Lady Gaga's Blockbuster Week: VMA Noms, Netflix Song, MSG Sellouts

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Lady Gaga is having a blockbuster week that is shaping up to be a major chapter in her career. The biggest headline is that she leads the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards nominations, scoring 12 nods thanks to her visuals for “Abracadabra” and her Bruno Mars collaboration “Die With a Smile.” This makes her the most nominated artist this year—a feat she’s achieved for the third time—and she is in contention for top categories like video of the year, best album, and artist of the year. ABC News and Mix 92.9 both note that fan voting is now open, with the show airing live from UBS Arena in New York on September 7 and streaming on Paramount Plus, making this awards season a major moment for Gaga and potentially cementing her legacy even further if she sweeps the night.

On the music and entertainment front, Variety and That Grape Juice both report that Gaga is releasing a new single called “Dead Dance,” written for the much-anticipated second season of Netflix’s Wednesday, where she will also guest star as Rosaline Rotwood, a legendary Nevermore teacher. This marks one of Gaga’s most high-profile TV appearances in years, and fans are abuzz given the viral mania her older track “Bloody Mary” experienced thanks to the show’s first season TikTok trend. The new song and theatrical music video are set to drop in tandem with the release of Wednesday’s second season Part 2 in early September, feeding speculation that “Dead Dance” could become another global smash if the series maintains its hit status.

Meanwhile, on the business and live performance side, Lady Gaga is in the midst of her sold-out MAYHEM Ball world tour, bringing her platinum-certified Mayhem album to arenas across the country. According to MSG’s official event page and Shazam, she has a run of upcoming Madison Square Garden shows scheduled for August 22, 23, 26, 27, September 6, and a high-profile date on September 7, further underscoring her reign as a live performance juggernaut. Social media mentions are surging, with the official Lady Gaga Now Instagram account celebrating her VMA nominations and fan clubs sharing concert footage and behind-the-scenes moments. While some online chatter includes detractors and the ever-present pop rivalry jabs, the overwhelming tone is excitement for her new music, her acting appearance, and her sweep of the award show conversation. There are no credible reports of major controversies, business shakeups, or personal scandals at this time, and all speculated feuds or “career resurrections” appear limited to fan banter rather than substantiated news. All told, this is looking like a late-career apex for Lady Gaga, poised to grab headlines on stage, on screen, and in the industry for weeks to come.

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Episode Transcript

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Lady Gaga is having a blockbuster week that is shaping
up to be a major chapter in her career. The
biggest headline is that she leads the twenty twenty five
MTV Video Music Awards nominations, scoring twelve nods thanks to
her visuals for Abracadabra and her Bruno Mars collaboration Die
with a Smile. This makes her the most nominated artist

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this year, a feat she's achieved for the third time,
and she is in contention for top categories like Video
of the Year, Best Album, and Artist of the Year.
ABC News and Mixed ninety two point nine both note
that fan voting is now open, with the show airing
live from UBS Arena in New York on September seven
and streaming on Paramount Plus, making this award season a

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major moment for Gaga and potentially cementing her legacy even
further if she sweeps the night on the Music and
Entertainment Front. Variety and that Grape Juice both report that
Gaga is releasing a new single called Dead Dance, written
for the much anticipated second season of Netflix's Wednesday, where
she will also guest star as Rosaline Rotwood, a legendary

(01:05):
Nevermore Teacher. This marks one of Gaga's most high profile
TV appearances in years, and fans are a buzz given
the viral mania her older track Bloody Mary experienced thanks
to the show's first season TikTok trend. The new song
and theatrical music video are set to drop in tandem
with the release of Wednesday's second season, Part two in

(01:26):
early September, feeding speculation that Dead Dance could become another
global smash if the series maintains its hit status. Meanwhile,
on the business and live performance side, Lady Gaga is
in the midst of her sold out Mayhem ball World Tour,
bringing her platinum certified Mayhem album to arenas across the country.
According to MSG's official event page and Shazam, she has

(01:49):
a run of upcoming Madison Square Garden shows schedule for
August twenty second, twenty three, twenty six, twenty sixth, September sixth,
further underscoring her rain is a live performance juggernaut. Social
media mentions are surging, with the official Lady Gaga Now
Instagram account celebrating her VMA nominations and fan clubs sharing

(02:11):
concert footage and behind the scenes moments. While some online
chatter includes detractors and the ever present pop rivalry jabs,
the overwhelming tone is excitement for her new music, her
acting appearance, and her sweep of the award show conversation.
There are no credible reports of major controversies, business shakeups,
or personal scandals at this time, and all speculated feuds

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or career resurrections appear limited to fan banter rather than
substantiated news. All told, this is looking like a late
career apex for Lady Gaga. Poise to grab headlines on stage,
on screen, and in the industry for weeks to come.
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