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Lady Gaga stars in the first-ever "A Carpool Karaoke Christmas," now streaming on Apple TV and Apple Music. Click here to watch the special on Apple TV, and click here to watch on Apple Music. Zane Lowe hosts the holiday special, which features Gaga, Chappell Roan and Dua Lipa singing some of their iconic songs in classic carpool karaoke fashion around the world. In the trailer, Gaga is seen singing excerpts of her 2008 holiday single "Christmas Tree," as well as "Disease" and "Shallow." Earlier, Gaga surprise released a cover of "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" to streaming services.

Lady Gaga surprise dropped a cover of the holiday classic "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" today, Dec. 16, 2024. Click here to stream the song on Spotify, and click here to stream on Apple Music. The single release comes alongside Gaga's starring appearance in "A Carpool Karaoke Christmas," which features Gaga, Chappell Roan and Dua Lipa. Click here to watch the special on Apple TV, and click here to watch on Apple Music. This is Gaga's fourth official holiday release to be released on streaming services, following "Christmas Tree" with Space Cowboy in 2008, "A Very Gaga Holiday" in 2011 and "Winter Wonderland" with Tony Bennett in 2014. She also starred in the ABC special "Lady Gaga and the Muppets Holiday Spectacular" in 2013.

Even though she released no new dance music during the tracking period, Lady Gaga still has a heavy presence on Billboard's Year-End Dance/Electronic charts, as well as a Top 10 appearance on one of the year-end Jazz charts. Gaga landed at No. 3 on 2024's Top Dance/Electronic Artists chart, trailing behind Charli xcx and Dua Lipa, who both released albums earlier this year. Despite celebrating its 16th birthday this year, "The Fame" ended 2024 at No. 2 on the Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart, with Charli xcx's "Brat" taking the top position. The 13-year-old "Born This Way" checked in at No. 8 on the chart. Gaga topped the Dance/Electronic Albums Artists chart at No. 1. According to Billboard, this chart's ranking is based on an artist's chart performance on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, Top Dance/Electronic Albums and touring revenue. On the Dance/Electronic Streaming Songs chart, Gaga came in at No. 3, behind Dua Lipa and Charli xcx. Three Gaga songs landed in the Top 50 of the Dance/Electronic Streaming Songs chart – "Poker Face" (No. 12), "Bad Romance" (No. 24) and "Just Dance" (No. 29). Following the release of "Joker: Folie à Deux" companion album "Harlequin," Gaga ended the year at No. 10 on the Traditional Jazz Albums Artists chart. "Harlequin" placed at No. 17 on the Traditional Jazz Albums chart. "Die With A Smile," despite spending weeks in the Top 3 of Billboard's Hot 100 during the year, appears at only No. 62 on the year-end chart. This may be attributed to the tracking period for the year-end charts running from Oct. 28, 2023 through Oct. 19, 2024. Still, it ended the year at No. 25 on the Adult Contemporary Songs chart. Last month, Billboard declared Gaga the fifth best pop star of the 21st century. Click here to read their article reliving Gaga's career highlights.

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.

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.

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.

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. 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.

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.

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.

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. 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.

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." 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.

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.

After last week's extensive press tour to promote "Joker: Folie à Deux" and its companion album "Harlequin," Lady Gaga walked the black carpet at the film's Los Angeles premiere, hosted at the city's TCL Chinese Theatre. Gaga stunned on the carpet with bleached brows and a muted red lip. She wore a black, floor-length dress with an accentuated, puffy shoulder sleeve and a crimson red wig. She adorned the outfit with a red-and-green jeweled necklace, black earrings and, of course, her engagement ring. As she was fielding interview questions on the carpet, Variety asked Gaga when she'll do a "full-on superhero movie," leading her to react with a coy shrug. Gaga plays Harleen "Lee" Quinzel opposite Joaquin Phoenix in the sequel to 2019's "Joker," which received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. The two stars shared a hug on the black carpet ahead of the premiere. The official Los Angeles premiere comes after a series of screenings in Venice, London and a press screening in Los Angeles last week. Following the premiere, Gaga hosted a live taping of "Harlequin" with fans. While in Los Angeles, Gaga will film a performance for Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Oct. 1. "Joker: Folie à Deux" hits theaters internationally on Oct. 4, 2024.

