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After last week's in-theater premiere of "Harlequin Live: One Night Only" at Los Angeles' Grammy Museum, Lady Gaga is releasing the special performance special this Christmas Eve. Ahead of its release, she sat down with Variety's Chris Willman to talk about the new film, which she calls "a Christmas present." "I'm feeling like: Why not?" Gaga told Willman, regarding the release date of the special filmed last September. "We have this thing that's sop special to us, so we're just really happy to share it with the fans. It's kind of a rebellious project. And, by Harlequin standards, Christmas is the perfect time to release something rebellious." Gaga revealed she meant to only perform three songs as a "celebration after the premiere of 'Joker,'" but she and her fiancé, Michael Polansky, decided to do the whole album just a few days before. She tapped Marcell Rév, the director of photography for the "Disease" music video to help with production design: "And once everything came together with the production design, it really came together because of the album art that we shot in Las Vegas while we were there finishing the record, where it was all shot in this dingy apartment. And when I met the guys that I made the record with, some of them 20 years ago, I was living in a dingy apartment on the Lower East Side. That's where I had all my crazy ideas about anything. So that's how the emotional and raw quality of how we made it made its way into this performance," she said. She continued to give props to Michael. She said she loves "that he has this closeness with me where he sees my artistry and my musicianship in its infancy, in its raw form." Despite the mere few-day window between the decision to perform "Harlequin" in full and the taping date, Gaga said she never felt unprepared or unrehearsed. "The point of the whole thing was to capture it in its rawness with all of the fabric of emotional jazz music. So, no, we didn't prepare that much. But in a way, I had been preparing for this for years." She discussed "Happy Mistake," one of two original songs on the project. She said the song was inspired by a time in her life when "it felt like being happy would be an accident, it felt so impossible." She continued, saying the gift for herself in doing the performance made her "so happy." Aside from "Harlequin Live," Gaga also discussed the album's nomination for Best Traditional Pop Album, her first time being nominated for the award on her own. Previously, she won the award twice with Tony Bennett, for both "Cheek to Cheek" and "Love for Sale": "I'm not in the category alone, I don't feel, because I guess I'll always feel like Tony is with me in the category," she said. Variety confirmed that Bennett does have a small cameo in "Harlequin Live," in a way. During her performance of "Smile," a black-and-white TV plays a repairing loop of Bennett, who loved the original version of the song by Charlie Chaplin. Gaga said it wasn't meant to be a memorial, but a moment to bring "a little bit of the real world, with a little bit of a wink" to the performance. Plus, after first confirming to Zane Lowe her work on new music in various hotel rooms across the world, Gaga further detailed the process. She and Michael set up a piano and a mic in every room, and whenever it feels like a good time to make music, "we just do it." "I take care of myself as much as I can on the road, and I'm finding that that's leading to a lot of songwriting, which is the best," she said. "Harlequin Live: One Night Only" premieres on Lady Gaga's YouTube channel at 4 p.m. PST on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2025. Read the entire interview with Variety here.

Lady Gaga has had a monumental 2025, and she's showing no sign of slowing down. Today, Dec. 18, 2025, she appeared on Zane Lowe's Apple Music radio show to round out the year. It is Gaga's second time chatting with Lowe this year, the first being back in March during the "MAYHEM" release week. She denied rumors about a new tour, but she teased the possibility of new music in the new year. Watch the interview here, and read some of the highlights below: On the MAYHEM Ball: While she denied rumors about continuing the MAYHEM Ball past April 2026, Gaga said she's had the most amazing time reconnecting with fans every night of the tour. She noted that while it's a choreographed show, there's "a ton of room" for her to tell the story differently every night. On the possibility of new music: Gaga confirmed she was in the studio this week and has "been making a lot of music." "It's kind of the best making music when you get to see your fans every night, because you're energetically just right where you need to be," she said. When asked about releasing new music next year, Gaga said, "It really depends on how I keep going with writing, but it's not out of the question." The Weeknd came up after he posted a no-context image of Gaga earlier this week, sparking collaboration rumors. Gaga did not confirm or deny the rumors and said, "I love Abel! That's all I can say." On the reception to "MAYHEM": Gaga noted how cool it is to see "MAYHEM" connect with audiences. She said that while some of her records have resonated with her fanbase and others have resonated more with the general public, it's a "special feeling" to make a record that connects with both at the same time. On the Grammy Awards: With next year's 68th Annual Grammy Awards, Gaga nabbed the most nominations at one ceremony in her career, for both "MAYHEM" and "Harlequin." She said she feels grateful for all the different genres and "pockets" of music she gets to play in because it's like "jumping into different galaxies, and you can really get lost somewhere else completely." On artificial intelligence in music: When Lowe mentioned his dislike for the increasing development of artificial intelligence in pop music, Gaga echoed his sentiment: "Being a human being I don't think is going to go out of style anytime soon. I certainly hope it's not. That's at the core of, I think, the way we understand each other, the way we communicate."

