Lady Gaga responds to new single 'Stupid Love' interrupting Italy coronavirus meeting
One way to lighten the mood during a serious meeting? Play a Lady Gaga song.
A city council meeting in Italy on the coronavirus was interrupted Sunday by the Grammy-winning artist's song “Stupid Love."
A 24-second clip of the meeting was shared to Twitter, showing multiple people sitting around a board room listening before the speaker is cut off when someone's phone began playing Lady Gaga's newly released song. The interruption elicited laughs – and a response from the songstress
The "American Horror Story" actress shared the video to her Twitter page and noted "this is why I make music."
"Stupid Love" was released Feb. 28. It's the first new music since she starred in the 2018 "A Star is Born" remake and took home an Academy Award for best original song for "Shallow," her chart-topping duet with co-star and director Bradley Cooper.
The interruption brought an air of playfulness to an otherwise serious conversation dominating the world, especially in Italy, where the death toll from coronavirus has reached 79.
The outbreak has already caused disruptions in the ebb and flow of Italian life.
During Milan Fashion Week, Giorgio Armani held his runway show behind closed doors Sunday due to concerns raised by coronavirus, and instead streamed the event from inside the empty showroom.
The fashion house said in a statement that ’’the decision was taken to safeguard the well-being of all his invited guests by not having them attend crowded spaces.″
Even U.S. airlines have suspended flights to certain parts of Italy for a specified period of time.
The worldwide count of confirmed cases was at 93,158 early Wednesday.
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Contributing: John Bacon, Associated Press, Dawn Gilbertson and Hannah Yasharoff