Diplo defends Madonna in a recent interview with Rolling Stones, saying that the respected pop star has been a big influence in the music industry and yet people fail to see it.
"She created the world we live in," the DJ/ Producer said. "It already sucks to be a woman in the music industry, but to be a boss woman is even harder. She sold out her tour in minutes, but no one seems to want her to succeed - "Madonna, we've been there, done that, now we're about Kim Kardashian."
Diplo also defends Madonna amidst less-than exemplary attention given to the singer's latest singles.
"'Ghosttown' was a guaranteed Number One for anybody else," the DJ said of Madonna's single. "But she didn't get a fair shot. With 'Bitch I'm Madonna,' everyone said there's no way it will go anywhere, but I'm like, 'Screw it, it represents you more than anything.'"
Meanwhile, Diplo who has been slammed by Taylor Swift's fans for body-shaming the singer, said that the "Bad Blood" between him and Swift has been put to rest.
"We squashed it! I saw her at the Grammys and she was supernice and cool. Her fans loved the beef, though. That's all they have - they don't have, like, real things going on.," Diplo said.
He added, "It's still startling when these artists pay attention to my Twitter. Like, Ed Sheeran unfollowed me when I said something about Taylor - I can't believe these people even know who I am."
Meanwhile, the DJ/ Producer says Justin Bieber is now "officially cool."
"He'd been stuck in a rut where he has to do a certain thing because of his fan base. Guy from Disclosure texted me, 'Yo, man, that Bieber record is amazing,' and I'm like, 'Man, you would've never written that a year ago,' and he's like, 'I know, this is very difficult for me to text right now'," Diplo said.
He also complimented the Biebs on being talented at "everything."
"Bieber's personal life is whatever it is - he's a rich kid and he's pretty much gonna have to be a jerk. But he's respectful to me, and he has that weird gene where he's good at everything: better at basketball than me, better at drums. For us it's more like an art project where you utilize his voice." He said.
