Current:Home > InvestMadonna celebrates NYC Pride at queer music fest: 'Most important day of the year' -GlobalInvest
Madonna celebrates NYC Pride at queer music fest: 'Most important day of the year'
View
Date:2025-04-13 06:44:14
Madonna is celebrating Pride Month in style.
The "Material Girl" singer, 65, made an appearance on Saturday at New York's LadyLand Festival, an outdoor queer music festival in Brooklyn.
She served as a judge of ballroom performers during the festival's Vogue Ball House Battle competition event, according to Billboard.
"Thank you all for coming out," Madonna told the crowd, according to a video shared on social media. "Aside from my birthday, New York Pride is the most important day of the year."
She concluded, "Thank you all, New York City. Without you, I am nothing."
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
Madonna was dressed in all white and showed off her look in a TikTok posted with the hashtag "#happypride."
Pride Month:A look at what it is, how it's celebrated
The Grammy winner also shared a series of photos from Saturday's event on Instagram, including one showing her holding up a "10" sign alongside her follow judges.
"Divas to the dance floor, please!!!" she wrote, thanking "everyone who came out to support NYC pride" and adding, "Love you all so much !!!!!!"
The NYC Pride March kicked off Sunday afternoon, the last day of Pride Month.
Madonna shares first word she said:Singer woke from coma in 'near-death experience'
Madonna, a longtime advocate for the LGBTQ+ community, celebrated the start of Pride Month earlier in June with an Instagram post thanking the "gay community that has always supported me from day one."
"In this increasingly chaotic world, we are living in. I will never stop fighting for diversity, inclusiveness and equal rights for all!!! DON'T HIDE YOUR PRIDE!" the singer wrote.
In 2019, she reflected on her support for − and from − the LGBTQ+ community during a performance.
"Since I came to New York as a wee-little girl, I have always been embraced by queer nation," she said. "I always felt like an outsider, but you made me feel like an insider, like somebody. So you must know how much I love and appreciate everyone here from the LGBTQ community."
Contributing: Georgia Slater and Mary Walrath-Holdridge
veryGood! (91896)
Related
- A South Texas lawmaker’s 15
- Katie Holmes' Surprisingly Affordable Necklace Is Back in Stock After Selling Out 4 Times
- In 'No Hard Feelings,' Jennifer Lawrence throws herself into comedy
- Aubrey Plaza’s Stylist Defends Cut-Out SAG Awards Dress Amid Criticism
- What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
- Virginia Johnson on her time at Dance Theatre of Harlem: 'It was love'
- Master the Color-Correcting Tricks You’ve Seen on TikTok for Just $4: Hide Redness, Dark Circles & More
- From Barbie's origin story to the power of quitting, give these new podcasts a listen
- Kylie Jenner Shows Off Sweet Notes From Nieces Dream Kardashian & Chicago West
- Gen Z's Favorite Underwear Brand Dropped a Size-Inclusive, Comfortable Bra Collection
Ranking
- Tree trimmer dead after getting caught in wood chipper at Florida town hall
- In the Philippines, a survey shows growing support for gays and lesbians
- HBO and Lily-Rose Depp Defend Director Sam Levinson Over The Idol Production Claims
- 15 Amazon Products You've Probably Been Putting Off Buying (But Should Finally Get)
- Taylor Swift Eras Archive site launches on singer's 35th birthday. What is it?
- 3 shot in suspected terror attack in Tel Aviv; gunman killed, police say
- Lily James Reveals Her Dating Turnoffs After Checking Out the Apps
- The Sweet Ways Heather Rae and Tarek El Moussa Celebrated One Month With Son Tristan
Recommendation
Meta donates $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund
Savor your coffee; someone probably lost sleep over it
Girl who went missing from a mall in 2018 found in Mexico
15 Amazon Products You've Probably Been Putting Off Buying (But Should Finally Get)
The FTC says 'gamified' online job scams by WhatsApp and text on the rise. What to know.
TV reboots have to answer one question: Why now? Just look at 'Justified'
The continuing discoveries at Pompeii
From Barbie's origin story to the power of quitting, give these new podcasts a listen