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Lady Gaga performed a medley of songs at the 2025 YouTube Brandcast event on Wednesday, May 14 in New York. Gaga performed four songs from her new album MAYHEM: Abracadabra, Perfect Celebrity, Vanish Into You, and How Bad Do U Want Me, plus her Oscar-winning smash hit Shallow. Deadline reported that her performance received a standing ovation and was a highlight from the event: "Lady Gaga achieved the rarest of things: a standing ovation and screams of enthusiasm from a crowd of advertisers […] the opposite of the usually jaded reactions."

Lady Gaga’s historic concert at Copacabana Beach on May 3 is officially the highest attended concert of all time by a female artist, according to Rio’s City Hall. With an estimated 2.1 million fans attending Gaga’s MAYHEM show, the show also becomes the biggest show for any artist this century. Lady Gaga breaks the record from Madonna’s historic Copacabana show in May last year, when 1.6 million fans attended. Rio’s biggest show of all time is Rod Stewart’s New Year’s Eve concert at Copacabana in 1994, with over 3.5 million in attendance. Lady Gaga will next bring MAYHEM to Singapore this month for a series of stadium shows before embarking on the MAYHEM Ball in July.

In a new interview with Vanity Fair, Lady Gaga’s choreographer Parris Goebel discusses the creative process behind crafting Gaga’s 2025 Coachella performance. Parris calls the collaboration “probably the most fun I’ve ever had working on a project, and I think that comes down to working with Gaga.” Read the full interview here. On Choosing the Setlist: “We were just like, ‘how do we make the most iconic opening ever?’ And we started throwing out song names. ‘What if we open with Abracadabra?’ I said we have to do Scheiße, because it’s my favorite. ‘And what if we ended the act with Poker Face? It would be so unexpected.’ I think people were expecting her to open with the new album, but we did this mash-up of new and old hits. I think it was the perfect blend to wake everyone up and say: She’s here! She’s back!” On Creating the Opera House: “Gaga and I talk every day, and we’re constantly sharing ideas, photos, and inspiration. It just kind of came to me: What if we do an opera house, like Mayhem Opera House? […] When I started working with Gaga, I very quickly learned that my wildest dreams and fantasies could transpire with her. I texted her, ‘Let’s do an opera house.’ And she texted back and said, ‘I love it. Let’s do it.’” On Her Favorite Part of the Putting the Show Together: “Working with such a free thinker, someone who’s open-minded and takes risks and cares about true artistry. She really puts the time, energy, and money into her art. You can see that. We both managed to lock ourselves away in this little ‘Mayhem’ world and be kids again. And it was so theatrical. I really thrive in those spaces. I love the drama—how dance, music, and visuals can take you to another world. It’s obviously a lot of hard work, but it’s been a dream.” On Revamping Old Choreography: “The cool thing, I’m coming in fresh with someone who already has such a massive legacy and impact on the world. I just want to honor what she’s done, what’s she’s created, and then also put a fresh twist on it. I’m always thinking about her fans. So it was like, What will the fans love to see again in this world, the ‘Mayhem’ world? Then deciding to give them something new here, switching it up there. It was a beautiful balance of honoring what she’s done and then putting a fresh lens on it.” On How the Mayhem Ball Will Differ From Coachella: “No comment.” Lady Gaga’s MAYHEM Ball kicks off in July, following the biggest show of her in Brazil, and a series of stadium shows in Singapore.

Lady Gaga returned to Mexico City for the first time in over a decade on Saturday, April 26 to kick off the first stadium show in support of MAYHEM. The last time Gaga visited the country was in 2011 for the Monster Ball Tour. Gaga performed to a sold out crowd of over 60,000 fans at Estadio GNP Seguros. Bringing the ‘gothic opera house’ from Coachella, Gaga performed the same set with the addition of “Blade Of Grass” for the first time. To thank the crowd, Gaga wrote a letter in Spanish expressing her gratitude. The translated letter is below: “Dear Little Monsters, It's such an honor to be here tonight in your beautiful country, performing for everyone. It's been 13 years since I was last in Mexico, and coming back has been so special. I hope you feel, in every detail of tonight's show, how much effort I put into showing how much I admire and respect each of you. Everything was done with a lot of love and dedication. From the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for choosing to spend this evening with me. It means the world to me. Mexico City has a very special place in my heart because it was here that I ended my first stadium tour: the Monster Ball. I will never forget the emotion and passion you shared with me at that farewell, the most important show of my career so far. Today, being able to experience this again with you is a gift. And the most beautiful thing is that, this time, we are not ending a cycle — we are starting a new one. With all my love, Lady Gaga.” Gaga performs another sold out show in Mexico City this Sunday before heading to Copacabana for the biggest show of her career on May 3. Gaga will then bring MAYHEM to Singapore for four stadium shows in May before kicking off the MAYHEM Ball arena tour in July.

Lady Gaga will return to Australia this December to perform a series of stadium shows in support of her newest album ‘MAYHEM’. Gaga is set to take the stage at the Marvel Stadium in Melbourne on December 5; the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on December 9; and the Accor Stadium in Sydney on December 12. This will mark this first time Gaga has toured in Australia since 2014’s ArtRAVE: The ARTPOP Ball Tour. The Mastercard pre-sale for the shows begins Monday, April 14. Live Nation pre-sales begin Wednesday, April 16, followed by the general on sale on April 17. Visit here for more information. Visit here to view more 2025 tour information.

Lady Gaga has released the "Abracadabra" fan music video this Saturday, March 29. The dance video, which is created in partnership with Mastercard, is directed by choreographer Parris Goebel. Watch the video here: The video features lucky winners from the Mastercard competition from February. According to the sweepstakes rules, fifteen winners were chosen to participate in the new dance video featuring full glam and costumes.

On the eve before MAYHEM's official release worldwide, Lady Gaga is holding a press conference for Little Monsters in partnership with Spotify. The special event begins at 6PM ET and will stream live on Spotify's YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok accounts. Check back for more updates.

Lost in all the MAYHEM? Here’s a list of all the official worldwide listening parties for Lady Gaga’s seventh studio album, out March 7. Berlin, Germany: March 7, 7pm. Budapest, Hungary: March 7, 9pm. Frankfurt, Germany: March 14, 9pm. Hong Kong: March 6, 8pm. Istanbul, Turkey: March 6, 8pm. New York City, USA: March 7, 6pm. Paris, France: March 6, 7pm. Philippines: March 8, 7pm. Singapore: March 7, 9pm. Sydney, Australia: March 6, 11pm. Tokyo, Japan: March 6, 7:30pm. Toronto, Canada: March 6, 8pm. United Kingdom (several cities): March 6, 5pm. Vienna, Austria: March 8, 7:30pm.

Lady Gaga’s official store has added new ‘MAYHEM’ merchandise ahead of the album’s release this Friday. Two new ‘MAYHEM’ vinyl variants have been added to her official store: a picture disc and zoetrope vinyl. A standard ‘MAYHEM’ cassette has been added to her U.S. store, while her U.K. store added a bundle of three cassette variants alongside a signed art card. (add links) Furthermore, a ‘MAYHEM’ CD boxset that includes an exclusive shirt and poster has been added to the shop. To check out Lady Gaga Now's comprehensive list of all the physical variants of "Mayhem," click here.