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Stuart Price, co-producer and co-writer of Madonna’s Confessions II, shares behind-the-scenes insight, while Natalie Imbruglia discusses her new album Algorithm and personal motivations. The issue also covers The Specials’ final album, Dionne Warwick’s DWuets collaborations, curated megamixes and medleys, and news including pop-up highlights and Q&A.","CLASSIC  \neighties electronic eclectic  \nDIONNE WARWICK  \nHer star-studded farewell album:  \n“Noone would ever expect this!”  \nTHE SPECIALS  \nSigning off with a hometown triumph:  \n“It was more than just a concert”  \nINATALIEMBRUGLIA  \nON NEW ALBUM“I’m noAt trLGOying toTivMnywhere, because I’m already here!”  \nCLASSIC POP AUGUST 2026 ISSUE 107 PRICE £7  \nPLUS  \nSNOW PATROL  \nLIONEL RICHIE ALBUM BY ALBUM  \nRED BOX  \nSIXPENCE NONE THE RICHER +MORE!  \nWORLD EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW  \nMADONNA  \n10.07.26  \n3-LP / 4-CD / 4-CD SPECIAL EDITION  \nALSO AVAILABLE  \n[www.nowmusic.com](www.nowmusic.com)  \nLoving Classic Pop? As a subscriber, every issue will be delivered to your door and you’ll receive a whole host  \nof other perks, too. Take advantage of our Summer Sale and save 36% on the cover price. You’ll also have unlimited access to our digital archive of past issues and be able to choose between our newsstand and bespoke subscriber covers. For our latest offer, [visit classicpopmag.com/subscribe or scan](visit classicpopmag.com/subscribe or scan) the QR code above.  \n107  \n3  \nW  \nhen England football boss Thomas Tuchel opted not to  \ntake Chelsea’s Cole Palmer to the World Cup, I wasn’t expecting the next time I’d see the mercurial attacking midfielder would be during a urinal scene in a video for Madonna’s new album.  \nBut there he is along with the likes of Richard E. Grant, Benedict Cumberbatch, Gwendoline Christie and Kate Moss in the entertaining 13-minute mini-movie for the Queen Of Pop’s Confessions II.  \nMadonna made an equally big splash in Times Square on 4 June, previewing the new album and kicking off Pride Month. Manning the DJ decks by Madonna’s side for that performance was Stuart Price, Co-producer and Co-writer of Confessions II.  \nPrice joins us this month for our exclusive cover feature as he takes us behind the scenes of what’s been the most anticipated pop album of the year.  \nMadonna rarely explains her creative process so our in-depth interview with Stuart is an invaluable insight into how the album was created.  \nWhile Team Madonna asked us to hang fire on reviewing Confessions II at the point we sent this issue to press, by the time you hold this latest Classic Pop in your hands it’ll be available on our website, so make  \nsure you head over there now to see our in-depth verdict.  \nWhile Madonna’s ties to club culture have remained intact for decades, elsewhere this issue Natalie Imbruglia reveals why she’s fully embracing dance music for the first time with her own return to pop via new album, Algorithm. In a wide-ranging chat, Imbruglia tells us how the perimenopause, OCD and personal struggles in recent times have informed the new record.  \nElsewhere, we meet Lynval Golding and Horace Panter as The Specials sign off in style with their final album, a live document celebrating the band’s 2019 homecoming shows at Coventry Cathedral.  \nAlso bidding farewell is pop royalty Dionne Warwick who comes armed with a starry duets album packed with A-listers. The punningly-titled DWuets – you see what she did there?– features John Legend, Cynthia Erivo, Teddy Swims and more.  \nThe album’s been penned in its entirety by Diane Warren, a surefire mark of quality. 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