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Hot Topic Releases "Born This Way" inspired Hoodie

Hot Topic has launched a new hoodie inspired by Lady Gaga's Born This Way album.

The hoodie, available exclusively in black, is priced at $64.90. You can purchase it here.
Additionally, three other Lady Gaga-inspired designs are available as well, check them out on Hot Topic's website.


The Black Friday deals end tonight, so make sure to grab your merch before the sale is over.
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Cirkut Details Working with Lady Gaga on 'Disease' in New Interview

In an interview with Billboard, "Disease" co-producer Henry Walter aka Cirkut detailed the writing process for the song, as well as his experience working with the "legendary" Lady Gaga. 
Read some quotes from the interview below.
Meeting Gaga:
Cirkut was introduced to Gaga through "Die With a Smile" co-writer and co-producer Andrew Watt, who recommended they collaborate on the project. "So, I met Gaga for the first time in the studio, and it was amazing. I was really excited to work with her, we were off to the races as soon as we met."
After being a fan for years, Cirkut said he was drawn to working with Gaga because, "She is just a legendary artist."
"Selfishly, I did want to see what I could accomplish with her. Just the thought of wondering what a Gaga record would sound like if I produced it was really exciting from the get-go."

Early stages of "Disease":
Gaga was "instrumental" in early discussions about where they wanted to go with the sound. Cirkut said, "We all wanted to make something that still felt like it was decidedly Gaga, but always asking the question of, 'What does that sound like today?' "
These ideas resulted in the "very aggressive" lead single from Gaga's upcoming seventh studio album, melding heavy guitars with a heavy synth-dance sound. 
" 'Disease' [is] a daring record to me. It’s very aggressive. I wouldn’t say it’s a safe, 'nice' song to ease you into things. ... It’s a very in-your-face kind of record," he said. 
"I wanted to make sure that we brought the essence of Gaga into this song and all of the things that are so great about her — the drama, the theatrics, that in-your-face sound — but still putting a fresh spin on it."

In the studio: 
Cirkut described the "synergy" between him and Gaga when recording the song:
"In the beginning, it is kind of a trial run [with a new collaborator]. It felt a little bit like she was feeling me out, trying to figure out where I was coming from when it came to production. But then there was kind of a breakthrough moment — I had been working through something over my headphones, and when I played it out loud, she was just like, 'Oh my God, Cirkut, that’s crazy.' And as soon as that happened it was like, 'Great, I got through to her.' "
Cirkut teased the possibility that there's more to come of their collaboration: "['Disease'] was just one song in a collection that we worked on together, but fairly early in the process, we all loved it and knew that it would be some kind of cornerstone of this body of work." 

Why Gaga stands out among her contemporaries: 
Cirkut said Gaga's passion and interest in the sonics of her music separates her from the pack. 
"She would say, 'Maybe try a different drum here,' or she would hop on the synths and start playing things. She’s a musician and a visionary, and she knew all about the attack, decay, sustain and release settings on a synth. She is all about the details, which definitely sets her apart from a lot of artists."
"Also, the passion that she puts into her work is amazing. She really lives and breathes and eats and sweats and bleeds this music."

You can read the full interview here.
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Lady Gaga Talks LG7 With Vogue

Lady Gaga discussed details about her new single "Disease" and her upcoming 7th studio album in a new interview with Vogue.
In the interview, Gaga talks about the new guitar version of LG7 lead single "Disease": "After I spent some time on the production for The Antidote Live—which was built around me at the piano—I started thinking about how I may go even deeper," she says. "I wondered if we took some of the electric guitar energy that’s on the pop version and stripped it back—would I find another level to the song? And I did."
Gaga also revealed new details about LG7, which is due out in February 2025: "The album is chaotic from a genre perspective. […] In that way, this album is a celebration of a lot of the music that made me who I am, because when I returned to a darker pop style of pop, all my early  experiences with music came out. [...] The album is not extremely serious in that its very fun and meant to be  enjoyed at a party, in a club, or at home having personal fun time to be free of your worries at home or walking through life."
Read the full Vogue interview here. 
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“Die With A Smile” Breaks Spotify's 1 Billion Record

