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Madonna was clearly not in Donald Trump's suite at the World Cup final, despite online gossip to the contrary. via: Rolling Stone A social media post making the rounds after Sunday’s FIFA World Cup final claims that Madonna was spotted sitting in President Donald Trump’s luxury suite at MetLife Stadium. She wasn’t. The confusion appears to stem from a brief shot of Trump’s box during the match between Spain and Argentina. The camera caught several guests seated alongside Tru

Madonna, Shakira, Justin Bieber, BTS, Burna Boy, composer Gustavo Dudamel, the Muppets and so many more. All in 11 minutes. Soccer usually doesn’t have halftime shows, but the 2025 FIFA World Cup final was different: Somehow, FIFA and Global Citizen packed in a lineup of names that took almost as long to read as they did to perform, all while Spain and Argentina were locked at 0-0, reorganizing and strategizing in the halftime locker rooms. via: THR Madonna, BTS, Justin Biebe

"iHeartRadio and TikTok LIVE Premiere with Madonna" was the biggest standalone artist broadcast ever on TikTok LIVE on July 2, with more than 2.1 million viewers worldwide, the streaming platform has revealed. via: Deadline Madonna‘s successful rollout of her new album, Confessions II, has generated a new TikTok record. The tech company tells Deadline its live event on July 2, the day before the album’s release, drew more than 2.1 million viewers worldwide on TikTok Live, the

Madonna‘s “Confessions II,” her first new album in seven years, found an appreciative audience awaiting her return. The album bowed with 134,000 equivalent album units, more than enough to push her past the still highly successful Olivia Rodrigo record to land on top of the Billboard 200 album chart. via: Billboard Madonna earns her 10th No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart as her new studio album, CONFESSIONS II, debuts atop the list dated July 18. With the arrival, the Qu

Madonna: Into the Groove, a gorgeous book of photos featuring images by one of the greatest music photographers of all time will be out on Oct. 27. via: Rolling Stone A new Madonna photo book is on the way. Madonna: Into the Groove is set for release this October, and will feature images by famed rock & roll photographer Ken Regan, plus accompanying text by former Rolling Stone staff writer Tomás Mier. Madonna: Into the Groove features images of the Queen of Pop from 1985. Th

Madonna's 15th studio album has only been out for a few days, and already there's Grammy buzz surrounding her most personal album to date. via: Billboard The strong early response to Madonna’s Confessions II makes it seem likely that it could win for best dance/electronic album at the 69th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 7 — 20 years after Confessions on a Dance Floor danced off with the honor in 2006. That would make Madonna the first woman ever to win twice in that category (w

In Madonna’s triumphant return to diva domination, Confessions II, the singer seems to reference her marriage to Hollywood actor Sean Penn. via: EW Madonna’s new Confessions II album has courted speculation over the lyrics of a song that sees the pop icon haunted by the ghost of a famous ex-lover that many have speculated is Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn. Confessions II cut “Bizarre” tells the story of the push-and-pull attraction between Madonna and an old flame, whom she de

Madonna and Lourdes Leon’s new song is like a little prayer. via: Page Six Madonna and daughter Lourdes “Lola” Leon sing about how living in the spotlight affected their turbulent relationship on the pop star’s new song, “The Test.” “Little star / I tried to put you on a pedestal / You didn’t ask for all the flashing lights / I didn’t think of how it could disturb,” Madonna sings in the first verse. “Or how it hurt / I wish I knew / The pain I’ve caused / My butterfly / Was a

Madonna is being lined up to make a superstar appearance at London Pride on Saturday. via: Pink News Madonna is reportedly being lined up for a surprise appearance at Pride in London on Saturday, with organisers said to be bracing for “absolute pandemonium” if it goes ahead. The 67-year-old pop superstar is rumoured to pop up on the main stage in Trafalgar Square, where London Pride is expected to draw 1.8million people. An unnamed insider claimed to The Sun that organisers a

It’s difficult to imagine Madonna—a legend, and the epitome of confidence—being jealous of anyone. But, in a rare confession ahead of the July 3 release of Confessions II, the icon shared one fellow pop diva she was “a little bit jealous” of. via: EW The "Like a Prayer" singer discussed a wide array of topics — including her envy of Kylie Minogue — during a new interview with Graham Norton at Koko, a renowned concert venue in London. Madonna memorably wore a T-shirt with Mino

