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# queen of pop

This year

2023

Madonna recovering after the pop icon spent several days in intensive care

The pop star’s upcoming tour has been postposed after she was hospitalised with a ‘serious bacterial infection’.

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Jun 29th 2023, 8:36 AM

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9 of the best bits from Madonna's AMA

She dreams about Brad Pitt and is going canoeing with Snoop Lion.

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Sep 17th 2013, 11:05 AM

VIDEO: Madonna gets her bottom out for Irish fans

She also complained about our weather, apparently.

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Jul 25th 2012, 9:16 AM

Madonna hits Dublin: The 5 looniest stories about her backstage antics

DNA scrubbing, Irish weather, roses with stems the wrong length – it’s a minefield out there for the Queen of Pop.

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Jul 24th 2012, 11:01 AM