“Historic” does not even begin to describe Lady Gaga’s 2025. She scored a No. 1 song and album, won a Grammy and Emmy Award and embarked on a massive world tour, among many other accomplishments. Take a look back at all the year’s mayhem: JANUARY Gaga started the year strong in receiving her sixth No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100. Her Bruno Mars collaboration “Die With a Smile” hit the top of the chart after 20 weeks of charting, making Gaga one of the few artists with a No. 1 song in three different decades. Speaking of Mars, she made an appearance in the music video for his song “Fat, Juicy & Wet” alongside Sexyy Red and Rosé. Later in the month, she announced her seventh studio album “MAYHEM” on Jan. 21. To accompany the announcement, she appeared on the cover of ELLE US and UK. She wrapped the month by giving the closing performance of the FireAid Benefit Concert, an event dedicated to rebuilding communities affected by the devastating Los Angeles wildfires. She performed “Shallow,” “Always Remember Us This Way” and a special song written just for this event, “All I Need is Time.” FEBRUARY February was a mayhem-filled month. The “MAYHEM” era racked up a Grammy Award before the album’s release when “Die With a Smile” won Gaga and Mars the Best Pop Duo/Group Award. The duo took the stage to perform a cover of The Mamas & The Papas’ “California Dreamin’” in a tribute to those affected by the Los Angeles fires. Plus, Gaga revealed “Abracadabra” and its music video during a commercial break from the ceremony and announced a music video competition in conjunction with Mastercard. A week later, Gaga announced the MAYHEM Ball Tour, her first since the Chromatica Ball in 2022. In terms of televised and live performances, Gaga first went to New Orleans for a tribute performance of “Hold My Hand” ahead of Super Bowl LIX. The next week, she made an appearance at “SNL50: The Anniversary Special” with a performance of “Shallow” that turned into a medley of the Lonely Island’s “Dick in a Box” and “Motherlover.” In other news, “Die With a Smile” broke a record when it became the longest-running No. 1 on the Global Spotify chart. She also made an appearance on Hot Ones and took a lie detector test for Vanity Fair. MARCH “MAYHEM” was released to critical acclaim on March 7, 2025. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Albums Chart, her sixth time topping the chart. Gaga did an expansive press tour for the album, chatting with Billboard, Good Morning America, Las Culturistas, the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Vogue, W Magazine and Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, among many others. She dropped by the Howard Stern Show for an interview and performances of “Abracadabra” and “Perfect Celebrity” and hosted “GAGA Radio,” a pop-up show on SiriusXM. Plus, she hosted the Little Monsters Press Conference with Spotify, allowing fans the opportunity to ask her anything. Check out the full list of the month’s promotional appearances here. She brought “MAYHEM” to “Saturday Night Live” in her second double-duty appearance on the sketch comedy show. She performed “Abracadabra” and debuted the live performance of “Killah.” Later, on March 17, she received the iHeart Radio Innovator Award for her contributions to pop culture. She also won the iHeart Radio Award for Best Collaboration for “Die With a Smile.” She ended the month by releasing the “Abracadabra: From Fan to Featured” video with Mastercard. APRIL Gaga brought “MAYHEM” to the desert when she headlined both weekends of Coachella. It was her second time receiving top-billing at the festival, having first done so in 2017. After the festival, she dropped the Gesaffelstein remix of “Abracadabra,” which was included in her Coachella setlist. At the end of the month, she returned to Mexico City for the first time in 10 years for the first stadium show of the “MAYHEM” era. MAY May was another historic month for Gaga as her concert on Copacabana Beach in Brazil became the most-attended concert of a female artist of all time. An estimated 2.1 million fans gathered for the history-making performance. She collected the “E” in “EGOT” when her Super Bowl LIX performance was awarded the Emmy for Outstanding Music Direction at the 46th Sports Emmy Awards. Now, all she needs is a Tony Award to complete the prestigious accomplishment. She won three of her six nominations at the 2025 American Music Awards: Collaboration of the Year and Favorite Music Video for “Die With a Smile,” and Favorite Dance/Electronic Artist. Ahead of her special guest appearance on the second season of Netflix’s “Wednesday,” she closed the streaming service’s annual “TUDUM” live event with an