After Universal Pictures dropped the ball on her biopic, don’t expect Madonna to turn to artificial intelligence to get the job done. via: Variety Madonna recently slammed artificial intelligence in a new interview with Vogue Italia, telling the outlet that relying on AI is the “opposite of making art.” “Once you were around painters and musicians and dancers and artists in one place and working from a very pure place for each other. I value that experience a lot,” Madonna sa

Madonna has opened up about the collapse of her long-running Universal biopic, revealing that a dispute over the budget brought the project to a halt. via: Variety Madonna revealed to Interview magazine that a falling out with Universal Pictures is the reason her movie biopic never went into production. The studio won a multi-studio auction in 2021 to make a film about Madonna’s life, with the pop icon on board to co-write and direct the movie. Screenwriters such as Diablo Co

A lot of people online haven’t been riding with Charli xcx‘s pivot away from breakout album Brat — with the backlash pertaining in particular to her recent lyrical declaration that dance music is “dead” — and in a new interview, the pop star was candid about how it’s been affecting her mentally. via: Attitude Charli XCX has insisted she doesn’t believe dance music is dying, despite sparking debate with the opening line of ‘Rock Music’. The singer raised eyebrows when she decl

Madonna is reportedly preparing to return to the global stage with a new world tour in support of her upcoming album, Confessions II. via: Daily Mail She will turn 68 in August but pop queen Madonna has no plans to retire. In fact, The Mail on Sunday can reveal that she has secretly begun planning for a gruelling global tour as she prepares to release her 15th studio album, Confessions II, next month. It is a sequel to her Grammy-winning 2005 disco-themed record, Confessions

Martin Garrix is causing a commotion among both Madonna fans and the EDM world at large. via: Billboard Madonna fans got a preview of one of her new Confessions II tracks this weekend courtesy of Martin Garrix. “Bizarre,” a song that will appear on Madonna’s imminent album release (street date: July 3), had a surprise debut during Garrix’s performance at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, Saturday night (June 13). Garrix played “Bizarre” set to a pulsing dance beat and am

Jennifer Lopez could have been a part of this epic moment at the MTV Video Music Awards. via: EW Madonna, Britney Spears, and Christina Aguilera's iconic — and, at the time, infamous — performance at the 2003 MTV VMAs was almost a three-way affair of a different kind: Jennifer Lopez has confirmed that she was originally asked to appear on stage during the set. Lopez recalled the details Monday night in an interview on Watch What Happens Live (below), explaining why she wasn't

Jack Schlossberg found himself in the hot seat on Andy Cohen's podcast with an unexpected question about his late uncle's sex life. via: EW After pop legend Madonna recently revealed that JFK Jr. was the "best f---" of her life, Jack Schlossberg, the late Kennedy family figure's nephew, responded to the claim in a new interview with Andy Cohen. "Here's a random question. When you hear someone like Madonna say, 'JFK Jr. was the best sex I ever had,' What do you... do you chuck

Madonna has released an ambitious and, at times, raunchy short film compositing the first six songs of her forthcoming and highly anticipated album Confessions II. Stream it below. via: EW Madonna is certainly feeling the love sensation from the 15 celebrity cameos in her new Confessions II short film – including a scene in which the pop icon sets the stage for her next chapter and literally transforms into her upcoming self-directed biopic movie star Julia Garner. Only the Q

UK Madonna fans are in for a treat after her jaw-dropping performance in New York. The Queen of Pop, 67, brought the Big Apple to a standstill this week with her surprise concert to celebrate her album, Confessions II. via: Daily Mail British fans were feeling left out after the singer pulled off an epic performance in Times Square on Thursday. But plans are reportedly in the pipeline to mark her newest record Confessions II - three years after her latest global trek. Madonna

Madonna has one request for fans hoping to catch her in concert: “Put your f***ing phones down.” via: Variety On Friday night, Madonna and a dedicated legion of her fans descended upon the iconic Beacon Theater on Manhattan’s Upper West Side for the premiere of “Confessions II – The Film.” The screening was followed by a Q&A with the queen of pop herself, alongside directing duo TORSO, otherwise known as David Toro and Solomon Chase. Moderated by Anderson Cooper (who stepped