After Olivia Rodrigo introduced Friday that Daisy Chain Fields had raised $10 million for women-focused nonprofits, Melinda French Gates doubled that determine, bringing the donation to $20 million.
Earlier than her headlining live performance on Saturday night, the “drop useless” singer took the stage to thank all of the musicians who participated within the pageant. She started: “The truth that they took the trip of their extremely busy schedules to return and do that pageant without cost is one thing I am very grateful for. Due to that, and due to all of you who got here to hang around in the present day, I can stand on stage and say we’re donating $10 million to 10 unimaginable charities.”
“I actually consider that giving girls the instruments to determine their very own future and dwell wholesome lives, free from violence and discrimination, is the simplest instrument we’ve to vary the world for the higher,” she started, earlier than introducing French Gates and her reward. “And I don’t know many individuals who signify that concept greater than Melinda French Gates.”
“Melinda is without doubt one of the most inspiring girls I’ve ever met. She has devoted her life to empowering girls and ladies who may in any other case have been forgotten,” Rodrigo stated. “She is beneficiant and brave and has carried out a lot good on this world, and I’m completely shocked as a result of along with being right here tonight, she has pledged to match each greenback we made right here in the present day for a complete of $20 million. I’m so grateful!”
The ten beneficiary organizations, which can share equally within the complete funds raised, are Baby2Baby, Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Middle for Reproductive Rights, FreeFrom, Jhpiego, Johns Hopkins Middle for Indigenous Well being, Nationwide Home Employees Alliance, Nationwide Institute for Reproductive Well being, Nationwide Girls’s Regulation Middle and Deliberate Parenthood.
2026 marked the primary 12 months of Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields after being introduced in June. At a press convention Friday forward of the weekend, the singer introduced that $10 million had been raised for his nonprofit companions.
“The organizations we associate with do extremely necessary work day-after-day in america and world wide,” Rodrigo stated. “I’m so grateful to each one that bought a ticket, each artist who waived their charge, each sponsor who signed up for a model new pageant, and each donation that helped attain $10 million in help of ladies and ladies.”
Performers alongside Rodrigo included Chappell Roan, Mitski, Doechii, Bikini Kill, the Breeders, Rubbish, Eli, Quiet Gentle, Rachel Chinouriri, Devon Once more and Not For Radio. Stevie Nicks, Karen O and Lilith Honest founder Sarah McLachlan have been particular friends. Katseye was initially introduced as a part of the lineup, however dropped out on Thursday attributable to an damage suffered by member Megan.
Nicole Fell contributed to this report.