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars's standalone single, “Die With A Smile,” has set a new Spotify record as the fastest song to reach 1 billion streams.
This powerful collaboration between two of the biggest names in pop music has captivated audiences worldwide, reaching the billion-stream milestone in an astounding 96 days. This milestone marks Lady Gaga’s 7th and Bruno Mars’s 16th song to achieve over a billion streams on the platform, a testament to their enduring popularity and influence.
Lady Gaga's songs with over 1 Billion streams on Spotify:
Shallow (2.58B) Poker Face (1.44B) Always Remember Us This Way (1.40B) Bad Romance (1.35B) Just Dance (1.18B) Rain On Me (1.10B) Die With A Smile (1B) This single marks the first time Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars have worked together, combining Gaga's powerhouse vocals and Mars’s signature blend of soul and pop. The artists expressed that the song’s message of finding strength and joy, even in difficult times, felt meaningful to them, and that message resonated deeply with fans. Gaga and Mars’s collaboration combines their distinctive styles to create an unforgettable, heartfelt, and timeless track.
"Die With A Smile" has not only shattered streaming records but has also garnered two nominations at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards for "Song of the Year" and "Best Pop Duo/Group Performance." The track was a commercial powerhouse, reaching number two on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart, while topping the charts in over 18 countries. It reigned atop the Billboard Global 200 for several consecutive weeks, becoming the longest-running song of 2024 on the chart. The song also achieved Platinum certification in multiple countries. Its music video has captivated audiences, amassing over 300 million views on YouTube and showcasing the song’s profound emotional impact and stunning visuals.
The success of “Die With A Smile” marks a high point in both Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars's careers, as they continue to break boundaries and inspire audiences. With the 2025 Grammys approaching, fans are eager to see how the song will fare, as it has already solidified its place as one of the most successful pop collaborations of all time.
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PREMIERE: Disease (The Poison Live)

Lady Gaga has released "Disease (The Poison Live)," a live-recorded rendition of the lead single from her upcoming seventh studio album. 
You can watch the live video below.

The "Poison Live" version is Gaga's second re-recording of "Disease," following the stripped-back "Antidote Live" released last week. 
You can stream this version and its instrumental on all streaming platforms.
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Lady Gaga To Headline Coachella 2025

Lady Gaga will headline the Coachella Music & Arts Festival in Indio, California on April 11th and 18th, 2025.
This will be the second time Gaga has performed at the festival, following her headlining slot in 2017 when she replaced Beyoncé. She became the second female headliner in the festival’s history, after Björk in 2007. Gaga had planned a surprise performance in 2020 for 'Chromatica,' but the plans were cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Presale tickets go on sale Friday, 11/22 at 11am PT. Register now here. 
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Lady Gaga To Appear In 'Wednesday' Season 2

Lady Gaga has joined the cast for season 2 of Netflix's ‘Wednesday,’ according to EW. Although details of her role are still unknown, she is currently filming in Europe for the show. 
At the 2023 Golden Globes, 'Wednesday' star Jenna Ortega expressed interest in Gaga joining the cast. "I'm sure Netflix would love that," she said in an interview with Variety.
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Billboard Names Lady Gaga as the 5th Greatest Pop Star of the 21st Century

As part of Billboard's Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century series, the music publication declared Lady Gaga is the fifth best pop star of the past 25 years. 
In the article, writer Jason Lipshutz deemed Gaga a "game-changing phenomenon" who's "spent her career holding up fragile ideas of modern pop stardom and vigorously shaking them like a snow globe."
Click here to read Billboard's career-spanning article on Gaga, and click here to listen to its podcast further breaking down her career thus far. 

