Lady Gaga revealed to KCRW that she completed ‘MAYHEM’ in seven months and didn’t play it for her label until it was finished:

"I've done this with other albums before—I definitely did it with MAYHEM—I didn't really include a lot of people. It was Michael, Cirkut, Andrew,… pic.twitter.com/dc4hZejaYr

— LⱯDY GⱯGⱯ NOW🪞 (@ladygaganownet) October 3, 2025