Rio de Janeiro, May 5 -- American singer-songwriter Lady Gaga etched her name into the annals of music history, commanding an unprecedented audience of approximately 2.5 million at a free concert on Copacabana Beach, setting a new world record for the highest-attended female artist. She surpassed Madonna's previous milestone of 1.6 million.

The concert, Gaga's first in Brazil in over a decade, featured an electrifying list of songs drawn from her vast catalogue of hits. From the atmospheric opening with 'Bloody Mary' to the soaring anthems 'Poker Face', 'Paparazzi' and 'Shallow', the pop icon delivered a career-spanning performance that became as much a celebration as a cultural landmark, according to a report by PEOPLE. After the concert,...