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She’s never done anything like this before and she knew it’d get us talking She’s up to something tbh

Mayhem seems is officially over, and while its always sad to end an era, I have mixed feelings of joy this time, and thats because for the first time in 15 years (since Born This Way Era), I actually feel satisfied with the era and I am ok with it ending it here as it is We got 4 singles, 4 music videos, Several interviews, Tv Performances, Chart Success, 2 major cameos, a huge tour with minimal cancellations etc plus Gaga seemed genuinely happy Every era has had some of the above, but never all of the above in abundance at once, at least not since like 2011. The era slayed, it did not feel short or rushed like they gave up on it after 2 singles and 3 months with best case scenario a 3rd music video that wasnt even a single. I think thats what really ruined my excitement for past album cycles. Promo and era just died so fast. Its like they released a couple singles, did a couple interviews or tv performances and kinda called it a day. Between ARTPOP and Chromatica I always felt unsatisfied at the end. Like we needed at least 1 more single, or a few more promo slots or events. Anything to have era feel more complete and eventful. Everytime it ended I was like "thats it? Oh man another short era they gave up on right away" This time we experienced a long and exciting era with one event after another which we hadnt had in a decade and a half! I hope we get more of the same in the future. This was great

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And here’s how the best song of the last 5 years was made

This era has been a long and successful one for her career. I have noticed she has been trying to close the door on this chapter (her own words) and I feel like it is to show a clear cut separation from an upcoming era. Maybe I am delusional but she does not like to mix her eras together and likes to have stark visual differences between her eras and I think this is her saying "Mayhem is done, moving on to something else." Otherwise, promoting that an album is dead seems like the wrong move.

Ns but I also don’t really get anyone being particularly dissatisfied with the amount of content we got this era lol. We got a great album, a reissue with three bonus tracks, a live reimagining of the album with a coinciding concert film, she headlined Coachella and Copacabana, headlined one of the greatest tours/live shows of her career which will likely be released as a concert film this year, she dropped two of the best vids of her career, she performed way more TV and radio promo spots than is industry standard at this point…thoroughly fed. Could she have done a couple more MVs? Sure. Is the era incomplete w/o them? Definitely not.

I’m being delulu but does this mean new album announcement soon? 👀

Well not until she released the tour film

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TDD feels more forgettable but I feel like it has more chance of resurrection than G.U.Y. I just know Gaga of now sees that "love me love me plz retweet" bit and dies internally everytime.

This was the first era since BTW that didnt feel short, hollow or rushed/incomplete We got 4 singles, 4 music videos, several interviews, 2 cameos, a huge tour (with minimal cancellations), chart success and most importantly Gaga appearing genuinly happy this time This was fantastic. While I am sad to see era end, I am satiafied with it, and its the first time I say that about an album era in 15 years!

The era in a nutshell tbh

TDD is more forgettable but it's a better song I want to forget GUY... but... like that time I saw a horse spill out of a moving trailer on the highway... I doubt I will ever be able to

It’s also possible that she has no idea the website was even updated .

real talk? this stage was incredible

Mayhem be like

Imo what Gaga made clear with Mayhem is that we will not get a whole one-genre only Album from her again. Which makes me happy, her strongest work has always been when it wasn't tied to one genre.

He said childless POPSTARS, not childless FLOPS

Maybe you are stupid

GUY is a better song 😭

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I actually get what you mean. She has never intentionally ended an era in such a marketed/formal way like this before. it’s giving….i want there to be contrast between what i did and what im doing next because there isn’t much time until my next era.

This thread is giving

Words can’t explain how sad i felt seeing this. Mayhem will forever be etched into my soul. This era has been unforgettable. She seems to be making sure that we damn well know that the era is finished Looking forward to her next chapter for her (Marriage and a Family)

She’s waking up the zombie for one night Tour film is coming.

Obviously won’t be posting it but you can search for it. Sounds like either a BTW outtake or an early ARTPOP one. I’m also sure she once described Born This Way’s sound as a gas station disco in fact

I think also someone pointed out how ever since The Fame Monster it was only up until MAYHEM where the era officially "closed". Most of the eras after TFM ended abruptly - Born This Way, Joanne, Chromatica.

It's not about her hating being celebrity, it's about the fact that no matter what she does, people will find a negative point, will judge, will shame. The GP, the media, and the fans, especially the fans, love her but love to hate her.. She's the perfect celebrity, not in the sense of being a celebrity, so in all the rich and famous sense, with all the drama and the gossips.. she's perfect in the sense that she does what expected from, like a good soldier, and she does it with perfection, but despite this.. she'll always be the "poker face and meat dress singer" and less good than her peers despite her working and creating better than any other musician out there.

Mayhem Necromancy is coming

Notice how she said RIP Mayhem and not RIP Chromatica? 💓⚔️ The journey still continues 💓⚔️

Remember those Total Mayhem rumors?

I’m OBSESSED with Abracadabra at the Grammys, that performance elevated the song for me. WTF y’all.

“Return to the stage” make it sound like she’s been on a 10+ year hiatus

Britney Jean, but only because of Work Bitch, and the lack of Dr. Luke. it's the worst britney album, it's mostly just Myah Marie vocals with britney mixed in here and there. WILL.I.AM did a terrible job. It was a nostalgic time for me, but it caused a war in my friend group in middle school because one of my friends hated it so much he started stanning Beyonce instead. Also when I googled it to see who the other producers were since I forgot, katy perry is there

Of course, Gaga's obviously sick of MAYHEM and she's going back to ha roots.

Vanish Into You as last single pleeeeeaaasee!!

feels like something new is coming otherwise why !! Excitingggg love it

I'll just post my ultimate favorite. I can't think of a single performance that I actually DISLIKE

Not sure about pop stars, but some iconic stars that fabously childless are Dolly Parton, Stevie Nicks, Debbie Harry, Enya, & Kylie Minogue.

I mean the cage dress has to be her best costume ever IMO.

I love the idea of it. But it would have worked better as an arena stage. I have an innate hatred for box stages in stadiums.

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Yeah, I think it feels that way as fans because people are always hungry for more. If you scroll through her website, there is a timeline of everything she's done and accomplished in the past year. There is a tremendous amount of work that goes into each performance, show, project, side quest, etc. from scheduling, timing, ideation, execution, budget management, travel... on top of the artistic pursuit no less. It probably takes weeks to prepare for one TV performance which we finish consuming in 4 minutes. I'm so proud of all her hard work and for sharing this music which I'll listen to forever.

they haven't announced a pre-sale though. She's telling us there's going to be a pre-sale. Since she's crew she might have been told well in advance. Like it takes months to plan things behind the scenes. As evidenced by the fact the whole of Mayhem was finished before DWAS was even released but the album didn't come out until March 2025. The autumn starts in October and it's already nearly June. The pre-sale might not even happen til July. And if it's for the premiere they'll know fans will fight like it's tour tickets to get. Not entirely the same but Doomsday tickets went up for pre-sale already and that isn't out till December. Plus if it's going to be on Netflix like rumours are suggesting, Netflix is starting to move into actual limited cinema releases in 2027. So they could use this to test run pre-sales for theatrical releases of their content and test out a limited cinema run for a likely successful concert movie. And if there's still fan hype around Mayhem because of Requiem and now the box office scores for the 2026 dates of the tour coming out, they could capitalise on an announcement if it's gonna get a premiere and limited cinema run. It's also a good way to compare it to their competitor (Disney) who did a limited theatrical run for The Eras Tour film before they put it on streaming.