Gaga Drops Hints about the 'Mayhem' Due to Drop with New Album

Lady Gaga opened up about what fans have in store when her new studio album, "Mayhem," debuts, giving an interview in which she discussed two of the album's songs and how queer ballroom culture informs the new work, Billboard reported.

In an interview with InStyle, Gaga "pointed directly to ballroom culture as a driving force that found its way into the album's music and lyrics," the music magazine's writeup noted.

Gaga declared herself to have been "a student of 'Paris Is Burning' when I was really, really young," adding that she "was always inspired by the tremendous amount of grace, freedom, expression and joy of ballroom culture."

The "Poker Face" singer went on to clarify the bearing ballroom has had on her own work, saying, "There are these spaces in the world where there's an ability for the community to express and experience joy, even when life is not treating them that way.... I can't think of a place where I've seen more resilience than in a ballroom."

That "resilience," she said, was an inspiration for the video to her single "Abracadabra."

Both "Disease" and "Abracadabra" are slated to be part of the new album's setlist, as are singles "The Beast" and "Perfect Celebrity."

Talking about "The Beast," Gaga told InStyle Magazine, "The lyrics are: 'You can't hide who you are, 11:59, your heart's racin', you're growling, and we both know why.'"

"And somehow that gothic dream is not just about me in a relationship with this person that's about to turn, but what if I was to just sing it to myself and the beast is Gaga?" the (literal?) Mother Monster explained.

"Perfect Celebrity," meanwhile, explores a recent Gaga obsession – "this idea that we all, in a way, have our real selves and then our clone version that we project to the world," the "Just Dance" singer explained, before adding that "there's a lot in 'Mayhem' about multiple yous or multiple mes and what it's like to have those things be at odds with each other all the time."

"Mayhem" drops March 7.