epic performance medley of “Zombieboy,” a “Bloody Mary” dance intermission and “Abracadabra.” Plus, she appeared and performed at the 2025 YouTube Brandcast event. While it was not broadcast publicly, Deadline called Gaga’s showing a highlight of the ceremony. JUNE June was relatively tame for Gaga, with the exception of “Abracadabra: From Fan to Featured” winning two Lions at the 2025 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity: the Gold Lion for Fan Building/Community Engagement and the Bronze Lion for Social & Creator. The fan video also received four honors at the New York Festivals Advertising Awards: the grand and gold honors for Branded Content/Engagement, another gold honor for Collaborations & Partnerships and a silver honor for Activation & Engagement. Oh, and “Die With a Smile” joined the Fortnite Festival. JULY July marked the official start of the MAYHEM Ball, with Gaga kicking off the sprawling world tour in Las Vegas, Nevada. AUGUST Gaga joined Dress to Impress to hold a virtual meet-and-greet with fans and host an in-game fashion contest. Plus, she confirmed the existence of “The Dead Dance,” a song included in the second season of “Wednesday,” at an event for the show. SEPTEMBER “The Dead Dance” was released, as well as its Tim Burton-directed music video, to coincide with Gaga’s appearance on “Wednesday.” She played Rosaline Rotwood, a legendary Nevermore teacher who crosses paths with Wednesday. She also released an expanded version of “MAYHEM” with “The Dead Dance” and two songs previously exclusive to some physical album copies, “Can’t Stop the High” and “Kill for Love.” She scored four Video Music Awards: Artist of the Year, Best Collaboration for “Die With a Smile,” and Best Direction and Best Art Direction for “Abracadabra.” She appeared at the ceremony to accept the Artist of the Year award, but she recorded a performance of “Abracadabra” and “The Dead Dance” for the show from her concert at New York’s Madison Square Garden. She is now the third-most awarded artist in VMAs history. She dropped by the Late Show with Stephen Colbert for a piano rendition of “Vanish Into You,” the song’s first televised performance. Her interview with Colbert wouldn’t be released until the start of October. As she continued touring, she expanded the MAYHEM Ball into 2026 with the announcement of 20 more North American shows. OCTOBER It’s fitting Gaga’s next film role will be in “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” as she was seen filming in Milan, Italy between MAYHEM Ball shows. Not much else is known of her involvement in the film slated for a 2026 release other than a Vogue Italia article that said she is expected to play herself. She gave an exclusive interview and performances of “Abracadabra” and “Vanish Into You” for KCRW. NOVEMBER The month started with Gaga earning seven nominations for the 68th Annual Grammy Awards: Album of the Year (“MAYHEM”) Record of the Year (“Abracadabra”) Song of the Year (“Abracadabra”) Best Pop Vocal Album (“MAYHEM”) Best Dance Pop Recording (“Abracadabra”) Best Pop Solo Performance (“Disease”) Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album (“Harlequin”) She now has 45 total career Grammy nominations and became the first artist to have her work nominated across the entire Pop and Dance/Electronic fields. A week later, she graced the cover of Rolling Stone for the fourth time, her first since 2011. She also attended YouTube’s MAYHEM Halloween Party and did ASMR with "Wednesday" co-star Catherine Zeta-Jones. DECEMBER After more than a year, "Lady Gaga in Harlequin Live: One Night Only," the concert special recorded on October 1, 2024 in Los Angeles, was released. It first premiered as a one-night-only cinematic event on December 18 in Los Angeles, but it was made available for free on YouTube on Christmas Eve (December 24). On Billboard’s 2025 year-end charts, Gaga earned her first year-end Hot 100 No. 1 single with “Die With a Smile.” She also placed as the No. 1 Dance/Electronic Artist for the sixth year and claimed the No. 1 song on the Top Dance/Pop songs with “Abracadabra.” "MAYHEM" received year-end acclaim for critics. It was named the No. 2 album of the year by Billboard and No. 3 by Billboard and Business Insider, but many other publications included it on their year-end lists. "Abracadabra" also fared well on many year-end best-of lists, with Entertainment Weekly and Rolling Stone recognizing it as the best song of the year. Associated Press, BBC, Billboard, Consequence, The Guardian, USA Today and Stereogum ranked it in their Top 10s. Spotify celebrated Gaga’s incredible year with a “paws up” statue on Copacabana Beach, where she performed her history-making show in May.

