Beyonce: I Wanted to Follow in Madonna's Footsteps!

Madonna sports a hooded jacket while arriving for a departing flight at JFK Airport on Monday (December 23) in New York City.

The 55-year-old entertainer was joined for the flight by her daughter Mercy, 8.

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Over the weekend, Madonna made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live, which was hosted by Jimmy Fallon.

“I felt like I wanted to follow the footsteps of Madonna and be a powerhouse and have my own empire and show other women when you get to this point in your career, you don’t have to go sign with someone else and share your money and your success — you do it yourself,” Beyonce recently shared to THR.