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The Mayhem Ball kicked off its European leg yesterday with the first of four shows in London, and it has received an universal critical acclaim The Guardian- ★★★★★ "Lady Gaga’s eighth world tour, The Mayhem Ball, does not lack ambition" The Telegraph - ★★★★★ "And there’s always something eye-popping to look at, the entire show having apparently been devised by people who thought the real issue with Gaga’s performances to date is that they were insufficiently camp and OTT" The Times - ★★★★★ "Lady Gaga at the O2 in London — a pop diva redefines the arena gig. The most flamboyant star of modern times kicked off her European tour with a masterclass in camp fantasy" The Independent - ★★★★★ "Pop star’s Mayhem Ball is the concert of the year. No set piece is too elaborate, no framing device too ludicrous, for this show of wall-to-wall bangers that suggests Gaga isn’t ready to give up her pop crown just yet" Evening Standard - ★★★★★ "There are pop stars, there are music artists, and then there are the true auteurs. Lady Gaga is the latter. Put your paws up for the stadium show of the century. If we could give this show six stars we would" Metro - ★★★★★ "Lady Gaga is this generation’s Madonna – the Mayhem Tour proves it. Despite the spectacle, at every single step of the dramatic production, Gaga was letting us know her microphone was switched on. Her vocals were unwavering." Attitude - ★★★★★ "There’s probably no entertainer out there as committed. Vocally, she’s an underrated powerhouse: it was a treat to hear her take on Bruno Mars’s parts on the all-conquering ‘Die with a Smile’, now the third bestselling song of all time, and it was only released last year, and her ever-so-slightly recasted ‘Shallow’, featuring a softer, gentler vocal, which saw her gliding through dry ice on a rowboat: very Phantom of the Opera." The i Paper - ★★★★★ "On the opening night in London, Gaga's Mayhem Ball - a gothic, operatic pop-theatre extravaganza - was proof she's a pop revolutionary. It’s impossible at moments like these to forget that Lady Gaga is one of the greats, a pop revolutionary. The Mayhem Ball is utterly magnificent." Well hello let's celebrate that

Because nothing says America has a strong and capable leader other than issuing an official press release from the White House attacking a pop star for sharing an Instagram infographic

She's giving us a million variants won't let it go She's giving us a million variants won't quit the show (girl) She's giving us a million variants Give us a million variants Giving us a million variants About a million variants

DWAS #1 year-end secured btw, 3 weeks to go!

Ariana Grande received a direct statement from the White House after the pop singer called out supporters of the Trump administration. On Sunday night, Grande reshared a post to her Instagram that criticized the Trump administration for its ongoing ICE raids and transphobic rhetoric, as well as other threats to democracy. The post was written by activist Matt Bernstein as a “check-in” for Trump supporters. The paragraph concludes with the following question: “It’s been 250 days. Now that immigrants have been violently torn from their families and communities have been destroyed, now that trans people have been blamed for virtually everything and live in fear, now that free speech is on the brink of collapse for us all — has your life gotten better?” In a statement provided to Entertainment Weekly, White House Deputy Press Secretary Kush Desai responded to Grande directly. The statement utilized Grande’s song titles — including “Save Your Tears,” “Just Like Magic” and “Get Well Soon.” “Save your tears, Ariana. Because President Trump’s actions ended Joe Biden’s inflation crisis and are bringing in trillions in new investment,” Desai said. “He even signed an executive order just like magic that paved the way for the FTC to crack down on Ticketmaster for ripping off Ariana Grande’s concert-going fans. Get well soon, Ariana!” Source: https://variety.com/2025/music/news/ariana-grande-white-house-response-trump-administration-1236534327/

Then get up earlier so you can pray and not be late

Global Spotify #8 (+2) DWAS +3,238,009 #109 (+11) TDD +1,437,126 #165 (-8) Poker Face +1.214.885

her reading the lyrics on genius backstage:

ANOTHER ONE FOR MAYHEM! DWAS achieves 3 billion streams on Spotify making it the first song of both Lady Gaga, and Bruno Mars to hit 3B

US Pop Radio 14 (+1) The Dead Dance Audience: 10.221 (+0.193) Spins: 5117 (+120) US HAC Radio 14 (=) The Dead Dance Audience: 5.693 (+0.055) Spins: 2207 (+28)

Bloody Mary, The Dead Dance and Abracadabra were added to Halloween Party editorial playlist on Spotify! It currently has 1.255.954 saves

