Watch Lady Gaga's perfect inauguration performance of the national anthem

She came to do one thing and one thing only: stunt on us all.
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Watch Lady Gaga's perfect inauguration performance of the national anthem
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On Jan. 20, 2021, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were historically sworn in as the nation's 46th president and vice president. On the same day, at that very event, Lady Gaga stole the freaking show with her performance of the national anthem.

The singer delivered a beautiful rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" through an iconic golden microphone. And while Gaga was dressed to the nines in a dramatic red-skirted ensemble and the biggest bird brooch I've ever seen, she also paused to honor Michelle Obama's fit on her way out:

We love women supporting women, especially when the women are helping to usher in what we hope is a new American era.


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And, because it wouldn't be Gaga without a couple A Star Is Born references and fashion comments, Twitter had some reactions.

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Jennimai is a tech reporter at Mashable covering digital culture, social media, and how we interact with our everyday tech. She also hosts Mashable’s Snapchat Discover channel and TikTok, so she naturally spends way too much time scrolling the FYP and thinking about iPhones.

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