Madonna enraged Black Twitter when she took too long to pay tribute to the queen of soul Aretha Franklin, who died Thursday of pancreatic cancer at age 76. Before presenting the award to Camila Cabello for Best Video of the Year at the 2018 MTV VMAs on Monday night, Madonna explained how Aretha inspired her early in her career.
“Aretha Louise Franklin changed the course of my life,” Madonna said onstage. “I left Detroit when I was 18 — 35 dollars in my pocket. My dream was to make it as a professional dancer. After years of struggling and being broke, I decided to go to auditions for musical theater.”
With a giant image of Aretha on the screen behind her, Madonna told a long, rambling story about how she struggled during her early hand-to-mouth days.
“I had no training or dreams of ever becoming a singer but I went for it,” she said.
“I got cut and rejected from every audition — not tall enough, not blend-in enough, not 12-octave range enough, not pretty enough. Not enough. And then one day a French disco sensation was looking for backup singers and dancers for his world tour. I thought, ‘Why not? The worst that can happen is I can go back to getting robbed, held at gunpoint and being mistaken for a prostitute in my third floor walkup that was also a crackhouse.’ That’s right, I’m a Rebel Heart.”
She added:
“So I showed up for the audition and two very large French record producers sat in the empty theater, daring me to be amazing. The dance audition went well. Then they asked me if I had sheet music and a song prepared. I panicked. I had overlooked this important part of the audition process. I had to think fast, my next meal was on the line. Fortunately one of my favorite albums was Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin. I blurted out ‘You Make Me Feel’… silence. ‘You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman.’ Two French guys nodded at me. I said, ‘You know, by Aretha Franklin.'”
She continued:
“They looked over at the pianist, he shook his head. ‘I don’t need sheet music,’ I said, ‘I know every word. I know the song by heart, I will sing it a cappella.’ I could see that they did not take me seriously — and why should they? Some skinny ass white girl is going to come up here and belt out a song by one of the greatest soul singers that ever lived? And a cappella? I said, ‘Bitch, I’m Madonna.’ No, I didn’t, I didn’t say that. ‘Cause I wasn’t Madonna yet. I don’t know who I was. I don’t know what I said, I don’t know what came over me.”
By this time the MTV audience begins to stir. Madonna was taking way too long to get to the Aretha tribute part.
Is this a tribute to Aretha Franklin or Madonna's story #VMAs pic.twitter.com/SF8j7Ycu8w
— Jasmin (@JasminRice17) August 21, 2018
Finally Madonna concluded:
“So you’re probably all wondering why I’m telling you this story? There’s a connection, because none of this would’ve happened — could’ve happened — without our lady of soul. She led me to where I am today and I know she influenced so many people in this house tonight, in this room tonight, and I want to thank you, Aretha, for empowering all of us. R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Long live the queen.”
Madonna finally presented the award to Cabello — who turned around and dedicated the moon man to her idol, Madonna.
But Black Twitter was not having the disrespect Madonna showed to Aretha. The angry tweets came fast and furiously:
Madonna made Aretha Franklin's death about herself and her own musical journey, and honestly, this is some of the whitest shit I have ever seen. #VMAs
— Evette Dionne ????? (@freeblackgirl) August 21, 2018
What a touching tribute to Aretha Franklin where Madonna talked about her goddam self for like 30 mins
— KFC (@KFCBarstool) August 21, 2018
They ended the show on the most disrespectful note by having Madonna spend 10 minutes talking about herself while “honoring” Aretha and then giving the award to a racist lmao
— ?born again lesbian? (@Jauredramatic) August 21, 2018
MTV: Can you say a few words about Aretha Franklin ?
Madonna: no problem lemme just talk bout myself for a while tho first
— IGZ (@igzrap) August 21, 2018
Prince is up there telling Aretha she effed my tribute up too!! #Aretha or Madonna pic.twitter.com/AUdiDpOMBN
— Michele DeMino (@CheleDeMino) August 21, 2018
Aretha is up in heaven listening to Madonna talk, like…#VMAs pic.twitter.com/PIKaubSl2B
— Britni Danielle (@BritniDWrites) August 21, 2018
Madonna gave herself a tribute featuring Aretha.
