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Forbes
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Lady Gaga's Grammy-Winning Single Dances To New Highs
More than 15 years ago, Lady Gaga released "Bad Romance" and redefined what was possible in pop music. The track was heralded not just as another hit or proof she wasn't a one-album wonder, but as a massive leap forward for her artistry. The tune received critical acclaim and was a global hit when it dropped in 2009, and in the years since, it has remained a fan favorite and. In some quantifiable ways, the cut is now bigger than ever. This week, "Bad Romance" appears on to four Billboard charts. Two of them are based entirely on U.S. consumption, while the others measure global performance. Excitingly, the Grammy-winning cut is back on the domestic tallies and reaches new peaks on the international rankings, so it's a busy frame for the title on each and every list where it can currently be found. "Bad Romance" rocks its way back onto two of Billboard's dance-focused rankings. The The Fame Monster single reappears at No. 14 on both the Dance/Electronic Streaming Songs and Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales rosters. It has previously cracked the top 10 and even led the purchase-only tally, throughout the more than 200 weeks it has spent on these genre-specific lists. "Bad Romance" made its way back onto both U.S. and global charts recently, as the tune has been surging in popularity for weeks following Gaga's high-profile performance at Coachella and her history-making concert in Brazil, where she played to more than two million people. As a result, a number of her classics have been climbing on planet-spanning rankings, and some have become bigger successes – at least in terms of placement on several charts – than ever before. This time around, "Bad Romance" soars on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. The track improves by dozens of spaces on each list at the same time. On the former, it jumps from No. 175 to No. 81. On the latter, it rockets from No. 148 to No. 55. In both cases, these are new peak positions for the tune.
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08-03-2025
- Entertainment
- See - Sada Elbalad
Lady Gaga Teases Fans with "Telephone" Sequel with Beyoncé
Lady Gaga continues to tease fans a sequel to her hit song ' Telephone ' which featured Beyoncé. The song was released in 2010 as part of Gaga's album "The Fame Monster". The almost 10-minute music video features both singers and includes a 'To be continued message.' After 15 years, the Little Monsters and the Beyhive might be coming together again with the 'Telephone' sequel. During a press conference for Gaga's new album "Mayhem", one of the Little Monsters asked the star about the continuation of 'Telephone.' 'The tea on Telephone Part 2 is that there will be,' Gaga said to the room full of her fans. 'But I'm not going to give it all away. You wouldn't want that anyway.' When the fan asked if they could get a sneak peek of the collaboration, Gaga said, 'I think that you should all call Beyoncé together.' In a lie detector test with Vanity Fair in February, Gaga confirmed she was working on a follow-up to 'Telephone.' The "Joker: Folie à Deux "star was asked if Beyoncé would be included in the sequel, to which Gaga only said 'maybe.' However, fans have been hyping up the 'Telephone' sequel for some time, finding Easter eggs all around. Many linked Beyoncé's 'Texas Hold 'Em' song to Gaga's 'Poker Face' as they are both named after card games. When Beyoncé announced her Cowboy Carter album, she was seen driving a retro taxi cab. Many linked Beyoncé driving the cab to her driving in the 'Telephone' music video when she picks up Gaga from jail steering the 'Pussy Wagon.'
Associated Press
07-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
Music Review: The Lady Gaga you loved and missed returns with pop ‘Mayhem'
NEW YORK (AP) — She hath returned: A new Lady Gaga, like the old Lady Gaga, but a different Lady Gaga. 'Mayhem,' released Friday, is a satisfying full-length project of big pop material, both a return to her roots and a hard press on the gas pedal. Her 2008 debut 'The Fame' introduced a new generation to the addictive properties of expertly crafted electropop. 'The Fame Monster' a year later cemented her position as a modern great, a savior of theatrical pop that once recalled Madonna and now serves as a reminder that big belts are cinema. Then came the genre explorations of 'Born This Way,' 'Artpop,' 'Joanne' (arriving years before pop would go country — she has long been prescient), and 2020's 'Chromatica.' Half a decade later, is the world ready again for her club anthems? Or is 'Mayhem' an attempt to revitalize a big pop sound left behind in the streaming era? Can an artist return home without playing some parody of themselves? The answer, of course, is up to the listener. Some will hear 'Abracadabra' as life-affirming dance music. Others will press play on 'Killah' and balk at its Gesaffelstein-aided sound. They might read the earworm 'Disease' as a song that too easily recalls the mid-2010s of her heyday, but to do so would strip it of stadium-sized pleasures. It is a great song, a familiar song, a return to a classic Gaga. (And for what it is worth, there's a lot more energy there than in the Grammy-winning power ballad 'Die with a Smile,' her collaboration with Bruno Mars.) The truth is, Gaga has reclaimed her early dark-pop sensibilities and ushered them into her 2025 reality across 'Mayhem.' It manifests in a few ways, most prominently in her delivery. Lady Gaga sounds like she is having fun here, from the modular Moog of the ballad fake-out 'Vanish Into You' and the 'Bad Romance' easter egg of 'Garden of Eden,' to the springy synth of 'Perfect Celebrity,' which furthers Gaga's quest to use fame to question fame's legitimacy. Now that is timeless pop meta-commentary. Autonomy was top of mind for Gaga on 'Mayhem,' and it's yielded great results. 'Something that was really important to me on this was really taking from myself my own inventions,' she told The Associated Press in a recent interview. 'I was the creator. This was my work. It was just not a character I was playing. It was something that I made.' 'Mayhem' will sound familiar to Gaga listeners, there's no doubt about that. But they will hear an evolved version — not an easy play at nostalgia, nor an artist appeasing contemporary trends. It is Gaga staying true to herself, as she has been known to do.
