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“I have long dreamed of throwing a massive night of chaos in the desert. I've had a vision l've never been able to fully realize at Coachella for reasons beyond our coriol but I wanted to come through for music fans. I have been wanting to go back and to do it right, and I am. I'm headlining and starting the weekend off at Coachella. Can't wait to hear you all singalong and dance dance DANCE till we drop.” https://www.instagram.com/p/DCnHZOTM97q/?igsh=NXBvazg4NWs2Mm4z

Let’s go all the way back to the beginning — when and how did you first get involved with Gaga and her team for this project? It happened sometime last year — I had been working with [“Disease” co-writer/co-producer] Andrew Watt for a while. We [had] worked on a few different things together, and one day he called me and said, “What do you think about working with Gaga?” He said that we would be a great fit to do this project together. So, I met Gaga for the first time in the studio, and it was amazing. I was really excited to work with her, we were off to the races as soon as we met. What immediately appealed to you about the prospect of working with Gaga? I’ve been a fan over the years, she is just a legendary artist. There’s only one Gaga, and she has influenced so many of the artists who are out now. I think her music paved the way for so many people. Selfishly, I did want to see what I could accomplish with her. Just the thought of wondering what a Gaga record would sound like if I produced it was really exciting from the get-go. When you look back on the inception of “Disease,” was there a stated goal with that song? What were you aiming to accomplish? It was just one song in a collection that we worked on together, but fairly early in the process, we all loved it and knew that it would be some kind of cornerstone of this body of work. “Disease” [is] a daring record to me. It’s very aggressive. I wouldn’t say it’s a safe, “nice” song to ease you into things. I was spending some time with my mom the other day and she asked what I’d been working on — I threw on the music video for “Disease,” and she was just stunned and saying “oh my God” a lot. It’s a very in-your-face kind of record. I do all kinds of music, but I love aggressive electronic music. When Watt and I get together, something just kind of happens — with his rock background, we end up bringing in a lot of heavy guitars, and I wanted to make it this cool, industrial synth dance record. When you listen to the final result, I’m pretty happy with how we melded those two things. What do you remember from the studio sessions with Gaga here — were there any particular moments where it felt like things really locked in for you? We all huddled up at the beginning to see if we had any common ground when it came to taste in music and the places we wanted to go with the sound. She was very instrumental in leading that discussion. We all wanted to make something that still felt like it was decidedly Gaga, but always asking the question of “What does that sound like today?” That’s always a challenge, especially with artists who have established themselves so firmly in pop culture, to figure out that balance. Do you do something so different that you move away from the things that you are known for? But if you just do the same thing that you’ve been known for, does that end up feeling like a “more-of-the-same” type situation? I wanted to make sure that we brought the essence of Gaga into this song and all of the things that are so great about her — the drama, the theatrics, that in-your-face sound — but still putting a fresh spin on it. That said, you also cannot overthink things too much on something like this. Ultimately, you just have to get in there and have fun. We definitely had a synergy in the studio. In the beginning, it is kind of a trial run [with a new collaborator]. It felt a little bit like she was feeling me out, trying to figure out where I was coming from when it came to production. But then there was kind of a breakthrough moment — I had been working through something over my headphones, and when I played it out loud, she was just like, “Oh my God, Cirkut, that’s crazy.” And as soon as that happened it was like, “Great, I got through to her.” It’s not like she was difficult to impress, but I wanted us to be on the same page. I treat every project I work on like that — you have to approach it from the mind of being a student always, rather than a know-it-all. I’m always learning from new people. [...] Gaga is very much like that — she is very interested in the sonics of everything. She would say, “Maybe try a different drum here,” or she would hop on the synths and start playing things. She’s a musician and a visionary, and she knew all about the attack, decay, sustain and release settings on a synth. She is all about the details, which definitely sets her apart from a lot of artists. Also, the passion that she puts into her work is amazing. She really lives and breathes and eats and sweats and bleeds this music. https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/cirkut-producer-lady-gaga-disease-rose-apt-interview-1235834421/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

It's CHARTS not ARTS in this significant moment.

Some important milestones for Lady Gaga after her Bruno Mars duet "Die With A Smile" reached 1 BILLION Spotify streams. Also important to note that this is big for her who debuted before streaming era. - First woman to have a song hit 1B Spotify streams in less than 100 days - First lead credit to have a song hit 1B Spotify streams in less than 100 days https://twitter.com/gerrygaga28/status/1859407412039647630

"Die with A Smile is officially the FASTEST SONG in HISTORY to reach 1 BILLION STREAMS on Spotify. 😭 I will completely cherish this moment 🙌🙌💘💘 I'm so grateful to monsters and hooligans and so many people all over the world who fell in love with our song I feel so lucky" https://www.instagram.com/p/DCnXRCJsjJh/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== https://twitter.com/ladygaga/status/1859415532530770069

Billie Eilish is named as Apple Music Artist Of The Year for 2024 for her “extraordinary impact” this year, which has seen her release third album Hit Me Hard And Soft and receive numerous awards for the 2023 song What Was I Made For? from Greta Gerwig’s Barbie film. Speaking about the award, Eyelashes said: “Since day one, Apple Music has supported my music and artistry, and I am both honoured and humbled to receive this recognition as Artist Of The Year this many years into my career.” https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/11/billie-eilish-is-apple-musics-artist-of-the-year-for-2024/

https://twitter.com/BuzzingPop/status/1859615807338151960

Of course she appreciates the numbers, we all do, it doesn’t mean that she is driven by them and neither should she or we be

