 During the trial , the three women became an international cause célèbre due to their treatment . Many international artists , politicians , and musicians voiced support for the release of Pussy Riot , or expressed concern about the fairness of their trial , including Madonna , who openly expressed her support at a Moscow concert , Björk , who dedicated her song " Declare Independence " to their cause and invited them to join her on stage to perform the song with her , Paul McCartney , and Aung San Suu Kyi . While acknowledging the support , members of Pussy Riot distanced themselves from Western artists , and reiterated their opposition to the capitalist model of art as commodity : One of them , identified as Orange , said : 
