Gaga & Doechii Streams

Lady Gaga and Doechii opened “Runway” with a top 40 start on Spotify’s global chart, giving the film tie-in an immediate streaming foothold. (goldderby.com) Early New Music Friday tallies shared by Pop Base on April 11 put the song at No. 32 globally with about 2.67 million streams and at No. 25 on Spotify’s United States chart with roughly 727,000 streams. (goldderby.com) The track was officially released on April 10, 2026, as the first piece of music from 20th Century Studios’ upcoming film “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” according to Universal Music Canada. (universalmusic.ca) The song had already been seeded into the movie’s marketing cycle on April 6, when 20th Century Studios’ final trailer used “Runway” as its featured original song. ABC News and Variety both reported that first listen in the trailer rollout. (abcnews.com, variety.com) That release plan put the single in two lanes at once: a Friday streaming debut and a studio-backed soundtrack push tied to a sequel arriving in theaters on May 1. Film Music Reporter said a full soundtrack album is scheduled for May 1. (abcnews.com, filmmusicreporter.com) Trade coverage described “Runway” as an upbeat dance track, with Doechii handling the opening verses and Gaga joining on the chorus. Variety reported the single release on April 9 after the trailer tease earlier that week. (variety.com, variety.com) The collaboration also links two artists who were already sharing awards-season and pop-culture space. Billboard noted Doechii and Gaga appeared together at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards, where Doechii presented Gaga with the Innovator Award. (billboard.com) By the weekend after release, the story around “Runway” was no longer just that Gaga and Doechii made a soundtrack song. It was that the soundtrack song had turned into a measurable streaming debut before the movie reached theaters. (goldderby.com, universalmusic.ca)