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Meghan Trainor Brought Out Shangela at LA Pride
"Thank u Meghan for inviting me and Happy Pride y’all!" tweeted Shangela.
By Taylor HendersonJune 10 2019 / 1:56 PM
Taylor Henderson
Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one! 
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Meghan Trainor gave us all that bass at Los Angeles Pride in West Hollywood last Saturday, but a surprise performance from RuPaul's Drag Race superstar Shangela shut down the house. 
\u201cPART 1 of my surprise performance at #LAPRIDE last night! Thank u Meghan for inviting me and Happy Pride y\u2019all! \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\u201d
 — Shangela (@Shangela)
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"Thank u Meghan for inviting me and Happy Pride y’all!" tweeted Shangela. 
\u201cPART 2 of my surprise #LAPRIDE performance last night with dancers Ektor and Walker \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\u201d
 — Shangela (@Shangela)
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