The Queen of Pop is back on the stage. Yes! The 68-year-old gorgeous pop star skipped the red carpet at the Peacock Theatre and kicked off the show. This is the first time since 2003 that Madonna has performed at the VMAs. While she didn’t perform at the show, there have been several times when the Queen of Pop attended the VMAs, the last being in 2021. However, since 2003, which witnessed a controversy with Madonna kissing Britney Spears on camera during a performance, this is the first time that she is performing on the VMAs stage.
Madonna teams up with Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX during VMAs opening, sparking ‘lip-sync’ debate
In a daring outfit and star-studded guest list, the gorgeous singer, Madonna left everyone to shower her with praise. Madonna’s fans are just excited about her marvelous performance, which featured an on-stage collaboration with Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX.
Madonna won Artist of the Year at the MTV VMAs, marking her 20th VMA win. Speaking of her performance with Sabrina Carpenter, Madonna performed Bring Your Love, which was released back in April 2026, and the duo first performed live at Coachella in 2026.
The pair recently made another surprise appearance at the VMAs, and during the performance, Madonna revealed that before collaborating on the song, she contacted Sabrina through her management team, who initially took 5 days to respond. However, Madonna, who called herself impatient on stage, DM-ed Sabrina on Instagram, and the latter instantly responded. A week later, the duo was already in the studio working on Bring Your Love.
Speaking about the song, Madonna, during the VMAs, revealed that while everyone thought that the song was mainly a love song, it was meant for those who think they know you better than yourself. The duo’s VMAs performance was a blast, if nothing else. Apart from Sabrina, Charli XCX joined Madonna for a rendition of Danceteria Afterhours.
While a section of Madonna’s fans and social media users remained in awe of the high-energy VMAs opening featuring the Queen of Pop and her star-studded guest list, another section started taking shots, calling it a ‘bad blunder’.
According to certain social media users, Madonna ‘lip-synced’ during her VMAs performance. One user penned, “Madonna struggling to get up those damn stairs and Sabrina is out mugging her on the VMAS stage. This is insane #VMAS.” Another critical comment could be read as, “ok i gotta admit Madonna is killing it! Except that one lip-sync mess-up.” A third user penned, “Ooof, that lip-syncing is so obviously bad #vmas. Madonna is lip-syncing, and I don’t know who anyone else is except for Sabrina Carpenter. When did I get old?! #vmas.”
Madonna goes bold in dress choice at the VMAs 2026
Madonna, who a few days ago sparked conversation about her ‘unrecognizable’ look in her 60s, left everyone gasping for breath at her daring outfit choice at the VMAs 2026. She slipped into a deep red lingerie corset bodysuit, which she wore beneath a black silk robe. She accentuated her look with knee-high boots, diamond hoops, gloves, and her signature black glasses.
The pop star later changed into a leather jacket with silver accents. Her recent performance came after the release of her 15th album, Confessions II, which brought her several nominations this year. The Queen of Pop’s album was up for nominations in the categories of Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Collaboration for her song, Bring Your Love, featuring Sabrina Carpenter.
What do you think about Madonna’s performance on the VMAs stage after 23 years?
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