--- description: Metallica's mic malfunctioned during their Grammys performance with Lady Gaga title: Metallica's Mic Malfunctions During 2017 Grammys Performance With Lady Gaga image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt30149ffd8dbf33ed/6988b9f6428a9e05bacd5d82/lady-gaga-metallica.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [awards](/tag/awards/) ## awards Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Metallica's Mic Malfunctions During 2017 Grammys Performance With Lady Gaga by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Feb 13, 2017 3:32 AM CUT  James Hetfield and Lady Gaga perform during the 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center, on Feb. 12, 2017 in Los Angeles. James Hetfield and Lady Gaga perform during the 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center, on Feb. 12, 2017 in Los Angeles.Kevin Winter—Getty Images by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Feb 13, 2017 3:32 AM CUT Lady Gaga’s performance with Metallica during the [2017 Grammys](http://time.com/4668358/blue-ivy-carpool-karaoke-grammys-2017/ "undefined") hit a slight snag starting out, when lead singer James Hetfield’s mic malfunctioned. Metallica did not request a do-over, like [Adele did before them](http://time.com/4668499/adele-george-michael-grammys-2017/ "undefined"), but played on as Gaga carried the beginning of the performance. Despite the technical difficulties, fans came out in support of both Gaga and Metallica. > [](https://twitter.com/PopCrave/status/830978929032826880) > [](https://twitter.com/pve1024/status/830978910099746816) > [](https://twitter.com/laurenduca/status/830978214575104006) > [](https://twitter.com/alexandergold/status/830978101412716545) > [](https://twitter.com/anthagiox/status/830977047811997698) > [](https://twitter.com/gilossal/status/830977019261366272) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4668510/grammys-2017-lady-gaga-metallica/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4668510/grammys-2017-lady-gaga-metallica/"},"headline":"Metallica's Mic Malfunctions During 2017 Grammys Performance With Lady Gaga","datePublished":"2017-02-13T03:32:08.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T03:17:00.327Z","description":"Metallica's mic malfunctioned during their Grammys performance with Lady Gaga","url":"https://time.com/4668510/grammys-2017-lady-gaga-metallica/","keywords":["awards","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt30149ffd8dbf33ed/6988b9f6428a9e05bacd5d82/lady-gaga-metallica.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Mahita Gajanan","jobTitle":"Gajanan is an editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt30149ffd8dbf33ed/6988b9f6428a9e05bacd5d82/lady-gaga-metallica.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"59th GRAMMY Awards - Show","caption":"James Hetfield and Lady Gaga perform during the 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center, on Feb. 12, 2017 in Los Angeles.","creditText":"Kevin Winter—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/awards/","name":"awards"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4668510/grammys-2017-lady-gaga-metallica/","name":"Metallica's Mic Malfunctions During 2017 Grammys Performance With Lady Gaga"}}]}] ```