Lady Gaga leaves fans in tears as she delivers a heartfelt Super Bowl 2025 performance in New Orleans

Lady Gaga delivered a heartfelt pre-Super Bowl performance in New Orleans on Sunday.

The superstar, 38, took the stage in a stylish white dress and oversized hat as she sang Hold My Hand while playing the piano. 

The pre-recorded performance, which took place on Bourbon Street, was in honor of the victims of the New Year's Day terror attack, which killed 14 people. 

She was joined by a full band and choir, with the audience consisting of Louisiana State Police troopers, New Orleans police officers, first responders and law enforcement. 

Tom Brady, the Former New England Patriots quarterback, and Michael Strahan also appeared in the tribute, which introduced the broadcast. 

Hold My Hand featured in the ending of 2022's blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick, and was nominated for a Grammy and Golden Globe. 

Fans loved the 'magical' performance, sharing crying memes on social media to show how emotional it made them. 

'Lady Gaga was magical! What a beautiful and touching tribute to the lives lost in #NOLA,' one wrote. 

'Touching tribute by Lady Gaga,' another added. 

Gaga's Super Bowl LIX appearance comes just days after dropping her latest single, Abracadabra, and a week after sharing the stage with Bruno Mars to perform California Dreamin' at the Grammy Awards.

Before the Super Bowl, Gaga premiered All I Need Is Time at FireAid in Los Angeles.

Co-written with fiancé Michael Polansky, the upbeat song was created specifically for the telecast.