Jennifer Lopez, Troye Sivan lead lineup at WorldPride festival in D.C.

Jennifer Lopez and Troye Sivan will headline this summer’s WorldPride festival in Washington.

The 2025 WorldPride festival, which has celebrated LGBTQ+ communities for more than two decades, will honor the 50th anniversary of Pride celebrations June 6 and 7 at the RFK Festival Grounds. Paris Hilton and RuPaul will hit the stage, along with Zedd, Grimes, Rita Ora, Slayyyter, Betty Who and Trisha Paytas, as well as EDM performances by Disco Dom, Leland + Friends and Ty Sunderland.

“WorldPride Music Festival is a moment the world will remember,” Jake Resnicow, executive producer of the festival, said in a statement. “With legendary artists and our global community coming together, we’re creating an electrifying celebration that unites, uplifts, and amplifies LGBTQ+ voices like never before.”

The full lineup is available on the festival website. Tickets go on sale this week. Proceeds from the event will go to the nonprofit Capital Pride Alliance, which is the lead organizer of the festival, and other local LGBTQ+ community organizations.

Lopez will headline the show after a rough year for the pop star. She and Ben Affleck got divorced in August, just a few months after she canceled her summer tour after reports of low ticket sales.

“Pride began as a protest — a fight for love, equality, and visibility,” Lopez said in a statement. “I know how important it is to create a world where everyone feels safe, seen, and celebrated for exactly who they are. This is bigger than music. It’s about standing together, lifting each other up, and showing the world the power of love. I can’t wait to share this unforgettable night with you all.”

Sivan, meanwhile, will appear on the heels of receiving a Grammy nomination for his song “Got Me Started” earlier this year. He earned his first Grammy nominations in 2024 for his song “Rush,” which charted on the Billboard Hot 100. His 2023 album “Something to Give Each Other” was also a critical success and racked up several awards last year.

The event will take place as the Trump administration has looked to end diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, many of which affect the LGBTQ+ community. The changes by the administration led to the Smithsonian Institution and the National Gallery of Art closing their diversity offices.

Resnicow, the festival’s producer, said the DEI changes will not affect WorldPride. “Pride is never canceled. In fact, it’s more important now than ever,” he said. “We are a privately organized festival dedicated to celebrating love, music, and community. Our festival operates under the jurisdiction of Washington, D.C.’s local government, which has a long-standing history of supporting Pride events.”

But the DEI shifts seemed to have already affect the event as Egale Canada, an advocacy group, pulled out of the event over the administration’s policies, and the tech company Booz Allen Hamilton withdrew its sponsorship of the festival.

“Just like many American companies and LGBTQ+ organizations, we are navigating current challenges and many unknowns,” Capital Pride Alliance said in a statement Feb. 10. “We are confident, however, that we will have the support necessary to have a successful and safe WorldPride that meets this moment.”

The festival, which will showcase arts and culture in cities across the globe, also comes amid President Donald Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center. In an unprecedented move this month, Trump, after pledging to overhaul the institution, removed the center’s chairman and board of trustees before appointing a new board who voted the president to become chair.

Trump, who did not attend events at the arts institution during his first administration, has cited drag shows at the center as one reason for the shift.