February 7, 2025/Midnight
Erie, PA – Lady Gaga appeared on the Grammys’ red carpet wearing a full black Victorian-esque gown, hinting at her upcoming album.
Lady Gaga’s upcoming album, titled “Mayhem,” is set for release on March 7. Last Sunday, the singer appeared on the Grammy Awards red carpet wearing a full black leather gown. The dramatic gothic look signals that the artist is entering a new chapter, both visually and musically.
During the ceremony, Mother Monster debuted her new single during a commercial break before earning a Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for Die with A Smile, sharing the prize with Bruno Mars.
Gaga’s new single, Abracadabra, is a dark, fast-tempo dance track. The song is accompanied by a music video featuring theatrical, “vampy” visuals. The dark, gothic looks, paired with the pulsating beats and dramatic vocal performance, are reminiscent of the Born This Way era, beloved by the Little Monsters (Gaga’s devoted fanbase).
The video is described as “a dance battle between the light and dark sides of Gaga,” according to a press release. With dramatic expressions and striking choreography, all paired with jaw-dropping high fashion, the video evokes the timeless Bad Romance music video through its meticulous fusion of multiple artistic disciplines.
Abracadabra shares a thematic connection with Disease, another track from Mayhem released in December. Both songs explore internal conflict as Gaga confronts her darker self.
In a press announcement last week, Gaga shared her inspiration for Mayhem. “The album started as me facing my fear of returning to the pop music my earliest fans loved,” she said. She also stated that the album represents her “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.”
In an interview with Elle Magazine, Gaga further described her new album as “dark, poetic, and hard.” She also noted that it would be “sonically hard-hitting.”
Mayhem has generated significant anticipation, marking Gaga’s return to the bold, theatrical execution and dark, gothic aesthetic that defined her earlier work. The album is expected to be one of the year’s biggest releases and reignite Gaga’s stardom.