— LoveYourself (@ScottieBeam) August 21, 2018
Madonna, is this about you or Aretha or the person you're giving the award to? #VMAs pic.twitter.com/4L663EcSIs
— Bossip (@Bossip) August 21, 2018
Madonna really gentrified an entire tribute to Aretha with more anecdotes than a Presidential candidate. You gotta be kidding me… #VMAs
— Jeff J. (@JeffJSays) August 21, 2018
Say what you want about BET… they would’ve done a way better Aretha Franklin tribute. This Madonna speech is reprehensible.
— Kylan (@AwwHELLToTheNaw) August 21, 2018
Who keeps letting Madonna do tributes? I am still mad at her for the Prince one. Aretha or Madonna? Definately Aretha…Madonna needs to sit down somewhere…foreva RIP Queen of Soul
— Mitaja S. P. Polite (@mitajap) August 21, 2018
Travis Scott gave a better Aretha Franklin Tribute than Madonna and All he said was RIP Aretha Franklin. #VMAs
— Trey Lawrence (@_TreyLawrence) August 21, 2018
Aretha Franklin in heaven, listening to Madonna's speech #VMAs pic.twitter.com/D0qEB3juSa
— (INSERT NAME HERE) (@rollersonmj) August 21, 2018
Camila Cabello got on her knees and praised Madonna and dedicated her undeserved Video of the Year award to her……after Madonna just gave a self-indulgent "tribute" to Aretha Franklin.
And that describes how #VMAs treated Black artists the entire night…
— Ernest Owens (@MrErnestOwens) August 21, 2018
Aretha Franklin's Tribute at the #VMAs:
1. Madonna talks about herself, at length, with Aretha as a footnote.
2. "Respect" is played at the very end.
3. A photo of Aretha with "1942-2018."Bro, what? Disrespectful.
— Nia Langley? (@theNiaLangley) August 21, 2018
Aretha dying on Madonna's 60th birthday was her final stunt.
— LOST & TURNED OUT (@FeFeGirlWonder) August 16, 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPD8qgLfC8k
Photos by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images
That was horrendous. She did that same shit with Prince’s tribute; made it all about her. Is this purposely being done?? Shame on MTV.
Video Music Awards are about artists Who making a big impact visually through their videos. I don’t know if I even care enough that someone had to say something about Aretha at an event that she wouldn’t be caught dead at. I don’t like Madonna but really a tribute to Aretha at VMAs kind of does not fit.
They should’ve done a quick video montage of Aretha’s pop videos, showcasing her varied/changing looks and called it an afternoon. I’m glad I didn’t stay up for that BS.
Not to mention Madonna looked like the leader of some secret kabbalah cult!! It was a whole mess! Sad part is, I loved Madonna! I used the past tense b/c after last night, had to throw the WHOLE Madonna away!
It was hard to watch. Im not sure whoooooo gave this a green light.
I REMEMBER THAT ISH!! HOW DID I NOT SEE THAT COMING LAST NIGHT!?
looking a bit cray cray Material girl…….
I swear Madonna looks like she died years ago and refuses to just lay down.
I had no clue she was honoring Aretha. She just rambled in and on.
She looked crazy af! I know she’s performing rituals with them twins blood lol
IKR! Seems like they just threw it together.
Just cringe worthy. MTV should be ashamed.
She sucked ? right along with all them Fashionova freak wearing dehydrated broads in attendance.
Madonna is at the top of white culture junkies. Nothing she has ever done has been original. Like I’ve said if it weren’t for gay Black and Brown men of the 80’s, she’d be nothing. She’s used People of Color for centuries and still so, look at her, yet people keep giving her passes and treating her like an “icon”. A sometimes racist white demon and an always white racist, together on stage, sounds about white.
She looks every bit of a 90 year old wrinkly demon.
Doesn’t Alicia Keys, Maxwell anybody of note who could have gone up there and paid respect to Aretha the proper way. Hell MTV should have just left it alone all together. But I guess Madge needed some attention because Janet’s comeback is going so well.
Madonna is not even a good entertainer and she cannot sing… or whatever she does
And again black Twitter complaining about some shit but not actually doing anything smh
But her stature in the Entertainment industry warrants it. If they were not going to do a singing tribute the least they could have done was prepared a speech for whoever was going to give it.
watch.. she’s going to adopt another African child…to siphon their blood.. thats how she is still alive…
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Truth!
I think the world would disagree
What should they have done? Ran up on the stage and taken the mic?Dumbass.
