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Lady Gaga at the 2025 Grammy Awards
Lady Gaga at the 2025 Grammy Awards
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Lady Gaga’s “Abracadabra” Music Video Has Fans Gagged

It’s called “music’s biggest night” for a reason. As viewers tuned in for the 2025 Grammy Awards Ceremony, they were in for an extra sweet surprise  — Lady Gaga dropped another single (and a music video!) for her song “Abracadabra” during a commercial break, teasing her upcoming seventh studio album, Mayhem. 

Gaga’s single is the third single from the Mayhem album; she previously released the electropop track “Disease” in October 2024. In August 2024, Gaga also released the powerful ballad-turned-TikTok sensation “Die With A Smile” alongside Bruno Mars. 

A few hours after Gaga debuted “Abracadabra” during a Grammys commercial break, she released the song on streaming platforms.

Gaga spoke with LA Times ahead of Mayhem‘s release in December 2024 and spoke about what listeners can expect from Mayhem‘s signature sound throughout its fourteen-track run, which she shared as “The record is full of my love of music — so many different genres, so many different styles, so many different dreams. It leaps around genre in a way that’s almost corrupt. And it ends with love.” 

“Abracadabra” is reminiscent of Gaga’s classic sound, incorporating electropop and club elements. The song explores Gaga’s ability to shape herself and become the chameleon of her trade, as seen in her music video, as two different versions of Gaga dance to the track with a white, heavenly aesthetic that contracts into a dark, sinister red hue and mood. Yup — I’m sold.

Gaga knows how to put the “gag” in Gaga. And fans of Gaga, along with viewers of the 2025 Grammys, couldn’t help but flock to X/Twitter to share their thoughts on this surprise music video during the commercial break.

The release of  “Abracadabra” only makes me even more excited for what’s to come from Gaga’s Mayhem unveiling.

Siobhan Robinson

SJSU '24

Siobhan Robinson is a member of the Her Campus national writing program. She works on the Entertainment and Culture team, covering the most recent pop culture events, trends, and entertainment releases. Previously, she worked as an Entertainment and Culture intern during the Spring 2023 semester, where she was supervised in writing breaking news verticals, live coverage of events such as the Grammys and Met Gala, and interviewing emerging Gen Z talent for Her Campus's "Next Questions" segment.

She graduated Magna Cum Laude in Spring 2024 with a B.A. in Communication Studies from San Jose State University and received communication honors for completing a graduate-level course during her undergraduate studies. While in college, she was an active member of the SJSU chapter of Her Campus, serving on the executive board as Editor-In-Chief. In this role, she supervised a team of writers, senior editors, and copy editors, and assessed their articles for the site. Previously, she served as a senior editor, supervising a team of 4-5 writers, and also worked as a campus correspondent for the entire chapter. Additionally, she contributed to the school's publication magazine, Access, and became a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.

In her free time, Siobhan enjoys scrapbooking, hanging out with friends, going to concerts, and, of course, writing for fun! A die-hard fangirl, she loves sharing everything she knows about her favorite boy bands, even if you don't ask. If you need her, you'll likely find her binge-watching the latest K-drama.