Madonna invited Cardi B onstage in Los Angeles Monday night for the fifth and final performance of the singer’s Celebration Tour stop at the Kia Forum in Inglewood.
The Bronx rapper joined the Queen of Pop for a steamy performance during the show’s highly Instagrammable — and often NSFW — ballroom runway segment.
In what is typically one of the most talked-about moments of the show, Madonna brings a fellow celebrity to the stage to serve as a guest judge during a fierce dance-off while she performs her 1990 global hit “Vogue.”
The bit features Madonna’s dancers — including her 11-year-old daughter Estere — trying to impress the two judges sitting at the end of the stage.
.@Madonna’s final guest judge for Night 5’s “Vogue” contest: Cardi B! 🔟🔟🔟 @iamcardib pic.twitter.com/xGpnLnEkoF
— The Kia Forum (@thekiaforum) March 12, 2024
Monday night, Madonna and Cardi B — wearing matching blonde wigs and a version of Madonna’s iconic cone-bras — expressed themselves by showing the dancers signs that read either the number “10” or the word “Chop.”
Former guest judges for the segment include Amy Schumer, Donatella Versace, Kelly Ripa, and even Santa Claus.
The “Hung Up” singer’s 12th concert tour, a celebration of her record-breaking four-decade career, kicked off in London in October after a health scare forced the 65-year-old mother of five to delay its start by three months.
Last week, the multi-Grammy-winning singer reflected on her “near-death experience” during her first night at the Kia Forum, telling thousands of fans about a bacterial infection that forced her into a 48-hour medically induced coma: “It was pretty scary,” she said.
The 80-stop tour is officially set to wrap up in Mexico City on April 26. However, last week, Rio de Janeiro’s official tourism office, Visit Rio, told Brazilians to “get ready” for “a free and historic” show with Madonna at Copacabana Beach, adding the singer has chosen the city to wrap her international Celebration Tour.