I don’t understand black people’s fascination with this chick? Maybe I’m too young to get it. She just comes across extremely dark to me. Just looking at her unsettles my spirit.
Also, I don’t watch the VMA’s, but I’m seeing in the comments that she also did a Prince tribute? Why? Do the VMA’s not have the numbers of any black artists from that era?
This is exactly why I don’t care about award shows.
What a huuuge disappointment! The only reason I chose to watch the VMA,was for the “Tribute” to Aretha Franklin. Out of allll the people they could have chosen,they chose Madonna! The Tribute was about Madonna,not Aretha. She spent seconds tawkin about ReRe. I expected so much more. Re deserved more. She did the same half as Tribute to Prince and MJ.
I don’t fault her too much. What it seemed like to me was, right before she went on stage they said can you say a few words about Aretha we don’t have anything planned. She did the best she could. That would have been like asking a black artist to say something Paul McCartney off the top of their head.
Not saying they can’t, but they need to stop picking white people and let black people honor our legends, smh….
Well, the appropriate thing would have been to say, “I’m not prepared and it would be a disservice for me to go out there and adlib a tribute to someone of her stature.” Or she could have gone out there and literally just talked about how talented Aretha was and how she would be missed.
She’s 60 yrs old, and she’s been leaching off of black culture for years. She get’s no reprieve here.
Why do they keep asking her after the prince situation. I know I don’t ever want Justin Timberlake to ever do another tribute for a black artist after what he did to prince smdh ? most liked it but it was a huge disappointment to me
Somebody refresh my memory about this Prince tribute she did…
That’s Madonna…she’s full of herself…most of her musical peers are dead (mj…prince…Whitney) so she really thinks she is special…
Your right, but think about it.
Like most artist, Madonnna’s ego would have never allowed her to say I’m not prepared.
Well, then it is still definitely her fault.
I disagree. It’s more mtv’s fault. I’ve seen other award show scramble and put a tribute together in less time than that and it turned out way better. As a lover of music. I know and respect all the contributions Aretha Franklin contribute to music. As a music channel they should have too
So they ask her to do the tribute. She says yeah. And then she goes out there and talks about herself the entire time, and she is not at fault??
I’m not even sure how you know that this was a last minute tribute. Did you read that somewhere or dose that narrative just fit into the blameless Madonna theme?
I don’t know anyone that give the speech off the top of their head that doesn’t tend to ramble. I’m not making an excuse for her but it’s not entirely her fault
I dont think we should care PERIOD about video music awards. Its never been for us and its certaintly not for someone of the era of Aretha Franklin.
At least when Eve Plumb did it in I’m gonna git you sucka, it was on purpose. She’s up there thinking she looks good, paying homage ?????
?
girl u have to youtube that Prince one.. disrespectful af
They didnt even have a HOST for this year’s awards. Everyone was unprepared.
THIS.
Who invited her ass to speak about The Queen anyway? Like they really thought that was a good idea…
The Billboard’s is where she performed that “tribute” right after he passed. That mess was so bad that NO ONE should ask her to perform a tribute. It seems planned.
Honestly, that sounds about right.
Smdh ? MTV have really fallen from what it used to be.
Please not Alicia. I’m still having nightmares from all that hollering she did for Whitney. I was praying Nippy would raise up & pimp slap her to shut the eff up.
She has some hits, but madonna is trash for that crap. It wasn’t just black Twitter that went in on this blood sucker. She’s starting to look like Tommy Lee Jones.
Heiffa being picky about her coffin.
She probably got Omar type tapes on somebody on the VMA board and forced them into allowing her to commit this act of chagrinery.
It was last minute. She just died on Thursday. They had no idea who they were going to get to do it. No excuse for Madge but MTV gonna have to get some of this heat too. she not the onliest one who got this wrong. They got it wrong by sending her up there to start with
“As for plans to honor her at the VMAs, Gillmer notes, “We’re definitely talking about it. Trying to figure out how to put something together that feels right and fitting. We’re scrambling, but we’re focused on it, without question.”
“Obviously it’s Aretha Franklin and we want to get it right and honor her in the best and biggest possible way… It affected everyone here, too. I mean, she’s performed on [the Radio City Music Hall] stage many times in her career, in this room. So, it’s important.”
