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Lady Gaga and Mastercard Announce New "Abracadabra" Dance Competition

Lady Gaga and Mastercard have partnered for a second dance competition in celebration of "Abracadabra," the newest single from Gaga's upcoming album MAYHEM.
Although the contest for the fan version of the "Abracadabra" music video has ended, fans can still enter for a chance to join the "ultimate dance party" with Lady Gaga herself at Club Mayhem. At this exclusive event, winners of the competition will be able to hear new songs from MAYHEM and spend the night on the dance floor with Mother Monster herself.
To enter, fans can film and upload a video (max. 1 minute) performing choreography from the "Abracadabra" video to their public social media account using the hashtag #MastercardGagaSweepstakes. Fans can then submit the video URL on Mastercard's website here.
Five winners and a guest will receive exclusive access to Lady Gaga's Club Mayhem dance party. The winners will also receive a prize package for air travel and hotel accommodations. The competition begins February 10 and closes at 11:59 ET on Sunday, February 16. Open to U.S. and Canada residents only. Visit here for the official rules.
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Lady Gaga Appears in Tribute Segment Before Super Bowl

Ahead of Super Bowl LIX, Lady Gaga stopped in New Orleans, Louisiana, to film a tribute segment that premiered before the biggest game in American football.
Gaga, accompanied by a full backing band, sang "Hold My Hand" on New Orleans' iconic Bourbon Street alongside a variety of football legends, including Michael Strahan, Tom Brady and Terry Bradshaw.
The segment acknowledges numerous tragic events that happened in the United States this year, including the New Orleans terror attack, Hurricane Helene hitting North Carolina and the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles.
Following the performance, “Hold My Hand” sky-rocketed on the U.S. iTunes and returned to No. 1 on the chart. The song previously hit the top spot in May of 2022 following Top Gun: Maverick’s release.  
Gaga previously paid tribute to the victims of the Los Angeles wildfires at the FireAid Benefit Concert, where she closed the show with performances of "Shallow," "Always Remember Us This Way" and a specially written song, "All I Need is Time." 
Additionally, Gaga joined forces with "Die With a Smile" collaborator Bruno Mars to perform a rendition of The Mamas & The Papas' "California Dreamin' " at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards. 

Gaga will release her seventh studio album, "Mayhem," in less than a month. To see Lady Gaga Now's complete compilation of the album's physical variants, click here. 
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BREAKING: Lady Gaga Announces MAYHEM Tour

Lady Gaga has just announced her concert tour in support of her seventh studio album, MAYHEM.
This tour is a follow-up to Gaga's previous, the 2022 Chromatica Ball, where Gaga performed in stadiums worldwide. This time, Lady Gaga decided to choose arenas for "a more intimate experience:
I wasn’t planning to tour this year after my shows in Singapore but the incredible response to the new album inspired me to keep things going. It came together super quickly thanks to Arthur Fogel and the amazing team at Live Nation, who planned a global tour in just a few weeks. We chose arenas this time to give me the opportunity to control the details of the show in a way you simply can’t in stadiums—and honestly, I can’t wait. This show is designed to be the kind of theatrical and electrifying experience that brings MAYHEM to life exactly how I envision it. The MAYHEM Ball Tour is officially coming your way. See you soon, monsters.
Check out the tour dates:
 

You can join the US presale here.
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Lady Gaga's New Choreographer On 'Abracadabra' Video

Lady Gaga's new choreographer and "Abracadabra" co-director, Parris Goebel, an acclaimed dancer and choreographer, shared the inspiration behind MAYHEM's brand-new viral single and music video.
When asked about being the latest addition to the Haus of Gaga team, Parris responded:
"...when her team reached out and I got to meet her and listen to her album and she welcomed me into her world, I just couldn't believe it. She has inspired me so much, and I think just as a woman, she knows no boundaries, and that, for me, is how I approach my artistry. Now, being a part of her world, it's really the coolest shit I've ever done."
Delving further into the creation of the "Abracadabra" music video, she added:
"This project explores different sides of Gaga and how they coexist in her life. Everything is very theatrical... From the styling to the casting to the set, how we design the club, to the lighting, everything just matters. You're creating a whole world from scratch. Everything was just done so delicately and meticulously and I got to bring on dancers that I've admired for years. I brought in choreographers to dance, which never happens in our world—all ages, all walks of life, and people I've worked with for years."
Parris also discussed the rehearsals and the process behind the making of the video:
"We were prepping, oh my goodness, maybe for about three weeks in total. ... But the shoot was two days long and was really demanding for everyone. You can see they're dancing from top to bottom, and we're doing take after take after take, but you can feel that hard work through the video. ... We should just build our own club. I think it's going to have such a different feel to actually be in this space. If we’re going to have 50, 60 dancers in the room, I think it's going to inspire everyone to really get lost in this world if we actually build the set out and make it feel like we're transporting everyone to a different dimension."
Speaking about the many hidden details in the already viral music video and what fans can expect from the Mayhem era, Parris said:
"I would say bringing pop culture back to life."
Check out the full interview HERE.
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"Die With A Smile" Breaks Global Spotify Record

