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Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Lady Gaga has shared her excitement about working alongside Jenna Ortega in the highly anticipated second season of Wednesday. The pop icon, who has joined the hit Netflix series in a mystery role, spoke about her experience in a recent interview while promoting her latest album. “I don’t want to reveal anything about my role in the show—I want to keep it a surprise. But I love Jenna, and I had an amazing time!” Gaga told Entertainment Weekly. Reports first surfaced in November that the Oscar-winning performer had been filming in Europe for the gothic drama, though details about her character and the extent of her involvement remain undisclosed. Wednesday, which premiered in 2022, follows the titular character, played by Ortega, as she navigates life at Nevermore Academy while honing her psychic abilities. Robert Downey Jr shapes doctor doom role in Avengers: Doomsday The show quickly became a cultural sensation, featuring a cast that includes Gwendoline Christie, Luis Guzmán, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Christina Ricci, who played Wednesday in the Addams Family films of the 1990s. Ortega has previously expressed her admiration for Gaga and even hoped she would join the second season. At the 2023 Golden Globes, she speculated on how the singer might fit into the Wednesday universe. "I'm sure Netflix would love that. Mrs Thornhill and Wednesday had this odd mentor-like connection, so if Gaga were involved, it could be two monsters who understand each other," Ortega had said. Beyond the show, Ortega and Gaga share an indirect connection. The singer’s 2011 song Bloody Mary saw resurgence in popularity after fans paired it with Ortega’s viral dance scene from Wednesday, propelling the track back into the charts more than a decade after its release.

Lady Gaga has confirmed that she will perform a free concert on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach on May 3. “I’ve been dying to come perform for you for years and was heartbroken when I had to cancel years ago because I was hospitalized,” Gaga said Friday on social media. In 2017, she canceled a performance at Rock in Rio for medical reasons. At the time, she apologized and said she needed to focus on her health. “I am now coming back and I feel better than ever and am working so hard to make sure this show is one you will never forget,” she added. Gaga’s concert on the beach follows Madonna’s free performance there in May. The “Queen of Pop” drew an estimated 1.6 million people to Copacabana Beach, one of the world’s most famous shorelines. Music Review: Sam Fender's pop-rock soars on his third album, 'People Watching' Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes, who was re-elected last year to a four-year term, has pledged to bring a major international concert to the city every May. “I don’t have tickets for the Lady Gaga show! It’s open and free!” he joked on X while sharing Gaga’s announcement.

The Grammy-winning songwriter and actor will release her seventh studio album March 7, which press materials say will explore “themes of chaos and transformation.” The 14-track album will be titled “Mayhem.” It will follow last year’s “Harlequin,” a companion album for the film “Joker: Folie à Deux” that stalled at No. 20 on the Billboard 200. Two of the early singles from “Mayhem” have done well, with “Disease” hitting No. 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 and “Die With a Smile,” a collaboration with Bruno Mars, spending three weeks at No 1. “This is probably the most clear I have felt in about a decade for myself just personally. I feel more on my game with this music than I have in a really long time,” she told The Associated Press last year. “When you're feeling clear and healthy and happy, I feel like that's when your art can really fly.” At Sundance, the hottest ticket in town was a Rose Byrne and Conan O’Brien psychological thriller According to the announcement, “‘Mayhem’ reinvents her early sound with a kaleidoscopic approach that draws from her expansive musical library while embracing a fresh and fearless artistic perspective.” Lady Gaga will debut the third single and accompanying music video from “Mayhem” on Sunday, airing during a commercial break at the Grammy Awards. She also is slated to join artists including Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Stevie Nicks and Joni Mitchell at Thursday's FireAid benefit for the people and communities devastated by the recent Los Angeles wildfires.

