Lady Gaga performs on ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,’ Sept. 8, 2025 (Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty Images)Lady Gaga paused her concert in Tokyo, Japan, on Jan. 29 to speak out about recent events in Minneapolis and in the U.S.During the portion of her Mayhem Ball show where she performs solo on piano, Gaga told the crowd, “I want to take a second to talk about something that’s extremely important to me. I hope you’re listening to us ask you to change your course of action swiftly and have mercy on everyone in our country.”She then performed “Come to Mama” from her album Joanne. The Japanese leg of Gaga’s tour ends Jan. 30. She’s nominated for seven awards at Sunday night’s Grammys, including album of the year for Mayhem and song and record of the year for “Abracadabra.”Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.