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars' smash hit "Die With A Smile" has broken the record for the longest-running No. 1 on the Global Spotify chart. 
The song released in August 2024 reached No. 1 on the streaming platform in the summer of last year, and has now spent 121 days atop the global chart. The critically acclaimed duet officially dethrones Tones And I's "Dance Monkey". 
The song continues to perform well across all music streaming platforms, currently topping the chart on Apple Music’s Global 100 and charting within the top ten on the U.S. 100 chart. The song also hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 2025 and has spent four weeks atop the chart.
The pair recently won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 67th Grammy Awards earlier this February, and was also nominated for Song Of The Year. 
"Die With A Smile" was released as a first single for Gaga's seventh studio album MAYHEM, set to release on March 7, 2025. 
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Lady Gaga Breaks Down the "Abracadabra" Video With Elle UK

Lady Gaga discusses the inspiration for "Abracadabra" music video in a new interview with Elle UK magazine following its surprise reveal during the 67th Grammy Awards.
In the interview, Gaga breaks down the inspiration for the video's costumes, choreography, and her upcoming studio album MAYHEM, out March 7.
Talking about the choreography for the "Abracadabra" video:
"Parris and I worked really closely together, she's just a total genius. We did the video for Disease together and then we had a conversation about continuing that inner dialogue idea. It is part of Mayhem - these conflicting side of ourselves that don't really make sense but are just continuing to have this argument. How do we say that through dance? We ultimately decided that the video should be Mayhem the character, the lady in red - it's her club, and it's her night and she's saying, 'Okay, everybody that's here with us, we've done this before. And, tonight, you only have two choices, you can either dance or it's over. And I'm out.' And we decided we wanted the video to be about being up for that challenge. And so then Parris went to work for many weeks on all the different choreography. And we were constantly back and forth about it and then I went into the studio to learn it all. That was an amazing time. What I love is that the movement also expresses so much of what I'm trying to say and on a first listen of Abracadabra, you might go 'What is this about? It's fun to listen to, but what does it all mean?' And to me, when you see the video it should become clearer that it just means we have to keep going."
Talking about the "Lady in Red":
"The lady in red is all of you that puts you to the test. Your internal monologue. 'Can you do it? Can you do it? Will you do it? Are you good enough? Can you handle it?' In a lot of ways, the song is about dealing with that challenge to yourself and very often the world around us can reflect it back to us as well. I wanted to explore the question, 'What does it feel like to thrive and not just be surviving all the time? To me, in this video, she initiates the challenge and this purer side of me that is peering up at all of the negative backtalk, all of the doubt, and facing all that side of me, she completely comes through. And she says, 'I'm up for the challenge.' And it's interesting because we had all these different ways that we thought about the video ending and ultimately I wanted this song to be about resilience in a way the song Disease was not. That track was about inner torture and being trapped."
Talking about the costumes for the "Abracadabra" video:
"Something that was important to me was in a video of this size that we were also environmentally conscious to not overproduce and make too many new things. So actually my main white cape in the video was upcycled using old wedding dresses. And we also used deadstock fabric for the dancer's clothes. That's fabric that's been in warehouses for long periods of time. And we also used pieces from my archive; so old costumes are reinterpreted. There were a few new pieces. But we were trying to make something that was in the spirit of love the whole way through, something that was made with a really warm heart and community in mind."
Talking about the title of her new album:
"The album was called Mayhem to memorialize a piece of me and a piece of life that is not always easy to accept. It was hard at first to name the album Mayhem because I so much don't want that feeling to be real. I am also a hopeful person. I'm also somebody that is a dreamer, but what I think I ultimately arrived at is; it's all of the fractures of who we are and the fractures in the world and the mayhem of that brokenness that ultimately teaches us the power of joy, and dancing and crying and laughing and listening to music and holding your friends and your family and repeat! This album is fun and I enjoyed the contrast of a fun album that's also called Mayhem."
Talking about the musical inspirations for MAYHEM:
"There was industrial inspiration with a lot of the sounds. There's as transitional moment on the album that's rooted in nineties music. A sort of electro grunge defiance. That era in music which was a response to the music that came before it. And then David Bowie theatrical rock, Prince, Radiohead. I was inspired by so much music that has grown roots in my veins."
Read the full Elle interview here.
 
