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Lady Gaga Reflects on Backlash and Artistic Resurgence

11/14/2025

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Lady Gaga, the singer, discussed how criticism reshaped her career, noting the 2013 ARTPOP backlash redefined her relationship with fame.
She said the backlash was more significant than any before and influenced her subsequent projects.
Gaga noted sexist undertones in how female artists are judged versus male counterparts.
Now, with the Grammy-nominated Mayhem, she feels she regained artistic identity, saying, "I had to dig very, very deep."

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Lady Gaga, the singer, discussed how criticism reshaped her career, noting the 2013 ARTPOP backlash redefined her relationship with fame.
She said the backlash was more significant than any before and influenced her subsequent projects.
Gaga noted sexist undertones in how female artists are judged versus male counterparts.
Now, with the Grammy-nominated Mayhem, she feels she regained artistic identity, saying, "I had to dig very, very deep."