To date, Gaga has 18 songs that cracked the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, with five of those songs reaching No. 1: "Just Dance," "Poker Face," "Born This Way," Shallow" and "Rain on Me."
Four of her songs made the chart's top three: "Bad Romance" and currently "Die With a Smile" peaking at No. 2, and "Telephone" and "The Edge of Glory" at No. 3. 
"LoveGame," "Alejandro," "Applause," "Million Reasons" and "Stupid Love" peaked in the top five. 

Six of her albums hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200: "Born This Way," "ARTPOP," "Cheek to Cheek," "Joanne," "A Star is Born" and "Chromatica." She is the fastest female artist to have six chart-topping albums, with nine years and two months between the peaks of "Born This Way" and "Chromatica."
"The Fame" and "The Fame Monster" peaked in the Hot 200's top five, at No. 2 and No. 5, respectively.
All of her studio albums hit No. 1 on their respective Billboard genre charts, the Top Dance/Electronic Albums and Top Jazz Albums charts. 
In 2023, "The Fame" made history when it spent its 500th week on the Dance/Electronic Album chart. The album continues its hold as the longest-running No. 1 album on the chart.

In her 16-year career, Gaga has taken home 10 Billboard Music Awards, 18 MTV Music Video Awards and 13 Grammys, as well as an Academy Award for "Shallow." 
In 2009, Billboard named Gaga the Greatest Pop Star of the year, and in 2015, the publication deemed her Woman of the Year. 

 
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Lady Gaga Scores 2 GRAMMY Nominations

Lady Gaga received two nominations at the 2025 Grammy Awards for her Bruno Mars duet "Die With A Smile".
"Die With A Smile" is nominated in two categories: Song of the Year and Best Pop/Duo Group Performance. Gaga has now received 38 nominations total and 13 GRAMMY wins.
 
 
Gaga was already nominated for three of the Big Four awards from the General Field (AOTY, ROTY, SOTY), even though she never won any of them, but Gaga has the most wins for the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance having won twice for "Shallow" with Bradley Cooper and "Rain on Me" with Ariana Grande.
The 67th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony will be held on February 2, 2025.
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Lady Gaga Performs at Rally for VP Kamala Harris

Lady Gaga performed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at a rally for Democratic presidential nominee and current-Vice President Kamala Harris, a day ahead of the U.S. presidential election. 
She performed two songs: "God Bless America," and her own, "The Edge of Glory."
Watch "God Bless America" below:
And "The Edge of Glory":
After "God Bless America," she expressed her support for Harris in a speech before introducing Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff:
"For more than half of this country's life, women didn't have a voice. Yet, we raised children, we held our families together, we supported men as they made the decisions. But tomorrow, women will be a part of making this decision. Today, I am holding in my heart all the tough, tenacious women who made me who I am. I cast my vote for someone who will be President for all, for all Americans."
The Nov. 4 rally is Harris' last one before Election Day, on Nov. 5, 2024. Gaga joined other public figures, such has Oprah Winfrey, Ricky Martin and Jazmine Sullivan on the steps of the Art Museum of Philadelphia to rally support. 
Gaga endorsed Harris and her running mate Tim Walz earlier this week, saying, "It's time to get ready to vote," in a video posted to Instagram: 
Gaga supported current-President Joe Biden since his run for office. She spoke at a Biden-Harris rally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the night before the 2020 election, and she performed the national anthem at Biden's inauguration.
In 2023, Biden appointed Gaga as the co-chair of the Committee on the Arts the Humanities, a board that advises the White House on matters of cultural policy. 
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Lady Gaga To Rally For Kamala Harris On Election Eve