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Lady Gaga Reveals 'Abracadabra' Music Video

Nearly a week after announcing her seventh studio album, "Mayhem," Lady Gaga revealed the album's third single, "Abracadabra," and its self-directed music video during the 67th Annual Grammy Awards. 
Click here to listen to the song, and watch the new video below:

The song and video, presented by Mastercard, debuted during a commercial break from the Grammys. Gaga was nominated for two awards this year: Song of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, both for "Die With a Smile" with Bruno Mars. 
During the ceremony, Gaga and Mars took the stage to perform a cover of Michael Jackson's "Earth Song" in tribute to the city of Los Angeles following devastation from the California wildfires. 
To check out Lady Gaga Now's comprehensive guide to the physical variants of "Mayhem" available to pre-order, click here. 
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Lady Gaga Partners with Mastercard and Announces "Abracadabra" Video Competition

Lady Gaga announced an "Abracadabra" music video competition in collaboration with Mastercard during the 67th Grammy Awards on February 2, 2025.
In a video posted to TikTok, Lady Gaga and "Abracadabra" music video choreographer Parris Goebel revealed a competition to give fans a chance to be part of a special fan version of the music video. Fans are encouraged to film their favorite part of the choreography and submit dance videos with the hashtag #MastercardGagaContest for a chance to be featured in a new fan version of the video.
Fifteen winners will be chosen to be part of the new music video, with full costume and glam. The winners will also be able to celebrate at Lady Gaga's "Club Mayhem" and will receive a travel package for two nights and $250 prize.
To enter, fans can share their dance video to X/Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Threads, or Vimeo using the hashtag #MastercardGagaContest. Fans can then visit Priceless.com/Gaga to share the video URL when choosing to submit their entry. Videos can be maximum of one minute long and group videos can include up to three dancers total; if all members of the group do not submit, the entry will be disqualified. The competition is for U.S. and Canada only. Visit here for full official rules.
The partnership was first revealed on the Mastercard website, where the webpage says "Mastercard is partnering with Lady Gaga, opening the door so fans can get closer than ever to Gaga herself." Earlier in the evening, Lady Gaga and Mastercard premiered the "Abracadabra" music video during a commercial break for the Grammys.

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Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars Win Best Pop Duo Award

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars won the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance award for "Die With A Smile" at the 67th Grammy Awards.
The song is also nominated for Song of the Year. 

This win marks Gaga's 14th Grammy Award and 38th nomination. The ceremony took place on February 2, 2025, where the dynamic duo performed The Mamas and The Papas' "California Dreamin' " in a tribute to Los Angeles after the devastating wildfires. 
The Grammy-winning duet will be featured on Gaga's seventh studio album "Mayhem," set to release on March 7, 2025. 
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Lady Gaga Performs Tribute to Los Angeles at 2025 Grammys

Lady Gaga had a big night at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards — in addition to her two nominations and a sneak peek of the music video for "Abracadabra," the upcoming third single from "Mayhem," she performed a tribute to Los Angeles with Bruno Mars. 
Gaga and Mars took to the stage to perform a cover of "California Dreamin' " by The Mamas & The Papas to honor those impacted by the devastating California wildfires. 
Earlier this week, Gaga closed the FireAid Benefit Concert, a fundraising event for Los Angeles, with the performance of three songs: "Shallow," "Always Remember Us This Way" and a song she wrote for the concert, "All I Need is Time." 
Gaga was nominated in two categories this year: Song of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, both for her Billboard Hot 100-topping collaboration with Mars, "Die With a Smile."
Gaga's last Grammy win and performance were in 2022, when "Love For Sale" won for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. At the same ceremony, she performed a tribute to her collaborator Tony Bennett. 
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Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars to Perform at 2025 Grammys

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars will a special “tribute to Los Angeles” at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 2, 2025. 

Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga’s song is nominated in two categories: Song of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. 
The duo have performed "Die With a Smile" at a series of Mars' concerts in Las Vegas shortly after its release. A live-recorded version of the song was released to streaming services in October 2024, alongside the music video for "Disease." 
The last time Gaga performed at the Grammys was in 2022, when she performed "Love For Sale" and "Do I Love You" in tribute to Tony Bennett. Gaga and Bennett were awarded Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for "Love For Sale," which is Gaga's last win to date. 

By the end of the night, she might leave with a total of 15 awards, which would rank her as the sixth-most Grammy-awarded female artist, tied with CeCe Winans. 
The 67th Annual Grammy Awards will air on CBS and Paramount+ at 8 p.m. EST on Feb. 2. 
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Lady Gaga Performs Live at FireAid Benefit Concert

Lady Gaga gave the closing performance at the FireAid Benefit Concert, an event dedicated to rebuilding communities that have been devastated by wildfires in Los Angeles, CA, at Intuit Dome on Jan. 30, 2025.
She closed the show with performances of "Shallow," "Always Remember Us This Way" and a newly written song "just for tonight," "All I Need is Time."
Gaga was last in a line-up of nearly 30 artists, including Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo and Stevie Wonder, to perform at the benefit concert.
Listen to the new song below:
Lady Gaga recently announced her new album "MAYHEM," coming out on March 7.
You can find all album variants and pre-order it HERE
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Lady Gaga Lets ELLE Ask Her Anything

Alongside appearing on the covers of its US February 2025 and UK March 2025 magazines, Lady Gaga sat down with ELLE for an "Ask Me Anything" video. 
In the video, she addressed which song she wishes she released as a single, revealed which songs she'll never stop performing and teased her upcoming seventh studio album "Mayhem," to be released March 7, 2025. 
Watch the interview and read some of its highlights below:

