Madonna to Open 2026 VMAs in First Performance Since 2003
Madonna returns to the MTV Video Music Awards stage on Sept. 27 with 11 nominations, more than any other artist this year, and a new album cycle to frame the moment.
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Madonna returns to the MTV Video Music Awards stage on Sept. 27 with 11 nominations, more than any other artist this year, and a new album cycle to frame the moment.
The designer, who died at 87, shaped how pop spectacle looked from variety television to contemporary touring.
Produced again with Stuart Price, the 16-track album blends a continuous dance party with lyrical memories of New York’s underground—and a poignant comedown.
The pop singer and longstanding fan was spotted at the band’s Kia Forum concert, sharing a photo that Geddy Lee himself acknowledged.
A Los Angeles judge ordered William Applegate to stay away from the pop singer for five years, following his testimony that he had to contact her for a secret military mission to save the world.
The Pretenders frontwoman's social media post adds a brutally vivid layer to the escalating debate over filming concerts. She doesn't mince words.
A Los Angeles judge issued a temporary restraining order after the singer documented a series of escalating intrusions that left her in ongoing fear for her safety.
With first-time nominees Olivia Dean and Sombr picking up seven nominations each, the American Music Awards signalled a shift toward emerging talent.
The pairing reads less like a feature and more like a curatorial decision, connecting one era of dancefloor command to another.
The track, debuted during Carpenter’s Coachella 2026 headline set, is a direct, dance-floor-focused piece that echoes the sharp choreographic logic of Madonna’s “Vogue.”