Madonna's 'chaotic' VMA speech leaves people confused after she forgot her award

Madonna stole the show at the 2026 MTV VMAs, sweeping the ceremony with seven wins including Artist of the Year.

However, it was the pop icon's chaotic and seemingly tipsy acceptance speeches that left both the live audience and viewers at home speechless.

Taking the stage at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles yesterday (September 27), the legendary hitmaker appeared to have enjoyed a few drinks before stepping up to the microphone.

It all kicked off in hilarious fashion when she joined Sabrina Carpenter on stage to accept the prize for Best Collaboration.

Taking a dig at the 'Espresso' songstress' management team, the pop veteran didn't hold back when speaking about the frustrating process of organizing 'Bring Your Love'.

“Everybody who knows me knows how impatient I am,” Madonna said.

“When five days passed, and I still didn’t get connected with Sabrina and hear back from her about whether she wanted to do a song with me, I DM’d her.

“She answered me back, and within weeks we were in the studio together. It was fabulous."

During her acceptance speech for the Best Dance award, Madonna called over Troye Sivan and Charli XCX (CBS)

In a bid to save the moment from becoming too awkward, Carpenter joked: "My team is s***ting themselves backstage."

But her bizarre interactions didn't stop there, as the 'Like a Virgin' hitmaker later returned to the spotlight to accept the award for Best Dance.

Looking a little unsteady on her feet, she summoned presenters Charli XCX and Troye Sivan to stand beside her, seemingly using the pair to help keep her upright.

Clearly feeling the effects of such a huge night for her, the veteran singer then completely forgot what she was actually doing on stage.

“I’m kind of unclear what this award is for. I guess it’s for the short film?” Madonna asked the crowd.

Charli quickly stepped in to save the day as she reopened the golden envelope to politely remind Madonna exactly which award she had just won.

“Well, I feel good surrounded by people who like dance - Charli and Troye,” Madonna continued.

The veteran popstar picked up her first VMA in 27 years over the weekend, as she's pictured alongside VMA record holder Taylor Swift (Christopher Polk/CBS via Getty Images)

“I came to life on the dance floor. I found my community on the dance floor. I fell in love with people on a dance floor. And I lost many people I loved on the dance floor.”

Before adding: “Aside from soccer, football - whatever you wanna call it. Dance brings everybody together, okay? We are all equal on the dance floor.”

Naturally, her acceptance speeches sent social media into a frenzy.

Posting the video of Madonna's acceptance speech for Best Dance online, one user captioned the post: "Oh my god Madonna is fucking s*** faced. She even had to call the announcers back over to hold her up."

Another user shared: “Is Madonna ok? Someone should probably cut her off."

A third added: "Headlines exaggerated AF. She looks and sounds fine. Just awkward."

Echoing the previous user's comment, one person penned: “She’s so awkward - I love her."

To be fair to Madonna, if I scooped seven VMAs I would be partying equally as hard!