ROSÉ Closes the 2026 LACMA Art+Film Gala With a Four-Song Set
ROSÉ closed the evening at the 2026 LACMA Art+Film Gala on Saturday, Nov. 7, with a four-song set that included a cover of The Killers' "Read My Mind." The gala is the annual fundraiser for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and LACMA had named her as its musical guest in an announcement on Oct. 13.
The cover was the moment many in the room seemed to be waiting for. Billboard reported that she introduced the song as "one of my favorite songs to cover" and asked the audience to sing along if they knew it.
The rest of the set drew on her own work. She performed "New Trick," her solo single released on Sept. 17. She also sang "APT.," her duet with Bruno Mars, and "Number One Girl," from Rosie, her debut solo album, which came out in 2024.
The gala is the 15th annual edition of the event. This year it honored Dune director Denis Villeneuve and the artist Vija Celmins. It was co-chaired by trustee Eva Chow and actor Leonardo DiCaprio. Billboard reported that the evening raised nearly $7 million for the museum's programming, the exhibitions, films and public events it runs through the year.
The evening had other news too. Variety reported that Villeneuve teased progress on a James Bond project during the gala.
For a fundraiser, the total raised is the figure that matters most to the museum. For the audience, the set was a chance to sing along to a song that ROSÉ said she likes to cover.
