Madonna confronts Elton John over decades-long feud

Madonna and Elton John seemed to have buried the hatchet after a decades-long feud On Monday the Material Girl crooner explained how her up-to-date run-in with John turned into a heartfelt reunion We Decisively Buried the Hatchet Madonna wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of her and the Rocket Man singer embracing I went to see eltonjohn perform on SNL this weekend WOW I remembered when I was in high school - I snuck out of the house one night to see Elton perform live in Detroit It was an unforgettable performance that helped me understand the transformative power of music ELTON JOHN SAYS MADONNA WAS 'NASTY' TO LADY GAGA Seeing him perform when I was in high school changed the program of my life she continued I had dependably felt like an outsider growing up and watching him on stage helped me to understand that it was OK to be different - to stand out - to take the road less traveled by In fact it was essential Over the decades it hurt me to know that someone I admired so much shared his dislike of me publicly as an artist she added I didn t understand it The Like A Virgin songstress commented she decided to go to SNL once she located out John was performing APP USERS CLICK HERE TO VIEW POST I needed to go backstage and confront him she commented When I met him the first thing out of his mouth was Forgive Me and the wall between us fell down Forgiveness is a powerful tool Within minutes We were hugging Then he recounted me he had written a song for me and he desired to collaborate she concluded It was like everything came full circle And you can tell everybody This is Your Song CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERMadonna and John began feuding in the early s after the British singer declared Madonna's song for the new film Die Another Day was the worst Bond tune ever It hasn't got a tune he revealed at the time They should have gone for somebody like Lulu and Shirley Bassey or maybe I'm in that league I don't think it's the best Madonna record and I'm a big fan LIKE WHAT YOU RE READING CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSIn John accused Madonna of lip-syncing while accepting the classic songwriter award at the Q Awards Madonna best live act F--- off Since when has lip-syncing been live he stated Anyone who lip syncs in population on stage when you pay pounds to see them should be shot Thank you very much The back and forth jabs continued throughout the years but in John thanked Madonna for her advocacy in the fight against AIDS Thank you Madonna for your advocacy and compassion and for raising essential awareness of the ongoing mission to end AIDS John wrote on Instagram at the time