Girl how long do you pray for

I’m feeling like Mayhem is Gaga’s best shot at winning AOTY, possibly ever, and it might be the closest she ever comes to it! Sure, Mayhem doesn’t contain Poker Face or Bad Romance, and it doesn’t have BTW sales. But The Fame lost to Taylor’s Fearless, you could argue that TFM wasn’t a complete “album” and BTW lost to 21 by Adele. Love For Sale was never going to win as a jazz album, and that nomination alone proves how much the Grammys love Gaga. Her prior nominations all had a fairly logical reason for losing the award. This year, her competition is relatively low. There is no Taylor, Adele, Beyoncé or even Billie, Olivia or Harry in her way. There is also no critically acclaimed “cultural-phenomenon” type album in her way like Brat or Future Nostalgia. What are the chances of that? A scenario as low-competition as this year might not ever happen again. Now, let’s talk about the actual album. Yes the singles could have performed better, and VIY and HBDUWM should have been hits, but the quality of the album is impeccable. Mayhem has not aged a day. I feel like the album hits a nice balance of commercially successful + critically acclaimed. It contains one of the biggest songs of all time (DWAS - which already has a Grammy!) as well as one of Gaga’s best songs of all time (Abracadabra). Abracadabra itself is at once nostalgic and forward thinking for Gaga, a mic drop moment. And overall, the album showcases Gaga’s diverse talents from power anthems (VIY) to rock (PC), electro grunge (GOE) and disco, etc. It plays it safe at times (DWAS), but also flexes and gets experimental at other times (Killah), without alienating the listener. It’s not as shocking and as wild as BTW (what many consider her magnum opus), but I also think Mayhem is almost like a more refined and better edited version of that album. It is a love letter to music and to her career. Timing wise, we now see Gaga 17+ years into her career, and highly respected as an artist. Critics are no longer trying to “figure her out” like they were earlier in her career. Her standing as an artist is more secure than it has ever been, something that kind of developed after ASIB and got stronger with Mayhem. People no longer associate Gaga with “being weird” but instead they associate her with TALENT. In terms of Gaga’s future, who knows what it will look like. Will she take a break and start a family? Will her next album be a rock inspired album? Will her relevance slightly decline (which is normal)? Will newer pop stars threaten her status as a pop queen? Whatever the future holds, I feel like MAYHEM will remain one of, if not, her strongest bid for AOTY. LET’S GO GAGA!

It has started! 3 songs from Gaga is included in the new Halloween Party Spotify playlist with 1.2M likes! Bloody Mary- No.5 Abracadabra-No.15 The Dead Dance- No.47

And she had fun

Several million light years away from GOAT (a Government-Owned Alien Territory)

Fun fact: Trump named his daughter Tiffany after Ariana.

Maybe she should pray to become more punctual.

There’s something comforting about knowing these two will still go at each other on a random Monday night.

Abracadabra surpassed LoveGame on Spotify today to become her 16th most streamed song

She's currently on the piano doing a surprise performance of Speechless. https://x.com/MayhemBallTour/status/1972775187876815282

Trying this out at work

London came through tonight! Lot of videos gaining views on tiktok, especially the TDD/Lovedrug segment.

Yeah, poor girl... #1 album, 200k debut despite taking 7 years to release, wasting all her WAP/Up hype... poor girl!

Still not as impactful for world history as her carbon emissions. Slay Earth. 😍

Iconic but debra deserves too

At 1:50. I’ve always been a bit confused by that moment. Why were they sitting?

34M views

Brave

old people in 1990 or really anyone teleported to today from 20+ years ago would have a heart attack seeing current politics

Madonna...your religious practices dont supersede commitments thousands of people made to come see you perform at a specified time...its rude, unprofessional, and narcissistic This is why religious people get on my nerves thinking people always need to accommodate for their lifestyle choice

Guuuuurl Then you should start praying two hours before your usual prayer time starts. Love you Queen but you always sound so entitled.

Oh thank you I thought @manuanota was going through something

The way she flipped the glasses open with one hand and popped them on her face in less than half a second Fashion queen, model, clearly has done 5million costume changes in less than a bilisecond Ok I think there are other body parts involved, in the maneuver maybe her torso and mouth? Truly she's so fast I cannot tell

We know the song is called the Dead Dance but that is a bit much jk

I mean I buy it.. her spirituality is a mix of rebellion, Kaballah and Catholic guilt.

as they should, about damn time she gets the raves she deserves

Sorry but in a era when AI can replace/mask anyone voice? in a era where nicki minaj fans are beyond deranged? sure...

i love that ari has stayed vocal about her beliefs A lot of her peers have stayed silent, especially about gaza....ari has spoken out repeatedly

One of her all-time greats. The opening synths will always give me chills

White House or ChatGPT

To the devil play Devil pray mp3