PAGING DR. GAGA: "DISEASE" DROPPING FRIDAY

Lady Gaga can currently be heard on one of the hottest songs in the world, "Die With a Smile" featuring Bruno Mars, but that won't stop her from releasing another new single, "Disease," on Friday (10/25).

It's the first official taste of Gaga's forthcoming Interscope album, a title and release date for which have yet to be announced. We're told producer Andrew Watt was involved in the project, as he was with "Die With a Smile." The latter is #2 at both Spotify global and U.S.

Through crafty online sleuthing, fans have unlocked a few lyrics from the Watt- and Cirkut-produced "Disease," including: "I could play the doctor/ I can cure your disease/ If you were a sinner/ I could make you believe/ Lay you down like one, two, three/ Eyes roll back in ecstasy."

Gaga devotees have enjoyed an embarrassment of riches of late, including her co-starring role in Joker: Folie à Deux and the surprise release of Harlequin, a collection of songs from the film.

The new set will be her first proper album since 2020's Chromatica. In related news, HITS' puh-puh-puh poker face still needs work.