On Monday, music's elite, including Jimmy Iovine, Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, Beyonce, and Jay Z gathered in a show of solidarity for Hov's innovative streaming music service, Tidal.

Given the established brands and massive amount of power that collectively convened to push for Tidal's success, Internet conspiracy theorists quickly asserted that Tidal is linked to the Illuminati.

Madonna jumped on Instagram soon after to release a provocative statement, writing, "If you refer to Tidal as Illuminati, you are paying us the highest of compliments. As I've stated before it is another name for 'The Enlightened Ones' a group of scientists, philosophers and artists that emerged after the dark ages. They changed and shaped the world for the better! Do the research and find out for yourself!"

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Source: Instagram