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Lady Gaga's latest Instagram video has followers going wild, with fans "literally crying" over the footage.
In the brief clip shared on Tuesday, the pop icon—whose real name is Stefani Germanotta—appears to be in a recording booth. Wearing large headphones and sitting in front of a microphone, the singer pulls a face for the camera.
The 37-year-old rocked a casual look in the short video, donning a skull T-shirt with pared back make up.
Keeping her "Little Monsters" on their toes, the singer didn't bother to write a caption, instead opting for a single alien emoji.
Fans believe the post signals Gaga's long-awaited seventh album.
"Oh Stefi what are you doing girl," commented @salslaymills.
"Stop teasing us !!! We can't handle it," said Regan Ortiz.
"Germanotta don't play with my heart, I'm cardiac," wrote Marcus Posseti.
"WE ARE READY," said Ru Paul's Drag Race star Michelle Visage.
"I'm literally crying right now I'm so happy," commented Elena.
"That's the face of somebody who knows [they're] about to save pop music," said @mikeyjfinnegan.
Newsweek has reached out to Lady Gaga for comment via email.
Others pondered the meaning behind the alien emoji.
"New emoji omggg!!! LG7," wrote Ani.
"[Alien] emoji? Oh we about to eat," said Conor Cregan.
"Space cowboy just play that track," wrote Ryan Leech, quoting a line from Gaga's 2008 song "Starstruck."
The Grammy winner hasn't dropped a solo album since Chromatica in 2020, although she did release the album Love for Sale in 2021, alongside legendary jazz singer Tony Bennett, and the single "Hold My Hand" for the blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick in 2022.
This isn't Gaga's first post in 2024 to tease new music. In January, the music legend shared a photograph seemingly taken in a recording studio.
Wearing a blue and orange striped jumper, sky high boots and sunglasses, the "Love Game" singer stood in front of a microphone while surrounded by musical instruments.
The picture caused a stir among the star's fans, who proclaimed "Mother is back!"
In June, Gaga explained her decision to spend some time away from the spotlight.
"Some of you are really longing for me to share more of my artistic process," she said in a message to her fans. "I've been experiencing my creativity ever since last summer in a really special and private way."
According to the note, Gaga has spent the past year or so creating music for a "special project," as well as getting ready for her role as Harley Quinn in the upcoming Joker sequel, Joker: Folie à Deux, alongside Joaquin Phoenix.
The music legend has also been working on her cosmetics brand, Haus Labs, which she launched in 2019, along with developing her Chromatic Ball film. The movie follows Gaga's journey during her 2022 Chromatica tour, which was delayed by two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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