Madonna Takes Violent Fall During Brit Awards (Video)

Madonna took a nasty spill during her performance on the U.K.’s Brit Awards Wednesday evening.

The singer was accidentally pulled backward down a flight of stairs. It appears that a dancer was trying to remove her cape.

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The performance of her song “Living for Love,” off her new Rebel Heart album, was the big finale at the end of the awards show. Funny coincidence, the song contains the lyrics, “lifted me up and watched me stumble” and “took me to heaven and let me fall down.” 

Madonna dropped her mic as a result of the fall and missed a few subsequent lines. Once she got back up, she looked visibly upset, but continued the song without further disruption.

This was Madonna’s first Brit Awards performance in 20 years. Her appearance was hyped several times throughout the awards broadcast.

Shortly after the performance, Madonna blamed her cape for the mishap, writing on Instagram, “My beautiful cape was tied too tight!”

 

Armani hooked me up! My beautiful cape was tied too tight! But nothing can stop me and love really lifted me up! Thanks for your good wishes! I’m fine! ??#livingforlove

A photo posted by Madonna (@madonna) on Feb 25, 2015 at 2:50pm PST

The Brit Awards — which were streamed live on YouTube before its telecast on Fuse — also featured performances by Taylor Swift, Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran, Paloma Faith, George Ezra, Royal Blood and Take That, plus a surprise performance by Kanye West.

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