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Lady Gaga Breaks the Record for Highest-Attended Concert by a Female Artist in History — Which Was Previously Held by Madonna

Lady Gaga broke the record for highest-attended concert by a female artist on May 3, when she drew an estimated crowd of 2.5 million to her free concert at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The record was previously held by Madonna.

Lady Gaga held a free concert at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, May 3, performing tracks from her massive catalog of hits for an estimated crowd of 2.5 million people. Your heart shines so bright, your culture is so vibrant and special, I hope you know how grateful I am to have shared this historical moment with you," Gaga, 39, wrote in an Instagram post on Sunday, May 4, celebrating the event. Fans belted out the lyrics to “Poker Face,”“Paparazzi,”“Shallow” and more, their voices echoing loudly throughout the area, concert footage captured on social media shows.

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