Madonna Wants Britney Spears to Join Her on Tour

As Madonna is gearing up to kick off her Celebration World Tour, there is a special guest she hopes will join her on stage -- Britney Spears. Per Page Six, the "Frozen" singer, 65, wants Spears, 41, to appear at one of her five Los Angeles dates in March 2024. As we previously reported, the "Queen of Pop" was forced to reschedule her tour dates after being hospitalized back in June.

The pop superstars have been friends for a long time and even share the same agent. Spears even joined Madge on her Sticky & Sweet tour back in 2008. At the Los Angeles concert, the two performed Madonna's 1994 track, "Human Nature." Per Page Six, Madonna also wants to commemorate the 20th anniversary of their hit collaboration, “Me Against the Music,” which was released in October 2003.

Madonna recently celebrated her birthday in Lisbon, Portugal, with her friends and children. In her caption, she expressed gratitude for being alive and for being "able to put on my dancing shoes and Celebrate my Birthday!" Following her intensive care unit hospitalization, she has previously expressed how her children "really showed up for me. I saw a side to them I had never seen before. It made all the difference." Now, the singer is getting back to rehearsals.

The Celebration World Tour will be highlighting Madonna's catalog of music from the past 40-plus years. It is expected to be her 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 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. Meanwhile, 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."