# The dead dance earns Lady Gaga a sixth Emmy nomination for Wednesday

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/lady-gaga-lands-emmy-nomination-for-wednesday-song-the-dead-dance/
- Published: 2026-07-10T14:39:21+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-11T09:14:07+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety Music
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/lady-gaga-emmy-nomination-wednesday-song-dead-dance-1236802351/
- Topics: Americas, World

## Summary

Lady Gaga has received an Emmy nomination in the outstanding music and lyrics category for "The Dead Dance", a song she wrote for the second season of Netflix's "Wednesday". The nomination brings her career total to six Emmy nominations, adding to a Sports Emmy she won for her performance of "Hold My Hand" at the 2025 Super Bowl.

The song, co-written and produced with her regular collaborators Andrew Watt and Cirkut (Henry Russell Walter), features in Episode 7 of the Tim Burton-helmed series during a dance routine at the Venetian Gala. Gaga, who released the track last September and added it to her Mayhem Ball Tour setlist, said it was inspired by a breakup and the idea of "taking the power back". She also made a brief cameo as Nevermore teacher Rosaline Rotwood, but at under three minutes it left her ineligible to submit for best comedy guest actress. Emmy voting closes on 26 August, with the Creative Arts Emmys held on 5 and 6 September and the Primetime Emmy Awards announced on 14 September.

## Coverage

- [Variety Music: The dead dance earns Lady Gaga a sixth Emmy nomination for Wednesday](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/lady-gaga-emmy-nomination-wednesday-song-dead-dance-1236802351/)
- [Pitchfork: Lady Gaga Scores Emmy Nomination for Her Wednesday Song](https://pitchfork.com/story/lady-gaga-scores-emmy-nomination-for-her-wednesday-song/)
- [Deadline: Lady Gaga Scores Emmy Nomination For u201cThe Dead Danceu201d From Netflixu2019s u2018Wednesdayu2019](https://deadline.com/2026/07/lady-gaga-emmy-nomination-dead-dance-1236977366/)

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