Feb 2
Madonna's Steamy Same-Sex Snog During 'Celebration' Tour Concert Thrills Fans
Kilian Melloy READ TIME: 1 MIN.
Madonna's Celebration Tour keeps going strong, with the Goddess of Pop laying a same-sex smooch on Tokischa at the Jan. 29 performance in New York City.
"Tokischa - who some have dubbed the Dominican Republic's Madonna - took to the stage to perform with the Material Girl hitmaker, who donned a daring red satin and lace negligee and a blindfold," UK newspaper the Daily Mail reported.
"The two women grinded on each other and danced provocatively before they began making out," the Mail went on to add.
Tokischa, 27, took to Instagram to celebrate in turn, loading a post with a carrel of spicy photos and exulting, "Forever honored to go on stage with her, talk to her, dance with her but mostly Kiss her ❤️🔥".
"The two artists have been friends for several years and previously collaborated together in 2022 for a dembow remix of Madonna's hit 'Hung Up,' newly titled 'Hung Up on Tokischa'," the Mail noted.
Moreover, the concert moment was "not the first time Tokischa and Madonna have publicly locked lips, after they hit headlines in June 2022 for snogging on stage at New York City's Pride celebration," the Mail went on to recall.
Not that Tokischa is the first woman Madonna has kissed in public. She and Britney Spears shared a kiss seen 'round the world at the MTV VMAs in 2003, after which Madge also kissed Christina Aguilera - an occasion that Madge later pointed to when Lil Nas X turned heads at the 2021 BET Awards when he kissed a male dancer during a performance.
Kilian Melloy serves as EDGE Media Network's Associate Arts Editor and Staff Contributor. His professional memberships include the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association, the Boston Online Film Critics Association, The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, and the Boston Theater Critics Association's Elliot Norton Awards Committee.
