Lady Gaga debuted a new song during Sunday night’s Grammys ceremony — not in an official performance slot, but during a commercial break, using the spot to officially premiere a new single, “Abracadabra,” from her upcoming album, “Mayhem.”
The mid-Grammys unveiling of the song and its music video had been previously teased — although the actual song title had not — at the same time Gaga revealed last week that the “Mayhem” album would be coming out March 7.
Her taking time during the commercials to debut a song did not mean that Gaga was forgoing a live performance during the prime-time telecast. Even closer to the ceremony, it was announced that she and her “Die With a Smile” duet partner Bruno Mars would be taking to the stage at Crypto.com Arena to do a duo performance that would testify to the spirit of Los Angeles, in acknowledgment of early…