Madonna - Hung Up (Official Music Video)
Madonna is hitting back at BET after a controversial (since-deleted) tweet from the network seemed to criticize the singers tribute to Prince at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards.
Wearing the jacket Prince gave me back in the day without permission from BET. . lol! G*d Bless America,the singer posted to Instagram on Saturday, sharing a photo of herself wearing a floral jacket and hat. Madonnas postcomes afterBET tweeted (and later deleted) an advertisement for their own Prince tribute during the May 22 BBMA ceremony.Yeah, we saw that, the tweetbegan, referencing Madonnas performance ahead of plugging a similar tribute set to take place June 26 at the BET Awards.Dont worry. We got you.
Madonnafollowed up her first Instagram with a photo of herself wearing sunglasses, writing: I Will Shade You. hahahhahahahhahah.
BET has since responded to Madonnas post. Unfortunately, witty as this tweet is, it cant turn back the clock on a performance thatfailed to coverthe various roles and stages of the legends career, BETs Evelyn Diaz wrote in an article posted Sunday morning.
The 57-year-old has endured a barrage of criticism following her performance at the BBMAs, where she took to the stage to sing a cover ofNothing Compares 2 U, the1990 hit written by the late pop starbut popularized by Sinead OConnor. Madonna then launched into a performance of Purple Rain alongside Stevie Wonder. A petition on Change.org began circulating prior to the event itself, with more than 8,000 signatories urging Billboard to find a better choice as a main performer in place of Madonna.
Madonna previously defended her tribute to Prince on social media, writing: Anyone who wants to do a tribute to Prince is welcome to. Whatever your age Gender or skin Color. If you loved him and he inspired you then show it!!!! I love Prince 4 ever on Instagram.
Several celebrities have also voiced support for the Queen of Pop since the performance aired, including GloZell Green, who tweetedYawl do know that @Madonna has made a living by not caring about what you think shortly after the ceremony.
Wendy Williamstold petitioners to please have several seats on a May 17 episode of her talk show, whileThe RootsQuestlove also came to Madges defense, tweeting a series of messages criticizing fans angry reactions to the performance.
So I know there is gonna be A LOT of feel a certain ways about who you want to see do his music justice but you gotta put that aside yallEvery Prince rendition will not be a life changing orgasmic [experience]. Just to SING his work is brave enough, he wrote.Again feeling are on high, and EVERYBODY wants and deserves a chance to say goodbye in their own way. But remember: there will be AMAs, SoulTrain, NAACP, mtv, GRAMMYS, and a gazillion other tributes. But the point is lets not get ugly with playing the Prince would and wouldnt approve game.
Source: http://www.ew.com/article/2016/05/29/madonna-fires-back-bet-prince-tribute
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