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Lady Gaga Reinvents Herself, Yet Again, With ‘Mayhem Requiem’ Performance: Review

By Steven J. Horowitz May 14, 2026 | 10:00 PM

At the end of her “Mayhem Ball” tour, Lady Gaga performs “Bad Romance” as the opera house behind her ignites, the set piece roaring with flames. It’s a commentary, or at least it appeared to be, on the ephemeral nature of pop music: Gaga spends the entire performance celebrating the genre’s artifice by leaning into […]