Lady Gaga has been teasing new music for a while now, sharing behind-the-scenes photos from the recording studio on Instagram while filming her role as Harley Quinn in the film. Joker: Folie à Deux.
Now, to the excitement of her fans, she has officially spoken out about the album, which is currently being dubbed LG7.
The album will be released in February, Gaga revealed to fashion magazinealthough an exact release date has yet to be revealed. The first single “Disease” came out last month and brought Gaga back to her dark-pop roots. However, the single did not perform well on the charts and only reached the top 30 of the charts. Billboard Hot 100 — a poor showing for a star with 18 top 10 hits.
The star shared the meaning behind the song in a post on her Instagram.
“I think a lot about my relationship with my inner demons. It’s never been easy for me to deal with my seduction by chaos and chaos. It makes me feel suffocated,” she said.
“Illness is about facing that fear. Facing myself and the darkness within me, and realizing that sometimes I can’t overcome or escape the parts that scare me,” she said more.
Gaga first revealed the new album in the final part of the Gaga album Chromatica shade the film premiered in May 2024. As the film ended, a preview of one of her new songs played along with the text “LG7. Gaga returns”, but no specific date was given. announced at that time.
The singer shared a preview of her new album while she was in Paris for the 2024 Olympics. She appeared outside blasting a metallic electronic beat from her laptop. After playing the excerpt, she giggled and closed her laptop before returning to her car.
Mother Monster also talked about the inspiration for the new album fashion magazine.
“The album doesn’t take itself too seriously in that it’s fun and intended to be enjoyed at a party, in a club, or at home for a personal fun time—to take your mind off the worries at home or as we walk through life,” she told the publication.
Gaga went on to reveal that the album is “genre-bending” and “deeply personal”.
“The album is very chaotic from a genre perspective—it has genre twists, and I think in that way it’s deeply personal in my mind as a producer and how I think about music. When I write, produce and sing songs, I always rely on my knowledge of music history as well as the many artists and producers that came before me is a celebration of a lot of the music that made me who I am, because when I returned to a darker pop style, all of my early experiences with music came out,” she added.
Last month, Gaga released the Jazz-inspired project Harlequin as part of Joker movie. However, this new album is a pop album and it was her fiancé, Michael Polansky, who convinced her to return to the genre.
“Michael [Polansky] was the one who told me to make a new pop record,” she said fashion magazine.
“He said, ‘Honey.’ I love you. I need to make pop music,” Gaga added.
“During the Chromatica tour, I saw the fire in her; I wanted to help her keep that fire alive and start making music that makes her happy. Just like anyone for someone else they love, I encouraged her to lean into the joy of it,” Polansky told the outlet.
Further details about the project have not been revealed at this time.
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