{"id":580619,"date":"2026-08-02T18:10:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T18:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/580619\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T18:10:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T18:10:10","slug":"madonna-and-kylie-minogue-team-up-for-surprise-worldpride-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/580619\/","title":{"rendered":"Madonna and Kylie Minogue team up for surprise WorldPride performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Madonna was joined by Kylie Minogue for a surprise performance at WorldPride.<\/p>\n<p>Last month Madonna, 67, released her 15th studio album, Confessions II, which she has been launching at Club Confession events around the world.<\/p>\n<p>After doing so in Los Angeles, London, New York City and Paris, she confirmed this week she\u2019d be doing the same in Amsterdam, with the city also currently hosting WorldPride.<\/p>\n<p>However, during her set early on Sunday morning, she was joined for part of it by fellow pop star Minogue, 58.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"427\" width=\"640\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/madonna-and-kylie-minogue-team-up-for-surprise-worldpride-performance.jpg\" alt=\"The MET Gala 2025 \u2013 New York\" data-title=\"The MET Gala 2025 \u2013 New York\" data-copyright-holder=\"PA Archive\" data-copyright-notice=\"PA Archive\/PA Images\" data-credit=\"Matt Crossick\" data-usage-terms=\"\"\/>Madonna was joined by a surprise guest during her WorldPride performance in Amsterdam (Matt Crossick\/PA)<\/p>\n<p>The pair performed Love Sensation, a track from Confessions II together, with Minogue later also sharing a post on Instagram sharing a behind-the-scenes look at her surprise appearance.<\/p>\n<p>The clip showed Minogue dancing backstage before getting on with Madonna and dancing and singing with her, while the crowd was also covered in confetti at one stage.<\/p>\n<p>Tagging Madonna, whose full name is Madonna Louise Ciccone, she captioned the post: \u201cThank you everyone at Club Confessions World Pride Amsterdam.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The pair previously performed together during Madonna\u2019s Celebration tour at a show in Los Angeles in 2024.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"467\" width=\"640\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1785694210_673_madonna-and-kylie-minogue-team-up-for-surprise-worldpride-performance.jpg\" alt=\"Kylie Netflix documentary\" data-title=\"Kylie Netflix documentary\" data-copyright-holder=\"PA Wire\" data-copyright-notice=\"PA Wire\/PA Images\" data-credit=\"James Manning\" data-usage-terms=\"\"\/>Kylie Minogue joined her on stage (James Manning\/PA)<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the week Madonna had teased her appearance, sharing a post online in Dutch which read, \u201cIK HEB IETS WAAR IK OVER WIL PRATEN\u201d, which translated into English is: \u201cI\u2019ve got something I wanna talk about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of her latest album\u2019s release, Madonna sat down for an interview with Graham Norton, in which she admitted to once being jealous of Minogue.<\/p>\n<p>During a segment of the interview in which Minogue appeared, the American singer told the Australian performer she was once \u201ca little bit jealous\u201d of her.<\/p>\n<p>She continued: \u201cSe was so cute.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think my ex-husband at the time (Guy Ritchie) had a crush on her, and I was like, \u2018I\u2019ll never be as beautiful as Kylie\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following Confessions II\u2019s release, it topped charts around the world, including in the United Kingdom, United States and Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Madonna also became the first US female artist to earn a number one album across five decades.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of its release she also staged a surprise pop-up concert in Times Square, New York City, to kick off Pride Month.<\/p>\n<p>During the six-song set, Madonna hits from the 2005 album and previewed new tracks from its forthcoming follow-up.<\/p>\n<p>Last month she also kicked off the World Cup\u2019s first half-time show, performing a remix of her 2000 track Music and her new song Danceteria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Madonna was joined by Kylie Minogue for a surprise performance at WorldPride. 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