Melinda French Gates stuns festival crowd, pledges to match Olivia Rodrigo's fundraising for $20M haul

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Olivia Rodrigo introduced Daisy Chain Fields festival attendees to a surprise guest with a huge heart. After revealing that her inaugural music festival raised $10 million for various women-focused nonprofits, the "drivers license" singer revealed a shocking fundraising update. Before her headlining set at the event in Irvine, Rodrigo announced that Melinda French Gates would match every donation to the dollar, for a grand total of $20 million fundraised. Olivia Rodrigo introduced Melinda French Gates at her inaugural Daisy Chain Fields festival on Saturday in Irvine, Calif. (Monica Schipper) Rodrigo, who announced her first female-driven festival in June, told the crowd that she was "grateful" for each of the booked acts who performed "for free" throughout the day as she celebrated h