{"id":9166,"date":"2026-04-18T10:14:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T10:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/9166\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T10:14:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T10:14:10","slug":"madonna-joins-sabrina-carpenter-to-surprise-coachella","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/9166\/","title":{"rendered":"Madonna joins Sabrina Carpenter to surprise Coachella"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Madonna surprised fans at Coachella making a guest appearance during Sabrina Carpenter&#8217;s Friday night headline set.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Queen of Pop joined Carpenter on stage for a duet of Vogue, Like A Prayer and a song from Madonna&#8217;s new album.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The performance followed days of speculation that Madonna would appear at the festival in the Colorado desert in California.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Wednesday, Madonna <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cvg00rl04x2o?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:officially confirmed the release of Confessions II;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;officially confirmed the release of Confessions II&quot;}\" class=\"link \">officially confirmed the release of Confessions II<\/a> &#8211; a sequel to her 2005 Confessions On A Dance Floor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After Carpenter finished a rendition of Juno, Madonna emerged while the intro of Vogue played out and dancers struck a pose.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">With matching blonde hair and lace corsets, the pair sang the 1990 house hit, before strutting across the stage to perform I Feel So Free from Madonna&#8217;s new album.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Speaking to the crowd, Madonna said: &#8220;Twenty years ago today, I performed at Coachella &#8211; I was in the dance tent and it was the first time I performed Confessions On A Dance Floor: Part I in America and that was such a thrill for me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;So you can imagine what a thrill it is for me to be back 20 years later&#8230; so it&#8217;s a like a full circle moment you know &#8211; very meaningful for me,&#8221; she added, before discussing the astrology of the New Moon in Taurus with Carpenter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 5ft 4in star then pointed out it was the first time she has performed with someone shorter than her. &#8220;Thank you for giving me that experience,&#8221; Madonna joked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The pair then joined forces for a duet of Like A Prayer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Madonna first appeared at Coachella in 2006, popping up at the Sahara Tent instead of the main stage to perform Confessions On A Dance Floor. She later returned to desert, making a guest appearance during Drake&#8217;s 2015 set and had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/newsbeat-32299572?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:viral moment when she kissed the rapper;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;viral moment when she kissed the rapper&quot;}\" class=\"link \">viral moment when she kissed the rapper<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The collaboration came in Carpenter&#8217;s second week headlining the festival.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Saturday will see Justin Bieber headline for a second time, with Colombian pop star Karol G on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The festival, which takes place over two weekends, draws more than 100,000 people daily, according to police from the city of Indio, and has been running at Indio&#8217;s Empire Polo Club since 2002.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Madonna surprised fans at Coachella making a guest appearance during Sabrina Carpenter&#8217;s Friday night headline set. 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