard.com) Madonna used the set to frame the appearance as a return to an earlier Coachella chapter. She told the crowd it had been 20 years since her 2006 festival performance, when she first played songs from Confessions on a Dance Floor in America. (variety.com) (billboard.com) That detail ties the duet to Madonna’s current album rollout. Billboard and Variety both reported that “Bring Your Love” is connected to Confessions II, which is due July 3 as a follow-up to her 2005 dance record. (billboard.com) (variety.com) Madonna has already started that campaign with “I Feel So Free,” a new track released on April 18 after the Coachella appearance. Billboard said her team described that song as the first taste of the album, not its official lead single. (billboard.com 1) (billboard.com 2) For Carpenter, the release extends a festival moment that put one of pop’s biggest current stars next to one of its most durable ones. For Madonna, it turns a one-night cameo into the next step of a larger comeback tied to a sequel album and a 20-year Coachella callback. (billboard.com) (variety.com) If the teaser holds, the song that debuted in the desert on April 17 will be on streaming services less than two weeks later. (billboard.com)