Madonna and Charli XCX team up for Danceteria Afterhours ahead of VMAs

Madonna and Charli XCX have joined forces on a first-ever collaboration, delivering a track titled “Danceteria Afterhours.” The track is described as a rework of the album-era “Danceteria” and lists a production team that includes Andrew Watt, Cirkut, Stuart Price, and Madonna herself.

The song arrives with timing linked to Madonna’s upcoming VMAs appearance, described in the coverage as dropping just days before she returns to the VMAs stage. It marks Madonna’s second collaboration in recent months, following August’s release of “Love Sensation (Afterhours Mix)” with Kylie Minogue.

The write-up notes broader public-facing chatter around dance-floor culture connected to the pair: it references a May social post from Madonna about dance floors and a line from Charli XCX’s own music, positioning the collab within a broader conversation about energy on the dance floor. The piece also situates the track within Madonna’s ongoing output and the artist’s recent post–Kylie Minogue collaboration activity.

As with the accompanying coverage, listeners are invited to check out the material via the story’s embedded reference, with the track available through the linked presentation in the original piece.

Source: Pitchfork — Music News

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