Lady Gaga’s Intimate Performance at the Oscars Explained by Showrunner

It appears that Lady Gaga’s impromptu performance at the 2023 Academy Awards was a result of her desire to share her heartfelt song, “Hold My Hand”. According to Oscar producer Ricky, Gaga had contacted their team about performing the track live and requested that it be kept as raw and simple as possible. Ricky was right in his assumption that Gaga’s powerful voice was enough to captivate the audience, allowing them to focus on the emotion of the song rather than any additional theatrics. Gaga had been working on the song for years, as a tribute to our personal heroes, and it was her way of expressing her need to be understood and to try and understand each other.