A week after she scored seven nominations at the 68th Grammy Awards, Lady Gaga graced the cover of Rolling Stone's December magazine to talk about "MAYHEM," finding love and touring. This marks Gaga's fourth time on the cover of the magazine and her first since 2011. Read the cover story here, and check out some highlights below. On mental health Gaga opened up about the mental health struggles she faced after the release of "ARTPOP" in 2013. She said "ARTPOP" altered the trajectory of her career because it "was the first time that [she] ever had major criticism about a piece of work" she made. From there, she discussed how her mental health problems continued through the next decade. She said she did "A Star is Born" on lithium, a powerful mood stabilizer, and had a psychotic break after filming on the Joanne World Tour: "I needed to take a break. I couldn't do anything ... I completely crashed. It was really scary. There was a time where I didn't think I could get better. ... I feel really lucky to be alive." She continued to say she doesn't think she "was doing very well" during the filming of "House of Gucci," and spoke about how "Chromatica" is "very literal" because it's all she had: "I didn't have a lot of the same type of poetry inside of me because I sort of lost it." This concept is explored in the "Disease" music video, which she said "is so deliberately about somebody that wants to harm you – and it being you." After filming it, she said she went into a dark place that revealed to her that she was not done healing. Thankfully, she now considers herself "a healthy, whole person," thanks in part to "MAYHEM": "One of the things I'm most grateful for is gaining all my artistic faculties back to make this record. I had to dig very, very deep, and I had to change a lot of my life and recenter around what I needed as a human being." On being in love Another factor in getting her back on track is her relationship with Michael Polansky, about whom she said, "Being in love with someone that cares about the real me made a very big difference." It's Polansky who told her she needed to reclaim her music, and in the process, she asked him for his input. Polansky is credited as a co-writer on six "MAYHEM" songs, which surprised him because his contributions were not intentional. "It was very touching to me that she wanted to acknowledge me," he said. Andrew Watt, a close collaborator through the "MAYHEM" sessions credited Polansky with being a crucial stabilizer in the recording process and said he has "that all-knowing Buddha-type energy." In turns out she secretly had another business venture with Polansky as she co-founded and sits on the board of directors of Outer Biosciences, a skin-health research firm that Polansky said "was her idea." "When she talks about us being partners, it kind of looks like it all goes one direction, but she's the most incredible support to me as well," he said. They plan to get married soon, and Gaga added that "being a mom is the thing [she wants] the most." On the MAYHEM Ball The narrative of MAYHEM Ball, Gaga's largest and longest tour in a decade, is a dream-logic version of parts of her real life. She broke it down and said the show starts with Mayhem, "the most egocentric side" of her, that announces she's the queen with a desire of torturing the younger version of herself "as a way of teaching her how to be great." The Mayhem character's plan doesn't go as planned, though. "I decided I wanted to make it something that everybody could understand and love," she said, "and it didn't have to be the most dark thing that I'd ever created. Isn't that Mayhem talking? 'I have to be dark.' And, like, what is that in me that I have to be the toughest or the most edgy?" While she still panics at the start of every show, but "the rehearsal of self" saves her and puts her back in the moment.

