Just days before the Grammys, rumors began to swirl that Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars were tapped to perform at the ceremony last minute. But though the duo’s last collaboration, “Die with a Smile,” became a global smash hit — rising to the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 last month — it seemed like its lyrical content might be out of place for a telecast dedicated to fundraising for Los Angeles wildfire relief.

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars threw it back to the '60s for their performance at the 2025 Grammys, singing The Mamas and the Papas' iconic hit "California Dreamin" midway through the ceremony at Crypto.com Arena Sunday (Feb.

Sixty years after its release, the "Die With a Smile" duo bring the Mamas and the Papas classic to the 2025 Grammys