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BY JESS MOOR
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This year’s Grammy Awards came to a monumental close when Macklemore and Ryan Lewis performed equality anthem “Same Love” before thirty-three couples were married in a mass wedding ceremony— including gay, straight, and transgender individuals—officiated by Queen Latifah. Macklemore started things off by taking the stage with Lewis, Trombone Shorty, and songstress Mary Lambert, who contributes the female vocal melody to the hit.

After Queen Latifah officiated, Madonna then joined those on stage to sing some of her 1986 hit “Open Your Heart.” Aside from the memorable performance, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis had an incredible night, taking home four Grammy awards.

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Madonna’s newly confirmed performance at Sunday’s Grammy Awards will find the singer teaming with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis on the duo’s 2012 anthem “Same Love,” sources reportedly tell Us Weekly.

Word spread last weekend that Madonna would likely provide supporting vocals during a performance of one of the nominated songs, and now it appears she’ll take her same-sex activism to the Grammy stage. Us Weekly does not address how Madonna’s portion of the performance will complement that of featured artist Mary Lambert, who tweeted on Friday that she was in rehearsals for the telecast.

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BY JILL GUCCINI
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No one person can be the perfect minority or ally, or write the perfect song, or know every single thing there is to know about the history of the world and being queer. I’m a big proponent of looking at things with a critical lens, but when it gets to the point where you feel like you literally can’t like anything without feeling like a bad queer, we need to think about the battles we choose. Because if people are trying to make the world better, why in the world would we get down on them about it? Why can’t we love Macklemore AND Mary Lambert? I do, and I feel grateful for both of them.

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“Good Morning America’s” Summer Concert Series lands some of the biggest pop stars in the game like Mariah Carey, Carly Rae Jepsen, and the latest addition to the series, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. The beloved rap star and his producing partner performed their hits, including “Thrift Shop” and “Same Love,” live on the nation’s number one morning news program on August 16. But what made this concert especially memorable wasn’t the thousands of fans watching Macklemore in Central Park — it was the surprise marriage proposal that occurred during one of the commercial breaks.

Val Dallas and Kara Toomey, a lesbian couple, attended the concert with a rainbow sign that read: “Same Love: 1 Year Anniversary.” During the show, Dallas, who was standing behind her, changed the sign to read “Can I propose to my girlfriend on stage?” Toomey didn’t know Dallas had changed the sign and soon the couple was called up onstage.

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Canadian duo Tegan and Sara join Macklemore and Ryan Lewis at the Osheaga Music Festival to perform “Same Love.”

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