After Olivia Rodrigo introduced Friday that Daisy Chain Fields had raised $10 million for women-focused nonprofits, Melinda French Gates has doubled that quantity, totaling the donation to $20 million.
Earlier than her headlining set Saturday night time, the “drop lifeless” singer took the stage to thank all the musicians who took half within the pageant. She started, “The truth that they took the day trip of their insanely busy schedules to come back and do that pageant free of charge is one thing I’m so grateful for. Due to that, and due to all of you who got here to hang around at this time, I can stand on the stage and say we’re donating $10 million to 10 unbelievable charities.”
“I actually consider that giving girls the instruments to determine their very own futures and stay wholesome lives freed from violence and discrimination is the simplest instrument we have now at altering the world for the higher,” she started, earlier than introducing French Gates and her donation. “And I don’t know many individuals who characterize that concept greater than Melinda French Gates.”
“Melinda is among the most inspiring girls I’ve ever met. She’s devoted her life to empowering girls and women which may have in any other case been forgotten,” Rodrigo stated. “She’s beneficiant and courageous and has finished a lot good on this world, and I’m completely floored as a result of in addition to being in attendance right here tonight, she’s pledged to double each greenback that we made right here at this time to a grand complete of funds being donated to $20 million. I’m so grateful!”
The ten beneficiary organizations, which can equally break up the full funds raised, are Baby2Baby, Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Heart for Reproductive Rights, FreeFrom, Jhpiego, Johns Hopkins Heart for Indigenous Well being, Nationwide Home Employees Alliance, Nationwide Institute for Reproductive Well being, Nationwide Girls’s Legislation Heart and Deliberate Parenthood.
2026 marked the primary 12 months of Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields after being introduced in June. At a Friday press convention forward of the weekend, the singer introduced that $10 million had been raised for its nonprofit companions.
“The organizations we’ve partnered with are doing extremely necessary work each single day within the U.S. and globally,” Rodrigo stated. “I’m so grateful to each one who purchased a ticket, each artist who waived their charge, each sponsor for signing onto a model new pageant and each donation that helped get to $10 million {dollars} to help girls and women.”
Alongside Rodrigo, performers 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 Truthful founder Sarah McLachlan served as particular company. Katseye was initially introduced as a part of the efficiency lineup, however dropped out on Thursday attributable to an damage sustained by member Megan.
Nicole Fell contributed to this report.
