"I'm so honored to have a small part in your giant musical legacy," Bruno Mars told Lady Gaga upon accepting the award for best pop duo/group performanceLady Gaga and Bruno Mars won the Grammy Award for best pop duo/group performance with "Die with a Smile.

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars performed a hauntingly beautiful cover of "California Dreamin'" at the 2025 Grammy Awards

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.

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

Grammys, Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga made a special tribute to Los Angeles with "California Dreamin'" following the devastating wildfires.

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars paid homage to Los Angeles with a performance of “California Dreamin’” at the 2025 Grammys. After a harrowing video detailed the effects of the wildfires on the L.A. community, the “ Die With a Smile ” singers performed a stripped down rendition of The Mamas & the Papas’ 1965 track.

After reserving her shared Grammy win with Bruno Mars at the 67th Grammy Awards for their hit song “Die With a Smile,” Lady Gaga took to TikTok to celebrate the win via a transition video. The recent Grammy marks Gaga’s 14th and Mars’ 16th award at the Recording Academy,