Lady Gaga's new album "Mayhem" hits with a surprise twist, defying fan expectations with a vibrant, funky sound that contrasts its marketing.

It is as complete a statement about who Lady Gaga is in 2025 as anything could be. MAYHEM repositions Gaga as a dance diva heavily indebted to the icons who came before her to an audience as likely to know her for wearing a meat dress as for performing with Tony Bennett.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If Lady Gaga’s seventh studio album, Mayhem, is any indication, the superstar has spent the last five years doing some serious creative self-reflection.