{"id":2486436,"date":"2026-07-03T11:51:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T11:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2486436"},"modified":"2026-07-03T11:51:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T11:51:51","slug":"inside-madonnas-steamy-cheeky-grindr-london-album-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/inside-madonnas-steamy-cheeky-grindr-london-album-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Madonna&#8217;s steamy, cheeky Grindr London album party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article\">\n<p>Time goes by so slowly when you&#8217;re waiting for the queen of late arrivals, Madonna, in a steamy London club space on a Thursday night. But it&#8217;s Mother. You wait.<\/p>\n<p>Following a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/life\/madonna-streamed-concert-on-grindr\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">Times Square takeover<\/a> with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/review\/grindr-hookup-app\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">Grindr<\/a> to kick off Pride Month, the queen of pop once again linked up with the GBTQ dating app to launch her new album, <em>Confessions II<\/em>. The official sequel to her 2005 record <em>Confessions On A Dance Floor<\/em>, the album is out today, with Madonna showcasing tracks to a buzzing, buff, and beautiful crowd of Grindr guests on Thursday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex mx-auto mt-8 w-full max-w-3xl font-sans text-lg leading-normal md:text-xl md:leading-7\">\n        <span class=\"font-bold text-primary-400\">SEE ALSO:<\/span><br \/>\n        <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/life\/madonna-streamed-concert-on-grindr\" class=\"flex items-center text-secondary-300\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"ml-1\">Madonna streamed a surprise concert on Grindr<\/span><br \/>\n            <svg class=\"ml-1 w-4 h-4 font-normal fill-current\"><use href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/images\/icons\/spritemap.svg#sprite-arrow-right-thin\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<p>Thousands excitedly queued down the street outside Magazine in Greenwich, as a colossal pair of inflatable legs akimbo, clad in laced up pink boots, towered over the Thames, cheekily serving as the literal entrance to the listening party venue. <\/p>\n<div class=\"eloquent-imagery-image\">\n<div class=\"flex justify-center\">\n                    <\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n            <span class=\"normal-case text-gray-1000\">My iPhone 12&#8217;s shittiness actually captures the steam well.<\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"text-gray-600 credit\">Credit: Shannon Connellan \/ Mashable<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Punters and celebs alike stepped through the giant vulva door, from Kate Moss to Daisy Edgar Jones, phones up. Decked out in thick plastic strips, pink lasers, and industrial steel, the venue&#8217;s air felt thick with sweat, anticipation, and the collective knowledge we&#8217;d be in for a late one. And hope, that Madonna would actually be there (reader, she was).<\/p>\n<section x-data=\"window.newsletter({ isDeal: false })\" x-init=\"init()\" aria-label=\"Newsletter Sign-Up\" class=\"relative invisible my-12 mx-auto w-full max-w-3xl md:my-16 ziff-component accent-cut-for-gradient-bg accent-cut-border-for-gradient-bg bg-gradient-fuchsia-secondary p-[2px]\">\n<p>\n            <span class=\"text-gradient-fuchsia-secondary\">Mashable Top Stories<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"eloquent-imagery-image\">\n<div class=\"flex justify-center\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full\" src=\"https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/06hui676ABkK8HsCtpOxli4\/images-4.fill.size_2000x1125.v1783076725.jpg\" alt=\"A crowd at the Madonna show holds their phones aloft.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/06hui676ABkK8HsCtpOxli4\/images-4.fill.size_800x450.v1783076725.jpg 800w, https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/06hui676ABkK8HsCtpOxli4\/images-4.fill.size_1400x788.v1783076725.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/06hui676ABkK8HsCtpOxli4\/images-4.fill.size_2000x1125.v1783076725.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1408px) 100vw, 1408px\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n            <span class=\"normal-case text-gray-1000\"\/><br \/>\n            <span class=\"text-gray-600 credit\">Credit: Grindr<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"eloquent-imagery-image\">\n<div class=\"flex justify-center\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full\" src=\"https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/06hui676ABkK8HsCtpOxli4\/images-1.fill.size_2000x1125.v1783076725.jpg\" alt=\"The front row at the Madonna launch.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/06hui676ABkK8HsCtpOxli4\/images-1.fill.size_800x450.v1783076725.jpg 800w, https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/06hui676ABkK8HsCtpOxli4\/images-1.fill.size_1400x788.v1783076725.