Lady Gaga has cemented herself as one of the most iconic artists of her generation. Her skillset has grown in recent years as she has expanded her career to the big screen, although her heart lies with her music. In that spirit, she put all of herself into the rollout of her last album and has been awarded for her efforts.In the latest news about the House of Gucci star, Rolling Stone has just released its list of the Top 100 songs of 2025. The list was published on December 4, and features a vast array of artists and genres as it attempts to map a comprehensive look at music over the past year. Lady Gaga managed to land the top spot on the list with “Abracadabra” the lead single from her latest record.In an interview with Rolling Stone from earlier in the year Lady Gaga shared the following in regards to her process while working on her latest album,“I wanted to traverse old ground while breaking new ground, which I think is hard to do. Maybe the last four or so albums I’ve made, I moved away from that and tried some different things, but this was a return to those Gothic dreams.”It’s clear that Lady Gaga’s newest work was appreciated by her fans and the pop music community as a whole. After struggling for some time, it seems as though the singer has regained her voice and confidence and her audience can tell.Senior writer for Rolling Stone Kory Grow shared his thoughts on the song via a post on X,“The song was an immediate hit and 2025's most inescapable earworm anthem thanks to the way she and her sorceress’ apprentices assembled a perfect Lady Gaga pop song.”Lady Gaga's “Die with a Smile” - Behind the curtainIn other news, an interesting tidbit about her hit single “Die With a Smile” that also features Bruno Mars has recently come to light. While the song ultimately won a Grammy and topped several charts, producers James Fauntleroy and Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II spoke on how it almost wasn’t made in a recent interview with Variety.According to the duo, the song was intended for a previous Bruno Mars record before it was ultimately shelved momentarily. Mars then picked Lady Gaga as the perfect collaborator for the song“He was such a genius for pulling that out of the back of his subconscious memory because of the timing of that movie, which is also how Lady Gaga came into his mind as a collaborator.”Lady Gaga is said to have loved the song the moment she heard it and the rest is history.