Lady Gaga is set to release her highly anticipated seventh studio album, Mayhem, on March 7, 2025. The announcement, which has sent shockwaves through her fanbase, was teased via billboards that appeared overnight in major cities like New York and Las Vegas.
In a statement accompanying the news, Gaga opened up about the album’s creative journey, describing it as a deeply personal project. “The album started as me facing my fear of returning to the pop music my earliest fans loved,” she said. “It’s like reassembling a shattered mirror: even if you can’t put the pieces back together perfectly, you can create something beautiful and whole in its own new way.”
The 14-track album features a mix of new material and previously released singles, including Disease and Die With a Smile. Gaga worked closely with Michael Polansky and Andrew Watt as executive producers. Other notable producers include Gaga herself, Watt, Cirkut, and Gesaffelstein.
In addition to the new music, Gaga is set to debut the third single from Mayhem, along with an accompanying music video, on February 2, 2025. The premiere will take place during a commercial break at the 2025 Grammy Awards, creating anticipation for both the album and the performance. The full tracklist for Mayhem will be revealed at a later date.
A New Era for Gaga
Mayhem marks Gaga’s first full-length album release since 2020’s Chromatica, which topped the Billboard 200 chart upon its release. In the years since, the singer, actress, and cultural icon has been busy with various projects, including her role in Joker: Folie à Deux. However, Mayhem represents a return to her roots in pop music, while exploring a broader sonic palette.
Gaga has hinted that this new album will be an eclectic mix of genres. In a December 2024 interview with the Los Angeles Times, she described Mayhem as “full of [her] love of music.” “It’s composed of so many different genres, so many different styles, so many different dreams,” Gaga explained. “It leaps around genre in a way that’s almost corrupt.”
She added that the album’s narrative reflects her personal journey, saying it “ends with love” as a resolution to the chaos she has faced in her life. “Every song I wrote, I just kept getting kind of swept away in these different dreams I was having about the past,” Gaga revealed. “Almost like a recollection of all these bad decisions that I made in my life. But it ends in this very happy place.”
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Upcoming Appearances and Performances
Before the album’s release, Gaga will participate in a number of high-profile events. On January 30, she will join fellow artists like Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Stevie Nicks, and Joni Mitchell for a special concert event called FireAid in Los Angeles. The event will benefit those affected by the recent wildfires in California.
Gaga will also be honored with the 2025 iHeartRadio Innovator Award at the 12th annual iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 17, 2025. Following that, she will take the stage at the legendary Coachella Festival for two headlining performances on April 11 and 18, 2025.
A Continued Legacy of Success
With Mayhem on the horizon, Gaga continues to solidify her place in music history. Throughout her career, she has scored multiple No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 chart, including Born This Way (2011), Artpop (2013), Joanne (2016), and the A Star Is Born soundtrack (2018), which she recorded with actor Bradley Cooper.
Her album Chromatica not only debuted at No. 1 but also received widespread critical acclaim for its blend of pop, house, and electronic music. Fans of Lady Gaga can expect Mayhem to offer yet another bold chapter in her storied career, one that explores her deep connection to pop music while also pushing the boundaries of what listeners can expect from her.
With the upcoming release of Mayhem, as well as her ongoing advocacy work and performances, Lady Gaga remains a defining figure in both the music industry and popular culture at large.
Stay tuned for more updates as the March 7 release date approaches, and for the full tracklist, which will be unveiled soon.
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