What track she wishes she released as a single:
Gaga said she would've picked "Bloody Mary," but then changed her mind: "I don't think that song would've been big when I put out 'Born This Way.'" 
She called the song "ahead of its time," and joked that she didn't know if Jenna Ortega, her co-star in the upcoming second season of "Wednesday," was alive when she released it. 
She feels like fans would have really liked it if "Government Hooker" had been a single: "But, you know, they can't always get what they want." 
Her favorite lyric she's written:
Gaga revealed a snippet of new lyrics from an unnamed "Mayhem" song:
"Saw your face in mine
In a picture by our bedside
It was cold in the summertime
We were happy just to be alive"
She said she specifically loves the "cold in the summertime" line.
How she would describe "Mayhem" in three words:
Dark, poetry, hard: "I definitely didn't adhere to any one genre, but the beats are all really hard, so that was sort of the through line, is sonically, the album is pretty hard-hitting." 
What excites her most in fashion right now:
Gaga said she loves watching young designers and name-dropped Ilona Perla Marie-Claire Slama, who creates babydoll dresses like the one she wore in "Elton John: Still Standing" and on ELLE's UK March 2025 cover: "I've been wearing those a lot. Makes me feel like a porcelain doll." 

The biggest risk she's taken musically:
Despite a lot of people not wanting her to do it, Gaga said she thinks a lot of people thought she was crazy for making jazz: "I love all different kinds of music, and I feel like part of the joy of being a musician is that you are a student, and if you are not a student, for me, that's kind of a boring expedition. It's kind of like being an explorer, but you don't really want to find anything."
The songs she'll never stop performing:
Gaga had three picks – "Born This Way," "Bad Romance" and her vocal warm-ups: "I'll always do those in the shower, for sure." 
The Easter egg she didn't think fans would catch:
Regarding Easter eggs, Gaga said, "I feel like I make them really easy. I should get better at making them harder." 
While she didn't think any would fly under the radar, she mentioned the rollout for "Disease," which was first teased with a Spotify playlist that spelled the song's name, which in turn led to a rabbit hole down different websites: "The whole time that that was happening I just was like, 'Do they know now? Do they know now?'" 
She mentioned that she loves seeing fans dissect what things mean. She said sometimes, when she's creating, she puts stories into her work and doesn't even notice she's doing it. That's where the fans come in: "Sometimes they're juts so dead-on, and other times they'll find meaning in it that I didn't even know was there." 
What advice "Mayhem" would give to "The Fame": 
Gaga answered with, "not to be so hard on herself all the time."
She recounted feeling like she had already made it when she released "The Fame," when she would make her own costumes from clothing at vintage shops and perform in New York City: "That was some of the most beautiful times in my life, and then everything that happened after was pretty wild. And, yeah, I can't believe I'm still doing it." 
Then, Gaga sat down with ELLE UK to answer some more questions. 

How she'd describe the recording process for "Mayhem":
Gaga said the recording process was about the songs, first and foremost: "It was extremely organic, and it was all about the songs. I wrote so many songs and spent a lot of time crafting and honing each one of them in. Over time, the production started to take form, and I started to produce them in more intricate ways."
What exploring "the art of intensity" for "Mayhem" entailed:
As an artist who works in extremes and pushes herself to the limit one way or another, Gaga said she wanted to explore why she works that way:  "What I found is that the harder the music was, the more fragile the lyrics became. So there’s something that I experience as a human being that is like vulnerability and toughness at the same time."
What kind of healing power music has:
Other than her fiancé and family, Gaga said nothing makes her happier than music: "It always makes me feel just really grounded and centered and oddly in control of the outcome. It’s a really chaotic process making music, but you have to rely on yourself, and I can’t rely on everyone around me when I make a song. I really have to listen to what my heart’s saying."
Given her nearly 20 years in the music industry, Gaga called it a blessing that she still loves writing and producing more than anything else: "The art of fame and my love of performing, all of those things are things that i got to explore along the way, but there’s just nothing like being in a studio by yourself and pressing record. It’s pretty cool."
What lessons fans can take from "Mayhem" that haven't been explored in previous albums:
"Mayhem" is completely about "the art of chaos": "It means if something gets too fast you have to figure out how to reign it in. if something is becoming mundane you have to add velocity."
While she said pop music doesn't have to be super deep to be fun and effective, Gaga confirmed "Mayhem" has a lot of depth to it: "When the lyrics are more honest, then you have to be that honest with the sounds, and there were some moments making this record where I really surprised myself."
She continued, "'Disease,' in a way, is so relentless the whole time that you have to have vulnerability in the lyrics. Otherwise, it will just be, to me, kind of boneheaded and dumb and boring, so you have to create wind when it’s raining rocks."

To read the full printed ELLE interviews, click here (US) and here (UK). 
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Lady Gaga Covers Elle UK and Elle US And Talks 'Mayhem'

Lady Gaga covers the February 2025 issue of Elle magazine US and will cover the UK cover of March 2025.
On the special issues she discusses her upcoming seventh studio album 'Mayhem' and her engagement to fiancé Michael Polansky. See the covers below:
FEBRUARY 2025 - US

MARCH 2025 - UK

In her Elle cover-stories, Gaga revealed her upcoming album 'Mayhem'' is influenced by "’90s alternative, electro-grunge, Prince and Bowie melodies, guitar and attitude, funky bass lines, French electronic dance, and analog synths." The album is due to be released on March 7, 2025 and features production from Andrew Watt, Cirkut, and Gesaffelstein.

