Anitta gives up going to the Met Gala to participate in Madonna’s show in Copacabana | Music

Anitta, 31, is one of the guests at Madonna’s 65-year-old show, which takes place next Saturday (4), on Copacabana beach, and decided to give up going to the Met Gala, one of the main fashion events in the world. world, to participate in the presentation of the Queen of Pop. On the afternoon of this Thursday (2), the funk singer participated in an event for the magazine Varietyin the United States, and said that he decided to skip the gala.

“I’ve been to the Met Gala three times, it was so good, I want to go again next year, but this year Madonna is going to do a show in Brazil, it’s the end of her tour on Copacabana Beach, for more than 1 million people. people”, said Anitta in an interview with Extra TV.

“We’ve already recorded a song together in Portuguese, a Brazilian funk, for her album. When I received the invitation, I thought: ‘I’m definitely going’. It’s a historic moment for my country, it’s the only topic there. So, It’s very important for me to be there at that moment,” she added.

The Met Gala takes place every first Monday in May in New York, in the United States. The event is a themed gala to celebrate the opening of the annual exhibition at the Met’s Costume Institute, the Metropolitan Museum of Art. For the last three years, Anitta has been present at the event, which brings together the main celebrities from fashion, music, cinema and television.

Madonna’s show in Copacabana is the weekend before the ball. The performance will be free for an expected audience of more than 1 million people and will conclude the tour Celebration Tourin celebration of the Queen of Pop’s 40th anniversary.

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