{"id":449223,"date":"2026-02-02T14:06:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T14:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/449223\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T14:06:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T14:06:11","slug":"lady-gaga-puts-new-rock-spin-on-abracadabra-during-chilling-grammys-2026-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/449223\/","title":{"rendered":"Lady Gaga puts new rock spin on &#8216;Abracadabra&#8217; during chilling Grammys 2026 performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was absolute \u201cMayhem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lady Gaga performed a rock rendition of her new song \u201cAbracadabra\u201d at the <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/01\/style\/grammys-2026-red-carpet-live-updates-see-all-the-celebrity-looks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">68th Grammy Awards<\/a> on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>The pop superstar was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/01\/style\/lady-gaga-channels-black-swan-in-feathered-gown-on-grammys-2026-red-carpet\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dressed in a dramatic black and red feathered ensemble<\/a> with a cage-like headpiece as she stood behind a keyboard and jammed out to the hit. <\/p>\n<p>Lady Gaga gave a chilling performance at the 68th Grammy Awards on Sunday. WireImage<\/p>\n<p>The pop superstar performed her hit song \u201cAbracadabra\u201d for the Grammys 2026 crowd. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrammys put your paws up,\u201d Gaga belted out as she kicked off her chilling performance.<\/p>\n<p>Gaga, who <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/01\/entertainment\/grammys-2026-live-updates-winners-highlights-performances\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">won the Grammy<\/a> for best pop vocal album moments later, pulled double duty as she sang and played the keyboard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbracadabra\u201d was one of the biggest hits from Gaga\u2019s latest album \u201cMayhem,\u201d which was released in March 2025 and marked the pop icon\u2019s seventh studio album.<\/p>\n<p>Gaga was dressed in a black and red feather ensemble with a cage-like headpiece. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrammys put your paws up!\u201d she belted out before kicking off her performance. Getty Images for The Recording Academy<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Gaga, 39, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/07\/entertainment\/grammys-2026-nominations-announced-why-was-taylor-swift-left-out\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">is up for seven Grammys<\/a> at this year\u2019s awards show, including album of the year for \u201cMayhem,\u201d record of the year for \u201cAbracadabra\u201d and song of the year for \u201cAbracadabra.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mother Monster was also nominated for best pop solo performance for \u201cDisease,\u201d best pop vocal album for \u201cMayhem,\u201d best dance pop recording for \u201cAbracadabra\u201d and best traditional pop vocal album for \u201cHarlequin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMayhem,\u201d which included Gaga and Bruno Mars\u2019 hit single \u201cDie With a Smile,\u201d debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and spent 20 consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Dance Albums chart.<\/p>\n<p>Gaga won the Grammy for best pop vocal album moments after her performance. Getty Images for The Recording Academy<\/p>\n<p>Gaga also pulled double duty as she sang and played the keyboard during \u201cAbracadabra.\u201d Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Gaga isn\u2019t new to the Grammys stage, as she previously performed in 2025, 2022, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2011 and 2010.<\/p>\n<p>During last year\u2019s Grammy Awards, Gaga and Mars sang a duet of the Mamas &amp; the Papas hit \u201cCalifornia Dreamin&#8217;\u201d as a touching tribute to Los Angeles in the wake of devastating wildfires. <\/p>\n<p>The Recording Academy announced Gaga\u2019s Grammys 2026 performance on Thursday, joining the likes of Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, Clipse, Pharrell Williams, Post Malone, Slash, Reba McEntire and more.<\/p>\n<p>All eight musicians nominated for best new artist this year \u2013 Olivia Dean, KATSEYE, The Mar\u00edas, Addison Rae, Sombr, Leon Thomas, Alex Warren and Lola Young \u2013 also performed.<\/p>\n<p>This was far from the \u201cPoker Face\u201d hitmaker\u2019s first Grammys performance. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The Recording Academy announced Gaga\u2019s Grammys 2026 performance just a few days before the awards show on Sunday night. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The 68th Grammy Awards aired live from the Crypto.com Arena on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount+.<\/p>\n<p>This marks the last year that the ceremony will air on CBS, ending a 50-year partnership with the network as the show moves to Disney next year.<\/p>\n<p>It also marks comedian Trevor Noah\u2019s last time hosting the show, ending a six-year streak as emcee that started in 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It was absolute \u201cMayhem.\u201d Lady Gaga performed a rock rendition of her new song \u201cAbracadabra\u201d at the 68th&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":449224,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[3042,49,48,362,75,92176,14851,341],"class_list":{"0":"post-449223","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-awards","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-celebrity-news","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-grammys-2026","14":"tag-lady-gaga","15":"tag-music"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/449223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=449223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/449223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/449224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=449223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=449223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=449223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}