Gaga says the album is "utter chaos" from a genre perspective: "It breaks a lot of rules and has a lot of fun. It's about following your own chaos into whatever cranny of your life it takes you to." Singles "Disease" and "Die With A Smile" with Bruno Mars were released in 2024, the latter becoming the fastest song to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify.

In the interviews, Gaga celebrates other female artists like Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, and Charli XCX: "They're amazing. They're strong and vibrant and creative and artistic. I think they're being celebrated because they're wonderful."

Gaga also spoke with Elle about her engagement to Michael Polansky. She reveals that her near future will include "me and Michael and our kids […] Sometimes I worry people will say I'm boring these days, but honestly, thank God I'm boring. Thank God! Because I was living on the edge."

Michael reveals he co-wrote seven songs on 'Mayhem' with Gaga and says it was "so much fun to watch her make. She recorded it right down the street from our house, so we could easily walk back and forth from the studio." In her October cover story for Vogue, Gaga first revealed her engagement to Michael.

Gaga even addressed the recent feedback of her latest film "Joker: Folie à Deux"
"People just sometimes don't like some things,' she says matter-of-factly. 'It’s that simple. And I think to be an artist, you have to be willing for people to sometimes not like it. And you keep going even if something didn’t connect in the way that you intended. When that makes its way into your life, that can be hard to get control of. It’s part of the mayhem."
Read the full Elle interview US here and UK here.
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Lady Gaga to Release New Single and Music Video During Grammy Awards

With the announcement of Lady Gaga's seventh studio album "Mayhem" being released on March 7, 2025, the third single from the album will be released alongside its music video during the 2025 Grammy Awards on Feb. 2. 
According to Variety, the music video will air during a commercial break. The song's title is not yet revealed. 
The new single is the third from "Mayhem," following the Billboard Hot 100-topping collaboration with Bruno Mars, "Die With a Smile," and "Disease."
Preorder "Mayhem" here. 

Gaga is nominated in two categories at this year's award ceremony: Song of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, both for "Die With a Smile." 
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Lady Gaga featured in Bruno Mars & Sexyy Red's new video: "Fat, Juicy & Wet"

Lady Gaga appears as guest star with Rosé in Bruno Mars and Sexyy Red's new video: "Fat, Juicy & Wet."
Watch the video below.

Gaga is guest starring in the video alongside her former collaborator Rosé from BLACKPINK. Ever since collaborating on Chromatica's "Sour Candy", Lady Gaga has never performed with any of the BLACKPINK members. This marks the first time Gaga appears with Rosé, after both of them collaborated with Bruno Mars with "Die With a Smile" and "APT." respectively.
In the video for "Fat, Juicy, & Wet," Gaga is seen dancing around with Bruno, Rosé and Sexyy Red. Gaga looks stunning as she rocks an all-black outfit, with a dark red wig, glasses, and her signature high heels.
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Joanne Trattoria to host a #LG7 Listening Party

It appears that Joanne Trattoria will host a listening party for Lady Gaga's upcoming album.
A teaser trailer posted on their social media shows that details of the event have not yet been revealed. The video features graphics similar to Lady Gaga's website, which is currently updating daily to showcase each of her albums. The caption of the teaser reads:
"#LG7 is on its way, and we know the perfect place for you to listen. Stay tuned for more details. Let the Fame Monster live on and ______ begin."

Stay tuned for more updates.
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Lady Gaga to Receive Innovator Award, Scores 3 Nominations at 2025 iHeartRadio Awards

In addition to her three nominations, Lady Gaga will receive iHeartRadio's Innovator Award at their upcoming award ceremony on March 17, 2025. 
In a press release, iHeartRadio deemed Gaga "the true definition of a modern day artist innovator."
"Few artists in modern history have taken creative risks with the level of success of Gaga. ... Gaga has created music that topped the charts for years at multiple formats, while architecting groundbreaking tours and delivering powerful and versatile performances in film and TV," wrote iHeartRadio's Taylor Fields. 
Gaga is the ninth person to receive this honor, joining the likes of Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé.
In addition to the Innovator Award, Gaga is nominated in three categories at this year's ceremony. "Die With a Smile," her Billboard Hot 100-topping collaboration with Bruno Mars, is nominated in the Best Collaboration and Best Music Video categories. 

