Gaga and Bruno were originally planned to perform “Die With a Smile” at Grammys

[TaylorSwift 160,941]

Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga abandoned their hit for Los Angeles. The duo had originally planned to perform “Die With a Smile,” but that changed after the wildfires.

“I had a really early call with Bruno, and we chatted for a while, and we were just thinking about what’s right,” Winston recalls. “He said, ‘Is anybody on the show doing, like, ‘California Dreamin”?… I loved what they did. They were like, ‘No, you know what? We’re not going to do our massive single that would make us money and help our albums. Actually, we’re going to do something for the city. That was the biggest spike in donations of the night because it came off the back of that fire appeal film.”
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/grammys-2025-weeknd-winner-taylor-swift-beyonce-1235256821/

[Leoj305 3,774]

“Albums”

[Starmie25 22,373]

They made the right choice.

"California Dreamin" was a beautiful moment.

Also "Abracadabra" got full attention this way 

[Galagala 4,622]

Still wish for a televised live performance. I guess it will never happen now.

[Addison Rae 17,903]

honestly it was the best decision anyway, the dwas performance would’ve overshadowed the abracadabra video premiere 

[clownery 7,659]

And I was getting dragged in another thread... nvm

[Allan 3,944]

9 minutes ago, Teletubby said:

No, you know what? We’re not going to do our massive single that would make us money and help our albums.

 

 

[27monster27 15,673]

2010, 2016, and now 2025. It is sad when stuff like this happens, but I do appreciate that she puts her care for others before commercial success.

[Illuminati 15,959]

I mean, it was safe to assume so. It's not like the Cali/LA fires were pre-planned in advance

[chun li 3,056]

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars were set to perform Die With a Smile with fire shown in the background

[JoeMo 3,889]

I love California dreaming, I loved their performance it was great 

[julz 8,047]

They can still do it at SNL  or other awards shows

[southpaw773 4,341]

17 minutes ago, Galagala said:

Still wish for a televised live performance. I guess it will never happen now.

What about VMAs

[codymonster 8,858]

You can say what you want about promo, but Gaga ALWAYS backs up what she stands for. She has shown countless times that she cares about other people more than her own success. I commend them both for that. 

[GagaUnderYou 5,018]

They could have done both…

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