Madonna, Facing Backlash, Clarifies Aretha Franklin VMAs Speech

Last night time, on the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards, Madonna paid tribute to the late Aretha Franklin with a narrative a few career-launching audition the place she sang Franklin’s “(You Make Me Feel) A Natural Woman.” Madonna’s speech was roundly criticized on social media for focusing an excessive amount of on herself and never Franklin. Today (August 21), Madonna has clarified that she “did not intend to do a tribute” to Aretha Franklin, as Billboard factors out.

Madonna wrote, “I used to be requested to current Video of the Year by MTV! And then they requested me to share any anecdotes I had in my profession related to Aretha Franklin! I shared part of my journey and thanked Aretha for uplifting me alongside the way in which.” She added that it “would be impossible [to do a tribute to Aretha Franklin] in 2 minutes with all the noise and tinsel of an award show.” Find Madonna’s submit beneath.

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