“ET spoke with the producers of the VMAs last week, who opened up about the last-minute plans to pay tribute to Franklin during the awards show.”
https://www.etonline.com/how-the-vmas-plan-to-honor-aretha-franklin-exclusive-108148
https://www.etonline.com/madonna-honors-aretha-franklin-with-personal-vma-tribute-108267
It still should have been focused on Aretha. She spent too much time on herself. She could have talked about her fav songs and what they meant to her, how amazing & unique her voice was. You don’t fluff a tribute to someone else with info about your career struggles.
I just posted below that they got it wrong too. They had no idea who was going to do the tribute.
the roasting of Madonna post-speech is JUSTIFIED. the ordasity of it all!
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I totally agree she should be dragged. But Madge has a history of NOT thinking before she speaks. So MTV knows this I am sure
White ass MTV
As if the appropriation regarding her garb wasn’t enough!
“Prince is up there telling Aretha she effed my tribute up too!!” Lmao!
Madonna need to have several seats!!!! That whole story sounded like a damn lie…and for her to sing such a beautiful song with her nasal ass voice….WE DONT BELIEVE YOU……she should have been cut that shit short and sent her condolences and left it at that…..damn….some folks always want to make shit about them…smdh….
hello! you think they would have learned with that dry ass Prince tribute!!!
yeah I think they did too…and in that case she should have opted out…lol
MTV shouldnt have sent her clueless ass up there. They should have done a video montage if anything and been done with it. Shit Dej Loaf was there and she is from Detroit. IDK. IDC. I am a huge fan, but really wouldnt have been mad at the montage. Or if they didnt do ANYTHING. Its better than wtf happened.
Right! I didn’t believe a damn word she said either.
imagine what her singing Natural Woman actually sounded like.
When she said that shit I was like really girl? REALLY?
NOT ALICIA KEYS!!!
Exactly
I like this Twitter comment:
Camila Cabello got on her knees and praised Madonna and dedicated her
undeserved Video of the Year award to her……after Madonna just gave a
self-indulgent “tribute” to Aretha Franklin.
And that describes how #VMAs treated Black artists the entire night…
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I wish I would dedicate my award, deserved or not, to another artist. I wouldn’t. If you worked for it, or whatever, then it’s yourn. Keep it. Keep them flowers. But whatever. I like the comment because it sums up how the industry on the “mainstream” side of things is now…less about the music, the art, and more about self-adulation and fan worship and such. It’s twisted, man.
Smdh ?
True
“They got it wrong by sending her up there to start with.” < that right there! madonna's ghostly ass still should have stayed on task. The vma's could have put together a video montage and left it at that since her passing was so recent. T
I threw my shoe at the tv when I was hearing Madonna ramble on and on…shes a narcissist with a face like a paper bag…MTV knew what they were doing…they know Madonna is an indulgent simp with delusions of grandeur…she should never be able to give “tribute” to any one else…
Can you imagine, though? LOL I recall Madonna’s “Take a Bow” era when Babyface blessed her with some wonderful tunes. That heifer just barely passed muster with singing “Take a Bow”. If it wasn’t for Babyface and them background vocals that song would’ve sounded like me singing, tone deaf, on purpose, at high volume, riding with the top down at high speed. LOL. in other words, terrible. Would’ve been terrible without Babyface harmonies and beautiffery.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/ff3652f8b8e014dfbf67f0319e1daccdb0716b8024674d377d49b8db2d11e7eb.jpg Truth! I caught that. Camila ain’t shid and neither is her music. People can have an issue with Nicki but I was glad she checked Tiffany last night for shading 5th Harmony which includes Normani. She praised Camila but she prolly didn’t know how Camila said nothing when her racist fans care for Normani. Tiffany, is canceled in my book.
Good point! Omg my ears lol
I’m still chuckling off of your comment.
not to mention that pretentious “African inspired” print and headgear on her head.. What was that? and why Madge did you have to go there? I was just in a department store and d@mn near lost it when “Get into the Groove” came on!!! Like now im supposed to believe that you cut your “vocal” chops on ARETHA MF’a FRANKLIN?
Like a Virgin was the sh!t but but come on girl yoousa Rhianna before Rhianna was Rhianna = nice Beats over half @ss vocals
I’m just barely familiar with Fifth Harmony. Only know Camila ‘coz a coworker showed me a vidja of “Havana”. It was a fun video, I guess. Normani I recently ran across via a meme on Instagram…something akin to her being the next Beyonce? I don’t know the rest of the group.