Lady Gaga and the cast of Netflix’s “Wednesday” season two fully embody the Halloween spirit as two new promotional videos were released in honor of the holiday. One is the long-awaited ASMR video with Gaga and co-star Catherine Zeta-Jones, who plays Morticia Adams. The other video features Gaga doing “The Dead Dance” with Emma Myers (Enid Sinclair) and Evie Templeton (Agnes DeMille). In September, Myers and Templeton joined Gaga on stage at a MAYHEM Ball show at London’s O2 Arena during “LoveDrug.” On Nov. 1, “The Dead Dance” became the seventh song from “MAYHEM” to reach 100 million streams on Spotify.

While appearing on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge, Demi Lovato performed a mash-up of Lady Gaga's "Disease" and "Perfect Celebrity." "I fell in love with the album 'MAYHEM,' and Lady Gaga is so incredible on it that I wanted to do a cover of her here," Lovato said. "I had a lot of fun singing it." You can also listen to their performance here: Lovato has given Gaga her flowers numerous times this year, having told Andy Cohen on "Watch What Happens Live" that the MAYHEM Ball was one of the best concerts they have seen. Late last month, they told Z100 that they'd love to chat and collaborate with Gaga, and further gushed about the MAYHEM Ball.

After wrapping up her two-night stint in Manchester for the MAYHEM Ball, Lady Gaga went over to Milan, Italy, on Oct. 9, to film scenes for "The Devil Wears Prada 2." Rumors about her appearance in the sequel to the 2006 movie swirled for weeks, but Variety confirmed her participation in the film today. According to the Vogue Italia, Gaga was spotted with platinum blonde hair and sunglasses leaving the Brera Academy, where one of the sequel's most elaborate scenes is being filmed. The article says she is expected to play herself and will likely appear as a super guest in the front row of a fashion show directed by Miranda Priestley (Meryl Streep). "The Devil Wears Prada 2" is set to be released May 1, 2026.

With the eligibility period for the 68th Grammy Awards closing at the end of August, Lady Gaga's "Harlequin" and "MAYHEM" output is all eligible for nomination. The "MAYHEM" era has already earned Gaga her 14th Grammy when her Bruno Mars collaboration "Die With a Smile" was awarded Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. Here are Gaga's submissions for next year's ceremony, according to The Grammy Guru: "MAYHEM" Album of the Year Best Pop Vocal Album Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical "Abracadabra" Record of the Year Song of the Year Best Dance Pop Recording Best Music Video "Abracadabra (Gesaffelstein Remix)" Best Remixed Recording "Disease" Best Pop Solo Performance "Perfect Celebrity" Best Rock Performance Best Rock Song "Harlequin" Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical "That's Entertainment" Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals First-round voting takes place from October 3 to October 15, 2025. Nominations are typically revealed at the beginning of November.

While in New York City for the sixth MAYHEM Ball show on Sept. 7, 2025, Lady Gaga simultaneously racked up four MTV Video Music Awards, including Artist of the Year. Her duet with Bruno Mars, "Die With a Smile," won Best Collaboration, and "Abracadabra" won Best Direction and Best Art Direction. Gaga was the most-nominated artist of the night, with a total of 12 nominations. The night before the ceremony, Gaga pre-recorded a performance of the six-time nominated "Abracadabra" and the televised debut of "The Dead Dance," which was released alongside the second part of the second season of "Wednesday." Watch the performance here: Gaga stopped by the ceremony in its first hour to accept the first award of the night, Artist of the Year. In her speech, she dedicated the award to the audience. "Thank you Little Monsters, my fans, for always supporting me and always supporting the Monster in me," she said. Gaga had 18 VMAs wins prior to this year's ceremony, but with the four new awards, she is now the VMAs' third-most awarded artist in history, trailing Taylor Swift (30 wins) and Beyoncé (28 wins).

Lady Gaga made a surprise appearance at Netflix's "Wednesday" Graveyard Gala, but she came with a surprise of her own: Her song "The Dead Dance" will be out September 3, 2025. Prior to Gaga's confirmation, the song was heavily rumored to be included in the second season of "Wednesday," in which Gaga plays a small role as Rosaline Rotwood, "a legendary Nevermore teacher who crosses paths with Wednesday." Gaga's appearance in the second season of the Netflix original series was confirmed last year, and she closed the streaming service's annual "TUDUM" event with a performance of "Zombieboy" and "Abracadabra" in May. Last month, show-runner Tim Burton confirmed he worked on "something else" with Gaga after her appearance in the series. The cast of "Wednesday" have lauded Gaga and her performance. In March, Ortega said she is "definitely one of the most talented individuals" she worked with. Last week, Catherine Zeta-Jones deemed her "one of the most talented, creative and wonderful people to appear on the Earth in decades."

Ahead of her special guest appearance in the second season of "Wednesday," Lady Gaga closed Netflix's annual "TUDUM" live event with a performance of two songs from her recently released album, "MAYHEM." Gaga began her performance in a coffin marked "HERE LIES THE MOTHER" before performing "Zombieboy" for the first time on TV. After a brief "Bloody Mary" dance intermission and a set change, Gaga returned to conclude the show with "Abracadabra." Watch a clip of the performance below: Following her performance, Netflix posted details about Gaga's character in the second season of "Wednesday": She'll be playing Rosaline Rotwood, a legendary Nevermore teacher, who crosses paths with Wednesday. "TUDUM" is a global pop culture event that covers Netflix's original films and television series. This year's event was held on May 31, 2025, at Los Angeles' Kia Forum. "Wednesday" star Jenna Ortega praised Gaga and her work on the upcoming season numerous times, once saying, "She is the best, definitely one of the most talented individuals I've ever worked with."

