The 2025 Met Gala reached new heights Monday night with surprise headliners Usher and Stevie Wonder lighting up the stage at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Kicking off the post-dinner performance, co-chair Colman Domingo recited a poem before introducing Usher, who energized the crowd with hits like “Yeah!” “U Don’t Have to Call,” and “OMG.”

Wonder followed, making his Met Gala debut in style. Backed by a nine-piece band, he opened with “Sir Duke” and moved through crowd favorites such as “Higher Ground” and “Isn’t She Lovely.” A singalong erupted during “Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours),” and he closed the show with a duet with Usher on “Another Star.”

The gala celebrated Black style with the “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” theme. “We’ve created style since we were created,” Wonder said. “Music, dance, love—it’s who we are.”