Lady Gaga Drops 'Perfect Illusion,' Her First New Song In Nearly A Year

Singer Lady Gaga released Perfect Illusion late Thursday after teasing the rock anthem for more than a month .

This is the first track released by the 30-year-old superstar since her Oscar-nominated song Till It Happens To You, which was written for the 2015 campus sexual assault documentary, The Hunting Ground.

Gaga hasnt released a solo album since 2013s Artpop. Instead, shes worked on a jazz record with Tony Bennett and created several lauded television roles. She won a Golden Globe earlier this year for her portrayal of the sadistic Countess in American Horror Story: Hotel.

Perfect Illusion is the first track of her as yet unnamed fifth album. Producer Mark Ronson told Charlie Rose earlier this year that the record would feature a more analog approach than previous albums.

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Shes the happiest when shes sitting at a piano, barking orders at a drummer, Ronson said in May. That side of her, I dont think a lot of the world has seen. Its really great to make this very honest, authentic, kind of analog record with her.

JustJared reported that the video for the latest single has already been shot Gaga may have tweeted out a sneak peak so expect that bit of magic in the coming weeks.

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#PERFECTILLUSION drops in 45 minutes. AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE. pic.twitter.com/xPmkHLs5Vz
Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) September 9, 2016