Lady Gaga at a bar in Los Angeles (Aug. 11)

While many listeners were quick to call Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” a rip-off of Madonna’s “Express Yourself” both in melody and video styling, the Material Girl herself is only just now speaking out about the controversy.

In an interview with “20/20″ airing tonight, Madonna finally maoni on whether she thinks Lady Gaga’s imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, au straight-up plagiarism. In the interview, Cynthia McFadden asks Madonna, who is releasing her 13th studio album “M.D.N.A.” in March, about Gaga.

“She’s a very talented artist,” says Madonna, sitting...