Lady Gaga is set to headline and perform at a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris in Philadelphia on November 4, one day before the United States presidential election. Other prominent figures attending the rally in Philadelphia include Oprah Winfrey, Ricky Martin, and Jazmine Sullivan.
Gaga endorsed the Harris-Walz campaign via Instagram on November 3.
"It's time to get ready to vote. I'll see you guys in Pennsylvania," Gaga says in the video. Gaga appeared at the final rally for the Biden-Harris campaign in Philadelphia in 2020, and later sang the national anthem at the inauguration in January 2021.
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Lady Gaga Releases 'Die With a Smile' Live in Las Vegas

Alongside the music video for "Disease," Lady Gaga released a live taping of her duet with Bruno Mars, "Die With a Smile." 
The duo performed the hit song together at one of Mars' concerts on the Las Vegas strip in August. 
Click here to watch the performance. 

"Die With a Smile" is currently in a tight race for the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100, currently staying at the No. 4 spot after peaking at No. 3 on its chart debut. It previously peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200, but now rests at No. 2 following the release of Mars' collaboration with Jennie. 
Click here to purchase the "Die With a Smile" 7" vinyl. The CD single can be purchased here (both physical releases are U.S. only). 
The live performance from Las Vegas is available to purchase on iTunes here. The song’s instrumental can also be purchased here.
 
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Lady Gaga Reveals 'Disease' Music Video

Three days after the release of "Disease," Lady Gaga dropped the music video for the "LG7 " era lead single tonight, October 29. The horror-themed music video arrives just in time for Halloween.
Click here to watch the music video. 

The video's choreography was directed by the Emmy Award-winning Parris Goebel, known for her work with Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez and Justin Bieber. 
Less than an hour before the video's premiere, Gaga posted a message to her Instagram story: 
"Disease is about facing that fear, facing myself and my inner darkness, and realizing that sometimes I can't win or escape the parts of myself that scare me. That I can try and run from them but they are still part of me and I can run and run but eventually I'll meet that part of myself again, even if only for a moment.
Gaga announced the music video earlier in the day, alongside news that a live performance of her Bruno Mars' duet "Die With a Smile" in Las Vegas would premiere at the same time. 
Prior to the "Disease" single release, Gaga posted a 10-second teaser from the music video on social media, featuring a clip of her with dark hair and a white dress running from someone driving a car. 
Earlier this week, Gaga teased there's "a LOT more to come" in an Instagram post. The music video also seemingly teases new music from LG7.
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'Joker: Folie Ă  Deux' Now Available for Purchase on Digital

'Joker: Folie Ă  Deux' starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga is now available to purchase on digital platforms.
'Joker: Folie Ă  Deux' opened in theaters October 4 and has since grossed $201 million at the worldwide box office. Phoenix reprises his role as Arthur Fleck/Joker, while Gaga plays Lee Quinzel, also known as Harley Quinn.
The film is now available to purchase on digital platforms such as Apple TV and Prime Video for $24.99.
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Lady Gaga Releases New Single: "Disease"

The 'LG7 ' era has officially begun: "Disease," the lead single from Lady Gaga's seventh studio album, is out now. 
Click here to listen to the song. 
"Disease" was written by Gaga, Andrew Watt, Cirkut and Gaga's fiancÊ Michael Polansky, with production by Gaga, Watt and Cirkut. 
The song's lyric video is now out on YouTube. Watch the video below: 

