{"id":2166051,"date":"2026-09-27T07:01:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T04:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2166051"},"modified":"2026-09-27T07:01:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T04:01:15","slug":"madonna-set-to-perform-at-vmas-for-first-time-since-infamous-2003-kiss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2166051","title":{"rendered":"Madonna Set to Perform at VMAs for First Time Since Infamous 2003 Kiss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/3c\/16by9\/2026\/09\/22\/3c7d5a61315b4df49dd26eeca0d6c513_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Madonna Set to Perform at VMAs for First Time Since Infamous 2003 Kiss<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Madonna Set To Perform At<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h2\">Tonight&#8217;s MTV VMAs,<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">Look Back At Her Past VMA Moments \u2728<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-27T00:01:15-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 27, 2026<br \/>\n                            12:01 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-6af987db4ba41973d81223fea1ac94ee\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><a id=\"gallery-link-ae2bd08e-c35d-466c-930e-4fd9683b4a54\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2026\/09\/27\/madonnas-best-moments-from-mtv-s-video-music-awards\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:ae2bd08e-c35d-466c-930e-4fd9683b4a54\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:cf21a6a0-ed07-4402-8cad-3a20008e9fde\" 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before locking lips with both pop stars in a shining moment that instantly became VMA history.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-11402babd5c443cae907f6eeb6853ea0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Now, more than two decades later, Madonna&#8217;s got some new music under her belt, a viral Coachella performance with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/sabrina-carpenter\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Sabrina Carpenter<\/strong><\/a>, and gearing up for what could be another epic chapter in her legendary career.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-47daf7497d604e4429d401458a5ece50\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" 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