Drake’s headlining set on Sunday night at the Coachella festival in California saw him being kissed on stage by Madonna.
The rapper was performing his song Madonna, when the pop star herself emerged in black thigh-length boots and a multicoloured mac. While Drake DJ’d, she performed her 1994 hit Human Nature, which then cut to her 2005 single Hung Up.
Removing the mac to reveal a basque top emblazoned with the slogan Big as Madonna, Drake then sat in a chair, a reference to his lapdancing scene in Nicki Minaj’s Anaconda video.
Madonna then kissed the rapper, rubbed her hands over his chest and announced “Bitch, I’m Madonna” – the title of one of her new songs.
Drake asked: “Did that just happen?”
The stunt got a mixed response in the audience. Madonna has recently performed with a variety of younger stars, including Taylor Swift at the iHeartMusic awards last month.
Besides Madonna’s appearance, Drake’s headlining set saw him play a hit-packed set to one of the largest audiences of the festival. “I don’t want to change your life, I just want to be part of it,” he told the crowd.
The Canadian rapper’s set had been the most anticipated of the weekend, with other musicians including The Weeknd and Lykke Li paying tribute with covers of his songs including Hold On, We’re Going Home and Crew Love.
Earlier in the evening, Florence and the Machine had debuted three new songs from her forthcoming album How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful.
Concluding her set with Dog Days are Over, singer Florence Welch asked the audience each to remove an item of clothing and wave it over their head.
By way of encouragement, the singer took off her blouse and finished the set in her bra.