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars' Billboard Hot 100-topping collaboration "Die With A Smile" received more awards at the 2025 American Music Awards, winning Favorite Collaboration and Favorite Music Video. Gaga also won the award for Favorite Dance/Electronic Artist. Gaga received six nominations at this year's ceremony, in the following categories: Collaboration of the Year ("Die With a Smile") [WON] Favorite Music Video ("Die With a Smile") [WON] Favorite Dance/Electronic Artist [WON] Song of the Year ("Die With a Smile") Favorite Pop Song ("Die With a Smile") Favorite Female Pop Artist This year's ceremony brings Gaga to a total of 23 total AMAs nominations, though she only won three awards prior to the 2025 ceremony: Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist (2010 and 2017) and Favorite Electronic Dance Music Artist (2020). Gaga has performed at four AMAs ceremonies to date, first taking the stage in 2009 to perform a medley of "Bad Romance" and "Speechless." Relive the performance below:

After being awarded for her successes in music, film and TV, Lady Gaga can now add sports to the list: She took home the Emmy for Outstanding Music Direction at the 46th Annual Sports Emmy Awards, bringing her one letter closer to completing the prestigious EGOT. Gaga won the award for her touching performance of "Hold My Hand" in New Orleans, Louisiana, ahead of Super Bowl LIX. The pre-recorded performance served as a tribute to numerous tragic events that happened in the United States, including the New Orleans terror attack, Hurricane Helene hitting North Carolina and the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles. Rewatch the Emmy-winning performance below: She shares the Emmy with co-producers Seth Dudowsky, Bill Richards, Joel Santos, Jesse Weiss and Brad Zager. Joe Nargi is listed as the music editor. By adding an Emmy Award to her collection, Gaga is now only one award away from completing the "EGOT," which is designated to performers who have won all four of the major performing art awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awards. She only needs a Tony Award, which is awarded for excellence in live Broadway theatre. This marks Gaga's first Emmy Award win, but it's her fifth nomination. She was nominated for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special for "Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden" and "Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek Live!" in 2011 and 2015, respectively. Her Super Bowl LI Halftime Show received a nod in 2017 for Outstanding Special Class Program, and in 2022, she was nominated for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) for "One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga."

Lady Gaga is slated to perform at Netflix's "TUDUM" live event on Saturday, May 31, 2025. In a social media post, Netflix teased that Gaga will perform a song "you will not want to miss." Download.mp4 "TUDUM" is an annual global pop culture event that covers Netflix's original films and television series. This year's event will be held at Los Angeles' Kia Forum, and fans will be able to stream it in its entirety starting at 8 p.m. EST on May 31, on Netflix. Local fans can purchase in-person tickets for the live event here. Gaga's appearance at the festival before her upcoming appearance on the second season of Netflix's original series "Wednesday," in which she'll play an undisclosed role. The official "Wednesday" Twitter/X account reposted Netflix's post, writing: "I'm partial to controlled chaos, but I find this mayhem intriguing." "Wednesday" star Jenna Ortega has praised Gaga and her work on the upcoming season numerous times, once saying, "She is the best, definitely one of the most talented individuals I've ever worked with."

Lady Gaga received nominations in four categories at the 2025 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, tying Ariana Grande and Kendrick Lamar for the most nominations at this year's ceremony. Gaga is nominated in the following categories: Favorite Female Artist Favorite Song ("Abracadabra") Favorite Music Collaboration ("Die With a Smile") Favorite Album ("MAYHEM") You may vote in individual categories by clicking the links above, or you may vote in all categories by clicking here. Gaga has now been nominated for 12 Kids' Choice Awards, but she is yet to win an orange blimp. The award show will take place on June 21, 2025.

Continuing the tradition established by her Coachella, Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro concerts, Lady Gaga just released new Singapore-themed merchandise to her website. Gaga will perform four shows in the country on May 18, 19, 21 and 24. Click here to check out the new merchandise. This series of concerts marks Gaga's first return to Asia since her two-show run in Japan in 2023 for the Chromatica Ball. Her website was also updated with a Singapore theme.

