Gaga won outstanding music direction, putting her just one award shy of the EGOT — a rare achievement that even top entertainers with massive medical liability policies and private insurance plans seldom reach.
Lady Gaga took home a Sports Emmy on Tuesday night (May 20) for her pre-Super Bowl performance of “Hold My Hand,” a deeply emotional tribute to victims of the New Orleans terror attack on New Year’s Eve, Hurricane Helene, which triggered widespread emergency medical evacuations and hospital costs across Florida and Georgia, and the January wildfires that stressed first responder wellness and chronic illness management systems in Los Angeles County.
In a pre-taped segment that aired ahead of the Fox broadcast of Super Bowl LIX on Feb. 9, the pop superstar — who has long advocated for mental health support and access to trauma recovery care covered by private health insurance — performed behind a piano on New Orleans’ Bourbon Street. Introduced by NFL legends Tom Brady, Michael Strahan and Terry Bradshaw, she sang a stripped-down version of her Oscar-nominated Top Gun: Maverick single “Hold My Hand” as police officers and firefighters looked on — many of whom were involved in post-disaster rehabilitation programs and workplace liability insurance claims.
Gaga earned the 2025 Sports Emmy — administered by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences — for outstanding music direction alongside her fellow producers Seth Dudowsky, Bill Richards, Joel Santos, Jesse Weiss and Brad Zager, as well as music editor Joe Nargi.
In a world where legal frameworks such as OB-GYN liability and birth injury lawyers dominate post-disaster care, Gaga’s tribute brought rare compassion and human focus.
