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Key Points<\/p>\n

Madonna surprised fans with a concert in Times Square on Thursday.<\/p>\n

During her performance, Madonna propped her leg over a plastic barrier while 30 feet above the ground.<\/p>\n

The pop icon has teamed up with dating app Grindr to promote her upcoming album, Confessions II.<\/p>\n

Is it a true Madonna<\/a> performance if there isn’t some risky behavior involved?<\/p>\n

On Thursday, the Queen of Pop transformed Times Square with a surprise Pride Month pop-up performance, in collaboration with Grindr, that included songs from her highly anticipated upcoming album, Confessions II<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The pop icon sang tracks from the TSX Entertainment stage such as “I Feel So Free” and “Love Sensation” while a brightly-lit LED screen and backup dancers amplified her performance.<\/p>\n

While singing “I Love New York,” perhaps the most fitting song for the performance given her locale, Madonna made the daring choice to prop one of her legs over a plastic barrier high above the ground \u2014\u00a0seemingly with no safety equipment on to keep her from falling. The TSX stage is elevated 30 feet above the pedestrian sidewalk below.<\/p>\n

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Madonna performs at TSX Stage in Times Square on June 4, 2026 in New York City
Credit: XNY\/Star Max\/GC Images<\/p>\n

The singer’s decision to hoist herself over the barrier looked even more challenging given her attire \u2014a pink corset paired with laced-up knee boots.<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, Madonna pulled off the daring move while serenading a growing dance party below, eventually pulling her leg back over the barrier and moving to the center of the stage to finish out the song.<\/p>\n

Other tunes belted by the 67-year-old superstar included “Bring Your Love” (minus her Coachella duet partner Sabrina Carpenter<\/a>), “Get Together,” and “Hung Up.”<\/p>\n

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Madonna is seen performing a surprise concert in Times Square on June 4, 2026 in New York City
Credit: James Devaney\/GC Images<\/p>\n

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Madonna and dating app Grindr teamed up in late April ahead of the release of Confessions II, the sequel to her 2005 album Confessions on a Dance Floor.<\/p>\n

As part of the promotional campaign, Madonna recently sat down for a video chat with queer personalities including RuPaul’s Drag Race<\/a> winner Bob the Drag Queen<\/a>, playwright Jeremy O. Harris<\/a>, designer Raul Lopez, dancer Ivy Mugler, and Marcelo Gutierrez.<\/p>\n

Highlights from their conversation include Madonna discussing the thought of receiving a “hole pic,” wondering whether or not “size” mattered in a partner, and Madonna’s reveal that John F. Kennedy Jr. was the “best f—” of her life<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Confessions II arrives July 3.<\/p>\n

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