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Mey Rude is a journalist and cultural critic who has been covering queer news for a decade. The transgender, Latina lesbian lives in Los Angeles with her fiancée.
Mey Rude is a journalist and cultural critic who has been covering queer news for a decade. The transgender, Latina lesbian lives in Los Angeles with her fiancée.
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Maybe you remember seeing a music legend at one of your early Prides, or you saw an underground icon perform at a seedy bar. Or maybe you've been to so many Pride different concerts over the years, they all blend together!
For both queer artists and artists who are staunch allies, performing at Pride can be a great way to show your support and love for the community. Many of these artists owe a lot of their success to their gay fans, and they know that by showing up at Pride celebrations and concerts, they can give some of that love back.
Some of these artists have performed at Pride more than once, and we hope they will again, but these are the performances we're highlighting.
Here are 15 pop icons who have performed at Pride!
In 2019, Madonna perfomred at New York City World Pride at Pride Island, a two-day music festival held during Pride.
Back in 2015, when she was just 22, Grande performed at NYC Pride with a special intro from her brother Frankie Grande. She later performed at Manchester Pride in 2019.
Over 15 years ago, Grammy- and Oscar-winning icon Lady Gaga was showing her love to the community by performing at San Francisco Pride way back in 2008!
Another artist who's been with the community since the beginning, Cyndi Lauper performed at San Jose Pride in 2000. In 2024, she was named the Lifetime Ally Icon at the WeHo Pride Parade.
In 2013, longtime gay icon Cher did a special performance at New York Pride's Dance on the Pier.
In 2018, Spears made her fiirst return performance in the UK since 2011 when she performed at Brighton Pride.
Xtina was the headliner at LA Pride in the Park in 2022.
Miley Cyrus headlined Capital Pride in Washington, DC.
Mariah Carey and Megan Thee Stallion were the headliners at LA Pride in the Park 2023.
King of Latin Pop Ricky Martin was a recent headliner at LA Pride in the Park this year in 2024.
Kylie Minogue performed at Sydney World Pride in 2023 in her home country, and then headlined the OUTLOUD Music Festival at WeHo Pride in 2024.
Katy Perry performed at iHeartRadio's Can't Cancel Pride in 2022.
Way back in 2010, Nicki was a special guest performing at Traxx Atlanta for Atlanta Black Pride.
In 1999, one of the all time greats surprised the crowd at NYC Pride when thee Whitney Houston came out to sing "It's Not Right But It's Okay" at the MTV Pride Pier Dance.
In 2019, Pride Live's Stonewall Day concert featured icons like Lady Gaga, Alex Newell, and special guest Alicia Keys!
