Madonna paid tribute to Prince on Sunday evening during the Billboard Music Awards, but even before she took the stage social media users were voicing their displeasure about her being chosen to do the tribute. Newsflash: Madge didn’t care and has never cared about what her critics had to say and she posted a message for them via Instagram.
To the haters who did not like her rendition of “Nothing Compares 2 U” and “Purple Rain” duet with Stevie Wonder, Madonna’s message was “Deal with it!”
She later posted another pic to Instagram with the caption, “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.”
The 57-year-old was not done there. She also posted a video along with the caption, "This is my 'I'm not your bitch don't hang your shit on me' dance."
Madonna’s response came after BET threw some major shade at the singer and promoted their own tribute to Prince at the upcoming BET Awards via Twitter. The 15-second promo that immediately followed the Material Girl’s performance ended with the word’s "Yeah, we saw that. Don't worry. We got you."
Questlove, who introduced Madonna at the BBMAs, had his own take on the hate and defended the pop star in a series of tweets.
“So I know there is gonna be ALOT of ‘feel a certain ways’ about who you want to see do his music justice---but you gotta put that aside yall,” he tweeted. "Every Prince rendition will not be a life changing orgasmic xperience. Just to SING his work is brave enough...But the point is let's not get ugly with playing the 'Prince would and wouldn't approve' game."