Madonna postpones world tour following hospitalization for 'serious' infection

Madonna at the 2021 VMAs.
(Image credit: John Shearer / MTV VMAs 2021 / Getty Images for MTV / ViacomCBS)

Madonna is recovering from a "serious bacterial infection" that put her in the hospital for several days, her management announced Wednesday.

Because of this, the 64-year-old singer is postponing the start of her Celebration tour, which was set to kick off in Vancouver on July 15. The world tour is in honor of her 40-year career in music, with stops in 43 cities.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.