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/06hui676ABkK8HsCtpOxli4\/images-1.fill.size_2000x1125.v1783076725.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1408px) 100vw, 1408px\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n            <span class=\"normal-case text-gray-1000\"\/><br \/>\n            <span class=\"text-gray-600 credit\">Credit: Grindr<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s a major branding moment for an ongoing partnership between Grindr and Warner Records. As <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/inside-madonnas-big-gay-grindr-takeover\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">Wired&#8217;s account of the Times Square event<\/a>, which was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/life\/madonna-streamed-concert-on-grindr\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">livestreamed within the Grindr app<\/a> in a first-of-its-kind online moment, says, &#8220;For Grindr users, the advertising for Madonna\u2019s 15th album has been hard to miss.&#8221; The campaign has seen the Grindr app brimming with Madonna features, including a pink icon geolocating the artist in the grid of nearby users, original interviews, exclusive vinyl preorders, and the ability to save Madonna&#8217;s albums as kink tags. At the London party, Grindr&#8217;s unmistakable mask logo was everywhere, from the bathroom tiles to wall projections. <\/p>\n<div class=\"eloquent-imagery-image\">\n<div class=\"flex justify-center\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full\" src=\"https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/06hui676ABkK8HsCtpOxli4\/images-2.fill.size_2000x1126.v1783076725.jpg\" alt=\"Men in bathroom with Grindr logos.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1126\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/06hui676ABkK8HsCtpOxli4\/images-2.fill.size_800x450.v1783076725.jpg 800w, https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/06hui676ABkK8HsCtpOxli4\/images-2.fill.size_1400x788.v1783076725.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/06hui676ABkK8HsCtpOxli4\/images-2.fill.size_2000x1126.v1783076725.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1408px) 100vw, 1408px\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n            <span class=\"normal-case text-gray-1000\"\/><br \/>\n            <span class=\"text-gray-600 credit\">Credit: Grindr<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Arriving on the stage just after midnight (we expect it), following banger sets from Horse Meat Disco and Jodie Harsh, a pink-gloved and pink-bustiered Madonna happily shared the stage with producer Stuart Price and Honey Dijon for just under an hour. The iconic artist, now 67 and brimming with more energy than ever, sang over selections from her fifteenth studio album, including singles &#8220;I Feel So Free,&#8221; Sabrina Carpenter duet &#8220;Bring Your Love,&#8221; and &#8220;Love Sensation.&#8221; (<em>Flashing warning for the below video, friends.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A dutiful sea of phone screens rose and receded with every new song, the inevitable moment-capturing a must in such a coveted event, especially when Madonna dropped into her 2005 <em>Confessions On A Dance Floor <\/em>smash hit &#8220;Hung Up.&#8221; <\/p>\n<div class=\"eloquent-imagery-image\">\n<div class=\"flex justify-center\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full\" src=\"https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/06hui676ABkK8HsCtpOxli4\/images-3.fill.size_2000x1125.v1783076725.jpg\" alt=\"Madonna performs at the Confessions II launch party.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/06hui676ABkK8HsCtpOxli4\/images-3.fill.size_800x450.v1783076725.jpg 800w, https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/06hui676ABkK8HsCtpOxli4\/images-3.fill.size_1400x788.v1783076725.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/articles\/06hui676ABkK8HsCtpOxli4\/images-3.fill.size_2000x1125.v1783076725.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1408px) 100vw, 1408px\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n            <span class=\"normal-case text-gray-1000\"\/><br \/>\n            <span class=\"text-gray-600 credit\">Credit: Grindr<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Though a promo event, the sense of community within the <em>Confessions II <\/em>party was undeniable, an adoring audience of LGBTQ+ fans celebrating an artist synonymous with genuine <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thepinknews.com\/2024\/12\/23\/madonna-was-inspired-to-become-aids-activist-after-the-death-of-gay-friend\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">love and advocacy<\/a> for the queer community. <\/p>\n<p>And while it took me 200 years to get home, Mother&#8217;s always worth it.<\/p>\n<section class=\"mx-auto max-w-7xl\">\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source mashable.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time goes by so slowly when you&#8217;re waiting for the queen of late arrivals, Madonna, in a steamy London club space on a Thursday night. 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