Madonna‘s Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones release show in NYC last night was a party for the ages.
The singer’s new 16-track remix compilation album is finally out today (with a stunning 50-track version on the way soon), and she brought out a sickening line up of queer performers to help kick off its release — and NYC Pride weekend — the absolute right way.
Madge surely got us all into the groove with Rupaul’s Drag Race alum performances, a saucy surprise collab, and the dance floor queen herself showing out.
A few stunning queens came out to lend their talents to this celebration, and we’re all a little better for it:
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Drag Race season 8 winner Bob the Drag Queen kept the crowd warm with her trademark wit.
Bob the Drag Queen conversa com o público enquanto chama outras performances pic.twitter.com/BrQWBcaOjJ
— Madonna Literal (@MadonnaLiteral1) June 24, 2022
Meanwhile, season 6 contestant Laganja Estranja came out to perform as only one of the best lipsyncers in the show’s history could.
I never thought in a million years I would add @Madonna dancer to my resume!! Thank you MUTHA M for having me, I am honored to bring new LYFE to your masterpiece!! #vogue pic.twitter.com/y9rFOakNQC
— Laganja Estranja 🏳️⚧️ (@LaganjaEstranja) June 24, 2022
Season 7 winner Violet Chachki gagged the audience with her aerial skills.
not @madonna yet BUT #wow @worldofwomennft 🚀🚀🚀 pic.twitter.com/6KEuB8loDV
— Goldfish1111 ✈️➡️ NYC🗽 (@Goldfish111111) June 24, 2022
Violet also lipsynced to “B*tch, I’m Madonna” — before being stormed by Bob for the Nicki verse.
Bob the Drag Queen (and Violet Chachki) performing at Madonna’s #FinallyEnoughLove @thatonequeen pic.twitter.com/N2Hsc2d74G
— BTDQ videos // Monétion member (@btdqvideos) June 24, 2022
Then came a surprise guest appearance with the collab we didn’t know we wanted and absolutely needed:
Rising fem rapper Saucy Santana came through for a performance of “Material Girl” — both Madonna’s and Santana’s, that is. The two different “Material Girl” singles were mashed-up in a remix we can’t wait to hear hit streaming.
— v (@ViralMaterials) June 24, 2022
Santana also showed out on his new song “Booty” alongside super talented dancers (tagged here as Sasha Mallory and Sohey Sugihara from Legendary star Dashaun Wesley’s Insta story).
David Banda 🤴🏿🛐#Madonna #FinallyEnoughLove pic.twitter.com/0aH6iqrdZ5
— ❦ Đιѕ¢íρυℓα ∂є M̶α∂σηηα ❦ (@FinallyL0V3_) June 24, 2022
Finally is the woman of the night, the Madame of the X, the confessor of the dance floor, Madonna:
Fans got a video clip megamix displaying just a fraction of her long career.
2022 – #Madonna Finally Enough Love party in New York City. [7] #FinallyEnoughLove #WOWFinallyEnoughLove
Video by Mike Killmon pic.twitter.com/CDYXsFA6Ll
— Madonna Paradise (@MadonnaParadise) June 24, 2022
This video of her iconic performing talent needs no explanation:
She definitely needs to go on tour!#Madonna pic.twitter.com/0QYGGiLfqC
— Joshua (@Joshua95366493) June 24, 2022
Madonna featured a sweet one-on-one moment dancing with her son, David Banda.
🌈👑Madonna was dancing with her son #DavidBanda at the #NYC #LGBTQIA #PRIDE event last night!
🤎💜💙💚💛🧡❤️#NewMusicAlert #Madonna #FinallyEnoughLove #remix #album #NewMusicFriday pic.twitter.com/BmNjdr37IA— Madonna Pop Crush Fan – FinallyEnoughLove June 24 (@Madonna86049046) June 24, 2022
And the whole ensemble closed out the show, stars and all, with one final power-packed number.
