Lady Gaga adds Los Angeles-area dates to her Mayhem Ball tour

Lady Gaga is bringing “Mayhem” to Los Angeles. Days after her headlining appearance at this month’s Coachella festival, the pop superstar announced Tuesday that she’ll play four shows at Inglewood’s Kia Forum in July and August. The gigs — part of Gaga’s global Mayhem Ball tour — will happen July 28 and 29 and Aug. … Read more

Lady Gaga proves she’s music’s greatest kook in campy Coachella thriller

Lady Gaga looked proud enough to weep. Peering out at the vast audience before her at Coachella on Friday night, the pop superstar paused about 45 minutes into her headlining performance to deliver a little speech — a royal address from Mother Monster to her loyal minions — from the second-story balcony of a crumbling … Read more

On ‘Mayhem,’ Lady Gaga is a monster reborn

A faraway look entered Lady Gaga’s eyes near the end of a conversation I had with her in Santa Monica late last year. I’d asked the pop superstar, whose Las Vegas residency “Jazz & Piano” had recently concluded, whether she might revive the show at some point; the question led her to muse for a … Read more

Lady Gaga slays on ‘SNL’ with musical sketches and performances from ‘Mayhem’

The best “SNL” episodes tend to bend to the sensibilities of the host, and sometimes the musical guest, drawing from their talents as fuel for the big sketch-comedy machine. It can be even more seamless when the host is also the music act, as Lady Gaga demonstrated in her first guest hosting appearance since 2013. … Read more