Lady Gaga’s new single, “Perfect Illusion,” approximates a rock song

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Lady Gaga just released her first new single since “Til It Happens To You” almost a year ago, and as you probably did not guess, it’s kind of a rock song. To be clear, “Perfect Illusion” is not really a rock song, but it is one by Lady Gaga standards—and by the standards of Top 40 music at the moment. It’s definitely more of a rock song than a synthpop song or a jazz song. Just listen and draw your own taxonomical conclusions.