Lady Gaga was unable to ever receive a contract with Def Jam Recordings.
 An admirer of Cooper's work, Gaga agreed to the project due to its portrayal of addiction and depression
 Following her EDM-influenced third album, Artpop (2013), and its lead single "Applause", Gaga released the jazz album Cheek to Cheek (2014) with Tony Bennett, and the soft rock album Joanne (2016)

