Gaga + Doechii surprise single

Lady Gaga and Doechii didn’t roll this out with a weeks-long countdown. “Runway” landed on April 10, 2026 as a surprise release, and the song is tied directly to *The Devil Wears Prada 2*, which opens May 1, 2026. (youtube.com) (20thcenturystudios.com) This is the first recorded collaboration between Gaga and Doechii, and the pairing makes sense inside this movie because *The Devil Wears Prada* is built around the fictional fashion magazine Runway. The sequel brings back Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci to that same New York magazine world nearly 20 years after the 2006 original. (consequence.net) (20thcenturystudios.com 1) (20thcenturystudios.com 2) The song was not completely hidden before release. 20th Century Studios used “Runway” in a recent trailer for the sequel, so fans heard a preview before the full track hit streaming services. (variety.com) (youtube.com) Part of the extra attention comes from the credits. The official YouTube release lists Bruno Mars as a producer and songwriter alongside Andrew Watt, Cirkut, D’Mile, Gaga, Doechii, and Jayda Love. (youtube.com) That credit list matters because Bruno Mars has become a headline by himself in pop rollouts, and Andrew Watt has spent the last few years stacking big mainstream records across pop and rock. When listeners saw Mars attached to a Gaga-Doechii fashion soundtrack cut, the song instantly looked bigger than a routine movie tie-in. (youtube.com) (noise11.com) The timing also lines up with Gaga’s live schedule. Gaga’s official tour page shows Mayhem tour dates in Saint Paul on April 9 and April 10, 2026, and clips circulating from the show used the song in a runway-style finale with dancers. (ladygaga.com) (youtube.com) Doechii’s role is a big reason the track feels current instead of nostalgic. The movie brand comes from a 2006 fashion-world hit, but Doechii brings a newer rap voice and performance style that keeps the soundtrack from sounding like a museum piece. (20thcenturystudios.com) (consequence.net) The whole package is built like a three-way handoff. A sequel trailer introduced the hook, a surprise single turned that hook into a streaming release, and Gaga’s live show gave fans a ready-made visual within hours of the drop. (variety.com) (youtube.com) (ladygaga.com) So the story is not just that two stars released a song on April 10. It’s that *The Devil Wears Prada 2* now has a lead single with Gaga, Doechii, Bruno Mars, and Andrew Watt attached before the film even reaches theaters on May 1, which is about as close as a soundtrack gets to arriving with its own red carpet. (20thcenturystudios.com) (youtube.com)