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I’m so sad to hear this is the last of ‘Mayhem’, and to hear it from her mouth means that’s it (although she has a tendency to lie about her projects ). Part of me is thinking, she’s rushing the closure of ‘Mayhem’ as she already has her next project lined up in her sleeve??? She’s never properly concluded an era before in the past, and for her to conclude what would be one of her shortest eras is making me think she’s got further projects already lined up that she wants to get going to.

Little Monsters who critique Gaga’s ‘less inspired work/safe tracks’ will love this project. It’s very experimental and right up their alley in what they want Gaga to deliver on a consistency basis. There is nothing ‘The Dead Dance’ and ‘Shape Of A Woman’ about this from a production level. This is complete DarkGa.

I am speechless, absolutely speechless. I cannot believe I’m saying this whilst half asleep in bed and having watched the performances. Gaga’s ability to TWIST each and every song, re-arrange them and form a complete different element to it is breathtaking. I am utterly speechless and blown away by this ‘Mayhem: Requiem’ project. It’s very clear that her next project might even be darker than ‘Mayhem’?? It’s very industrial-grunge driven and rock has clearly been an inspiration for Gaga’s visual head recently. Even in the middle when she’s tried to lift the mood of the set, the songs has an underlying tone of weariness to the tracks, which give it a false ‘light’ tone and an element of false happiness and uncertainty, before returning back darker. It essentially goes dark -> light -> dark. Standouts for me are ‘Abracadabra’ (that f***ing twisted breakdown??)’, ‘LoveDrug’, ‘Shadow Of A Man’ and last but not least, ‘Die With A Smile’. Oh my good lord, the song has went from major key to complete minor, twisted in a way in what once served as a happy ending song, turned into the most depressive funeral song giving it a complete different meaning to it. There’s nothing to smile about it, except pure misery. What a complete 360 on the original and WHAT A WAY TO END!

This truly is the death of ‘Mayhem’ </3. This era deserved 3 more singles but we shall move on from that. GO DARKER WITCHGA FOR LG8!!!!

I agree. That, the ‘Hold My Hand’ Superbowl performance and the ‘Vanish Into You’ live on The Late Show are probably my all time favourite performances of hers on the piano!

Yay for another 1 billion smash added to Gaga’s belt, although it stands as one of her most overrated ballads (that I cannot stand unless it’s sung in the Royal Variety arrangement including the way she’s singing the song in a more softer tone).

I’m so confused, would all of ‘Mayhem: Requiem’ count towards the original parent album in the charts, or will it be a separate entry? I’m seeing mixed comments on how it’d chart, but I’m glad to see the reaction it’s having on ‘Mayhem’ ❤️.

I echo the voice that Michael would’ve adored Gaga, like absolutely adored. Both are so visionary and treat their music with such dignity. ‘Shadow Of A Man’ is out now, and my god the performance and stripped funeral element of the song which makes the song spooky, just hits on another level. I would be more than happy seeing this go viral.

Gaga’s team seriously needs to get a move on when it comes to updating certifications in the US. What do you mean by this mega smash has 0x certifications when it’s eligible for 9x Platinum in the US!?!

Finland, oh my good lord….

ICONIQUE, GROUND BREAKING AND REVOLUTIONARY PIECE OF A SONG! ❤️

I’m so sad it’s the funeral for this era, but equally her best era deserves a send off (something which she hasn’t properly done before as she usually just lets an era die by itself…). Excited for what’s around the corner, but equally nervous (and happy for her if so), as it might be the inevitable break she wants and deserves and family planning commences.

The artwork and vocals OMG…

I see that as well, and right now I’m like AI or not the actual key piece of this is the music and not whether the teaser image is artificial or a real sculpture…

Will ‘Mayhem: Requiem’ being released help the original album and boost its sales, or is it counted separately on the charts?

I need this song to overtake ‘Birds Of A Feather’ overall on Spotify fast. The gap is around 40 million. That’s another huge milestone for ‘Die With A Smile’ and after that I can safely put this song at rest .

I cannot WAIT!!!

Ya’ll are deaf on voting for the iconique ‘Applause’!!!! Such a masterpiece of a song 😭😭😭😭.

On more positive note, it seems to be bouncing back on Apple Music with a new peak!

I sadly think the songs success is over on Spotify, and it’s starting to drop a bit too on Apple Music :(

I’ll wait for that ‘Marry The Night’ opportunity, but in the mean time ‘Bloody Mary’ needs to go!

It seems to have stabilised at around 1 million mark, which is good to see but I wanted it to explode up :(

I’m glad Gaga also said no to….that song.

Just came in to post that this is absolutely utter garbage and trash.

I don’t understand why it’s dropping on Spotify, when it’s surging up on Shazam (exposure), Apple Music and Tik Tok. I thought by now we would be seeing higher numbers on Spotify.