As soon as the song dropped, Gaga changed her profile photo on her social media profiles to a dark, close-up shot of her face, with only her eyes illuminated.
Additionally, new promotional images were released with the song. 
In the four years since her sixth studio album "Chromatica," Gaga has kept busy: She starred as Harleen "Lee" Quinzel in "Joker: Folie à Deux," completed several successful legs of her "Jazz & Piano" residency in Las Vegas, expanded her Haus Labs enterprise, toured "Chromatica,"  released the "GAGA Chromatica Ball" concert special on Max, topped charts with her Bruno Mars duet "Die With a Smile" and dropped three full-length projects — the "Dawn of Chromatica" remix album, "Love For Sale" with Tony Bennett and the "Joker" companion piece, "Harlequin."
Fans have eagerly awaited news about 'LG7 ' for years, but the anticipation peaked when Gaga made a cryptic post on social media, showing her itinerary for the 81st Venice International Film Festival in early September. 
Among promotional events for "Joker: Folie à Deux," the bottom of the itinerary revealed the 'LG7'' lead single would come in October, though the official date was marked by "XX." 
Through a series of cryptic teases on Spotify and the website gagadisease.com, fans found out last week that the 'LG7 ' era would commence with the release of "Disease" on October 25.  
Now, after four long years, fans can look forward to a full-length album of original material in February 2025, per an article with Vogue. 
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Lady Gaga Submissions For 'Joker Folie À Deux'

Warner Bros.' revealed that at the upcoming awards season, Lady Gaga will be submitted for the Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 'Joker Folie À Deux'.

Gaga is also a part of the Best Ensemble Cast submission, along with the Joker 2 cast, including Joaquin Phoenix, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener and Zazie Beetz. 
Lady Gaga's original song for the movie soundtrack 'Folie À Deux', which can also be found on her Harlequin companion album, will be submitted for Best Original Song.
Warner also revealed that the Joker sequel will have screenings at the Tribeca Film festival, as well as the upcoming Producers and Directors Guild of America awards.
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Lady Gaga to Release New Single 'Disease' on Oct. 25

Lady Gaga has just announced her comeback single, "Disease," which will be released this Friday, October 25. 
The new single can be pre-saved on Apple Music and Spotify here.

The original single's announcement was found after solving a riddle:
Fans noticed that Lady Gaga published a new Spotify playlist titled ".com," featuring eleven songs from her discography.The first letter of each song spells "gagadisease." 
If you visit website gagadisease.com, it will display new lyric from the new single: "I could play the doctor." 
From there, searching "icouldplaythedoctor.com" reveals another lyric: "I can cure your disease." 
In continuing the same pattern, nine lines from the single are revealed, until you reach the final announcement:
"I could play the doctor
I can cure your disease
If you were a sinner
I could make you believe
Lay you down like 123
Eyes roll back in ecstasy 
I can smell your sickness
I can cure ya
Cure your disease"

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Lady Gaga Teases Her Return With Cryptic Message on Her Streaming Profiles

Not even one month after the release of "Harlequin," the promo for Lady Gaga's seventh studio album has already started.
On streaming platforms, seven of Gaga's song titles were reformatted, seemingly overnight. Now, the seven deep cuts are stylized in all caps, with the exception of their first letter.  
Little Monsters caught that the lowercase letters spell out the word "disease." 
As of now, an official pre-save link for the release has not been posted by Gaga or her team. 
Fans have eagerly awaited news about 'LG7' for years, but the anticipation peaked when Gaga made a cryptic post on social media, showing her itinerary for the 81st Venice International Film Festival in early September. 
Among promotional events for "Joker: Folie à Deux," the bottom of the itinerary revealed the 'LG7'' lead single is coming in October, though the official date was marked by "XX." 
The teasing didn't stop there. Prior to the announcement of "Harlequin," Gaga made a series of Instagram posts teasing the "Joker: Folie Ă  Deux" companion album's announcement in late September.
While each post would later be revealed to connect to "Harlequin," one in particular clarified that the roll-out was not for 'LG7, ' as the photo read: "STILL NOT OCTOBER." 
With only one Friday left in October, the start of the 'LG7' era seems more imminent than ever. Stay with Lady Gaga Now for updates.
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'Die With A Smile' Nominated For An MTV EMA

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars received a nomination for Best Collaboration for their latest standalone single "Die With A Smile" at the 2024 MTV EMAs.
"Die With A Smile" has been the longest running #1 song on the Spotify Global Charts with over 10 million streams daily, for over 30 days. It is still charting in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, and it earned over 100 million streams globally in each of the last five weeks, the most for any song this year.
This is Gaga's 40th MTV EMA nomination, and she previously won 12 EMAs. The 2024 MTV EMAs will be held on 10 November in Manchester, UK.
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Lady Gaga's Harlequin Debuts On Billboard Charts