Yeah Madge not getting all the blame from me personally. She isnt blameless. But lets be real. If they wouldnt have sent her up there on this BS…NONE of this would have happened. And if they DID send her, why oh WHY wasnt her comments/speech approved? Even if it was last minute why give MADONNA Louise Veronica Ciccone…creative liberty to say what she wants to? She has proved over and over again to be a nut job and very off the cuff for decades.
I dont know about them either lol. I only know about Normani because of this and she’s the only black one in the group.
I remember that. She was stuck in her Evita or whatever era since she played that role?
mtv needs to do a special tribute in a month or so, cause this was some bull. They’re a music station for ducks sake.
Best song I ever heard her sing from Evita. Dont’ Cry for Me Argentina. Das it. And it was a struggle AS WELL
Jinx
yessssss! I remember her singing that song now. (or trying to). Lord. lol
That last part tho???? https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/8dcf830ae480bac63dfa231c31a4bd7f93a28223c72fb9413bb59f867e0c0404.gif
It wasn’t your good shoe was it lol
Alicia had the worse tribute on Nicki show the other day. I dont want her near anything else Aretha related. Even her piano skills were at best a C. Naw.
that song would’ve sounded like me singing, tone deaf, on purpose, at high volume, riding with the top down at high spee
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Good. Dam. Day.
Dead.
“Prince up there telling Aretha she effed up my tribute too!!” Lmao!
?????
Thank you???? that’s exactly what they should have done
yes! Evita. She starred in a musical-film, correct? I barely remember. I think she had her first child around that time, right? Loved the video for “Take A Bow”. LOVED IT.
but yes, Evita.
I know. Girl please! It was too damn detailed for me and that’s how I know it was a lie?
…..a watered down pop version in a whiny high pitched toned
The audience would have rocked out to it.
Ummm so everyone was talking about the alleged shade Cardi threw at Nicki. She said something to the effect of- “The love I get from fans and family is genuine and that is something that money can’t buy”.
Ummm was she throwing shade or simply acknowledging that although Atlantic has paid for everything from blog time to ghostwriters, her fans are real. Anybody actually see it?
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/1101b5a6af0dc81a5380ee379e9b3269709fa7712be0a08eafa7116515ffc814.gif
Hell naw it was a house shoe but still…LOLOLOLOL…
LOL
yeah I saw it when she said that, and honestly I think it was a shot at Flex for saying she pays for plays….in no way shape or form did she throw shade at Nikki……at least from what I saw.
Yep! Take a bow always got me in my feels back then and I was a kid or teen. Can’t remember lol
Ahh. I didn’t even know Flex said that. That makes sense.
Alright now?
Nah she was throwing shade because she said Bitch at the end and made that and what face????
https://youtu.be/yqFJ1wC-afA
Yeah and he posted about it on IG
If all they were going to do was pay tribute to her with a speech. Than Alicia Keys would have been just fine.
Right!! I wanted to come thru the TV and pimp smack her my damn self! She sounded just AWFUL at Whitney’s funeral….smh
I heard Nicki had already left
Madonna know damn well that she’s not from Detroit, she’s lived in Bay City, MI
She would have to PROVE to me that she can sing ANYTHING by Aretha cuz she doesn’t have a lick of soul in her…. PLEASE retire already and GO AWAY!!!
Yea I peeped that out too…. Hmmmm.
i heard the shade was her saying she is an empress
madonna’s personal road to riches story never should have made it on stage, I agree. She is going to take the brunt of the push back because her blatant disrespect was the “face” of the tribute. She absolutely has proven herself to be a certified arrogant shady jerk. I hope the internet drags her ass for the rest of her life. Tough love style.
like a natural disaster.
I know her from dancing with the stars.
THIS
I was watching Madonna and thinking where’s Kanye when you need him ? https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/1914d3a09c8fe07083c25a9311a5ab38dd49711d3bc54bab7be6adacd47b2335.jpg
She said that too.
The world can do as they wish. She can’t sing nor entertain me. Not even in death ?
This SKANK!
Why would they pick her? No wonder no one with any class watches these garbage award shows.
Idk. Nicki did perform at another location. The internet has a lot of gems from last night. One of Ariana and Nicki talking backstage and you knew they were discussing someone or something lol. My nosey arse wants someone to read lips???. That camera man was so messy.
