September 24th 2024.
Exciting news for all Lady Gaga fans! After much anticipation and teasing, the iconic singer has announced that she will be dropping a brand new album in just a few days. As if that wasn't enough, she also revealed that this album will be a companion to the highly-anticipated film, Joker: Folie à Deux, and it's titled Harlequin.
In a surprise Instagram post, Gaga, who is 38 years old, shared the album artwork and captioned it with the simple but thrilling announcement, "Harlequin. September 27. A companion album to Joker: Folie à Deux." This came as a shock to fans who were expecting her seventh studio album, LG7, to be released next year with a single coming out in October. But no one had any clue about the Harlequin record.
Gaga, who is also Vogue's October cover star, had previously revealed that she has been working on both a new album and a secret project this year. And now, we finally know that the secret project is none other than Harlequin. She had kept this extra music tightly under wraps, only giving us a small glimpse into her musical journey by sharing posts of her in the studio with her longtime collaborator, Benjamin Rice.
In an Instagram post, Gaga wrote, "Just me in the studio - happy as ever making music. I feel so grateful and my heart is peaceful. It's like meditation. I can't wait for you to hear what I'm working on." And now, the wait is almost over as the album is set to be released just a few days before the premiere of Joker.
Speaking of the film, Harlequin is named after Gaga's character, Harley 'Lee' Quinn, in Joker 2. She stars alongside Joaquin Phoenix who returns as the leading man, Arthur Fleck. The film has a musical element, aided by Gaga's incredible vocal talents, but the cast has been careful not to label it as a traditional musical.
Gaga had previously said, "I wouldn't necessarily say that this is actually a musical in a lot of ways. It's very different. The way that music is used is to really give the characters a way to express what they needed to say because saying it is not enough." Director Todd Phillips also shared a similar sentiment, stating that most of the music in the movie is actually just dialogue. He clarified, "It's just Arthur not having the words to say what he wants to say, so he sings them instead."
But don't worry, Gaga's album is not just a soundtrack to the film. It is her first studio release since 2020's Chromatica and is a separate body of work that we can't wait to hear. It's like a surprise gift from Gaga to her fans and we are all eagerly awaiting its release on September 27. So mark your calendars and get ready for some new music from the queen herself!
As for those who might have doubts about the film's musical elements, Todd Phillips has assured us that it is not a traditional musical like In the Heights. He said, "I just don't want people to think that it's like In the Heights, where the lady in the bodega starts to sing and they take it out onto the street, and the police are dancing." No disrespect to In the Heights, of course.
In the end, we can't wait to see Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix's chemistry on screen and listen to the amazing music that will accompany the film. Lady Gaga's brand new album, Harlequin, will be released on September 27, just in time for the premiere of Joker. Exciting times ahead!
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