Lady Gaga Surprises with Bourbon Street Performance of 'Hold My Hand' for New Orleans Attack, L.A. Fires Ahead of 2025 Super Bowl

Lady Gaga made a surprise appearance ahead of the 2025 Super Bowl.

On Sunday, Feb. 9, the pop megastar, 38, delivered a surprise tribute in honor of the New Orleans terror attack in January and the Los Angeles wildfires as well as the deadly airplane crashes in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. and those affected by Hurricane Helene in a prerecorded segment that aired during the pre-game coverage. (A clip of it was shared on X by MuchMusic.)

After commentators Michael Strahan and Tom Brady introduced the performance while sporting NOLA Strong and L.A. Fire Department T-shirts, respectively. "This year began with a terror attack that tried to shatter it’s spirit. But the resilience of New Orleans is matched by the resolve of our country," Strahan, 53, said, before Brady, 47, added, "When tragedy strikes, we don't break, we come together."

The two were surrounded by first responders and other attendees as the camera panned to Gaga, 38, who was perched at a piano. Sporting an oversized white hat and matching bell-sleeve dress, Gaga performed an arresting rendition of her 2022 power ballad, "Hold My Hand," from Top Gun: Maverick.

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At last week's Grammys, Gaga set her Mayhem era in motion. The "Alejandro" musician debuted the music video for her new single, "Abracadabra," during a commercial break of the 2025 broadcast on Sunday, Feb. 2.

In the black, white and red-themed commercial, Gaga was surrounded by 40 backup dancers who broke out in energetic dance numbers. The dance numbers represented a battle between Gaga's light and dark side, per a release.

Minutes after the commercial aired, Gaga shared on her socials that the dance track and music video are available to stream now.

"Abracadabra" is set to appear on Gaga's upcoming seventh album, Mayhem. Her recent singles "Disease" and "Die with a Smile" will also appear on the 14-track project, which she officially announced on Monday, Jan. 27.

Her track with Bruno Mars, "Die with a Smile," won best pop duo/group performance at the awards show.

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"The album started as me facing my fear of returning to the pop music my earliest fans loved," said Gaga in a press release.

She compared the complex creative process to "reassembling a shattered mirror: even if you can’t put the pieces back together perfectly, you can create something beautiful and whole in its own new way."

Mayhem will be released March 7, and the album's track list will be revealed before then.

The Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles are facing off in the 2025 Super Bowl, airing on Fox on Sunday, Feb. 9.

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