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Her new album is a work of self-citation, rummaging around in Gaga’s own past for inspiration. It’s also, somehow, the freshest collection of songs she has released in years.

Lady Gaga shook up the music landscape with her brash, uncompromising brand of maximalist pop – heavy on anthems and attitude. Now, with the release of Mayhem, her first solo album since 2020's Chromatica,