Lady Gaga has cycled through many iterations in the time we've known her: disco diva, Warholian punk, country-inflected barroom balladeer, star of movies both successful and not. But with the Grammy-night debut of her video for the new single "Abracadabra,

Lady Gaga is singing about more than a magic-filled dance floor in "Abracadabra." Its refrain has a hidden meaning, which doubles as a callback to an early hit.

Lady Gaga has admitted there have been times when she has wanted to end her music career. “This is why she needs her security everywhere she goes!!! because people don’t respect her privacy!!!” The longtime couple did date night at the Los Angeles premiere of Hudson's upcoming Netflix series The child star is all grown up.

Through recessions, social movements, and pandemics, the pop star has always swooped in to deliver anthems that seem tailor-made for the worst of times. Here she comes again.