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.

Morgan Thompson posted her take on Lady Gaga's new single on TikTok, leading to an unexpected reaction from the pop star.

Lady Gaga is singing about more than a magic-filled dance floor in "Abracadabra." Its refrain has a hidden meaning, which doubles as a callback to an early hit.

Lady Gaga debuts at No. 1 on the Feb. 15-dated Hot Dance/Pop Songs tally with "Abracadabra," becoming the second chart-topper in the survey's five-week history. Tate McRae's "It's Ok I'm Ok" drops to No.

Lady Gaga has cycled through many iterations in the time we've known her: disco diva, Warholian punk, country-inflected barroom balladeer, star of movies both successful and not. But with the Grammy-night debut of her video for the new single "Abracadabra,