Twitter roasts Madonna for her Aretha Franklin VMAs tribute
Madonna was set to pay tribute to the Queen of Soul at Monday’s VMAs, but the speech seemed to be all about the Queen of Pop — Madonna herself, that is.
Most of the tribute to Aretha Franklin, who died Thursday, was spent explaining the early origins of Madonna’s career. The only mention of Franklin was that Madonna sang “(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman” to — ultimately unsuccessfully — audition for a song. She credited that failure with launching her into a different opportunity that led to the rest of her career.
“I’m so lost,” Charlamagne Tha God wrote on Twitter. “I thought Madonna was supposed to be paying homage to Aretha but I all heard was her paying homage to herself. HEAVY on the Mayonnaise…”
I’m so lost. I thought Madonna was supposed to be paying homage to Aretha but I all heard was her paying homage to herself. HEAVY on the Mayonnaise......
— Charlamagne Tha God (@cthagod) August 21, 2018
“this is why personal essays are over,” wrote one observer.
“I hate that Madonna manages to make EVERYTHING about herself – even when speaking on behalf of our lumaries,” wrote Elgin Charles.
I hate that Madonna manages to make EVERYTHING about herself - even when speaking on behalf of our luminaries. #VMAs
— Elgin Charles (@ElginCharles) August 21, 2018
“Madonna presents an Aretha Franklin tribute by Madonna featuring Madonna with Madonna and Madonna as ‘Madonna,'” joked EW’s Marc Snetiker.
Madonna presents an Aretha Franklin tribute by Madonna featuring Madonna with Madonna and Madonna as “Madonna”
— Marc (@MarcSnetiker) August 21, 2018
“Does Madonna know Madonna didn’t die,” wrote ESPN’s Katie Nolan.
does Madonna know Madonna didn’t die
— Katie Nolan (@katienolan) August 21, 2018
See more reacts below.
Is it just me or is Madonna's "tribute" to Aretha Franklin at the #VMAs all about ... her? #VMA
— Gibson Johns (@gibsonoma) August 21, 2018
See the full list of winner’s from Monday’s show here.
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