Just three days after its official announcement, Lady Gaga has released her new album, “Harlequin.” Gaga first teased "Harlequin" with a series of cryptic Instagram posts, each with a phrase against a plain background: "I'm ready for my interview," "Don't tell me what to wear," "No duct tape no mission," "Moondust gets everywhere" and "Still not October," the latter being a reference to a post she made at the 81st Venice International Film Festival that revealed the lead single of LG7 is coming in October. On Monday, Sept. 23, mysterious billboards alluding to "LG6.5" appeared in New York City and Los Angeles. The next day, Gaga formally announced the album. “Harlequin” marks Gaga’s first artistic collaboration with her fiancé Michael Polansky, who is credited as a writer on four songs. Each song is produced by Lady Gaga and her frequent collaborator Benjamin Rice, with the exception of "Happy Mistake," produced by Rice, Lady Gaga and BloodPop, and "That's Life," produced by Lady Gaga, David Campbell and Jason Ruder. Check out the album's writing credits below: “Good Morning” Written by Arthur Freed, Lady Gaga, Michael Polanksy and Nacio Brown. “Get Happy (2024)” Written by Harold Allen, Lady Gaga, Michael Polansky and Ted Koehler. “Oh, When the Saints” Traditional. “World on a String” Written by Harold Allen and Ted Koehler. “If My Friends Could See Me Now” Written by Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields, Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky. “That’s Entertainment” Written by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz. “Smile” Written by Charlie Chaplin, John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons. “The Joker” Written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley “Folie à Deux” Written by Lady Gaga. “Gonna Build a Mountain” Written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley. “Close to You” Written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. “Happy Mistake” Written by Michael Tucker (BloodPop) and Lady Gaga. “That’s Life” Written by Dean Kay and Kelly Gordon. Vinyl and CD copies of "Harlequin" can be purchased here. “Joker: Folie à Deux" will be in theaters internationally on Oct. 4, 2024. Its soundtrack can be preordered on vinyl here.

After a long week of press – and a new album announcement – Lady Gaga arrived at the London premiere of “Joker: Folie à Deux” with her fiancé Michael Polansky. The couple walked the carpet together, with Gaga donning a red-and-black bob and a red, puffy-shouldered jacket over a matching, floor-length gown. Gaga plays Harleen “Lee” Quinzel in the sequel to 2019’s “Joker.” The film first premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, where both Gaga and Phoenix received acclaim for their performances. The film’s international theatrical release kicks off on Oct. 2, 2024.

Despite being in Italy for the premiere of "Joker: Folie à Deux" at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, Lady Gaga announced the lead single from her upcoming album will be released next month. In a post to Instagram on Sept. 3, 2024, Gaga revealed her itinerary for her week in Venice – a welcome dinner on Sept. 3, the "Joker: Folie à Deux" premiere on Sept. 4 and a press junket the following day. At the bottom of the page, however, "LG7 first single" is listed as an important date in October. As of now, the title for the single or LG7 is not revealed.

Lady Gaga arrived in Venice, Italy today, ahead of the premiere of “Joker: Folie à Deux” at the 81st Venice International Film Festival. Gaga was seen arriving at her hotel with her fiancée Michael Polanski, with Gaga wearing a polka dot dress. Gaga's arrival comes two days before the premiere of “Joker: Folie à Deux" at the Venice Film Festival on Sept. 4. The festival began on Aug. 28 and will conclude with its awards ceremony on Sept. 7, 2024. This isn’t director Todd Phillip’s first time in competition at the Venice Film Festival. In 2019, he was awarded the Golden Lion, the most prestigious award of the festival, for “Joker.” Gaga last appeared at the festival for the premiere of “A Star is Born” in 2018.

A new promotional trailer for “Joker: Folie à Deux,” starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, was released today, Aug. 30, 2024. The 30-second teaser dropped five days before the film's premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on Sept. 4, 2024. In the teaser, Gaga says, "You're Joker," and "I'd do anything for you." Gaga and Phoenix star as Harleen "Lee" Quinzel and Arthur Fleck in the genre-bending sequel to Todd Phillip's 2019 film "Joker." So far, there are three confirmed songs that Phoenix and Gaga perform in the film: “Get Happy” by Judy Garland, “For Once In My Life” by Stevie Wonder and “That’s Life” by Frank Sinatra. It has not been officially confirmed if Gaga contributes original music to the film’s soundtrack. The film will receive a widespread release on Oct. 4, 2024.

Lady Gaga’s epic performance of “Paparazzi” at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards is nominated at this year’s VMA ceremony for “Most Iconic Performance.” The Most Iconic Performance category features seven performances across the history of the VMAs, from the 1980s to today. This is a fan-voted category. To cast your vote for the winner, check @MTV’s Instagram story between Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 11 a.m. and Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 11 a.m. The full list of nominations include: Beyoncé – ”Love on Top” (2011) Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Madonna and Missy Elliott – “Like a Virgin”/“Hollywood” (2003) Eminem – “Real Slim Shady”/“The Way I Am” (2000) Katy Perry – ”Roar” (2013) Lady Gaga – ”Paparazzi” (2009) Madonna – ”Like a Virgin” (1984) Taylor Swift – ”You Belong With Me” (2009) Fifteen years after Gaga’s 2009 rendition of “Paparazzi,” many fans still regard it as one of the best of her career. In a white, embellished one-sleeve top, white bottoms, thigh-high white heels and a curly blonde-pink wig, Gaga took control of the stage with stunning vocals and a “reveal” – fake blood oozing from her heart. As she fell to the stage, covered in blood, she was joined by a crew of dancers. At the end, she was left dangling from a rope, blood covering her face and body – even getting in her eye. After the night was over, Gaga took home three VMAs: Best New Artist ("Poker Face"), Best Special Effects and Best Art Direction ("Paparazzi"). Revisit Gaga’s performance at the 2009 VMAs here:

