NPR: Pop needs freaks. Thankfully, Lady Gaga is back

[AbracaGaga 686]

Sorry if this was already posted and hope we get a Tiny Desk soon!

https://www.npr.org/2025/03/03/nx-s1-5316194/lady-gaga-mayhem-freaks?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Interesting look back on Gaga’s impact in anticipation of MAYHEM’s release:

But especially in moments of social conflict like the one America is currently facing, we also need the kind of friction Gaga's first years as an icon offered. As divides are more deeply encoded and hierarchies reinforced, outsiders will need to gird themselves. They will need to be in touch with their rage and understand the ways in which they have been reviled. This calls for an ongoing confrontation with stigma and with the lingering effects of trauma; we need heroic stories that raise darkness in order to show how it might, at least symbolically, be vanquished. There is value in putting struggle at the heart of your art, as Gaga has often done.

Edited 9 hours ago by AbracaGaga

[Taumaturg0 32]

praying for a tiny desk

[jillianwoj 74]

omg ive been dying for her to do a tiny desk 😍😍😍

[lastpopicon 8,294]

Her upcoming upcoming schedule for this week:
March 6th: Little Monsters Spotify Press Conference
March 7th: GMA interview
March 7th: Black Girl Nerds interview
March 7th: NRJ Radio interview
March 7th: MAYHEM release
March 7th: Good Morning America 
March 8th: SNL
 

And now you're telling me we might also get a tiny desk?  Not to mention all she's done until this point, this era just keeps getting better 

[LeafBug 7,972]

30 minutes ago, lastpopicon said:

Her upcoming upcoming schedule for this week:
March 6th: Little Monsters Spotify Press Conference
March 7th: GMA interview
March 7th: Black Girl Nerds interview
March 7th: NRJ Radio interview
March 7th: MAYHEM release
March 7th: Good Morning America 
March 8th: SNL
 

And now you're telling me we might also get a tiny desk?  Not to mention all she's done until this point, this era just keeps getting better 

[julz 6,084]

I might go on sick leave starting this Friday  im going to be BLOATED

[Starmie25 15,849]

I'm surprised so many want a tiny desk performance 

[metalguru 1,175]

This is such a thoughtful and well-articulated piece. Everyone on this forum should give it a read. Gaga truly shines when she embraces the extravagance of her true self. She's now combining that with a rediscovered passion for musical craftsmanship, all while maintaining her sense of exploration and innovation, sounds like heaven to my ears.

[lastpopicon 8,294]

53 minutes ago, LeafBug said:

And Stern Show on March 11th

[FFXIV WhiteMage 5,652]

31 minutes ago, Starmie25 said:

I'm surprised so many want a tiny desk performance 

coz it's a live acoustic setup, and we all know who is one if not the best live acoustic performer nowadays  

[Starmie25 15,849]

21 minutes ago, FFXIV WhiteMage said:

coz it's a live acoustic setup, and we all know who is one if not the best live acoustic performer nowadays  

But half of her fans tend to hate when she does anything acoustic or piano inspired, sadly 

[FFXIV WhiteMage 5,652]

1 minute ago, Starmie25 said:

But half of her fans tend to hate when she does anything acoustic or piano inspired, sadly 

but GP and the other half of the fandom will love it, to hell with those little managers 

Edited 7 hours ago by FFXIV WhiteMage

[50 Ft Queenie 33]

Omg NPR! So cool

[StarstruckIllusion 51,721]

Truly a beautiful read… the mother daughter touch was so heart warming and the mother is just so smart with her analysis and words. Great article 

[Wet Fire 6,943]

Such a brilliantly written piece  In many ways, it captures the essence of being a little monster over time.