Lady Gaga, Metallica Grammy Performance Plagued By Mic Issues

Lady Gaga and Metallica"s Grammys duet was plagued by technical problems Sunday night, but the unlikely collaboration still worked.

As well as it could have, at least, considering that James Hetfield"s microphone wasn"t working … not a small issue for a rock band.

For the first minute, Gaga effectively took over as lead singer while Hetfield sang "Moth Into Flame" lyrics into an ineffective mic.

Those who watched the 2017 Grammy Awards live on CBS knew what was going on, but you could barely tell watching the artists.

Handling it like … well, rock stars, they didn"t miss a beat.

Hetfield and Gaga shared ended up sharing her mic, adding a cool theatrical element to the performance, albeit an unplanned one.

With a mix of their heavy metal grit and her pop bombast, not to mention insane pyrotechnics and headbangers, they gave it their all.

Gaga even launched herself into the sellout audience for some crowd surfing at one point, a throwback to Metallica concerts of yore.

Even old school Metallica fans had to appreciate that …

As for how this collaboration ended up happening?

"I was at Bradley [Cooper"s] house with Lars [Ulrich, Metallica"s drummer] and we were just hanging out," Gaga said recently.

"He"s amazing. I went to see them live."

"I saw them recently and we were watching the show," she added, "those guys play better than they’ve played in their whole lives."

The performance capped a huge week for the pop icon; The Lady Gaga Super Bowl halftime show was widely praised as a success.

As for Metallica, the metal greats was nominated last night for Best Rock Song for "Hardwired," but lost to David Bowie"s "Blackstar." 

Watch the tandem rock the Grammys below!

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Jenelle Evans: Secretly Hospitalized, Still Plagued By Mystery Illness

Back in January, Jenelle Evans was hospitalized after experiencing a number of worrisome symptoms, including severe headaches and hot flashes.

Since then, several medical experts have offered varying theories regarding what’s making Jenelle sick, but the troubled Teen Mom star still doesn’t have an official diagnosis – and now it seems she’s only getting sicker.

Radar Online is reporting that Jenelle was hospitalized in New York City last night causing her to miss her scheduled flight home this morning.

Jenelle was due in court today for a mediation orientation as part of her custody battle with ex Nathan Griffith, but she was reportedly too sick to travel.

“Jenelle didn’t go back to North Carolina today because she was in the hospital all night,” says one insider.

“Jenelle was throwing up Saturday night at 10 pm, then at 5 am and 8 am. They wanted her to stay all night, but she really wanted to leave and sleep at the hotel.”

After several hours of tests, Jenelle reportedly ignored her doctor’s suggestion that she stay overnight for observation:

“The doctor didn’t want her to fly and told Jenelle that. The doctor said that she can’t go home and needs to rest,” says the source.

“They wanted her to stay, but she wanted to go back to the hotel and rest. But they didn’t figure out what’s wrong with her.”

Jenelle’s reasons for traveling to New York are unknown, but she underwent testing there last month, so it’s widely assumed that she returned to consult with an expert again.

Jenelle Evans: Secretly Hospitalized, Still Plagued By Mystery Illness

Back in January, Jenelle Evans was hospitalized after experiencing a number of worrisome symptoms, including severe headaches and hot flashes.

Since then, several medical experts have offered varying theories regarding what’s making Jenelle sick, but the troubled Teen Mom star still doesn’t have an official diagnosis – and now it seems she’s only getting sicker.

Radar Online is reporting that Jenelle was hospitalized in New York City last night causing her to miss her scheduled flight home this morning.

Jenelle was due in court today for a mediation orientation as part of her custody battle with ex Nathan Griffith, but she was reportedly too sick to travel.

“Jenelle didn’t go back to North Carolina today because she was in the hospital all night,” says one insider.

“Jenelle was throwing up Saturday night at 10 pm, then at 5 am and 8 am. They wanted her to stay all night, but she really wanted to leave and sleep at the hotel.”

After several hours of tests, Jenelle reportedly ignored her doctor’s suggestion that she stay overnight for observation:

“The doctor didn’t want her to fly and told Jenelle that. The doctor said that she can’t go home and needs to rest,” says the source.

“They wanted her to stay, but she wanted to go back to the hotel and rest. But they didn’t figure out what’s wrong with her.”

Jenelle’s reasons for traveling to New York are unknown, but she underwent testing there last month, so it’s widely assumed that she returned to consult with an expert again.