While Lady Gaga didn’t take home the gold for Best Original Song, she did garner a few hilarious tweets for her Oscar performance of « Hold My Hand » from ‘Top: Gun Maverick’.
While Lady Gaga didn’t take home the gold for Best Original Song, she did garner a few hilarious tweets for her Oscar performance. The singer took to the stage to perform an intimate rendition of “Hold My Hand” from Top Gun: Maverick, and many hopped on social media to remind her that it’s a song about a plane.
The singer and actor was nominated for Best Original Song for her hit single, competing against Sofia Carson for “Applause” from Tell It Like a Woman, Rihanna for “Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Kaala Bhairava and Rahul Sipligunj for “Naatu Naatu” from RRR, and Son Lux, Mitski, and David Bryne for “This Is A Life” from Everything, Everywhere All At Once.
While it is routine for Oscar nominated singers to perform their nominated songs during the ceremony, Gaga was originally set to sit this one out as she has been busy filming Joker: Folie à Deux.
Earlier today, Variety reported that there has been a change in plans and Gaga would make an appearance. The outlet referred to the change as a “last-minute back-and-forth effort.”
Gaga didn’t disappoint, but she did bring weird vibes to the star-studded ceremony. Viewers were quick to dismiss her emotional opening to the musical number, where she talked about how “deeply personal” the song is. “Lady Gaga giving an intro like this movie and song nearly broke her soul.
