Madonna Accepts David Bowie's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Award 

"This is David Bowie. Thinking about Madonna... as a performer she's quite miraculously gathered all those elements that were mere seedlings in '70s performers. And what she's done over the last ten years is not at all easy to accomplish. She's a top-drawer plate spinner - and I think she's looking really lovely at the moment." broadcast March 1998 on BBC Radio 1 as part of a Madonna special

My two most precious idols. One speaking beautiful words about the other. Absolutely priceless! :)

Protect Madonna at all costs. The last Big Legend we still have left

MADONNA was the perfect Artist to be accepting this for Mr David Bowie as we all know that she is just simply the BEST!

I am sorry for the lose of David Bowie... Madonna is so inspired and in love with his creations L U V and R I P

Love her story about the concert. She's retold this story many times over the years.

Madonna is so inspiring - like David Bowie was. Thank You for Sounds & Visions, Mr. Bowie. Rest in PEACE.

Bowie I will love you all my life!

Bowie the king had the queen to present him this :) so cool

The fact that she loves Bowie and I love both of them 💚🥹

BOWIE 👑.

Yes, Madonna from Michigan, just like IGGY! She saw Bowie at Cobo, I saw him at Joe Louis Arena in 1983 for the Serious Moonlight tour, and then I think at Fox Theater.

Madonna is so cool.

Is there some sort of award given for hating on Madonna that I don't know about because honestly why do these people bother? There would be no better to accept the award on Bowie's behalf like whatever Picasso but face it her career is basically following the path Bowie set and I am saying that as a compliment. It's like our girl taytay say haters gonna hate.

What a wonderful speech from Madonna , very moving , I love this lady , always have and I loved the bit about her Dad. X

She sat home that summer planning the rest of her life

Es hermoso como una mujer como Madonna, tan famosa y popular como ella, le rinda honores a ese gran genio de la música, unico e irrepetible como David Bowie, lo destaque y lo homenajee con tanto amor, cariño y respeto como se merece...eso la eleva aún más a ella humanamente hablando, sin ego ni soberbia alguna...una mujer grande que admira, quiere y respeta a otro grande...eso es bello, hermoso y emotivo!! Linda Madonna!!

i love David Bowie....

forever Bowie !!!

Madonna always has the right thing to say ,love her forever

only another chameleon of music could receive that award on his Name.

Madonna is so pretty! Love her speech...she's so real and down to earth & funny too at times! Nice!

La reina hablando del rey de la musica, grandes, muy grandes los dos......

I only read about this. Thanks for uploading!

ONLY MADONNA could have accepted this award on behalf of David Bowie.

The Queen. Intemporelle et éternellement reconnaissante pour l'Art et l'Humanité. Grande DAME. Tank you Madonna

when I was 18, my mom wouldn't let me go to a Van Halen concert alone. this was in 1998. i drove there anyway.

Rip ultra legendary

Beautiful Bowie was in Helsinki performing on his Reality Tour. Had he attended the RRHOLF, he would have made a brief, humble, classy speech. RIP I love you. 💕

SHE IS ALSO A ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAMER!!!!

Madonna and Bowie are my favorite artists!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Madonna please write a novel.

Madonna making it all about her "Me, me, me..."

I miss this Wise and funny Madonna....

RRHOF is corporate BS and Bowie knew it. RIP This White Duke.

WOW i was 17 dressed as the thin white duke, tux tails white gloves, no eyebrows slicked back hair i hitchiked from the country dressed like that got a ride right to concert the skinny 17 year old met BOWIE later that night in a elevator DONT ASK he signed my white glove LOVE ON YA BOWIE 78 OMG

Madonna is the best artist of all time. The Best. Very underrated and totally unique.

this made me cry

Madonna looks beautiful and is so funny and articulate! Wonderful clip! Thank you for sharing! Pia Paradis xoxoxoxo✝

Still can't believe it.RIP Mr.Bowie.lisa-girl

A very sweet speech...

Queen of Pop

The moment I became a fan of David Bowie was when re-watching a documentary series on the history of rock and roll that I'd first seen when I was five. I was now eleven, re-watching the whole series in order. When they got to a film of Bowie singing "Ziggy Stardust," that riff really stood out for me. However, something else that relates to this video also happened. I didn't recognize him in that film, and my mom commented that David Bowie is like Madonna. "He reinvents himself." Having that analogy said to me the moment before I became a fan has possibly had an effect on me, seeing those similarities. When analyzing them both, however, Bowie reinvented himself more musically, and sometimes with bigger extremes. Madonna reinvents herself visually, but musically, although she reinvents herself, it is always within the dance-pop format. No, I'm not knocking her. Both of them are very talented.

