Wednesday, July 8, 2026

UPDATE: Lady Gaga’s “Abracadabra” Casts a Spell with 14 Million Views, May Save the Record Biz

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Lady Gaga has cast a spell over the music world.

She dropped a new video, “Abracadabra,” on Sunday during the Grammy Awards. That was three days ago.

In that time, the video has scored 14 million views on YouTube. That includes the video itself, a lyric video, and the Mastercard commercial that ran during the Grammys.

The actual single is number 3 on iTunes. The song is number 5 on Spotify.

At the same time, Gaga’s duet with Bruno Mars, “Die with a Smile,” is number 1 on Spotify and number 4 on iTunes.

“Die with a Smile” has sold 4 million copies including streaming and sales since it was released in August.

Next month, Gaga will drop her 7th album, called “Mayhem,” which includes both of those songs and “Disease,” another single that’s been out for weeks.

Based on all this, “Mayhem” will cause actual Mayhem on the charts. Amazing!

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