She can actually sing
Rubbing trump’s back…
???????
Lmao ???
I like her old hits from the 80’s when she was new to the biz. Before she became so arrogant and entitled. She has evolved into a complete ass.
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Looking like a grand Illuminati high priestess. That Camilla chick was given that award to honor that witch. For her to beat all these other artists didn’t make any sense.
Show was garbage and everything was a struggle. They didn’t have any major celebs there. None! It’s a joke. Shit, they had a rapper Post Malone playing the stage with Aerosmith. He prolly can’t even name 5 songs. That’s a fucking joke in itself! Dude!
I hate when YT people try to poke fun at themselves by pointing out fact that they are YT. It annoys me. Madonna did that last night while making THE ONLY REFERENCE to Aretha.
This is why Michael didn’t like this alabaster demon. Just horrible and always trying to steal the legacy of black people
Lmaooo!
Eh I’m with black twitter…
You STILL ain’t it Madge. Never have been. Never will be bish.
What in the entire hell? Madonna looks like she is about the channel a demon.
Rubbing something else…????
What in the tryna be an African princess but it’s an epic fail has Madonna got on???
LOLLOLLOLLOL!!!!!!!!!
LOLLOLLOLLOL!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you! Pairing those accessories with all black did not have the intended effect (if there was one).
LOLLOLLOLLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!
aint it…no matter how many blacks dicks she don’ slide down…..you are still trash….lol
Right! She took it too damn far with the African robe and braids and shit… I’m over here just rolling my eyes…. She annoying AF!
she looks like my 6th grade art teacher that was a white woman always trying to dress in African garb and shit…..like she was making a statement in her mind, but in reality she looked a hot mess…girl…braids and all….
Sandra get us outta here.
I saw online that Nicki’s performance was pre-recorded. Happened the day before and it was a private event for her fans. Not that it matters. I saw the performance and I thought she did a good job. I just want the two of them to confront each other on film so I can watch it. lol. No more subliminals…just go for it. lol
Lol. I didn’t even hear that.
???????she did but it is worse?
Now watch her go home n grab the black adopted kid like she did the last time. U wonder this time which one is she gonna choose from thé token black kid line up when she needs one this time.
Got on black clothes n still living and loving her white female privilèged lifestyle. It is the American way.
She looks like a weirdo and a witch. And I don’t believe she has EVER in her life had the vocal strength for Natural Woman. She blew one of the producers while the other one tore that a$$ out the frame. End of story. This is “young adult” Madonna we’re talking about, folks.
didn’t Madge fugg up the Prince tribute too????
i swear they need a Sandman at these events, smh… https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/36c3783f50633a33eb170172603df3ed7b88995269c0b0fa6168f9b9a234a544.jpg
Either that, or she IS the demon.
Madonna has always had that “dirty” look to her…like she smells like old pork and beans, dirty rain water and mildew basement all put together…..jus saying….
OAN: The white deplorables say they are Disappointed in Kevin Hart about his remarks at MTV about they president. They plan to boycott him and make him beg for his career.
LOLLOLLOL!!!!!!!!! White Folks — especially the artsy ones…smh…
chile, looking like a ex-communicated high priestess of goat herding, smh.
if she don’t get on somewhere with her self-absorbed-self… get your ol’ pagan azz off the stage!!! https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e96d4340ea0cc7d2f3898ff67dd76c3c1e60fa91bd90e217d38c391eb51ba243.gif
She looks stoopid…..
yep, tryna ‘look’ spiritual… but prob just using it as an excuse for not bathing… bet her ‘aura’ strong as hail *panches nose*
fan club president?
LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!
Very!
fake and dark ‘enlightenment’
girl bye!
LMBAOFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!!!!!!!!!!!!
Get off the stage BECKY!!!!!!!!!!
Exactly! Reason enough to not allow that disrespect to happen again.
LOLLOLLOL!!!!!!!!!!!
LOL! We see right through that foolishness!
So true… smh…
Lol.
Who keeps giving Madonna the green light to do these half assed tributes though?
I hope they are equally, if not more disappointed, over how Madge jacked up a tribute to a legend.
LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!
LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!
HOLLERING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Exactly!! … The ol bat made it about her.
Very true, there’s no way Madonna could sing Natural Woman.
