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Madonna took the stage on Monday night, dressed a black gown and a large collection of necklaces, and proceeded to give a lengthy speech about her start in music and how she sang "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" at her first audition. She reserved an extremely short section of her speech to actually talk about Aretha Franklin's life and legacy. Those watching at home noticed how little care seemed to be payed to the Queen of Soul.
Madonna gave herself a tribute #vmas pic.twitter.com/w8MX420JGW
— Brittny Pierre (@sleep2dream) August 21, 2018
Madonna telling a story about herself supposedly honoring Aretha Franklin is PEAK white girl.
— Britni Danielle (@BritniDWrites) August 21, 2018
Whew, Jesus. #Vmas pic.twitter.com/WXPjgxXO6g
"ok let's find someone who won't make this tribute about themselves" pic.twitter.com/qCVbbOnZrC
— Desus Nice (@desusnice) August 21, 2018
Madonna’s tribute to Aretha Franklin is Madonna telling a story about herself while acknowledging she loved the “Lady Soul” album. #VMAs
— Michael Arceneaux (@youngsinick) August 21, 2018
madonna talking about aretha like she was a goddamn mammy
— deaux (@dstfelix) August 21, 2018
How was that a tribute to #ArethaFranklin @MTV @vmas when it was story all about @Madonna with a two second mention of #Aretha. This a travesty if I ever saw one. The nerve and the audacity of all the people behind the scenes of this production and network. pic.twitter.com/XpthRHRW9W
— Copacetic88 (@aionenonly03) August 21, 2018
Madonna gave tributes to Prince AND Aretha. Y’all remember this shit the next time someone tells you Trump won’t get re-elected.
— Jozen (say Joe-Zen) (@jozenc) August 21, 2018
😭😭😭😭 RT @_dashmarley: Lmaooooo RT @YourFavoriteZoe: "I too would not be here if it wasn't for Aretha Franklin" pic.twitter.com/iqSYxDoTYv
— 👟Shoe Van Exel (@theshoeFLY) August 21, 2018
