Pitchfork

MAYHEM is its own charm offensive, a massive attack of good vibes."

The Guardian

Gaga gets back to her core themes of sex, sleaze and celebrity on an album that sounds not retro, but relevant."

NME

Maximalism meets controlled chaos on the superstar's first pop album in half a decade – and it's just so much fun."

The Atlantic

Mayhem makes a return to her trademark sound, but it also, more important, recalls her foundational ethos. It is a muscular, gutsy, never-a-dull-minute work of bricolage."

AP News

That personal transformation became the soul of her new album, 'Mayhem.'"

Business Insider

...the album showcases a vibrant, '80s-inspired sound with lively and melodic tracks, surprising fans who anticipated a darker, more provocative return to her earlier style."

Rolling Stone

In looking back, Gaga has delivered an album that acts as an effective and powerful microcosm of her inspirational career so far."