- 2025-12-26
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MUSIC
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Lady Gaga Releases New Concert Film “Lady Gaga in Harlequin Live: One Night Only”
American singer-songwriter Lady Gaga released her concert film “Lady Gaga in Harlequin Live: One Night Only” on December 24, 2025 via YouTube.
The film premiered at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles on December 18, 2025.
The concert was filmed at Belasco Theatre in Los Angeles on September 30, 2024. The film was directed by mtla.studio and shot by Marcell Rév.
On the concert, Lady Gaga performed with a six-piece band the 2024 album “Harlequin” in its entirety.
The album “Harlequin” was nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 2026 Grammy Awards. The ceremony will be held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 1, 2026
Lady Gaga told Variety about the film, “I'm feeling like: Why not? We have this thing that's so special to us, so we're just really happy to share it with the fans. It's kind of a rebellious project. And, by Harlequin standards, Christmas is the perfect time to release something rebellious.”
She continued, “It was interesting - when we first saw the footage, we said, 'This is not the right time to put this out.' And we collectively agreed that we would allow the lore of the Belasco performance to bloom with the fans, until it felt like time... And so this is like a Christmas present.”
She added, “What's so interesting is, I was meant to do that performance as three songs, as just kind of a celebration after the premiere of 'Joker.' And a couple days before, Michael and I were like, 'What? We're just gonna do the whole album'”- This time, Lady Gaga worked with Michael Polansky as an executive producer on the film.
She said, “We have been working together closely for a while now, but this was our first musical project together, and it was amazing. I think what we all need the most is somebody that believes in the thing that we wanna say. And I think we also both have a soft spot for people that feel like misunderstood, and this album and this performance very much orbits this lady. So it was an incredibly beautiful process - being in the studio recording, planning everything, putting this (film) together, every single aspect we do as a team.”
She said of the nomination at the Grammy Awards, “I'm feeling very grateful that the Grammys recognized this album that's making me feel very celebrated, as a female in music. And this project for me is a really special way to gave my fans some insight into who I want to become, as a jazz musician. This will not be my last jazz record. So it's just exciting to keep going.” - source : YouTube
