She will turn 68 in August but pop queen Madonna has no plans to retire.
In fact, The Mail on Sunday can reveal that she has secretly begun planning for a gruelling global tour as she prepares to release her 15th studio album, Confessions II, next month.
It is a sequel to her Grammy-winning 2005 disco-themed record, Confessions On A Dancefloor.
Sources close to Madonna say that she is looking to perform UK arena dates – including Wembley Stadium – as she goes all out to prove that she still has the same drive as she did when she first found fame in the early Eighties.
Those close to the singer say she has retained her ‘hunger and very positive addiction’ to getting up on stage and performing to support the release of her new music.
One source said: ‘You wouldn’t believe how hungry Madonna is to get out there and perform off the back of her new album. She is a truly inspiring woman, and you just wouldn’t believe she is someone who is now 67 years old.
‘She isn’t going to let age get in the way of getting back out there. She’s so fit and would show people up who are a quarter of her age.
‘It’s an old cliche to say that a person is in love with what they do, but Madonna really has not lost any of the energy she has for performing. It’s like an addiction for her – but a very positive one in her case.’
Madonna on stage in New York this month, at a surprise concert in Times Square
Last week Madonna released a star-studded short film featuring Sabrina Carpenter, Kate Moss, Richard E. Grant and Benedict Cumberbatch
Madonna’s last tour was The Celebration Tour, to honour her 40-year music career, which began in October 2023 and featured 80 arena and stadium shows globally.
Last week Madonna released a star-studded short film featuring Sabrina Carpenter, Kate Moss, Richard E. Grant and Benedict Cumberbatch. After premiering at the Tribeca Festival in New York, Confessions II – The Film has now been released on YouTube.
The ten-minute video includes appearances from actresses Julia Garner and Gwendoline Christie, Madonna’s daughter Lourdes, and Chelsea players Cole Palmer and Joao Pedro.
Madonna decided she wanted Palmer and Pedro to take part after falling in love with the west London football club – in particular the women’s team.
She often goes to watch them alongside her boyfriend Akeem Morris, who is 37 years her junior, and her long-time PR representative Barbara Charone, who is on the board at Chelsea.
The star’s new short film is set to six songs from the album – I Feel So Free, Good For The Soul, One Step Away, Bring Your Love, Danceteria and Read My Lips.
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