"GAGA Chromatica Ball," Gaga's concert film special that debuted on Max last May, is nominated for the Favorite On Screen award, among other concert and musician documentaries. 
Best Music Video and Favorite On Screen are socially voted categories, meaning fans are able to vote for their top picks. Click here to cast your votes. 
This year's nominations bring Gaga's total iHeartRadio nominations to 14. She won two awards at previous ceremonies: Best Song from a Movie ("Til it Happens to You," 2016) and Song That Left Us Shook ("I'll Never Love Again," 2019). 
Catch the award ceremony at 8 p.m. EST on Monday, March 17, airing on FOX. 
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Mysterious Countdown Appears on Lady Gaga's Website

A new countdown appears on Lady Gaga's official website, ladygaga.com, set to finish at 11 AM EST on Monday, January 27, 2025. 
At first, her website displays the rotating timer against a hazy blue background. Upon ‘scrubbing’ the screen, "LG1" appears, in the signature font from "The Fame" era. 
Internationally, the countdown will finish on Jan. 27 at: 
Los Angeles: 8 AM New York: 11 AM São Paolo: 1 PM London: 4 PM Istanbul: 7 PM  Tokyo: 1 AM (Jan. 28) Sydney: 3 AM (Jan. 28)
Stay up-to-date with Lady Gaga Now for any further news. 
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Lady Gaga Announces Seventh Album, "Mayhem"

The wait is over – Lady Gaga finally announced her seventh studio album, "Mayhem," will be released on March 7th. 
Click here to preorder the album. 
Gaga posted a short video alongside the album announcement. 


According to Variety, the album was executive produced by Gaga, Michael Polansky and Andrew Watt. Producers on the album include Gaga, Andrew Watt, Cirkut and Gesaffelstein.
The album's third single and music video will be released this Sunday, Feb. 2, during the 2025 Grammy Awards. 
The standard album will have 14 tracks:
1. Disease (3:50)
2. Abracadabra (3:45)
3. Garden of Eden (4:00)
4. Perfect Celebrity (4:39)
5. Vanish Into You (4:06)
6. Killah (feat. Gesaffelstein) (3:31)
7. Zombieboy (3:35)
8. Lovedrug (3:14)
9. How Bad Do U Want Me (3:59)
10. Don't Call Tonight (3:47)
11. Shadow of a Man (3:20)
12. The Beast (3:56)
13. Blade of Grass (4:18)
14. Die With a Smile (feat. Bruno Mars) (4:12)
15. ?
The 15th track is an extra bonus song on some physical releases of the album. 
In a press statement, Gaga described the album's writing process as “reassembling a shattered mirror."
“The album began with me confronting my fear of returning to the pop music my earliest fans loved," she wrote. "Even if you can’t put the pieces back together perfectly, you can still create something beautiful and whole in its own unique way.”
An official billboard appeared in Times Square with the announcement earlier this morning.
The lead-up to the album's announcement started last week, when a mysterious countdown appeared on Gaga's official website. Upon scrubbing the screen, "LG1" appeared behind the site's background, in the signature font of "The Fame" era.
The next day, the site's appearance changed, ditching the hazy blue background for a flowing black one. This time, scrubbing the screen revealed "LG2," in the font from "The Fame Monster" album cover. This continued until Monday, January 27, when "Mayhem" was officially announced.
Gaga first teased her return at the end of the "GAGA Chromatica Ball" concert special in May, when a brief snippet of new music played beside the words "GAGA RETURNS."
After teasing two new snippets following her performance at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, Gaga released "Disease," the lead single, on Oct. 25, 2024. 
In December, Gaga told the Los Angeles Times that "Die With a Smile," her Hot 100-topping collaboration with Bruno Mars, will be included on "Mayhem." The song has already exceeded 1 billion streams on Spotify. 
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Lady Gaga to perform at L.A. FireAid Concert

Lady Gaga has been confirmed as a performer for the L.A. FireAid Concert, which will take place on January 30th at the Intuit Dome and the Kia Forum in Inglewood.

The event, which will be live-streamed, is expected to raise millions for disaster relief for the victims from the wildfires that devastated Southern California earlier this month.
Other acts including Billie Eilish, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Gracie Abrams, and Green Day have been confirmed by TMZ as performers. Two dozen more acts are expected to be announced for the two concerts that will take place at the end of the month.
Tickets will go on sale on January 22nd at 12pm PST on Ticketmaster. 
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Lady Gaga To Perform In Rio on May 3rd

O Globo confirmed that Lady Gaga will officially perform in Rio on May 3rd.
The free show, titled "Lady Gaga Todo Mundo no Rio" (Lady Gaga: The Whole World in Rio), will take place on Copacabana Beach on Saturday, May 3rd at 21:00. For the occasion, an area of 28,000 square meters will be used for the concert, which is expected to be one of the most attended in history, with over 1 million fans anticipated.
 
