Madonna made a surprise appearance at Coachella on Saturday, joining Sabrina Carpenter on stage for a performance of Vogue, Like a Prayer, and a new track from her forthcoming album, confirming she remains one of pop music's most unpredictable forces at 67.

The appearance immediately divided audiences online, with some viewers criticising her vocal performance and stage outfit while others praised her energy, as a viral clip framing the set as a vocal struggle circulated widely, despite the footage showing the singer performing in tune throughout.

67 year old Madonna struggles with her vocals at Coachella while wearing lingerie alongside Sabrina Carpenter.pic.twitter.com/AuP7OhyqR8

On X, user OliLondonTV uploaded a short snippet from Madonna and Carpenter's performance and captioned it with '67-year-old Madonna struggles with her vocals at Coachella while wearing lingerie alongside Sabrina Carpenter.' The 46-second clip shows Madonna and Carpenter working the stage while singing their duet — despite the caption's claim, the footage showed Madonna performing in tune throughout, on a track that did not require her to belt high notes.

Viewers were divided after watching the clip. Some argued the 'Like a Virgin' singer should step back from major festival stages, while others praised her for performing at all.

Madonna needs to hang it up,she too old for thispic.twitter.com/58PlDuVHf0

'She sounds good & looks good. didn't you have like 67 surgeries to look like a Korean? don't you ever speak on THE Madonna,' one person wrote.

she sounds good & looks good. didn’t you have like 67 surgeries to look like a korean? don’t you ever speak on THE Madonna.pic.twitter.com/hnuyUCen3E

'Stay mad they are iconic. Mother and daughter,' another person commented.

No amount of money in the world would convince me to strut around in ridiculous uncomfortable weirdo lingerie singing really bad songs. How is this a desired form of entertainment? I wish the freaks would just stop. Brainwashing 101.pic.twitter.com/6p2yaq9qBT

Source: International Business Times UK