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Beyoncé and Madonna's first public interaction happened at Oprah's farewell party and they have raved about each other multiple times since then. Although the two don't flaunt their mutual love much, there is plenty of admiration and mutual respect between the two icons.
Their most recent public interaction happened in 2023 when Madonna attended Bey's Renaissance World Tour concert at the MetLife Stadium. The presence of the Queen of Pop didn't go unnoticed and Queen Bey gave her a shoutout while singing Break My Soul. The 2022 song samples heavily from Madonna's 1990 chartbuster, Vogue.
"Big shout-out to the Queen! Queen Mother, Madonna, we love you!” shouted Queen Bey.
Here is a comprehensive timeline of their friendship from the beginning till today.
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May 2011: Beyoncé and Madonna come together for Oprah Winfrey
While we don't know when Beyoncé and Madonna first met in person, their first public meeting took place because of Oprah Winfrey. In May 2011, Oprah organized a massive event at Chicago's United Center for the final few episodes of her iconic daytime talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show.
Her first farewell chat show on May 17 was attended by juggernauts like Tom Cruise, Halle Berry, Madonna, Tom Hanks, Beyoncé, and many others. Tom Hanks introduced Madonna as a surprise guest and she paid tribute to one of the most iconic daytime hosts in history.
“It is no secret that millions of people have been inspired by Oprah and I’m one of those people,” she said.
Meanwhile, Beyoncé performed her 2011 single Run the World (Girls) in a tuxedo bodysuit as a tribute to Oprah Winfrey.
December 2013: Madonna applauds Beyoncé after a concert
Madonna attended a Brooklyn concert of Queen Bey's The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour with her daughter Mercy James on December 19, 2013. After the concert, she posted a blurry photo of the concert and a snap of Mercy James getting kissed on the forehead by Bey.
“Mrs. Carter crushes the BK with her bad*** show! Girls run the world!” the 66-year-old wrote in the caption of a now-deleted post.
December 2013: Queen Bey credits Madonna for being an inspiration to her
Queen Bey held a special screening of her self-titled visual album at New York City's School of Visual Arts on December 21, 2013. While talking about the album, the songstress credited Madonna as her inspiration behind the step.
“I felt like I wanted to follow in the footsteps of Madonna and be a powerhouse and have my own empire and show other women when you get to this point in your career, you don’t have to go sign with someone else and share your money and your success. You can do it yourself,” she told the crowd.
Queen Bey also confided that the project was inspired by her insecurities, self-doubts, and fears.
June 2015: Bey appears in Madge's B*tch I'm Madonna video
On June 18, 2015, Madonna released the music video for B*tch I'm Madonna featuring Nicki Minaj. The video includes cameos from several stars like Katy Perry, Beyoncé, Miley Cyrus, Diplo, Kanye West, Chris Rock Alexander Wang, and Rita Ora.
During the second chorus of the video, Beyoncé appears after Miley Cyrus and acts like Madonna in her music video for Vogue (1990). The video has accumulated over three hundred million views on YouTube as of writing.
August 2015: Madonna praises Beyoncé in front of Andy Cohen
Andy Cohen guest-edited an issue of Entertainment Weekly on August 7, 2015, and managed to sneak in an interview with Madonna. In the conversation, the Queen of Pop elaborated on her take on the current icons of the industry and revealed that her collaboration with the Halo singer would be her 'last big show':
“She’s [Beyoncé] a great performer and she puts on a show. She’s a professional, you know what I mean? She ticks all the boxes. She’s great live, and all the stuff around her, it’s complete entertainment."
August 2022: Bey released The Queen's Remix sampling Madonna's iconic Vogue
On August 5, 2022, Queen Bey dropped The Queen's Remix featuring her song Break My Soul and Madonna's 1990 chartbuster Vogue. After the release of this track, Madonna took to Instagram Story (August 9) to share photos and flowers that Beyoncé sent her. There was also a note where Bey wrote:
“You Are Masterpiece Genius. Thank You For Allowing Me To Sing In Your Song And Thank You For Naming The Remix!!!!"
The contents of the note made it evident that Madonna had suggested the name of the remix. Apart from these iconic moments, the two have attended several award functions, and music shows together. Fans hope that their bond continues so that they can witness one grand collaboration between the two in the future.
