NEW YORK, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Madonna says fellow U.S. pop singer Lady Gaga ripped off her 1989 hit "Express Yourself" to create what Lady Gaga calls the gay anthem "Born This Way."
When Lady Gaga performed the song at the MTV Video Music Awards in August, there were already extensive rumblings concerning the similarity of the two songs, FoxNews.com reported.
Although Madonna has not weighed in on the controversy before, she finally broke her silence, Newsweek reported.
"I thought, this is a wonderful way to redo my song ['Express Yourself']," she said. "I mean, I recognized the chord changes. I thought it was … interesting."
People started talking about "Born This Way" as soon as it was released a year ago and it became a hot topic on Twitter.
"It's not a coincidence that Gaga is compared to the queen of pop so much, more than other female artists in the past," tweeted one fan. "Gaga follows Madonna's steps. That's more than obvious. Anyone can see it."
A video was even posted to YouTube featuring a side-by-side comparison of Madonna's "Express Yourself" video to Gaga's performance of "Born This Way" at the Video Music Awards.
Lady Gaga has yet to reply, FoxNews.com said.
