If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. “Welcome to the party, bitches,” Madonna previously announced for her global Celebration Tour. Commemorating four decades of the superstar’s biggest hits, Madonna kicked off the U.S. leg of …
Read More »Madonna Performs With Kylie Minogue in Los Angeles: 'It's Been a Long Time Coming'
The Los Angeles audience at Madonna‘s career-spanning Celebration tour got a taste of Down Under when the singer welcomed Australia’s own Kylie Minogue to the stage on Thursday night. For the surprise appearance, the pair delivered performances of Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” and Minogue’s “Can’t Get You Out Of …
Read More »Madonna Reveals the First Words She Spoke After Her 'Near-Death Experience' in ICU
Madonna took a moment during her concert in Los Angeles to speak to her fans about her “near-death experience” last year that left her in a medically induced coma for four days. Back in June 2023, Madonna was forced to put her Celebration tour on hold after a serious bacterial …
Read More »Madonna Honors Luther Vandross Estate Request to Remove Him From Celebration Tour AIDS Tribute
Madonna‘s Celebration tour takes a moment each night to pay tribute to artists who suffered or died from AIDS. During “Live to Tell,” her 1986 single about persevering through trying times, a montage of images flash across the screen. Among them are photos of Keith Haring, Herb Ritts, and Freddie …
Read More »Madonna Finally Responds to Ridiculous Lawsuit Over Concert's Late Start Time
Madonna and Live Nation have finally responded to the frivolous lawsuit filed by two fans who were upset that one of her Celebration shows started over two hours late. In the lawsuit, concertgoers Michael Fellows and Jonathan Hadden accused the singer and the concert giant of “false advertising, negligent misrepresentation, …
Read More »Former Madonna Producer Admits He's a Fanboy, Reflects on 'Music' Outtakes
In November 2020, an online account took to YouTube to create an 86-minute compilation of outtakes from Madonna‘s Music album. More than three years later, the unreleased song list has landed in longtime collaborator and record producer William Orbit‘s lap. The British musician, who worked with the pop powerhouse on …
Read More »Madonna Performs 'Express Yourself' for First Time on Celebration Tour
Don’t go for second best, baby! During Madonna‘s performance at Boston’s TD Garden Monday night, the singer performed her beloved single “Express Yourself” for the first time on her Celebration Tour. Before performing the song, Madonna held up a beer bottle and saluted the new year, saying she’d start the …
Read More »Madonna Calls Andy Cohen 'Troublemaking Queen' – Cohen Says 'It's an Honor'
At her Saturday night performance of the Celebration Tour, Madonna spotted Andy Cohen in the audience at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. “If you say one more bad thing about me on your show, you’re gonna get in so much trouble,” Madonna joked from the stage. “You little troublemaking queen!” Cohen …
Read More »Madonna's Celebration Tour Dazzles With Hits, Surrealistic Visuals, and Reminders of Our Mortality
“It’s so great to be home … I mean that in a way that only New Yorkers know,” Madonna, who adopted New York as her hometown in 1978, told the Brooklyn audience present for the North American kickoff of her Celebration Tour on Wednesday. “New Yorkers can identify with just-not-giving-a-fuck …
Read More »Madonna Honors Anniversary of Paris Terror Attacks With 'I Will Survive'
Eight years after the coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris on Nov. 13, 2015, Madonna recalled her own experience in the City of Light just weeks after the tragedy. During her Celebration Tour stop in Paris, Monday night, the singer reflected on her impromptu visit to Place de la Republique with …
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