Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars teamed up for a stripped back cover of ‘California Dreamin” in tribute to those affected by the LA wildfires at the 2025 Grammy Awards.
The duo, who were nominated for Song Of The Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for their track ‘Die With A Smile’, stepped up to perform The Mamas & The Papas’ cover after a harrowing video detailed the effects of the wildfires on the LA community, at the 67th ceremony last night (February 2). You can view footage below.
It comes after it was announced that the pair would be doing something special to honour those affected by the wildfires, ahead of the ceremony.
Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. confirmed in January that the ceremony would proceed as planned despite the destruction that has struck Los Angeles earlier in the year, but would double as a fundraising event.
Later, they picked up the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance gong for their collaboration ‘Die With A Smile’, which saw Gaga send a message of support to the trans community in her acceptance speech.
She said: “I just want to say tonight that trans people are not invisible. Trans people deserve love. The queer community deserves to be lifted up. Music is love. Thank you.”
Earlier in the evening, Gaga also shared the music video for her new single ‘Abracadabra’ during an ad break at the ceremony.
The pop star is set to release her highly anticipated seventh studio album ‘Mayhem’, on March 7. It is available for pre-order here.
Elsewhere, on the night Beyoncé won the biggest award, Album Of The Year, for ‘Cowboy Carter’ marking her first win in the category.
Kendrick Lamar walked away as the biggest winner, clinching five awards including Record of The Year and Song Of The Year for ‘Not Like Us’. He also took home the Grammys for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song for ‘Not Like Us’, which also won Best Music Video. You see a list of the winners in full here.
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