Lady Gaga finally dropped her new album, Mayhem, on March 7. It's her long-awaited solo followup to 2020's Chromatica -- not counting 2024's Harlequin, which was a Joker: Folie à Deux companion album.

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.

Believe it or not, it’s been 17 years since Lady Gaga first entered our musical lives with her instant-classic pop hit “Just Dance.” Over the years, the 38 year-old has worn many hats — most recently,