Just as she did for her Coachella and Mexico City shows, Lady Gaga added Rio de Janeiro-themed "MAYHEM" merchandise to her online store ahead of her historic concert at Copacabana Beach on Saturday, May 3. Click here to check out the collection. Gaga's return to Brazil comes with her headlining slot at the Todo Mundo No Rio festival, where she will perform in front of an expected crowd of more than one million Little Monsters. The concert is free, so fans do not need to purchase a ticket to attend. Gaga previously unveiled exclusive "'MAYHEM' in the Desert" merch for her headlining sets at Coachella, as well as special Mexico City-themed merch for "¡Viva La Mayhem!," her two-concert run in the city. Both the Coachella and Mexico City merch are still available on Gaga's website. Click here to browse the collections. She is expected to release special merch for her four-show series in Singapore in May. Additionally, the homepage of Gaga's site received a Rio-themed makeover ahead of the show:

One day before Lady Gaga's return to Mexico on April 26 to perform at Estadio GNP Seguros, she updated her website and merchandise store to be themed after Mexico City, with special merch specific to the city. Click here to shop the collection. Gaga previously unveiled exclusive "'MAYHEM' in the Desert" merchandise for her headlining sets at Coachella earlier in the month. This collection is now available to purchase on her website by clicking here. The online merch store will soon be updated to feature new items for Gaga's tour dates in Rio de Janeiro and Singapore.

Lady Gaga added a second date to the MAYHEM Ball tour in Melbourne, Australia on December 6, 2025. Gaga will now perform at Marvel Stadium on December 5-6. Vodafone, Mastercard and Live Nation presales begin at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 16. General onsale begins at 11:30 a.m. on April 17.

Lady Gaga received the Innovator Award, which is presented to artists for their contributions to popular culture, at the iHeart Radio Music Awards on March 17, 2025. Gaga also won the award for Best Collaboration for her Billboard Hot 100-topping, Grammy-winning duet with Bruno Mars, "Die With a Smile." Watch her acceptance speech below: Gaga started her speech by praising Doechii, who presented her the award. She promised fans that while some people think being 38 is too old to be a pop star, she's just warming up. "I don't know totally how to think about this, because winning an award honoring my entire career at 38 years old is a hard thing to get my head around. On the one hand, I feel like I've been doing this forever, and on the other hand, I know I'm just getting started," Gaga said. She declared that innovation isn't about breaking rules, it's about writing your own and convincing the world they were there all along. "If I've learned anything in three decades I've been at this, it's that the most powerful innovation is your authenticity," Gaga said. She shouted out her inspirations: David Bowie, Grace Jones, Carole King, Elton John, Lady Starlight, Madonna, Stevie Wonder, Duke Ellington, Cher and Tony Bennett, some of which influenced her seventh studio album, "MAYHEM." Gaga rounded out her speech by thanking her Little Monsters. "Thank you for always seeing me so clearly, from 'The Fame' to 'MAYHEM.' Because you saw me, I learned to see myself. And to the LGBTQ+ community, you taught me bravery before the world was ready to listen. You have changed the world for the better and your courage fuels mine every single day," she said. Her final words were, "The world doesn't need another copy. It desperately needs your original."

Lady Gaga will return to Singapore this May to perform a series of concerts in promotion of "MAYHEM." Gaga is set to take the stage at the Singapore National Stadium on May 18-19, May 21 and May 24. According to its press release, these will be the only stop in Asia for Lady Gaga’s upcoming tour. The Mastercard presale begins Tuesday, March 18, followed by the Klook presale on March 19, and KrisFlyer and LiveNation presales on March 20. The general onsale is Friday, March 21. Visit here for more information. Earlier this month, Gaga announced her return to Mexico City, performing at Estadio GNP Seguros on April 26. Gaga was previously announced as a headliner for Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California, taking the stage on Friday, April 11 and 18. Last month, Gaga was announced as the headliner for "Todo Mundo No Rio," the free concert taking place on May 3 in Copacabana.

Lady Gaga dazzled in her second double-duty performance on the March 8 episode "Saturday Night Live," where she debuted live performances of two songs from her recently released album, "MAYHEM." Watch the performances of "Abracadabra" and "Killah" below: Gaga's opening monologue poked fun at her 2013 'SNL' performance of "Do What U Want" with R. Kelly, as well as her Razzie Awards win for Worst On Screen Combo in "Joker: Folie a Deux." Many of Gaga's sketches featured musical elements. She and Bowen Yang played a couple who burst into song on their first date in "Wonderful Tonight," and they reunited at the end of the episode to put an end to modern lingo in "No More Slay." Her other live sketches include: "Funeral Home": Gaga and Heidi Gardner act as funeral home owners with a vision for their clients. "A Long Goodbye": Gaga's ex pursues her on a piece of motorized luggage. "LIttle Red Glasses": Gaga plays an older woman showing off her glasses. "Birthday at Friendly's": Mayhem erupts at a dinner when the restaurant staff learn a guest lied about her birthday. Gaga also appeared in pre-filmed sketches, including a commercial for extra runny mascara and a short film about a tiny mouse.

