A second before Gaga sings this line in the song’s music video, where she battles against doppelgangers trying to kill her, she seizes her body as if someone put two defibrillator paddles to her chest and yelled,

Speaking of “Abracadabra,” Lady Gaga may have pulled off the ultimate “Saturday Night Live” magic trick during her two musical numbers in this week’s episode: dancing furiously and singing live. That combination is not for every “SNL” musical guest,

Welcome back to the SNL in Review, as we continue to recap Saturday Night Live's 50th season. Tonight’s column marks the glorious return of Lady Gaga, who is pulling double duty as host and musical guest.

Lady Gaga's 'Mayhem' is so stuffed with loving musical references that spotting them is half the fun: We found David Bowie, Prince, herself and more.

Mayhem arrives on the heels of a successful 2025 for Gaga, which saw her chart-topping collaboration with Bruno Mars, “Die With a Smile.” The song spent five weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, marking her second-longest-running No. 1 hit after 2011’s “Born This Way.” She also won a Grammy for best pop duo/group performance alongside Mars.