Madonna Paid Tribute To The King Of Pop

Wow… the Queen of Pop paid her respect to the King of Pop.

Madonna, 50, made a special tribute to the late Michael Jackson when she resumed her Sticky and Sweet tour in London last Saturday, July 4, 2009.

She performed at O2, the same arena Michael Jackson was slated to stage his comeback tour, This Is It! series of concerts beginning July 13.

Madonna sang “Holiday” while an impersonator of Michael Jackson took the stage, wearing a sequin-embellished jacket, white glove, white socks, and a white t-shirt. And images of a young Michael Jackson where shown on stage.

Then, the impersonator performed the moonwalk to Jackson’s hit “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’.”

And then Madonna shouted, “Let’s give it up for one of the greatest artists the world has ever known,” as she and her dancers donned sequined gloves on their right hand- a trademark of Michael Jackson- to honor Jackson as their last performance.

Madoona and Michael Jackson once showed up at the Academy Awards together in 1991.

The death of Michael Jackson really hit hard on Madonna. She once said in a statement, “I can’t stop crying over the sad news. I have always admired Michael Jackson. The world has lost one of the greats, but his music will live on forever! My heart goes out to his three children and other members of his family. God bless.”

Madonna was not the only mega- artist who paid tribute to the late King of Pop in recent days. During the opening of their world tour show in Barcelona at Camp Nou last week, U2 performed “Angel of Harlem” and Bono, U2’s lead vocalist, threw in some lyrics to some of Jackson’s hits, which included the choruses of “Man in the Mirror” and “Don’t Stop.” Nearly 90,000 fans attended their concert.

And I doubt that special tributes for Michael Jackson will stop soon, his songs and his legacy he left behind.