Madonna will not be performing at next year's Glastonbury festival, according to the festival's organizer, Emily Eavis, as reported by infohub.kz.
The singer, who holds the record for the most UK top 10 singles by a female artist, has never performed at Britain's biggest music festival. Eavis stated that Glastonbury has already booked all its headliners for June 2027. In an interview with BBC Radio 4's PM programme, she said: "No, it's definitely not Madonna, I'll tell you that." She added: "But we have got three [other] headliners and we're very excited about it – it's all coming together really well."
When asked about the possibility of Taylor Swift performing, Eavis laughed and declined to discuss the lineup further. Speculation about Madonna, 67, appearing at Glastonbury began in June when she hinted to BBC talkshow host Graham Norton that she was planning "something bigger" in the UK next summer.
Eavis said: "Pretty much 95% of the stories [about Glastonbury] you read are not true, and rumours are pretty much always wrong. But the good news is that we've got our headliners and we're cracking on, and we just can't wait to get back."
Last year's Glastonbury was headlined by The 1975, Neil Young, and Olivia Rodrigo, with Rod Stewart in the legend slot. On Friday, it was confirmed that Madonna's collaboration with Kylie Minogue, "Love Sensation", debuted at No. 8 on the UK singles chart, becoming her highest-charting UK song in 17 years. The track is the second single from her latest album, "Confessions II", and a remixed version features the Australian singer.
Madonna's previous highest-charting single was "Celebration" in 2009. The new track has become her 65th UK top 10 single, spanning four decades since the 1980s. Only two artists have achieved more UK top 10 singles: Elvis Presley with 76 and Cliff Richard with 68.
Last month, Madonna performed during the half-time show at the FIFA Men's World Cup final in New York between Spain and Argentina.