Lady Gaga Announces Her Seventh Studio Album “Mayhem” 

Lady Gaga at the
Lady Gaga at the "A Star is Born" film premiere in 2018. Photo by Matt Baron/REX/Shutterstock (9893990dz)

Lady Gaga has been dropping hints about her seventh studio album for quite some time, and she finally made things official. Her next album will be titled Mayhem, and it will see her going back to her pop roots when it hits the shelves on March 7.

Lady Gaga started teasing new music with a cryptic countdown on her official website before a series of billboards popped up around New York and Las Vegas. She eventually announced Mayhem on Monday, by sharing its title, release date, and cover art, in addition to an official teaser that set the tone for this record.

The singer compared Mayhem to a shattered mirror, saying “Even if you can’t put the pieces back together perfectly, you can create something beautiful and whole in its own new way.” The album cover embraces this imagery and shows her slightly distorted face behind a broken mirror.

“Disease” was released as the lead single from Mayhem back in October, and it will be one of 14 tracks featured on this album, set to be released on March 7. “Die with a Smile” ft. Bruno Mars will also be included, after spending four weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, despite initially being released as a standalone single.