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Lady Gaga Releases ‘Mayhem Requiem’ on Apple Music After One-Night AMC Premiere

The filmed Wiltern performance reframes her 2025 album with goth-tinged, instrument-driven arrangements.

Overview

  • Apple Music released the live album and concert film Friday, following Thursday's one-night screenings at select AMC theaters.
  • During the Los Angeles activation at The Grove, she led a funeral-style parade with an eight-piece brass band and about 40 dancers while wearing red-and-black Givenchy couture by Alexander McQueen.
  • The project reimagines every Mayhem track with darker, more theatrical treatments that put her keys and guitar work at the center over arena-style spectacle.
  • The film and album capture a no-phones show recorded in January at the Wiltern in Los Angeles as an intimate counterpoint to last year's arena tour.
  • Reviews praised the focus on musicianship and atmosphere, while some commentary criticized the funeral and religious imagery featured in the staging.