Lady Gaga on Her New Guitar Version of “Disease”—and What to Expect From LG7 - On LG7, meanwhile, which has a February release date, Gaga says you can expect the unexpected; The star allowed herself the freedom to create without limitations or labels—with a clear emphasis, of course, on a return to dark-pop, a sound she made her signature on The Fame Monster more than a decade ago. - “The album is chaotic from a genre perspective,” teases Gaga of her seventh studio album—out in February. “Each song is an exercise in personal chaos—a way to deal with myself.” - Gaga is no stranger to experimenting with different sounds, of course. […] For the star, that sense of play and discovery is what drives her creativity forward. “I love producing—I always have—and something that was really important to me making my seventh studio album was blending live instrumentation with programming,” says Gaga. - “The album is not extremely serious in that its very fun and meant to be enjoyed at a party, in a club, or at home having personal fun time—to be free of your worries at home or walking through life,” says Gaga. - SOURCE: https://www.vogue.com/article/lady-gaga-guitar-version-disease-lg7

https://music.apple.com/us/album/die-with-a-smile-sped-up-single/1780918623 Sped Up https://music.apple.com/us/album/die-with-a-smile-instrumental-acoustic-single/1780918577 Acoustic Instrumental BUY IT NOW!

Does she think he's worse? Like 8th is way higher than most would rank him lol

Spotify : #146(+3): Disease: 1,403,390

I don't care if it's a cheap move. A Bar Song's radio payola is a cheap move as well. We only have less than 20 hours until tracking week ends so US monsters better BUY.

DWAS on Spotify #24 (+7) India 401,140 *new peak + first time above 400k streams*

Mother

GAGACHELLA 2.0 the fact she only had less than two months to put the show together last time she headlined so hopefully we'll get a more cohesive and explosive spectacle this time!

the sped up one would be nice if they didn't sound like alvin and the chipmunks

This feels like election night all over again COME ON PENSYLVANIA

So... Besides charts and stuff.. I am completely infected by Disease. I'm listening non stop. I am am infected by this track. Every single listen is more. I think this is her greatest track ever

Every damn time we get info about LG7 and the way they describe it I'm just like uggghhhhhh

Radio US : DWAS: 60.20 (+0.63) Pop: +0.412 HAC: +0.460 A Bar Song - 83.110 (+0.050)

Bloody Mary Is pretty much confirmed with her saying "Dance Dance DANCE" in her post. And judging from her words I'm expecting a lot of weirder, experimental, chaotic sounding tracks to be included - Judas, Government Hooker, Aura, 911 etc

Shawn as Glinda would have been perfect.

OH INCREASE THE HIT THAT YOU ARE

You being the first person to comment with your username

Is she saying he deserves to be higher than Kanye, Britney, Gaga, Drake, Rihanna, Beyonce and Taylor Swift?

iTunes United States 🇺🇸 #2. (+4) DWAS

Today while I was driving I instinctively did this while at the red lights: The driver of the car next to me thought I was having a stroke/heart attack

Spotify monthly listeners: 1 Bruno Mars 134,265,304 (+171,599) 2 The Weeknd 119,958,607 (-7,926) 3 Lady Gaga 113,987,120 (+26,981) 4 Billie Eilish 105,901,324 (-105,159)

…and when this album is her best ever, yall gon have a problem with how loud I’ll be about that fact!

AM US 9. (+1) Die With A Smile 15. (-2) A Bar Song CMA’s impact? His performance gathered 20k views in 6 hours on YouTube. Biggest song of all time, really?

Well, the production on Disease is impeccable, and I agree with it being "aggressive" and not "safe" at all. Can't wait to hear what else they've cooked up

https://x.com/ladygaganownet/status/1859614658287546542?t=o_DsyhRgcRNQrrDwGCTcmA&s=19 They want #1

These btches need to drop those 10 Die With A Smile vinyl variants with ARTPOP Act II B-Sides and ship them TODAY if they want that #1.

Spotify : DWAS : #1: 9,385,958

I'm loving these breadcrumbs about the album so we can enjoy the wait without them putting everything upfront. It's a fantastic way to keep us engaged and excited, one piece at a time. It’s also great to see that they recognize Disease isn’t a commercial song and released it anyway. This allows her to fully realize her artistic vision for the album without any chart pressure.

She's still top 30 on a movie with 30% rotten tomatoes score with just 30% screentime. feb 30 lg7 release confirmed

DWAS is likely going #1 ugh we did it gays and girls

This 70s hooker serve

"a massive night of chaos in the desert"? Sounds dangerous and irresponsible.

April 11th. How iconic that that was Chromatica’s original release date.

It fell through because she picked Joker. God, what did I do to deserve this timeline?

Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars’ “Die With A Smile” now expected to have a very slight 1% lead over Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” in the Billboard Hot 100 #1 race. The CMA Awards held tonight could reverse its lead as it's likely to boost sales for “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”. https://x.com/talkofthecharts/status/1859253646451753395?t=Zl--GSCOV-Bcte2vlcydBg&s=19 Keep on streaming US Monsters !!

The way this movie BOMBED so hard It's kind of iconic actually.

No one else would though

You can certainly say that if you want

#8 is extremely generous for him tbh. He had a 5 year period of success in the 2010s, but he has majorly fallen off and flopped since. She's just mad bc she was a Belieber and thought she was going to live her dream. Just for her man to turn out crusty and way past his prime

The charts aren’t about quality anymore (I’m not sure they ever have tbh). Billboard is such a rigged system. DWAS is the biggest song on Spotify, Apple Music, ITunes (and has many views on YouTube) etc and yet it still hasn’t hit no.1 because of…radio? It’s never made sense to me as to why radio holds so much power considering they’re the seller not consumer.

I knew DWAS was going to be a smash hit, but my god this exceeded all of my expectations