2022 – #Madonna Finally Enough Love party in New York City. [18] #FinallyEnoughLove #WOWFinallyEnoughLove pic.twitter.com/069iOsivJD
— Madonna Paradise (@MadonnaParadise) June 24, 2022
graphicjack
the queen. period. fifty #1s on the dance chart. best selling female artist. voice of a (gay) generation.
lykeitiz
Yes….absolutely!
Sqwoah
She’s not my voice. I guess she can be your voice if that’s what you want, but don’t include all gay people in that. The voice of a gay generation should probably be a gay voice.
Neoprene
You mean the soundtrack to the AIDS era? No thanks.
Jim
Madonna # 1??? Paaaleeesee
She’s a has been
Man About Town
Right, that’s why she continues to sell millions of records and perform in sold-out concerts.
Caine
@Jim – get back to us when you make 36 million dollars on something.
“At the 2020 Billboard year-end boxscore charts, it was reported that the Madam X tour had grossed over $36,385,935.”
craigbrew2
I agree with you Jim. She needs to just go away.
SoloMcDaniel
I heard this was kind of a last minute thing so rehearsal was probably limited but this makes Britney’s 2007 VMA performance look like a masterpiece.
Just.my.opinion
Madonna is not #1 at anything, never has been, and never will be.
lykeitiz
Yes, that’s certainly just.your.opinion.
It definitely is not fact.
GentlemanCaller
Madonna WAS great, but not so much since 2005. Which is why instead of new music, she’s falling back on the comfy has-been pillow of a rehashed greatest hits collection. Why create contemporary music nobody likes, when your cult will happily buy remixes of the songs of their youth?
Thad
As ever, Madonna polarizes.
DennisMpls
You are so right, Thad. I have to admit, I came to this story for the comments, to see how many people saw a headline with “Madonna” in it, and rushed to say something bitchy. Though so far it’s not as bad as I expected. Not any comments yet about her being old and shriveled, or about trying too hard to be young (as if she should now dig out her grandmother’s clothes). Though we already have the “has been” and “no talent” comments. I’m always amused by the predictability of it all.
michel_banen
“Finally out today” ? The compilation is set for release mid-august and that’s the date for all variants…..
Madonna certainly lost het glory over the years but up until Like a payer was pop brilliance. And later albums had their highlights as well. Madame X is an album I can’t get through though. MDNA I loved !
JClark
I’ll admit it. I’m 62 and of a certain generation, which at least gives me some perspective. I wasn’t a huge Madonna fan in her 1980’s heyday. She was too mainstream for me, and I was more into indie music. I remember a friend who justified his paying an exorbitant amount for a Madonna concert ticket by explaining “she’s our generation’s Marilyn Monroe.” Maybe or maybe not, but I gotta admit, she’s had a hell of a run, and I still like some of her songs. Good for her if she can still make that coin. She looks great.
It all kind of reminds me of my thoughts on Judy Garland. When I was younger, I’d roll my eyes at older gays who still thought she was relevant. But as I grew older *and got over myself* (a lesson that often comes with age), I realized why she was so revered. She had talent and — maybe more importantly — was a strong ally of the gay community. Madonna has those same qualities.
DarkZephyr
When I read comments like this from gay men, it just makes me appreciate our allies even more, because nowadays being an ally to gay men doesn’t come with much reward. We seem to save our most razor sharp bitchy commentary for members of our own community and for our allies who are on our side rather than those who attack us and try to rip our rights from us. Madonna was speaking up for us long before it was popular to do so, because in her own words, “Somebody’s got to do it”.
As for those who are calling Madonna a “has been”, she’s a pretty damned fortunate one then, because it seems she can make several millions of dollars by just existing as a “has been”. I suppose she’ll “just go away” once the money and continued financial success stops flowing toward her like water.
MikeM
Absolutely. In order to be a “has been”, you have to have been somebody to begin with. I am and always will be a Madonna fan. The soundtrack to my life.
Burtram Fidelity
Madonna is my favorite Plastic Surgery Disaster! But srsly loved her music for about 2 months back in the 1980s.
penus
She’s a has been. All she does is reinvent herself with whatever current artist/dj and fails miserably.