I swear i thought of that same thing!!!! and when Kim Wayans put them out of the store… lawd…. don’t make me go home and watch that foolishness… “turn yo radio down, turn yo radio down!” ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lmao @ panches nose!!!!
IKR!! LMAO!!!
“beautiffery”
love it! ROFL!
you know it would have been EPIC if old ‘Ye rolled up on Madonna and snatched the mic….I would have HOLLARD!! Where is Crazy ‘YE when you need him…smdh
you can clock-out early today… you’re done. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/615d380290005c75f2b73b61063d678adb00cb683258e4273a2f5c12b8d5723d.gif
Madonna I like you, but all I will say with my industry background is. “People thought you were a prostitute?” You f–ked everyone/everything in the industry to get where you are. Nile Rodgers kept it business and turned your p—y down so he could keep working with you and you said “well everybody else hits it!” I’m confused, what do you call that?
say what?!
she did NOT offer that road kill kitty to Nile Rodgers!
(what else you know Jack? …go ‘head, i’m listening….) https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/96b91ce0cf4d1b1096df2493bd56e88573aa6ea598ec972e4f5de6a142f25a42.gif
Do we really care about what ole leather face has to say? Bet half of the audience was texting anyway.
Meanwhile White Twitter mad at Kevin Hart for talking bout their president. Talking bout they r disappointed n hurt bcas they didnt think he was like that at all.
ex-communicated high priestess of goat herding
^^^^^^^^
???????? I am howling and crying real tears!! https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/ce7d9a92ad0cd199b20192f4cf775b6dbe24baaefc8bce8df603cd3b4b568f89.gif https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/4a7ca6e8539e3dc6c52cf6750c1594d56d173eede99a0fbc1a01d413624b47c6.gif
Road kill. I cant keep my mind on my meetings. She thinks bcas she sexed 2pac she can do What she wants 2 do.
That’s because they age in dog years.
Aww man.
Did anyone expect anything spectacular from a VMA tribute?
i’m sorta in the outskirts, so a dead squirrel or cat who didn’t quit make it ‘cross the road is not an unusual sight. i imagine Madge is sporting a near dead kitty after all that mileage… but she got money, so maybe she got it rejuvenated *shrug*
chile, these gifs though, LMAO!!!!!!!!
Choked on my ice water ? ????? Exit the building Vonn!! Move it ?? Dat way!! ?
lmbo she looks & sounds a hot mess!
LOL weren’t people mad about her and Stevie tribute to Prince too? Maybe she needs to stop the “tributes”.
This is yt America, they are still doing this in movies,, and intertainment. I do not even watch these dumb award shows. SMH!
When is her high priestess of the dark term up??
She failed on the Prince’s tribute, Why would they allow her to do an Aretha Tribute. All the soulful singers that’s in the industry, they picked Madonna?? Call the police
“Black Twitter” LOL. Probably pretty easy to ‘enrage’ them. Madonna is a goofball.. is that news to everyone?
Kevin Hart is kind of a moron though.
This better be the last goddamn tribute this chick does for any black entertainer, let her lay this BS on some white entertainer, she is not doing black ppl any favors and that f*cking get up, girl go find yourself, her whole segment was f*cking lost….
2 words…..BEEF CURTAINS.
I will pause while you barf into your trashcan at that mental image…lol
Aretha Franklin is our “Queen” not these off brands! I said I know a lot but I don’t kiss and tell but if I get mad enough I’ll drop the real jewels. ?
Sorry, that jewel was when she was recording the Like A Virgin album! ?
well just give us a lil cz dust in the meantime…. (just preface everything with “allegedly” …okay, GO!)
LOL!
gimme a minute….. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/de0f47bde315fc3a4d5c8bee62fe5685aaad1ab5dbcc2ec505fe4cfb88826c58.gif
Odd, black twitter? Guess I over read that the first time, but many Americans were pissed at this garbage Madonna did.
No the one that slings over the shoulder the one she loves. I want my money back.
Why do they keep getting her to troll us with our own icons.
Madonna released a statement saying what she did was not supposed to be a tribute. I didn’t see it so I can’t throw my hat into the ring for a rebuttal but she is a weird woman…I don’t recall her ever being so strange. This is just my little 2 cents.
Madonna just came out after all the backlash saying that her speech wasn’t meant to be a tribute to Aretha…. She was just there to present the Video of the year award and wanted to share her story and thank Aretha for inspiring her…. but it wasn’t meant to DISRESPECT the Queen….
