Madonna Sings “Like a Prayer” in Surprise 2018 Met Gala Performance
Madonna loves to court controversy within the Catholic Church.
The 59-year-old entertainer gave a surprise performance Monday in honor of the 2018 Met Gala exhibit, "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination." After walking the red carpet in black Jean Paul Gaultier gown and veil, she joined the other guests inside for dinner.
Later, Madonna changed into a monastic cloak and appeared at the top of the stairs of the Great Hall.
With church bells tolling, she opened her set with "Like a Prayer" (the song that outraged Church leaders in the '80s), then segued into a cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah.'" Jimmy Fallon, Kim Kardashian and more celebrities shared...