It’s time to gobble up the last of those Chromatica Oreos, because a new Lady Gaga era is upon us. That’s right, the singer and actress has finally announced her long-awaited seventh album Mayhem, set to drop on March 7.

It’s a melodic, slow ballad, showcasing Gaga and Mars’ vocal prowess. “Abracadabra” is not that. To understand this newest song one has to go further back than a few months, all the way to 2009’s breakthrough album,

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.