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- Demi Lovato played her newest song “Kiss” for attendees at MISTR’s National PrEP Day celebration in Los Angeles on Thursday, Oct. 9
- Dua Lipa performed at the event, which was held at The Abbey in West Hollywood
- Other attendees included Cardi B, Tamar Braxton, Kim Petras, Matt Bomer, NeNe Leakes, Cynthia Bailey, Colton Underwood and more
Demi Lovato is giving a special “Kiss” to her fans.
The singer, 33, showed up to support MISTR’s first-ever National PrEP Day celebration at The Abbey in West Hollywood on Thursday, Oct. 9.
At one point in the night, Lovato hopped in the DJ booth with Diplo and played her newest song “Kiss,” which debuted Friday, Oct. 10, along with a music video. “Let’s make out, have fun and be safe with MISTR!” she told the crowd.
Additionally, Dua Lipa, hot off a four-night tour stop in Los Angeles, performed onstage at the event, singing and dancing to her hits “New Rules,” “Don’t Start Now” and “Houdini.”
The star-studded evening, emceed by Bob the Drag Queen, attracted attendees like Cardi B, Tamar Braxton, Kim Petras, Matt Bomer, NeNe Leakes, Cynthia Bailey, Omar Apollo, Shea Couleé, Colton Underwood and more.
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Thursday’s gathering marked the culmination of a 10-day national campaign to get 10,000 new people on PrEP by Friday, Oct. 10. PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) is a daily pill or twice-yearly injection proven to reduce HIV transmission by 99 percent.
Tristan Schukraft, founder and CEO of MISTR, tells PEOPLE, “We can end HIV. We have the tools. Being on PrEP is all about taking control of your own sexual health, just like the birth control pill was when it came out for women. By taking PrEP you’re actually doing your part to end the epidemic.”
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On the blue carpet during the event, Lovato told Getty why it was important to be at the National PrEP Day event to raise awareness.
“MISTR is doing incredible work for the community. Everyone’s health care should be accessible and affordable, especially when it comes to life-saving medication like PrEP,” she said. “It’s so important to talk about sexual health so that we’re looking out for one another, and the queer community has done an incredible job at that.”
Lovato added of the event, “It’s so inspiring to see people educate, entertain and uplift one another. It’s what we all need to be doing right now.”
The singer, who married singer-songwriter Jordan “Jutes” Lutes in May, has already released two other singles, “Fast” and “Here All Night,” from her upcoming album It’s Not That Deep, out Oct. 24.