But Gaga herself recently opened up to এমটিভি about why she agreed to do it.
"First of all, my sister's a huge fan, and she's 17 years old. So when I called her and ব্যক্ত Gossip Girl wants to put my new album on the প্রদর্শনী and have me perform, she was like 'Oh my God, আপনি have to do it,'" she said.
"And I'd seen it. It's a great show."
Of course, Lady Gaga had no interest in a stereotypically awkward musical guest cameo. She wanted it done in typical Lady Gaga fashion.
"I hate most TV প্রদর্শনী performances, because they kind of come in out of nowhere, and everyone's, like, really into the story line, and then all of a sudden somebody breaks into song," she said. "It has nothing to do with the story."
So rather than প্রদর্শিত হচ্ছে up on the set for the day, Gaga met with writers and producers to ensure she was doing a performance she felt good about.
"I really sat down with the Gossip Girl writers," she said.
"I was like, 'Look, the reason I want to do this is because I'm trying to say something that is not mainstream. So, if I can say it on your show, that would be, like, a real coup d'état for me as a performance artist.'"
The result sounds like an elaborate সঙ্গীত video.
"I am the narrator behind what is going on with the characters and make the song part of the moment," she ব্যক্ত of her "crazy performance-art piece."
"We used these ladders. Ladders are kind of a monster symbol about bad luck. And I have this 35-foot-long dress on and these X's, very gothic-inspired."
"It was great. They let me do whatever the hell I wanted. It was amazing."
