Madonna postponed her world tour after being taken to hospital intensive care with a serious bacterial infection.
According to her manager, the global pop star’s infection was “serious” and led to a “several day stay in the intensive care unit”. He added that a full recovery is expected.
In a statement, Guy Ossery said Madonna’s health was improving but she was still under medical care.
Madonna was expected to kick off her 84th date next month.
The 64-year-old pop icon aimed to celebrate the 40th anniversary of her breakthrough single Holiday by embarking on her first ever greatest hits tour.
Dubbed the Celebration Tour, it will be the singer’s return to arenas and stadiums following her experimental, theatrical Madame X shows in 2019 and 2020.
Some of these performances were canceled due to the star’s knee and hip injuries.
Madonna’s tour was set to kick off in Vancouver, Canada on July 15.
But the singer-songwriter’s manager said Madonna had developed a “serious bacterial infection” on Saturday, June 24, and as a result all engagements would have to be cancelled.
She was due to begin the UK and European leg of her tour on October 14, scheduled to begin and end her European stint at London’s O2 Arena.
Madonna’s greatest hits span several decades – including Into The Groove (1985), Like A Prayer (1989), to Vogue (1990) and Hung Up (2005), to name a few.
In 2009, the singer was awarded the Guinness World Record for the highest-grossing music tour by a female artist after completing her Sticky & Sweet tour.
She has six children. Last week, she posted to her 18.9 million Instagram followers to congratulate her 10-year-old twin daughters on graduating primary school.
Madonna Louise Ciccone grew up in the city of Detroit, Michigan. In 1978, she moved to New York to pursue a career in dance and music.
Earlier this year, her older brother Anthony Ciccone died aged 66 after struggling with alcoholism and homelessness.