A week after its release, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ collaboration “Die With a Smile” enjoyed a successful week on charts around the world. The song debuted at No. 7 on the U.K.’s Official Singles Chart. It is Gaga’s first Top 10 entry on the chart since “Rain on Me” featuring Ariana Grande hit No. 1 in 2020. On YouTube, the music video amassed over 21 million views in seven days. As of Aug. 23, it is No. 3 on YouTube's Trending for music. Rewatch the video here: The CD single of "Die With a Smile" is still available for U.S. Monsters to purchase on Gaga's web store. Click here to secure your copy.

In a new interview with Variety, “Joker: Folie à Deux” director Todd Phillips revealed some new information about the upcoming film starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga. Phoenix stars as Arthur Fleck, the man behind the Joker alter ego, and Gaga stars as Harleen “Lee” Quinzel, a patient in the mental hospital Arthur is held at the start of the movie. Phillips said the goal of the movie is to make it feel like it was “made by crazy people,” which is evident from what little information is available. He details how the movie begins: It kicks off with a “Looney Tunes”-inspired cartoon before showing “prison riots, courtroom faceoffs and a variety-show sequence” that starts with Phoenix and Gaga as a homicidal Sonny & Cher. In terms of the characterization of Harley Quinn, Phillips said he wanted her to be manipulative and amoral, but also more grounded. “The high voice, that accent, the gum-chewing and all that sort of sassy stuff that’s in the comics, we stripped that away,” Phillips says. “We wanted her to fit into this world of Gotham that we created from the first movie.” Gaga spoke to Variety about Phillip’s ambition to outdo 2019’s “Joker.” “Todd took a very big swing with this whole concept and with the script, giving the sequel to ‘Joker’ this audacity and complexity,” Gaga said. “There’s music, there’s dance, it’s a drama, 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.” Because they sang live as opposed to using a pre-recorded track, Phillips said he wanted Gaga and Phoenix to capture a rawer, more unstable sound than they’re used to performing, in an attempt to strike a balance between euphoria and despair. “We asked ourselves what would need to be true for two people to just break into song in the middle of a conversation?” Gaga said. “Where does the music come from when no one can hear it but the characters? Neither Arthur nor Lee are professional singers, and they shouldn’t sound like they are.” So far, there are three confirmed songs that Phoenix and Gaga perform in the film: “Get Happy” by Judy Garland, “For Once In My Life” by Stevie Wonder and “That’s Life” by Frank Sinatra. It has not been officially confirmed if Gaga contributes original music to the film’s soundtrack. While the film makes use of music, Phillips said he’s reluctant to call it a musical because, “Most of the music in the movie is really just dialogue.” “Joker: Folie à Deux" will premiere in theaters on Oct. 4, 2024. Stay up-to-date with Lady Gaga Now for updates on “Joker: Folie à Deux.”

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars have released the music video for their collaboration “Die With a Smile.” The video, directed by Daniel Ramos and Bruno Mars, features Gaga and Bruno in matching blue-and-red outfits, performing the duet on a mock studio set. Backed by a full band, Bruno plays the guitar and Gaga smokes a cigarette at the piano. You can watch the video here. The duo debuted a live performance of the song at Bruno's show on August 15, at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California. Gaga came out during the first encore, and the two dressed in the same outfits featured in the video, down to Gaga's beehive wig. Check out a video of their performance below:

Lady Gaga was spotted yesterday (Aug. 7, 2024) at a restaurant in Malibu, California, with her partner Michael Polansky. Wearing an all-black ensemble with high, platform heels, Gaga held hands with Michael outside of the restaurant. This marks Gaga’s first public appearance since she was in Paris, France, to perform at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics. Relive Gaga’s performance of “Mon truc en plumes” by Zizi Jeanmaire here: In a video captured at the Olympics, Gaga introduced Michael as “my fiancé” to French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal. There is no official confirmation of their engagement, as of August 8.

Lady Gaga has been out and about in Paris after performing at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics on July 26, 2024. Gaga performed a special version of “Mon truc en plumes” by French singer Zizi Jeanmaire along the river Seine. She posted a video of the full performance to her social media. Today, July 27, Gaga and her boyfriend Michael Polansky visited a “Dior” boutique shop in Paris. Gaga wore an all-black ensemble, with a blazer, high heels, and a handbag. Later, she stopped by a restaurant to order a sandwich – in French. To read how Gaga spent the days leading up to her performance, click here.

As the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics nears, Lady Gaga continues to meet with fans and serve chic street style in Paris, France. After much speculation, Gaga is confirmed to perform at this year’s games. She was seen rehearsing a performance of "Mon truc en plumes" by Zizi Jeanmaire on the Seine River.