It was November 2023 whenLady GagaandWill.i.amwere spotted mysteriously leaving a restaurant with giant folders in their hands.
At the time, fans hungry for new music from Gaga speculated that maybe something was in the works.
We were just hanging out!
Lady Gaga attends ‘The Radical Eye’ dinner and private view for the Elton John Aids Foundation in association with Bulgari on December 1, 2016 in London, England.David M. Benett/Getty Images
Gaga says coyly.What were in those folders?What were those folders?
I dont remember, Gaga adds, pausing to think.
But we were probably just hanging out and talking about music.
We talked about just creating.
The importance of creating, and then I offered my service.
(Will wasnt a part of it.)
Whilespeaking toRolling StoneaboutMayhem, Gaga reflected on how her new albumMayheminspired peak confidence in her.
I would say 2025Lady Gagais really inside of her artistry.
Im a lot more relaxed.
I feel more comfortable in my own skin, she said.
Ive fully integrated, Im both Lady Gaga and Stefani at the same time.
And thats a different feeling.