It’s a great week today to be Lady Gaga. The “A Million Reasons” singer has been scheduled to perform at this year’s Grammy with rock band Metallica.
Billboard said the news first leaked when an eagle-eyed fan spotted a Grammy ad that announced the unusual pairing. In a video published on Twitter by @GagaMonsterGGD, a performance clip of Gaga and Metallica were shown together, which could mean that the two are set to most likely perform, along with Katy Perry, Little Town, among others, on Sunday, February 12.
However, it is possible that the heavy metal legends already have an idea about the “unique” and “special” pairing. In a January 12 post on their website, they said, "It’s been three years since we were lucky enough to participate in the awards show when we last performed with world-renowned Chinese concert pianist Lang Lang and we’re thrilled to be asked back. We have something very unique and special planned for this celebratory night, so tune in to watch on CBS-TV."
Consequence of Sound said Gaga is a perfect shoo-in for the heavy metal band following frontman James Hetfield’s inability to sing due to illness afflicting his vocals. Gaga used to sing in a Led Zeppelin front band, and showed off her skills to sing a few bars of “Black Dog” at a Howard Stern Show episode.
Meanwhile, Gaga’s music sales and streaming stats experienced record highs this week, USA Today reports. Nielsen Music says Gaga sold 125,000 downloads, which is 960% up compared to the stats she had before Super Bowl weekend. On Sunday, she sold more than 23,000 albums, a 2,000% increase. Her song “A Million Reasons,” which she also sang at the Super Bowl, enjoyed a 900% spike from a day before Super Bowl at 45,000 downloads. Gaga’s music also showed spikes in Spotify (songs at 674%, catalog at 605%, album “Born This Way” at 1,085%) and Pandora (stream demand at 1,400% up from last week, over 24,000 station adds).
