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Tom Kelly (with microphone) and Billy Steinberg perform onstage at the 42nd Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards in New York, June 16, 2011. (AP/Charles Sykes)
February 18, 2026, 7:50 pm
US Jewish songwriter Billy Steinberg, who penned lyrics for ‘Like a Virgin,’ dies at 75
Steinberg, who wrote a string of hits in the 1980s and 1990s for artists like Madonna and Cyndi Lauper, was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2011
By AFP and ToI Staff
Madonna performs in the final show of her The Celebration Tour, on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Saturday, May 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo, File)
August 12, 2025, 5:45 pm
Madonna to pope: ‘Go to Gaza and bring your light to the children before it’s too late’
‘As a mother, I cannot bear to watch their suffering,’ she tells Leo XIV; also calls for the hostages to be released; says she’s not placing blame or taking sides
By AP and ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of family members of captives held by terrorists in the Gaza Strip recording a version of the song 'Like a Prayer,' November 6, 2023. (X. used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 7, 2023, 7:22 pm
Families of hostages sing Madonna’s ‘Like A Prayer’ for their release
Clip of pop singer’s 1989 song is recorded in Israel, more sections to be made around the world then compiled in musical plea for captives to be freed
By Stuart Winer
Madonna appears at the 30th annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York, on May 4, 2019. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
July 10, 2023, 11:23 pm
Madonna says she’s ‘on the road to recovery’ following ICU stay
In Instagram post, pop star assures fans she will be back ‘soon’, postpones North American tour dates
By Maria Sherman
Madonna appears at the 30th annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York, on May 4, 2019. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
June 30, 2023, 12:01 pm
Madonna out of hospital, expected to make full recovery
Pop star was forced to delay start of upcoming world tour after suffering ‘serious bacterial infection’
By AFP
Madonna appears at the 30th annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York, on May 4, 2019. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
June 29, 2023, 7:41 am
Madonna hospitalized for several days, tour postponed
64-year-old was set to launch series of North American and European performances with show in Vancouver on July 15
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: US pop singer Madonna performs during a concert in Tel Aviv, September 1, 2009. (Amir Meiri/Flash90)
May 22, 2023, 7:07 pm
Madonna said set to visit Israel for Shavuot
Singer, who also uses the unofficial name ‘Esther,’ won’t perform but will reportedly visit the graves of rabbis affiliated with the mystical Kabbalah movement
By ToI Staff
Seymour Stein accepts his award during the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, in New York, March 14, 2005. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson/File)
April 3, 2023, 11:31 pm
Seymour Stein, Jewish record mogul who signed Madonna, Talking Heads, dies at 80
Music executive co-founded Sire Records, also inked deals with The Ramones and The Pretenders, said he felt pressured to stay in closet due to Judaism
By Agencies
Madonna poses for photographers upon arrival at the world premiere of the film 'The Beatles, Eight Days a Week,' in London, September 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
July 21, 2020, 3:51 am
Madonna Instagram post of Louis Farrakhan video racks up 700,000 views
Singer has largely escaped criticism for sharing speech from Nation of Islam leader, who has long history of anti-Semitism
By Ben Sales
Madonna poses for photographers upon arrival at the world premiere of the film 'The Beatles, Eight Days a Week,' in London, September 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
June 25, 2020, 2:14 am
Madonna excoriates Trump as a ‘Nazi,’ ‘sociopath’ for his Tulsa rally comments
Pop icon in online post criticizes US president for his handling of coronavirus pandemic, anti-racism protests after Oklahoma campaign event
By ToI Staff
In this photograph taken on December 9, 2015, US singer Madonna performs during a concert at The AccorHotels Arena in Paris. (FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP)
May 7, 2020, 2:13 pm
Madonna says she recovered from COVID-19
Singer says she tested positive for antibodies, fell sick in February
By AFP
Canadian-Israeli philanthropist Sylvan Adams (courtesy Velo Images)
November 24, 2019, 4:53 am
Bringing Madonna and Messi to Israel, billionaire says he’s just getting started
Sylvan Adams reveals he’ll sponsor Israeli team in Tour de France, admits Madonna delivered ‘bad performance’ in Tel Aviv, describes being ‘very frustrated’ with Israeli red tape
By Raphael Ahren
Icelandic band Hatari hold up Palestinian flags during the live grand final of the Eurovision in Tel Aviv, May 19, 2019. (Screenshot/YouTube)
September 21, 2019, 11:15 pm
Iceland fined for pro-Palestinian protest at Eurovision song contest in Tel Aviv
Its entrant, Hatari, brandished scarves with Palestinian flags even though competition bars political gestures
By AFP
Madonna on stage at the Eurovision Song Contest at Tel Aviv Fairgrounds, May 17, 2019. At bottom left is a dancer bearing the Palestinian flag on his shirt. (Michael Campanella/ Getty Images/via JTA)
July 9, 2019, 10:32 pm
Dutch city: Madonna can sing at Eurovision 2020, despite Palestinian flag stunt
Rotterdam council shoots down motion seeking to ban the pop icon for displaying a ‘symbol for the rejection of Israel’; unclear where singing contest will be held
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Madonna performs at the 2019 Eurovision song contest (Screencapture/YouTube)
May 21, 2019, 3:24 am
Madonna posts edited video of her off-key Eurovision performance
After being criticized for quality of vocals, the pop star uploads a clip of her appearance fixed to be the way it was intended to sound; critics post comparisons between the two
By ToI Staff
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