Sunday, February 16, 2025

Grammys Big Winner of the Night: Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars “California Dreamin’,” Lady Gaga with New Video For “Abracadabra”

The big winner at the Grammys last night was Lady Gaga.

She and Bruno Mars picked up an award for their song, “Die with a Smile,” even though they didn’t perform it.

Instead, they brilliantly executed the Mamas and the Papas song, “California Dreamin.” It was right on the money for the moment as the wildfires were uppermost on everyone’s minds. The performance was sublime.

During the show, Gaga also released a video for her new song, “Abracadabra,” which leads off her upcoming album, “Mayhem.” The video has scored almost 5 million views in 15 hours. The video debuted during the Grammys as a four minute commercial paid for by Mastercard.

Plus, “Die with a Smile” continues in the top 5 today.

Well played!

Roger Friedman
Roger Friedmanhttps://www.showbiz411.com
Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.

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