s ) ▁were ▁entitled ▁to ▁a ▁royal ty ▁payment ▁of ▁$ 3 , 7 5 0 ▁when ▁Madonna ▁performed ▁" V og ue " ▁at ▁the ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁X L VI ▁hal ft ime ▁show ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁as ▁their ▁images ▁were ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁' set ▁dress ing ' ▁of ▁the ▁performance . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁Bac all ▁was ▁the ▁l one ▁living ▁star . ▁She ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 9 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Madonna ▁and ▁P ett ib one ▁were ▁su ed ▁by ▁VM G ▁S als oul ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁accus ation ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁sample d ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁song ▁" L ove ▁Break " ▁by ▁the ▁S als oul ▁Orchestra . ▁The ▁case ▁was ▁decided ▁in ▁Madonna ' s ▁favor ; ▁the ▁judge ▁found ▁that ▁" no ▁reasonable ▁audience " ▁would ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁disc ern ▁the ▁sample d ▁port ions , ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁ins ign ific ant ▁to ▁" V og ue ". ▁That ▁decision ▁was ▁aff ir med ▁by ▁the ▁N inth ▁Circ uit ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁" V og ue " ▁has ▁been ▁la ud ed ▁by ▁critics ▁since ▁its ▁release . ▁All Music ▁critic ▁Stephen ▁Thomas ▁Er le w ine ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁" Mad onna ' s ▁fin est ▁single ▁moment " ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁an ▁" inst antly ▁memor