Lady Gaga Announces New Song 'Hold My Hand' From TOP GUN: MAVERICK Soundtrack

Lady Gaga has announced that she will release her new single, "Hold My Hand," on May 3. The track will be featured on the soundtrack for the upcoming Top Gun: Maverick film. Pre-save the new single here.

"When I wrote this song for Top Gun: Maverick, I didn't even realize the multiple layers it spanned across the film's heart, my own psyche, and the nature of the world we've been living in. I've been working on it for years, perfecting it, trying to make it ours," Gaga said in a new Twitter thread.

When I wrote this song for Top Gun: Maverick, I didn't even realize the multiple layers it spanned across the film's heart, my own psyche, and the nature of the world we've been living in. I've been working on it for years, perfecting it, trying to make it ours. pic.twitter.com/1GReWGW8Ql

- Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) April 27, 2022

After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete "Maverick" Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him.

When he finds himself training a detachment of TOPGUN graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), call sign: "Rooster," THE SON of Maverick's late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka "Goose."

Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who will be chosen to fly it.

The film features Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Charles Parnell, Bashir Salahuddin, Monica Barbaro, Jay Ellis, Danny Ramirez, Greg Tarzan Davis with Ed Harris and Val Kilmer.

Academy Award, Golden Globe and 12-time Grammy-winner Lady Gaga is a one-of-a kind artist and performer. She has amassed an outstanding 36 million global album sales, 60 billion streams and 393 million in song consumption, making her one of the best-selling musicians of all time. Gaga is also one of the biggest living forces in social media with over 55 million followers on Facebook, over 84 million followers on Twitter and over 51 million followers on Instagram.

In 2008, Gaga released her first album The Fame swiftly followed by The Fame Monster (2009). Gaga then went on to release the iconic Born This Way album in 2011. To celebrate the 10-year anniversary of this album, in June 2021 Gaga released a reissue of the original album as Born This Way The Tenth Anniversary, that featured reimagined versions of her classic songs from prominent LGBTQIA+ musicians and advocates. Gaga also received a key to the city of West Hollywood, forever marking May 23rd as "Born This Way Day."

In 2013, Gaga released her third studio album ArtPop (2013) followed by Cheek to Cheek (2014), her collaborative album with Tony Bennett. The album dedicated to the American Songbook debuted at #1 on the Billboard album charts. In 2016, Gaga released her fifth studio album Joanne, earning her a Grammy for Best Pop Solo Performance of "Joanne, Where Do You Think You're Going?"

In October 2018, Gaga starred alongside Bradley Cooper in the Warner Brothers remake of the classic film, A Star is Born. Her performance led her to an Oscar Nomination for Best Actress, a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, a Critics' Choice Award and National Board of Review Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture. That same year, Gaga reached her 5th consecutive #1 album on the Billboard Top 200 chart for the A Star is Born soundtrack.

In June 2019, the soundtrack went on to be certified double platinum in the US, has been #1 four times since its release in 2018 and has sold over 6 million copies worldwide. Gaga co-wrote, produced and performed the song "Shallow," for the film, for which she has won an Oscar, a Golden Globe and a Critics' Choice award for Best Original Song. She also received two Grammy wins for "Shallow" including Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Song Written for Visual Media and two nominations including Song of the Year and Record of the Year. In 2020, Gaga received two more Grammy wins for the film, including Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media and Song Written for Visual Media for the song "I'll Never Love Again."

In May 2020, Gaga released her sixth studio album Chromatica, which features collaborations with Ariana Grande, Elton John and Blackpink and is executive produced by BloodPop® and Lady Gaga. Chromatica marked Gaga's 6th consecutive #1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, making her the first female artist to do so over a ten-year period (2011-2020). Her collaboration with Ariana Grande for "Rain On Me," marked the biggest Spotify debut of 2020, reaching #1 on the Global and US Spotify Charts upon release and peaking at #1 on the iTunes charts in 29 countries and #1 on the Apple Global Chart. It also set a record for the most single-day streams from an all-female collaboration in Spotify history.

The video for "Rain On Me" has amassed over 338 million views, and was nominated for four MTV Video Music Awards, winning Best Cinematography. That same year, Gaga took home the inaugural MTV Tricon Award, for being a triple icon in music, acting, fashion, and activism. USA Today called Chromatica "her best album in a decade," earning her a Grammy for Best Pop Duo Group Performance for "Rain On Me" with Ariana Grande.

Lady Gaga will embark on the Chromatica Ball World Tour this summer, check out the upcoming tour dates here.

In September 2021, Gaga released the Chromatica remix album, Dawn of Chromatica, executive produced by BloodPop® . The album featured new collaborations and remixes of the original Chromatica album tracklist from A. G. Cook, Arca, Ashnikko, Bree Runway, Charli XCX, Chester Lockhart, Clarence Clarity, COUCOU CHLOE, Dorian Electra, Doss, Jimmy Edgar, Lil Texas, LSDXOXO, Mood Killer, Mura Masa, Pabllo Vittar, Planningtorock, Rina Sawayama and Shygirl. Many of the collaborative artists were sourced by publicly asking fans who they would like to see on this project and launched at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart.

In October 2021, Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett teamed up again to release their second collaborative jazz album, Love For Sale. The album, celebrating the music of Cole Porter, debuted at #1 on Billboard's Jazz Album charts, Amazon and iTunes in its first week of release, with Apple Music confirming it was also the highest streamed jazz album globally in its first week of release. The album also debuted at #8 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart. The album received six Grammy nominations this year including "Album of the Year," "Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album," "Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical," and single nominations for their duet "I Get a Kick Out of You," including "Record of the Year," "Best Pop Duo/Group Performance," and "Best Music Video."

Most recently, Gaga starred in Ridley Scott's House of Gucci as Patrizia Reggiani, the ex-wife of Maurizio Gucci, who was tried and convicted of orchestrating his assassination. For her performance, Gaga has been nominated for a SAG Award in the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, a BAFTA award in the Leading Actress category, a Critics' Choice award in the Best Actress category, and she has been recognized by the New York Film Critics Circle as their Best Actress this season.

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