Madonna Goes French

It was a case of recycling rather than reinvention for Madonna last night as she pulled out her tried and tested move - a lesbian kiss - during her show in Paris last night. The singer, who is rapidly approaching 50, locked lips with one of her female backing dancers during a private concert in the French capital, just like she did with Britney Spears at the MTV Awards more than five years ago. She told the 1,500-strong crowd at the Olympia: "Why do I have this relationship with France? I'm always drawn to working with French people - and frenching French people. Vive la France!"

It is the latest attention grabbing tactic in less than a week by Madonna, who is apparently rather eager to keep her crown as the Queen of Pop in the youth-obsessed music world. The mother of three spent almost every second of her track Four Minutes bumping and grinding against Justin Timberlake during a recent show in New York.

Last night Madonna was keen to feel the love from her audience, asking her fans: "Who do you love more, me or the Rolling Stones?" Her fans responded with cheers to which she said: "I thought you might say that."

She reprised her spot on her black-and-gold throne, wearing a black satin bodice, satin pants and tailcoat with pink lining, lace-up boots with six-inch heels for the half-hour set. Madonna is in the throes of promoting Hard Candy, her 10th chart-topping album.