Lady Gaga Debuts “The Dead Dance” and Makes “Wednesday” Cameo

In a thrilling collision of pop music and gothic television, Lady Gaga marked Wednesday, September 3, 2025, with dual releases: her eerie new single “The Dead Dance”, and her on-screen debut as Rosaline Rotwood in Netflix’s smash hit series Wednesday.

“The Dead Dance” Single and Video Premiere Lady Gaga unveiled “The Dead Dance” across all streaming platforms early this morning, aligning with the drop of Wednesday Season 2, Part 2. Written by Gaga alongside Andrew Watt and Henry Walter, and co-produced by Gaga, Watt, and Cirkut, the track blends propulsive dance beats with haunting lyrics-“You killed me inside, then I came alive”-invoking both gothic chills and club-ready rhythms. Accompanying the release is a striking black-and-white music video directed by Tim Burton, filmed amid the fog-shrouded props of a doll-strewn graveyard. Gaga’s porcelain-white visage and sinuous choreography bring Burton’s macabre aesthetic vividly to life.

Netflix Appearance as Rosaline Rotwood Also streaming today, Episode 6 of Wednesday Season 2 introduces Gaga in her acting debut-portraying Rosaline Rotwood, a psychic professor of Nevermore Academy. In the episode titled “Woe Me the Money,” Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) seeks Rotwood’s guidance to restore her latent abilities, triggering a darkly comedic body-swap with her roommate, Enid Sinclair (Emma Myers). Gaga’s brief but memorable turn combines her theatrical flair with Tim Burton’s signature gothic mise-en-scène, earning immediate applause from fans and critics alike.

Mayhem Ball Tour Stop in Miami Following these releases, Gaga continued her Mayhem Ball Tour with a Wednesday-night concert at Miami’s Kaseya Center. Performing in full tour regalia, she previewed portions of Mayhem alongside a live rendition of “The Dead Dance,” delighting the sold-out crowd and solidifying her multi-medium creative triumph on September 3.