 
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Join The LadyGagaNow Team (2025 Form)

With Lady Gaga's new album just around the corner, we are opening our doors to veteran stans to join our team. We want YOU to be the new voice of this fanbase. Share your ideas and skills with us so we can evolve together and provide our community with the best social experience.
The application form will close on January 31st. The positions are unpaid.
Qualifications include social media management, writing, Discord moderation, and content production, such as creating artwork and video edits for TikTok. If you have an idea we haven’t listed, write it down! We’re always open to new ways to improve our community.
Here’s what each main role entails:
News Editor (US and UK primarily; high English proficiency required)
This is our most demanding position. When news breaks, you must be prepared to post it promptly on our website. If you have limited availability or work full-time, we discourage you from applying. This role includes access to our Twitter accounts.
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This position is exclusively for those with prior experience. You’ll help manage our Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook profiles, expand our audience, and create engaging content such as video edits, artworks and so on.
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'Die With A Smile' Hits No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars' record-breaking and chart-topping single "Die With A Smile" reaches No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of January 11, 2025.
"Die With A Smile" rises 16 spots in its 20th week of charting to top the Hot 100 after previously peaking at No. 2 for four weeks in November 2024. The single was the highest charting non-Christmas song throughout December.
The smash-hit marks Bruno Mars' 9th chart-topper in the US, while it becomes Gaga's 6th No. 1 hit, following "Just Dance" feat. Colby O'Donis (2009), "Poker Face" (2009), "Born This Way" (2011), "Shallow" with Bradley Cooper (2019), and "Rain On Me" with Ariana Grande (2020).
Gaga becomes one of the few artists with multiple No. 1 songs in three different decades and only the second female artist after Janet Jackson.

"Die With A Smile" previously topped the Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. US charts for eight weeks in 2024, the second-longest running No. 1 of the year. It became the first song to earn over 100 million streams in ten consecutive weeks on the Global 200 chart.
The record-breaking song is also up for two GRAMMYs for Best Pop/Duo Group Performance and Song of the Year. Additionally it became the fastest song to reach one billion streams on Spotify and one of the top five longest-running No. 1 hits in the chart’s history, with over 100 days and counting.
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Lady Gaga's 2024 in Review

From recording a Grammy-nominated duet to starring in a highly anticipated movie sequel, Lady Gaga enjoyed a legendary year throughout the entirety of 2024. Here's a look back at some of her biggest successes this year. 

February
Gaga finally learned what Fortnite is when she was announced as the game's featured artist on Feb. 22, 2024. Players were able to purchase the Chromatica Gaga Bundle, which featured perks inspired by Gaga's 2020 album "Chromatica," such as the Chromatica Armor outfit and "Rain Check" emote. 

Several of her songs were made available as Jam Tracks, including "Stupid Love," "Poker Face," "Born This Way" and more. 
She began teasing her return to music via Instagram, when she posted several photos from a recording studio. 
March
Haus Labs, Gaga's beauty brand, went live in European Sephora stores on March 26. Gaga joined beauty content creator Nikkie de Jager, better known as NIkkieTutorials, on a livestream to celebrate the expansion. 
Gaga also hosted an event on behalf of Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals to celebrate the innovative company's discovery of the first treatment for vitiligo, an autoimmune condition that causes loss of skin color. 
April
The first official poster and trailer for "Joker: Folie à Deux," the sequel to Todd Phillips' 2019 film "Joker" starring Joaquin Phoenix, were released in early April, granting fans an early look at Gaga's character Harleen "Lee" Quinzel. 

May
"GAGA Chromatica Ball," a concert film depicting Gaga's sold-out 2022 show at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, was released to Max on May 25. Gaga edited and directed the film herself.

The premiere came alongside special Chromatica Ball merch and live viewing parties around the world. 

The film gave fans the first taste of Gaga's upcoming seventh studio album, as it ended with a short snippet of new music and the text "LG7 GAGA RETURNS." 
June
Gaga kicked off the eighth leg of her "Jazz & Piano" residency at Park MGM in Las Vegas on June 19. Gaga debuted new outfits and an unexpected rendition of 2011's "Americano," which stayed on the show's setlist through the summer. 

Additionally, she made a surprise appearance at a private event celebrating Summer Solstice in Nemacolin, Pennsylvania. She performed a full set, comprised of her hits like "You and I" and "Bad Romance" as well as classics "I Can't Give You Anything But Love," "La Vie en Rose" and Tony Bennett's "Steppin' Out With My Baby." 
Gaga also attended the wedding of her younger sister, Natali, on June 1. 
July
After wrapping the eighth leg of "Jazz & Piano," Gaga was announced as a performer at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France. She performed a special rendition of French singer Zizi Jeanmaire's "Mon truc en plumes" at the Olympics' Opening Ceremony alongside the river Seine on July 26. 

When in Paris, Gaga accidentally leaked her engagement to longtime partner Michael Polansky to the world when she was recorded introducing him as her fiancé to French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal.
Later, she revealed she intended to keep the engagement a secret after Michael proposed in April. 
The "LG7" teasing continued, as after her Olympics performance, she posted a photo to Instagram Stories telling fans she would play a few seconds of "LG7" outside her hotel. The two snippets she played featured techno elements and were notably different than the one at the end of "GAGA Chromatica Ball." 
Gaga also graced the cover of EMPIRE Magazine, giving her first interview on her "Joker: Folie à Deux" character.  

August
On August 15, Gaga announced "Die With A Smile," her collaboration with Bruno Mars, which released alongside its video on that same day. The video features Gaga and Mars in matching blue-and-red outfits, performing the song on a mock studio set. 


Gaga joined Mars at his concert at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California, to debut a live version of the song on its release night. 
The song debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, and has remained in the Top 10 of the chart since its release (with the exception of one week, when the Top 10 was occupied by holiday songs). 
September
September saw Gaga in full-press mode to promote "Joker: Folie à Deux," starting with its premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival. 

