Madonna first performed " Living for Love " at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards on February 8 , 2015 . She confirmed her appearance at the ceremony , by uploading an image of the Grammy trophy wrapped with black strings like the Internet memes for the cover art of '' Rebel Heart '' . The singer was dressed in a one-piece outfit in matador red , surrounded by male dancers as Minotaurs similar to the song 's music video . It was developed by designer Riccardo Tisci for Givenchy and styled by Akerlund . The performance was described as a " beautiful story for why the matadors fight the bulls and that also reflects life " . After being introduced by singers Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj , the performance began with images of Madonna on a kabuki screen talking about starting a revolution . She emerged from the screen and started singing , surrounded by the dancers . Near the end , the singer encouraged the audience to sing-along with her , finally being pulled atop the stage on a wire . Dina Gachman from '' Forbes '' reported that Madonna 's performance was the most-watched moment of the night . Brittany Spanos from '' Rolling Stone '' described it as " the legendary singer was out for blood with her first live performance of the song " . Shauna Murphy from MTV News observed Illuminati symbolism with the performance , including rituals , organized religion homage and a metaphor for death . MuuMuse 's Bradley Stern listed it as the best performance of the Grammys , saying that " this is how a major pop performance should really look " . Her effort to sing live without Auto-Tune during the choreographed performance was also heavily praised
57th Annual Grammy Awards
57th Annual Grammy Awards
Living for Love