Madonna Contracts ‘Serious Bacterial Infection,’ Tour On Hold

Madonna's Celebration World Tour has been postponed until further notice. The singer, 64, has been hospitalized due to a "serious bacterial infection." On Wednesday, Madonna's talent manager and producer Guy Oseary released a statement on Instagram that she was hospitalized over the weekend. He wrote that the "Like a Prayer" singer's condition is expected to keep her in the ICU for a "several day stay." Noting that her health is improving and is still under medical care at the time of his posting, "a full recovery is expected."

Giving an update to her fans on what will become of her 35-city global tour, which was expected to begin on July 15 in Vancouver, Canada, Oseary says: "At this time, we will need to pause all commitments, which includes the tour. We will share more details with you soon as we have them, including a new start date for the tour and for rescheduled shows." Following his post, a source tells People that "she is out of the ICU now and recovering." Page Six reported that Madonna was "found unresponsive" and was intubated for at least one night before having the tube removed. At this time, Madonna has yet to address her health herself.

As we previously reported, Madonna's tour will be highlighting her catalog of music from the past 40-plus years. The world tour is expected to be the Queen of Pop’s first-ever career retrospective, spanning back to her 1983 self-titled debut album. Madonna last toured in 2019 and early 2020 on her Madame X tour, which struggled with production delays and Madonna’s recurring hip and knee injuries. Though the tour ultimately earned strong critic reviews, its late start time often angered ticket holders and prompted two class action lawsuits from fans. Madonna’s 2008-2009 Sticky and Sweet Tour is the highest-grossing tour by a female artist ever, netting $407 million. Her most recent Madame X theater run grossed $36.4 million.

Madonna isn't called the Queen of Pop for no reason: she has been THE entertainer since the 80s.

We scoured through footage from her live performances over the last 40 years and compiled the best ones (in no particular order) in celebration of her birthday today (August 16).

Take a look below:

Complete with crosses and nuns, this high-energy performance took place during her Blond Ambition World Tour in 1990.

Madonna went full-on Marie Antoinette at the 1990 MTV VMA's. We love the theatrics with the fans.

During the 1991 Oscars, the song won the award for Best Original Song. Madonna attended the ceremony with Michael Jackson as her date and performed "Sooner or Later" in a look inspired by Marilyn Monroe.

Madonna was joined by The Tonight Show's Jimmy Fallon and The Roots in 2022 to play "Music" using classroom instruments.

In a televised performance of “Ghosttown” in 2015, Madonna was supported by Taylor Swift on guitar.

This classic performance from Madonna took place during her 1990 The Blond Ambition World Tour, her third concert featuring her fourth studio album Like a Prayer.

Madonna showed off her savvy footwork and put on her dancing shows for this performance during her 2006 during The Confessions Tour.

Joined by two other women with big hair, Madonna got "into the groove" during her 1993 The Girlie Show.

At 27 years old, Madonna performed "Crazy For You" during her debut concert, The Virgin Tour.

We absolutely love gothic Madonna, performing on France's TF1 in 1998.

Madonna brought the drama from the 80s in 1987 during The Who's That Girl World Tour.

Combining inspiration from Japan's culture, she performed "Frozen" during 2001's Drowned World Tour.

The energy and costumes for Madonna's debut tour are unmatched. This is from 1985's The Virgin Tour.

During the 2006 Confessions Tour, Madonna had a cage-like structure that her dancers climbed upon.

In 2006, Madonna performed the dance hit "Hung Up" with a little help from Gorillaz during the Grammys.

Madonna performed this classic on 1980's variety show Solid Gold.

Name a more 2000's performance than this, we dare you. Performed in Michigan during her 2001 Drowned World Tour.

The Queen of Pop took the King of Pop's "Billie Jean" and mashed it up with "Like A Virgin" in 1985 during The Virgin Tour.

5 years after 50 Cent released "Candy Shop," Madonna released her own version and her sugar is raw. Performed during her 2008-2009 Sticky & Sweet Tour.

During her 2012 MDNA tour, Madonna proved she's still a powerhouse entertainer while performing her hit, "Celebration" in Miami.

In a moving acoustic set accompanied by her friend Isaac, Madonna's voice sends chills down our spine. From her 2006 Confessions Tour.

In another great live performance from her 1985 The Virgin Tour in Detroit, Madonna incorporates a big fan to show she's a superstar.

During her 2008-2009 Sticky & Sweet Tour, Madonna keeps the dance hits going strong in this electrifying dance mix version of the song.

While "robbing" one of her dancers knocked out cold in a bit during her 2012 MDNA tour, Madonna drops their chain into her cleavage and stuffs dollar bills in their mouth.

In 2015, during her Rebel Heart Tour, Madonna whipped out the ukulele for a rare performance of "True Blue."