The 2023 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is one of the annual traditions in the United States. Watching the gigantic floats and parades and even the showstopping performances either live or on television has been a delight that completes the Thanksgiving culture in the country.
However, this year, the celebration has been marred with controversy as they faced boycotts and disruption from various groups.
Despite this, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade has announced its stacked lineup of performers!
2023 Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade Lineup
According to Variety, this year's lineup is quite big as the organizers decided to pool in 18 different acts and artists for the 2023 Macys Thanksgiving lineup.
Among the bigger names on the 2023 Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade lineup were Tony-nominee Ashley Park, David Foster and Katharine McPhee, Korean supergroup Enhypen, Colombian superstar Manuel Turizo, Brandy, Oscar and Grammy-winning singer Jon Batiste, acapella supergroup Pentatonix, and the Goddess of Pop, Cher!
Other artists also include Alex Smith, Amanda Shaw, Bell Biv DeVoe, Chicago, Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors, En Vogue, Jabari Banks, Jessie James Decker, Miss America Grace Stank, and Paul Russell.
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2023 Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade Boycotts, Issue
Among the bigger boycotts this year for the 2023 Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade came from a petition that One Million Moms have launched on social media. The said petition protests the inclusion of LGBTQ+ performers on the parade, calling the annual festivity a "non-binary and transgender extravaganza."
Broadway shows like "Shucked" and "&Juliet" feature transgenders and non-binaries like Tony-winner Alex Newell and Justin Davis Sullivan. They are among the lined-up performers too. (via Broadway World)
GLAAD Media President Sarah Ellis slammed the petition that has claimed over 30,000 signatures nationwide.
"LGBTQ performers in the Thanksgiving Day parade are nothing new, and neither are the desperate pleas for attention and random attacks against inclusion from the One Million Moms project of designated hate group American Family Association," she said in a statement.
Meanwhile, the parade has been halted by Pro-Palestine protestors, chanting and demonstrating along Sixth Avenue near 34th Street. The demonstrations are protests against the US government helping Israel over the Palestine conflict in the Middle East. (via ABC)
Watch The 2023 Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade
Billboard reports that the 2023 Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade will air across the country on Nov. 23, 2023, and it will be broadcast on NBC and Telemundo from 8:30 a.m. to noon ET.
Traversing from Manhattan to the Upper West Side to Midtown Manhattan, the 2.5-mile trek will also be live-streamed on SlingTV, FuboTV, DirecTV Stream, or Hulu + Live TV.
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