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Are Lady Gaga and Beyoncé finally giving us a 'Telephone' sequel?
Pop music fans around the world have long speculated about whether they'll ever get a continuation of Lady Gaga's "Telephone" music video — and perhaps even another iconic collaboration between Mother Monster and Beyoncé! Now, it seems like Gaga is hinting at an actual answer. Sign up for the to keep up with what's new in LGBTQ+ culture and entertainment — delivered three times a week straight (well…) to your inbox! In a new "Lie Detector Test" interview with Vanity Fair, Gaga was asked about the possibility of working on a continuation of The Fame Monster music video for "Telephone." After a brief pause, Mother Monster seemed to confirm that the story would indeed go on. "Yes," Gaga said. However, upon being asked when this sequel would happen, the "Abracadabra" singer admitted she isn't entirely sure yet. Gaga was then asked whether Queen Bey would be involved in it. "Maybe," Gaga teased. The clip of Gaga directly addressing this question was re-shared via Pop Crave, as seen below. 15 years ago, Gaga and Beyoncé were a powerhouse duo that turned "Telephone" into a smash hit. The song even earned a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals, along with ASCAP and BMI Pop Music Awards. The music video, which paid homage to Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill and Pulp Fiction, was also nominated for three MTV Video Music Awards in 2010, including Video of the Year, and was later named Billboard's Best Video of the Decade. Given that the "Telephone" music video ends with the words "To Be Continued," Little Monsters and the Beyhive have been waiting for that next installment for quite some time now. Watch the full "Lie Detector Test" video from Lady Gaga with below. - YouTube
New York Times
07-02-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
9 Spellbinding Songs About Magic
Image Lady Gaga debuted her madcap video for 'Abracadabra' in a Mastercard commercial during the Grammy Awards on Sunday night. If you've noticed anyone walking around with their paws up, speaking in tongues and raving about the floor being on fire, allow me to explain: In an ad Sunday night during the Grammy Awards, Lady Gaga debuted a new single. It's called 'Abracadabra,' and it's a gloriously nostalgic return to form, reminiscent of the infectious gibberish hook of 'Bad Romance' and the go-for-broke electro-sleaze she perfected on 'The Fame Monster' and 'Born This Way.' Rejoice, ye elder millennials: A star has been reborn. As I've been strutting around all week with 'abracadabra, abra-cadaaaabra' on an endless loop in my head, I've been thinking about how many great songs throughout pop music reference magic — as a tried-and-true metaphor for the mysteries of love, or just as a thematic excuse to get a little weird. (For Gaga, it's a little bit of both, but always with emphasis on the latter.) The '60s gave us spellbinding classics like the Lovin' Spoonful's 'Do You Believe in Magic?' and the Drifters' 'This Magic Moment.' But 'Abracadabra' is just the latest proof that pop still has magic on the mind: In the last year or so, there have been not one but two Top 20 hits called 'Houdini.' (Though never forget that Kate Bush beat them both to it.) Since a definitive playlist of every song ever to conjure magic would be incredibly long and contain quite a few overindulgent duds, this collection reflects my own tastes. Which is to say that it omits Eminem's 'Houdini,' as well as the song it samples, that other 'Abracadabra,' by the Steve Miller Band. Personal preference! But it does feature enchanting tunes from Electric Light Orchestra, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Screamin' Jay Hawkins and, of course, Gaga's latest incantation. Like a poem said by a lady in red, Lindsay Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. Already a subscriber? Log in. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