Me me me me me.............

QUEEN

#Queen

He was simply the best a true genius

How many versions of the the Divi ad are there ????

Could you PLEASE upload the video package (retrospective) that goes with this.

we all did that.

Wow!!!!

Love that she snuck out! Two legends of music. So much crap played on the radio these days with so many basic artists.

Cool Madonna x 😝✌️😍👍😎🎵😥

good for u madge

She’s used to having a mic in her mouth like that!

very cool

Bowie was above awards and approval of others , the music and public is what matters. Saying that Madonna made a good speech though .

This is how I feel about her, Janet, and Michael Jackson ❤️✨ and more

I love you Madonna.

this I like

Yes Madonna I did the same with my youngest brother back in 1993, we were forbidden to see your show at Wembley stadium in London but we still went. I even lied too my employer and said I was I'll that night 😂😂🤣 and low and behold the next day me and my brother were on every front news paper seeing you into your Limo😮😂we got into so much trouble but it was worth every bit of it. Don't know who we got that behavior from lol

And Madge turns it all into herself.

THERE´S ONLY ONE QUEEN , AND THAT´S MADOOOONNNNAAAAAA !!!

She is sooo gorgeous here wow!! And for all the haters kiss her ass!! A hahha. She could care less what u say !! U don't get as famous and and successful as madonna by caring what haters says haha!!!

she is more than you will ever be

Why didn't David Bowie go to accept his award? A performance and speech would have been awesome!

0:33 = No pun intended, unfortunately.

bowie

Name of the song at the beginning please

Madonna making it about Madonna 😂

She snuck out of the house when she thought everyone was asleep and hitchhiked 115 miles from Bay City to Detroit and made it to the show by 8pm ? She must have thought they were napping.

If anyone is curious, Madonna saw him on either June 22 or 23, 1974. Diamond Dogs tour. This would have been the tail end of the first leg of the tour, the very last time he would perform under a Ziggy-like persona, Halloween Jack, the Ziggy with the eyepatch. One of, if not the most expensive set productions of all time up to that point. The first leg nearly bankrupted Bowie, which prompted him to scale it way back for the second leg. So basically, Madonna was very very lucky to be there for Bowie's farewell to glam tour!

*MADAMEX WELL DESERVE IT !!!! X3 XD

See who Bowie influnce was major like who is one of the matirel who is influce is huge

at what time did the show start? how did she manage to get there by hitch-hiking after her parents had gone to sleep

We tend to forget she started in the punk movement.

And they got the copy cat to give the tribute...even his son hated germanottas tribute. 😭

I’m not a big Madonna fan but that story was so sweet thank you Madonna 😊

Actually what's funny is I've read quotes and interviews where Bowie slags her off...'he's never seen anything special about her...these things are so phoney and just detestable in so many ways but I often do enjoy watching them and get a certain energy from it...weird huh?

iron maiden, bon jovi, scorpions, judas priest, def leppard, journey, motorhead, motley crue, megadeth hall of fame please!

was this when David's brother Terry was ill ? maybe thats where he was ? :( i love my brother, i wish he would get better.

Madonna the Queen of freddon

"thank you David Bowie where ever you are (followed by a little "devilish" smile from Madonna)...I'm guessing Mr. Bowie got a pass for his musical genius...He's holed up in a private place on earth serving out a well earned retirement.....

Oh please. Of all people . The mics as low as you

They always pay attention to the camera, I don't.

madonna is such a wonderful wacky webel

Madonna not even in the same room as David Bowie

I’m curious - when David Bowie was still alive, did he pick the winner of this award? Or was this award given after his death?

Sounded like there were less than five people in the audience !!!

MADONNA IS AN ICON AS BOWIE

came here to find something about david bowie instead heard some crappy teenage girl story

Why is her mike so low? 🤔 Y'all know how short she is anyway? Lawd 😅

This was in 1996. Why did David not attend with Iman?

Madonna was sued 2.5 million by the Diva Fairuz .She gave all the money to charity. The song was Wa habibi

MY father wouldn't have "grounded me." He would have BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF ME. Madonna's father is so civilized!

That's it Madge, make it all about you

anyWAYS?

i dont understand …is this something called "david bowie award" that was given to madonna (just like "george gershwyn award was given to mccartney) …..or is it "hall of fame" award given to bowie …..and madonna is taking it for him cause he is ill in bed or doesn't like this place or what?

I actually Flag someone's comment here sorry

Mwhaha!