Lady Gaga's 'Harlequin' debuts at #20 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Oct. 12), giving Gaga the the top debut of the week. The album opened with 25,000 units in its first week in the United States, making it this week's #1 jazz album. Likewise, the album earned the biggest streaming debut ever on Spotify for a jazz project.
On Billboard's top-selling vinyl albums chart, the album debuts at #3. Similarly, the album debuts at #3 on Billboard's top-selling album sales chart, which ranks albums based on pure sales (no streaming). Physical sales accounted for about 16,000 of the total, according to HitsDailyDouble.
'Harlequin' will be available in retail stores starting on October 11. Available to purchase from Lady Gaga's store here.
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All Of Lady Gaga's 'Joker' Interviews

Lady Gaga's press tour for 'Joker Folie À Deux' and its companion album 'Harlequin' is underway. We compiled a list of all of Gaga's interviews discussing the projects.
 
'Joker' Featurettes
"The Music Within" (posted 9/3)
"What The World Needs Now" (posted 9/9)
"My Name Is Lee" (posted 9/13)

 
Venice Film Festival Interviews
Full 'Joker Folie Á Deux' Venice press conference (9/4)

Canal+ (Venice red carpet; 9/4)
Full Venice Film Festival red carpet + interview with Rai (9/4)

 
Italian Press Interviews
Radio Italia (posted 9/5)
AP (posted 9/7)
Konbini (posted 9/7)
Cadena SER (posted 9/30)
 
Los Angeles Press Interviews (listed in order of date originally posted or aired)
Jake's Takes (posted 9/22)
BlavityTV (posted 9/22)
Paul McGuire Grimes (posted 9/22)
Kevin McCarthy TV (posted 9/22)
Critics' Choice (posted 9/23)
ExtraTV (posted 9/23)
Access Hollywood (posted 9/23)
Entertainment Tonight (posted 9/23)
TMS (posted 9/23)
TMZ (clip 1; posted 9/23)
Buzzfeed Canada (clip; posted 9/24)
Despierta AmĂŠrica (clip; posted 9/24)
WGN Entertainment (posted 9/24)
E! News (posted 9/24)
Fandango (posted 9/25)
Rotten Tomatoes (posted 9/25)
Radioacktiva Colombia (posted 9/26)
TheMovieReport (posted 9/26)
Refinery29 (clip; posted 9/26)
IMDb (posted 9/27)
Good Morning America (clip aired 9/27; extended footage aired 9/30 on Nightline)

Smallzy (video clip; aired 9/28)
Fuera de Foco (posted 9/28)
En Casa Con Telemundo (posted 9/28)
The Project (posted 9/30)
TFC News (posted 9/30)
ABC10 (posted 9/30)
Sunrise Australia (aired 9/30)
TODAY Australia (aired 9/30)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (aired 10/1)

MTV (clip 2; posted 10/2)
TN Show Argentina (posted 10/3)
TVI Portugal (posted 10/3)
Etalk (posted 10/4)
 
London Premiere Interviews
Vogue (after London red carpet; 9/25)

Attitude (London red carpet; 9/25)
Sky News (London red carpet; 9/25)
The Sun (London red carpet; 9/25)
 
London Press Interviews
The Zane Lowe Show (aired 9/26)

The Graham Norton Show (clip; aired 9/27)
BFMTV (aired 9/27)
TF1+ France (posted 9/30)
Hits Radio UK (posted 10/1)
Instagram (posted 10/1)
naEKRANIE.pl (posted 10/1)
Capital FM (posted 10/2)
Good Morning Britain (aired 10/3)