Nothing was off the table in Lady Gaga's interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music, where she talked about what "MAYHEM" means to her and described some of her soon-to-be-released new songs. Watch the video interview below, and read some of the highlights beneath: On "MAYHEM": Gaga described "MAYHEM" as her favorite record in a long time. "I feel like it has some teeth," she said. She talked about how she was able to be a student on music with "MAYHEM," which allowed her to figure out her own personal mayhem. The album was inspired out of loving music and sounds that she studied for at least a decade, allowing her to embrace the mayhem of being a nonlinear, cross-genre artist who combines a lot of things at once. "'ARTPOP' was a vibe. 'Joanne' was a sound, 'Chromatica' had a sound, all different. 'The Fame Monster' was more chaotic, 'The Fame' was theatrical pop, 'Born This Way' to me had more of a metal-electro-New York vibe to it, so I actually made the effort making 'MAYHEM' to not do that and not try to give my music an outfit, but instead to allow myself to be influenced by everything," she explained. "It's completely me, and it's my gift to my fans," she said. Touching on the success of "Abracadabra," Gaga said she thinks the song is very much her sound, something that she honed in after many years. She said part of what made its music video so special was the community it fostered: "I spent real time learning that choreography, working with Parris [Goebel] and working with those dancers, and I got to. be in their community while we made it, and I felt like I belonged. That feeling made me so happy." She went into detail on some of the new songs on the album, as well. She revealed that "Perfect Celebrity" was the working title of the album before it was "MAYHEM." "Perfect Celebrity," the song, is a 90s-inspired "electro-grunge" track about how she dealt with the anger she felt toward herself as it relates to the desire for fame. While the song is "super angry," she also described it as humorous, specifically the lyrics: "I've become a notorious being . Find my clone, she's asleep on the ceiling." "It's almost comical, this idea that any time I'm in the room wit anyone, there's me, Stefani, and Lady Gaga asleep on the ceiling, and I have to figure out which body to be in," she said. "Shadow of a Man," the song teased at the end of "GAGA Chromatica Ball," is a defiant, fun and powerful song about being a woman in music. "That song is so much ha response to my career and what it always felt like to be the only girl in the room a lot of the time, and to always be standing in the shadow of a man, because there were so many around me that I learned how to dance in that shadow," she described. "The Beast," the 12th track on the album, takes the perspective of someone singing to their werewolf lover, but Gaga said it can be applied to her relationship with her fiancé Michael, as well as her relationship to who she is on stage. "It's somebody that is saying to the beast, 'I know you're a monster but I can handle you, and I love you,'" she said. "Blade of Grass" calls back to her relationship with Michael. She described how she told him she'd marry him if he proposed with a blade of grass, and she detailed how they built a friendship over how to share one another's mayhem. "My home used to only be the stage. It was so lonely, and also, it is so much more fun to take somebody out there with you, someone that loves you, that knows what you're capable of in all the various aspects of life," she said. In terms of other songs, Gaga revealed "Garden of Eden" is a 2000s throwback and webstore-exclusive track "Can't Stop The High" is "a pure electro-grunge record that goes even harder than 'Perfect Celebrity' does." Lowe said "Zombieboy" is "crazy fun." At the end of the interview, Gaga said she feels like she's firing on all cylinders, and she revealed she has a desire to tour "MAYHEM" after her performance at Coachella next month.

Lady Gaga will return to Mexico City next month to give one of the first concert performances of the "MAYHEM" era. Gaga will perform on April 26, 2025 at Estadio GNP Seguros, a stadium in Mexico City. Pre-sale for tickets will begin this Thursday, with the general sale on March 7. Click here to access the Ticketmaster listing. Gaga was previously announced as a headliner for Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California, taking the stage on Friday, April 11 and 18. Last month, Gaga was announced as the headliner for "Todo Mundo No Rio," the free concert taking place on May 3 in Copacabana.

To celebrate the release of "Mayhem," Lady Gaga will appear on "Good Morning America" next Friday, March 7. Gaga is slated to discuss her long-awaited seventh studio album, which will be released the same day as her "Good Morning America" appearance. The episode will air live on ABC from 7-9 a.m. EST on March 7, though the exact time of Gaga's interview is unknown. Her "GMA" appearance is just one of many "Mayhem"-related events over its release weekend. On Thursday, March 6, Spotify's Little Monster Press Conference will air on Spotify's Instagram, TikTok and YouTube channels. Then, on Saturday, March 8, Gaga is pulling double duty on "Saturday Night Live," where she will host and perform. To check out Lady Gaga Now's comprehensive list of all the physical variants of "Mayhem," click here.