L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Madonna debuted her long-awaited, postponed Celebration tour, months after she was hospitalized for a serious bacterial infection: 'I didn't think I would make it.' more info

New York Post — Madonna credits her children for giving her the will to survive when “I didn’t think I was gonna make it.” more info

Stereogum — Madonna kicked off her greatest-hits Celebration Tour in London this weekend at the O2 Arena, after having to postpone the tour at the last-minute due to a hospitalization. She talked about her illness during the show: “I didn’t think I was go... more info

Consequence Of Sound — A true retrospective performance, the career-spanning setlist touched on all eras of the pop icon's career Madonna Kicks Off “The Celebration Tour” in London: Setlist + Photos Jo Vito more info

New York Post — “I didn’t think I was gonna make it. Neither did my doctors,” Madonna, 65, said. “I forgot five days of my life — or my death … But my children were there — and my children always save me every time. more info

New York Post — In 1993, The Girlie Show tour drew protests and calls for its cancellation. Three decades later, the show is still just as shocking. more info

New York Post — From "Like a Virgin" to "Like a Prayer," here are 20 tunes that we hope Madonna gives a twirl when her Celebration Tour opens at London's O2 Arena on Saturday. more info

Stereogum — Last month, Chvrches singer Lauren Mayberry released “Are You Awake?,” her first-ever solo single. Mayberry also served as opening act on the Postal Service and Death Cab For Cutie’s co-headlining tour, and she played a few headlining gigs o... more info

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Dlisted — Madonna has some very important matters on her mind, and the only person she can properly discuss then with is Pope Francis. So she took to Twitter to beg for a meeting with His Holiness. Madge is well aware she’s one of the Catholic Church’s lea... more info