But if this is so….why couldn’t she thank Aretha BEFORE she passed?
Lord!!!?????
OMG YOU NAILED IT!!!!! TOO BAD MADONNA DIDN’T. MTV KNEW WHO AND WHAT THEY WERE GETTING AND SHOULD’VE GOT SOMEONE THAT ACTUALLY KNEW ARETHA LIKE BABYFACE OR STEVIE WONDER TO DO THE TRIBUTE BUT AGAIN THEY KNEW WHO AND WHAT THEY WERE GETTING AND THIS JUST GOES TO SHOW THEY DIDN’T REALLY GIVE A DAMN ABOUT ARETHA AND JUST WANTED THE BROWNIE POINTS TO SAY WE DID SOMETHING. EWW!!!!……….JENNY JONES!!!!
First Prince, now Aretha….PLEASE STOP THIS WOMAN FROM ATTENDING MUSIC AWARD SHOWS.
Didn’t watch the VMAs, not my cup of tea, but just reading her speech above, sounds pretty self absorbed and attention seeking…and I am a Madonna fan. Got to call it how I see it though.
Sounds about white.
Madonna is a senior citizen trying to keep up with the young audience. She clearly never even met Aretha in her thirty five years in the business. Yet…Aretha was her inspiration. What do you expect from the VMAs?
Really with a big old 63 x 63 photo in the background for aretha n it wasnt a tribute.
Lol that was not a tribute, more like a homage.
I mean…. who really thought the VMA’s would “do” Aretha right? That’s not a show for us… NOW IF BET DROPPED THE BALL…
I just want to know when did Madonna go “ethnic”. That looks like something the Indonesian indians would wear.
It still cracks me up!
Y’all so mean. ??
But somebody tell me where I lied thoooooo LMAOOOO… n for the record Luv Rhi Rhi to death like I did Madonna back in the day…I just know the music for what it is from these 2
The Artsy ones are the WORSTTTTTTT… They the real culture vultures !!!!
yep, barely and “honorable” mention… they would have done better to leave it alone.
BrownSuga facts. But this also made laugh lol. Call the police. Absolutely no shade against the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin.
???….nice!
Aretha’s death has left many singers shook, as Patti LaBelle stated, Aretha Franklin was a musical genius!
No singer did it better for as long and consistently great [timeless classic music, multiple genres, cross-over appeal, top ten hits, among stiff competition or peers———
Gladys Knight, Diana Ross, Patti LaBelle, Dionne Warwick, Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Adele, Chaka Khan, Natalie Cole, Whitney Houston, Anita Baker, Toni Braxton, Jill Scott, etc. as Aretha Franklin worked her music magic…SHEER EXCELLENCE!
Steve Harvey said ‘Aretha Franklin had more hits than most artists have songs!’
Madonna, obviously was shook by the outpouring and her massive musical legacy, and she did her thing too, but still Aretha is unmatched!
And another keyboard king pin, go eat a dick
Tell your mother to move her face.
She was high AF. Tacky witch.
As I said…That’s what SHE said…I didn’t see it. I’m in agreement with everyone else calling Madonna out for being self absorbed I just felt as though it should be mentioned from her point of view.
Madonna wasn’t a talent. She was a packaged product. Aretha was a talent. Did her thing my arse.
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Well, as a provacteer, musical performer, not a powerhouse vocalist, i.e. ‘Vogue’…number 1 hits, record sales, successful top grossing tours, one of the leading MTV video artists, along with the likes of Janet Jackson, and can still fill arenas, Rebel Heart and MDNA Tours, 30 years later, in my opinion, yeah, she did her Thing!
I never said she didn’t do her thing. Of course she did. But again she’s not a pure talent. She is a manufactured product. Like if she didn’t haven’t bells and whistles behind her and we saw her singing on the street corner, you would stop to listen. As you would a Michael Jackson of Whitney Houston.
Ok, I get your point!
But, her artistry is her marketing ability, in my opinion. If she had worked at an Ad Agency, she probably would have won awards for top campaigns and product launches!
Whitney Houston was a pure talent [unmatched, the way they made singers b4 MTV-Music Videos Takeover], Madonna was always an entertainer, dancer turned singer, who made music, shock and awe, and became legendary [thanks to MTV and marketing savvy]!