Devil Wears Prada 2 lands top artists

The story here is not just that The Devil Wears Prada 2 got a few big-name pop songs. It got a full, heavily curated soundtrack push — and Lady Gaga is at the center of it. On April 29, Interscope and 20th Century revealed the official tracklist, confirming Gaga has three songs on the album, with SZA, Dua Lipa, Raye, Laufey, Olivia Dean and others filling out the rest. That turns a vague soundtrack rumor into something much more concrete: the sequel is being sold as a fashion movie and a pop event at the same time. (billboard.com) ### What actually got confirmed? The cleanest new fact is the tracklist. Gaga is not just “featured” somewhere on the soundtrack — she opens it. The album includes her earlier single “Runway” with Doechii, plus two more Gaga songs, “Shape of a Woman” and “Glamorous Life.” The soundtrack releases on Friday, May 1, alongside the film. (billboard.com) ### So were the earlier rumors wrong? Basically, yes — or at least incomplete. The chatter naming Gaga, Dua Lipa and SZA was pointing in the right direction, but it missed the scale and the shape of the release. Dua Lipa and SZA are on the soundtrack, but with existing songs — “End of an Era” and “Saturn” — while Gaga is the artist with the biggest original-song footprint. (billboard.com) ### Why is Gaga the headline here? Because she is doing both jobs. She appears on the soundtrack, and she also appears in the movie itself. That makes her less like a playlist add-on and more like part of the film’s marketing engine — one person bridging soundtrack promotion, trailer buzz and on-screen casting. (deadline.com) ### Where did “Runway” first show up? In the final trailer released on April 6. That trailer debuted “Runway,” the Gaga-Doechii original song, and used it to frame the sequel’s tone — glossy, chaotic, fashion-world, a little campy. A few days later the song got a full release, which made it clear this was not just trailer music tossed in for vibe. It was the first single from the soundtrack campaign. (deadline.com) ### Who else is on the album? It’s a pretty stacked lineup, but also a very specific one. Billboard’s tracklist report names SZA, Dua Lipa, Raye, Olivia Dean, Laufey, Ledisi, The Marías, Sienna Spiro and Izzy Escobar, plus an edit of Miley Cyrus and Brittany Howard’s “Walk of Fame.” The through-line is obvious — stylish, female-led, contemporary pop with a little range around the edges. (billboard.com) ### Why does that fit this movie so well? Because The Devil Wears Prada has always been about taste as power. The first film sold fashion as status, labor and intimidation all at once. This sequel seems to be leaning into the same idea, but updated for 2026 — less magazine monoculture, more cross-platfo(billboard.com)d this is before a scene even starts. (deadline.com) ### What’s the movie itself setting up? The sequel hits theaters May 1, 2026, with Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci returning. The setup centers on Miranda Priestly facing a print-industry decline and a scandal around Runway, with Andy pulled back into the magazine’s orbit as a features editor. The soundtrack rollout lands right as that release window opens. (deadline.com) ### Bottom line The real update is bigger than “top artists joined the soundtrack.” The soundtrack is now official, Gaga is the anchor, and the sequel is being packaged as a fashion franchise revival with a major pop-music spine. (billboard.com)