While in Venice, Gaga shocked fans by posting a picture of her itinerary to Instagram, revealing that the lead single from "LG7" would be released in October. 
In an interview with Vogue, she revealed the long-awaited "LG7" is coming in February 2025. 

Until then, she continued promoting "Joker: Folie à Deux," attending the film's London and Los Angeles premieres toward the end of the month. 

The biggest surprise of the month, however, was the mysterious announcement of "LG6.5" on billboards in Los Angeles and New York City, alongside a series of cryptic posts to her Instagram feed. Soon after, the project was revealed to be "Harlequin," a full-length companion album to the film, released on September 27. 

The album contains 13 songs -- many of them covers, plus two original songs, "Folie à Deux" and "Happy Mistake." The cover versions are featured in "Joker: Folie à Deux," but were sonically reimagined for "Harlequin." 
Gaga rounded out the month attending a special "Harlequin" listening party with fans in London and guest appearances on "The Graham Norton Show" and Zane Lowe's Apple Music radio show. 
October
October was a big month for Gaga. As "Die With A Smile" saw continued chart success and a nomination for Best Collaboration at the 2024 EMAs, "Joker: Folie à Deux" and its soundtrack were internationally released on October 4. The film was made available for digital purchase on October 29. 
To finish its promotional cycle, Gaga guested and performed "Happy Mistake" on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" 

But, that was just the beginning. Seven of her song titles were reformatted on streaming platforms, with their titles in all caps aside from the first letter. These seven letters spelled out the word "disease." 
After Gaga posted a playlist titled ".COM," fans were quick to find that the secret message spelled "gagadisease.com." Upon visiting the website, fans were greeted with a lyric that, once searched, would lead to another website. After cycling through nine websites, it was revealed that "Disease," the lead single from "LG7," would be released on October 25. 

"Disease" marked a return to the dark electro soundscape explored on 2011's "Born This Way" album. Its horror-themed music video, released on October 29, showed Gaga on the run from a masked figure (portrayed by herself), and also featured a brief snippet of new music midway through the video. 

The same night as the music video release, Gaga dropped a live taping of "Die With A Smile," performed with Mars in Las Vegas. 

November
Gaga kicked off the month performing "God Bless America" and "The Edge of Glory" at the final rally for US presidential candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris on November 4 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

Days later, Gaga scored two nominations at the 2025 Grammy Awards for "Die With A Smile." Gaga and Mars' duet was nominated in the Song of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance categories. 
Later in the month, "Die With A Smile" became the fastest song to break 1 billion streams on Spotify. 
Gaga's headlining return to Coachella was announced on November 19. This will be Gaga's second time performing at the festival, following her headline slot in 2017. 
Two live versions of "Disease" -- "The Antidote Live" and "The Poison Live" -- were released alongside their in-studio performance videos throughout the month. 


Fans caught wind of Gaga's next acting venture once it was announced that she's joining the cast of the second season of Netflix's "Wednesday," after the show helped popularize the "Born This Way" deep cut "Bloody Mary" last year. Not much is known of Gaga's role in the series, but it is expected to be released in 2025. 
Additionally, Billboard named Gaga the fifth best pop star of the 21st century. 
December
Gaga starred in "A Carpool Karaoke Christmas," the Zane Lowe-hosted holiday special on Apple TV+, alongside Dua Lipa and Chappell Roan. In the special, Gaga sang several songs, including "Disease," "Die With A Smile" and the holiday classic "Christmas Tree."

Her rock-infused cover of "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town," which was also featured in the special, was released to streaming services at the same time. 

Gaga made another appearance in the Hulu-exclusive "Elton John: Still Standing," where she spoke of her personal relationship with Elton John and the influence he's had on her career. 
Then, Gaga made waves when her upcoming performance at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was announced for May 2025. The performance is expected to be one of the biggest events in history, following Madonna's record-breaking show last year. 
Finally, to end the year, Gaga appeared in the Top 10 of several of Billboard's end-of-year charts:
Top Dance/Electronic Artists (No. 3) Top Dance/Electronic Albums ("The Fame," No. 2; "Born This Way," No. 8) Dance/Electronic Albums Artists (No. 1)  Dance/Electronic Streaming Songs (No. 3) Traditional Jazz Album Artists (No. 10)
2025 promises to be a big year for Gaga. Be sure to stay up-to-date with Lady Gaga Now for updates through the chaos. 
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Lady Gaga to Perform in Rio de Janeiro Next Year

Lady Gaga has been confirmed as the next artist to perform on Copacabana Beach in 2025.
During a press conference for the 2025 Events Agenda, the organizers of events in the Latin American city confirmed the highly anticipated return of Lady Gaga to Rio de Janeiro in May 2025. She will hold a free concert on Copacabana Beach, just as Madonna did last year.
This marks the return of the star since her last visit in 2012 and is expected to be one of the biggest events in history.
Stay tuned for the official event date!
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