2025 is certainly proving to be a turn-up for the books on all fronts. In the music end of things, the year got off with a bang with Eurovision aubergine-gate that completely threw fans for a loop.
Now, another event music lovers never thought would happen has.
It's the end of an era for Madonna and Elton John's decades-long feud after the Like A Prayer singer seemingly extended the olive branch.
Madonna credits Elton with inspiring her career after going to see one of his concerts while in high school made her want to get into music.
That so, it cut especially deep when the Rocket Man singer lambasted her work publicly. For those not in the know, their feud began when she performed the theme song for the James Bond film Die Another Day in 2002.
Elton, never known for keeping his opinions to himself, called it 'the worst Bond tune ever.'
Then, when she won Best Live Act at the Q Awards in 2004, he called her out for 'lipsyncing.'
'I think everyone who lip-synchs on stage in public when you play like 75 quid to see them should be shot,' he blasted.
Elton continued to sling mud at Madonna over the years, even going so far as to call her a c*** on Australian television but things came to a head in 2012 when they were both up for the Golden Globe for Best Original Song.
When Madonna won, Elton's husband David slammed the awards, claiming that the win had nothing to do with merit.
Now, after all these years, Madonna and Elton have finally made peace.
Their reconciliation came about when she attended a Saturday Night Live screening and learned that he was the musical guest. An intrigued Madonna decided to bite the bullet and find out why he had antagonised her.
She wrote: 'We Finally Buried The Hatchet... I remembered when I was in High School - I snuck out of the house one night to see Elton perform live in Detroit!
'It was an unforgettable performance that helped me understand the transformative power of music. Seeing him perform when I was in high school changed the course of my life.'
Madonna went on to explain that she has always felt like an outsider but that performance had taught her that it's okay to be different and to stand out.'
'... Over the decades, it hurt me to know that someone I admired so much shared his dislike of me publicly as an artist. I didn't understand it.
'... I needed to go backstage and confront him. When I met him, the first thing out of his mouth was, "Forgive me," and the wall between us fell down.
'Then he told me [he] had written a song for me, and he wanted to collaborate. It was like everything came full circle. And you can tell everybody, This Is Your Song...'
