Watch Madonna team up with Charli XCX and Sabrina Carpenter for her first MTV VMAs performance in 23 years

Madonna returned to the MTV Video Music Awards stage for her first performance in 23 years last night (September 27), teaming up with Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX. READ MORE: Madonna – ‘Confessions II’ review: Queen Of Pop digs deep on thrilling return to the dancefloor The singer opened the 2026 ceremony at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles with an elaborate performance drawing on the visual world of her latest album, ‘Confessions II’. After an opening sequence featuring dancers performing scenes from the album’s accompanying short film, Madonna was revealed sitting on top of a piano as Carpenter played at the keys. The pair then launched into ‘Bring Your Love’, their collaboration from ‘Confessions II’. Madonna later descended into the crowd, where dancers lifted her onto a table surrounded by a white-veiled choir, before the stage transformed into a recreation of the bathroom setting from her ‘Danceteria’ video. Charli then emerged from one of the bathroom stalls to join her for ‘Danceteria Afterhours’, the pair’s new reworking of the ‘Confessions II’ track that was released last week. The performance also featured a string of cameos, including Julia Garner, Debi Mazar, Som...