Apple Music teasers a release

Apple Music has been teasing a new project called 'MAYHEM Requiem', and the social post announcing the tease quickly picked up more than 14,000 likes. (Apple Music’s teaser post circulated widely on X this week.) (x.com)

Apple Music has begun teasing “MAYHEM Requiem,” a new Lady Gaga release tied to her 2025 album *MAYHEM*. (x.com, music.apple.com) The teaser circulated on Apple Music’s X account on April 14, 2026, and fan reposts quickly framed it as the first official signal that the project is nearing release. Apple’s post says only that “MAYHEM Requiem” is “coming soon,” without a date. (x.com, 24vids.com) The name is not new to Gaga fans. “MAYHEM: Requiem” was the title of a one-night-only show at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles on January 14, 2026, staged with Apple Music Live and recorded for later release. (ktla.com, setlist.fm) That concert was billed as a phone-free taping, with devices locked in Yondr pouches, and fan reports described it as a full live run through the *MAYHEM* album with new arrangements. The Wiltern’s capacity is about 2,300 seats, making it much smaller than the arenas on Gaga’s *Mayhem Ball* tour. (atrl.net, setlist.fm, gagapedia.com) The teaser lands after *MAYHEM* spent the past year as Gaga’s main release cycle. Apple Music lists the album as a 17-track project released in 2025, and Gaga’s artist page now shows a newer April 10, 2026 single called “Runway.” (music.apple.com, music.apple.com) It also arrives as Apple keeps using the Apple Music Live banner for exclusives that sit somewhere between a concert film and a platform event. Apple’s music service currently promotes live performances, videos, and artist-specific playlists alongside its standard album releases. (music.apple.com, music.apple.com) Outside Apple’s own post, some entertainment and fan outlets have described the project as a filmed special, and one report from Gaga’s final Madison Square Garden date said a trailer was shown in the arena. Apple has not published a release date or a format description on its public Apple Music pages. (showbiz411.com, rdtladygaga.com, x.com) For now, the confirmed facts are narrow: Apple Music is teasing “MAYHEM Requiem,” the title matches Gaga’s January 14 Los Angeles taping, and the company is telling fans to expect it soon. (x.com, ktla.com)

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