A star-studded lineup including Sting, Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers is set to perform at FireAid, a benefit concert aimed at supporting wildfire relief efforts in the Los Angeles area. Initially planned for the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, FireAid will now take place across two venues: the Intuit Dome and the neighboring Kia Forum, on January 30. The event will be broadcast live on platforms like Apple Music, Apple TV+, Netflix/Tudum, Prime Video, Paramount+, and YouTube, among others. It will also stream on iHeartRadio, SiriusXM, and Spotify and screen at select AMC Theatre locations across the U.S. Justin Baldoni sues Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds for $400M Proceeds from the concert will support short-term relief and long-term wildfire prevention initiatives, under the guidance of the Annenberg Foundation. Organizers have pledged that all funds will directly benefit designated relief efforts. The lineup boasts a mix of renowned artists, including Joni Mitchell, Katy Perry, Pink, Rod Stewart, Gwen Stefani, Green Day, Stevie Nicks, Earth, Wind & Fire, Lil Baby, Jelly Roll, and Tate McRae. Dave Matthews and John Mayer will perform together for the first time, while other notable additions to the lineup include Olivia Rodrigo, Alanis Morissette, Stevie Wonder, Peso Pluma, Anderson .Paak, and the Black Crowes. Tickets for FireAid go on sale Wednesday at 12 p.m. PDT via Ticketmaster. Detailed schedules for each venue will be announced soon. The concert is being produced by Shelli, Irving, and the Azoff family, alongside Live Nation and AEG Presents. February 2025 Amazon Prime Originals Streaming Lineup: Exclusive Films and Web Series In response to the devastating wildfires, several celebrities and organizations have made significant contributions, including Beyoncé, who donated $2.5 million through her BeyGOOD foundation for wildfire relief. The Recording Academy and MusiCares also launched the Los Angeles Fire Relief Effort last week, starting with a $1 million donation and subsequently distributing $2 million in emergency aid. Meanwhile, the 67th annual Grammy Awards, set for February 2 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, will proceed as planned but with a stronger focus on supporting wildfire relief efforts.

The woman who returned Lady Gaga’s stolen French bulldogs was among five people arrested in connection with the theft and shooting of the music superstar’s dog walker, Los Angeles police said Thursday. Detectives do not believe that the thieves initially knew the dogs belonged to the pop star, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement. The motive for the Feb. 24 robbery, investigators believe, was the value of the French bulldogs — which can run into the thousands of dollars. The dog walker, Ryan Fischer, is recovering from a gunshot wound and has called the violence “a very close call with death” in social media posts. He was walking Lady Gaga’s three dogs — named Asia, Koji and Gustav — in Hollywood just off the famed Sunset Boulevard when he was attacked. Video from the doorbell camera of a nearby home shows a white sedan pulling up and two men jumping out. They struggled with Fischer and one pulled a gun and fired a single shot before fleeing with two of the dogs, Koji and Gustav. Also read: Lady Gaga’s dog walker speaks out after Hollywood shooting The video captured Fischer’s screams of, “Oh, my God! I’ve been shot!” and “Help me!” and “I’m bleeding out from my chest!” Lady Gaga offered a $500,000 reward — “no questions asked” — to be reunited with the dogs. The singer had been in Rome at the time filming a movie. The dogs were returned two days later to an LAPD station by a woman who originally appeared to be “uninvolved and unassociated” with the crime, police initially said. The woman, identified Thursday as 50-year-old Jennifer McBride, had reported that she’d found the dogs and responded to an email address associated with the reward, police said. McBride turned out to be in a relationship with the father of one of the suspects, the LAPD said Thursday. It was not immediately clear if she had received the reward. Police arrested James Jackson, 18; Jaylin White, 19; and Lafayette Whaley, 27, in connection with the violence. They are charged with attempted murder, conspiracy to commit robbery and second-degree robbery, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Jackson, who authorities say was the shooter, also faces charges of assault with a semiautomatic firearm and a felon carrying a concealed firearm in a vehicle. White faces one count of assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury. White’s father, 40-year-old Harold White, and McBride were arrested and accused of being accessories to the attack. The elder White also was charged with one count of possession of a firearm and McBride faces a charge of receiving stolen property. Also read: Lady Gaga falls off stage while dancing with fan Jackson, Whaley and the Whites are all documented gang members, according to the LAPD. The five suspects were scheduled to be arraigned Thursday, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. It was not immediately clear if they had attorneys who could speak on their behalf. All five were being held on $1 million bail each, online jail records show. Lady Gaga did not immediately address the arrests on her social media accounts Thursday afternoon. Fischer and Lady Gaga’s representatives did not respond to requests for comment.

Lady Gaga’s dog walker, who was shot last week during a robbery in Hollywood when two of the singer’s French bulldogs were stolen, described the violence and his recovery “from a very close call with death” in social media posts Monday.

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