Lady Gaga’s anticipated performance on the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards was tonight. In a pre-taped section recorded at her Madison Sq. Backyard live performance final night time (September 6), the pop star sang “Abracadabra” from her new album Mayhem and “The Dead Dance,” her new single for Netflix’s Wednesday. “The class is dance or die,” Gaga declared from atop the huge pink ballgown that has change into a staple of her Mayhem Ball tour. For “The Useless Dance,” she busted out some disco strikes whereas dressed as a decrepit Little Bo-Peep. Watch a replay beneath.
With a complete of 12 nods, Girl Gaga is essentially the most nominated artist at tonight’s award present. She gained Artist of the 12 months earlier within the night, and remains to be up for Video of the 12 months for her Bruno Mars duet “Die With a Smile.”
Gaga isn’t any stranger to the VMAs. Her earlier performances on the awards present embrace a well-known 2009 set, the place she delivered a star-making rendition of “Paparazzi,” and her 2020 performance alongside Ariana Grande. Mariah Carey and Sabrina Carpenter each took the stage tonight, with Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler additionally slated to carry out.
Examine Mayhem in “The Best Music of 2025 So Far” and follow along with all of Pitchfork’s coverage of the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards.