BBC Radio 2 (clip; posted 10/3)
NRJ (audio clip; posted 10/5)
Coming soon: RTÉ 2FM
Coming soon: Dzień Dobry TVN
 
Los Angeles Premiere Interviews
Access Hollywood (LA red carpet; 9/30)

AP (LA red carpet; 9/30)
Extra TV (LA red carpet; 9/30)
Entertainment Tonight (LA red carpet; 9/30)
The Hollywood Reporter (LA red carpet; 9/30)
Variety (clip from LA red carpet; 9/30)
Out Magazine (clip from LA red carpet; 9/30)
 
'Joker: Folie Á Deux' is in theaters October 4. Buy tickets here. 'Harlequin,' the companion album, is available here now.
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'Joker: Folie Ă  Deux' And Its Soundtrack Are Out Now

More than two years after its official announcement, “Joker: Folie à Deux” is finally out in theaters worldwide. 

The musical sequel to Todd Phillips’ Academy Award-winning “Joker” stars Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck/The Joker, and Lady Gaga as his love interest, Harleen “Lee” Quinzel. 
The film’s soundtrack, featuring new renditions of classic songs like Judy Garland’s “Good Morning” and Frank Sinatra’s “That’s Life,” is also available internationally. 

The film saw its official premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival in September 2024, followed by premieres in London and Los Angeles.

In an interview with Variety, Gaga described Phillips’ “big swing” with the film’s concept and script.
“There’s music, there’s dance, it’s a drama,” Gaga said. “It’s also a courtroom drama, it’s a comedy, it’s happy, it’s sad. It’s a testament to [Todd] as a director, that he would rather be creative than just tell a traditional story of love.”
Gaga and Phoenix performed the musical numbers live on set, accompanied by an off-camera pianist to keep their tempo. 

In an interview with Variety, Gaga spoke about how she altered her natural singing voice to fit Lee’s experience, as a character who would not be a professionally trained singer. 
“I’m a trained singer, right? So even my breathing was different when I sang as Lee,” Gaga said. “When I breathe to sing on stage, I have this very controlled way to make sure that I’m on pitch and it’s sustained at the right rhythm and amount of time, but Lee would never know how to do any of that. So, it’s like removing the technicality of the whole thing, removing my perceived art-form from it all and completely being inside of who she is.”
Due to Gaga’s “really, really personal” experience with Lee, she still felt inspired by the character after filming wrapped, leading her to record and release “Harlequin,” a companion album to the film. 

“When we were done with the movie, I just wasn’t done with her,” Gaga told press at the London premiere. “So, because I’m not done with her, I made ‘Harlequin.’ ”
“Harlequin” includes reimagined numbers featured in the film, as well as two original songs, “Folie à Deux” and “Happy Mistake.” 
Gaga performed the latter on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in Los Angeles earlier this week. 


To order the film soundtrack on vinyl, click here. 
To read Lady Gaga Now’s review (spoiler alert!), click here.
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Target Releases Harlequin Exclusive Vinyl

A new Target exclusive vinyl edition of Lady Gaga's latest album, Harlequin, featuring unique cover art, is now available for $34.99.
Order it HERE.

Harlequin is Lady Gaga's latest project, serving as a companion album to Joker: Folie Ă  Deux, the highly anticipated sequel starring Joaquin Phoenix, reprising his role as the Joker, and Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn. The movie is set for worldwide release on October 4th.
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Lady Gaga Appears On Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Lady Gaga appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on October 1 to promote 'Joker: Folie À Deux' and its companion album 'Harlequin.' She discussed details about her engagement to Michael Polansky, acting alongside Joaquin Phoenix, and her secret taping of the 'Harlequin' album.

During the interview, Gaga revealed her fiancÊe Michael Polansky proposed to her during a rock climbing trip in April. Gaga also revealed the two conceived the 'Harlequin' concept album together.

Gaga performed her original song "Happy Mistake" following her interview with Kimmel.


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