Lady Gaga Announces New Album 'Mayhem' and Returns to Dark Pop Roots

The 14-track album, releasing Friday, highlights Gaga's personal and artistic transformation and features collaborations with Bruno Mars and Gesaffelstein.

Lady Gaga's seventh studio album, 'Mayhem,' is set to release on March 7, marking a return to her dark pop roots after years of artistic exploration.
The album includes 14 tracks, featuring hit singles like 'Disease,' 'Abracadabra,' and 'Die With a Smile,' a collaboration with Bruno Mars that recently topped the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks.
Gaga credits her creative resurgence to stepping back from fame, focusing on personal relationships, and rediscovering her passion for music and artistry.
She describes 'Mayhem' as intentionally unclassifiable, drawing influences from electro grunge, industrial sounds, and early 2000s throwbacks, while avoiding the thematic 'outfits' of her past albums.
Gaga will celebrate the album's release with major performances, including headlining Coachella, a free concert at Rio's Copacabana Beach, and hosting and performing on 'Saturday Night Live.'