Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky’s new biotech startup Outer Bio uses donated human skin that would otherwise be thrown away after surgeries.
The tissue is kept alive in a lab, where scientists test thousands of potential ingredients on real human skin. Those results are then used to train AI to better predict which new compounds are most likely to be safe and effective.
The goal is to reduce animal testing, accelerate the discovery of new skincare ingredients, and advance research into skin diseases.
🔝| The most powerful beauty brands owned by celebrities in 2026 via WWD.
#1. HAUS LABS by Lady Gaga (#17 overall)
#2. RARE BEAUTY by Selena Gomez (#36 overall)
#3. Victoria Beckham Beauty by Victoria Beckham (#48 overall)
Lady Gaga y Michael Polansky anuncian oficialmente la creación de Outer Bio.
Outer Bio es una empresa dedicada a la investigación para descubrir nuevas dianas biológicas y moléculas activas destinadas a la salud de la piel humana, que combina el aprendizaje automático con el cribado automatizado in vitro y la validación en tejido humano.
Akon says he risked his label on Lady Gaga by giving her “Just Dance” instead of the Pussycat Dolls
“Lady Gaga was already at Interscope when I got there. She was an artist there. But at the time, I don’t know what Interscope was going to do with her because she was there for a minute. She walks in with these all gold leotards and stuff, looking like she’s from the ’80s. And I was like, ‘Damn.’ She was already different. Then after speaking with her and talking to her, I’m like this bitch is mad talented. So we write the record. She goes in to demo the song out. I’m looking like, ‘Yo, this bitch is a star’”
“She comes out. I was like, ‘What’s the situation.’ She’s like, ‘Well, I’m at Interscope. I’m not quite sure.’ I said, ‘Okay, give me a second.’ So I called Jimmy. I said, ‘What’s up with this Lady Gaga chick?’ He’s like, ‘Why?’ I said, ‘I think I want to sign her.’ He said, ‘Take her.’ I said, ‘I could have her?’ He said, ‘Yeah, she’s all yours.’ Then, mind you, we’ve got a smash-hit record. I said, ‘Yo, Jimmy, we’ve got the record.’ I’m going back in. He’s thinking we’re playing the record for the Pussycat Dolls, but at that point, when he told me I could have Gaga, I’m like we working on her album”
“We go in there, and we’re playing this record, ‘Just Dance.’ He’s going crazy. He’s like, ‘Oh my God, this is it. We got the fucking one. We got it.’ The whole time, he’s thinking this record is the perfect record for the Pussycat Dolls. The music stops. He said, ‘Thank you man. The Pussycat Dolls are going to love this record.’ I said, ‘Jimmy, this record is for Gaga.’ He said, ‘What?’ I said, ‘Yes, it’s for Gaga.’ He said, ‘Okay, make me understand this.’ I said, ‘Jimmy, listen. The Pussycat Dolls are already a global smash art. They’re a piece of art. All they need is one record. I’ll make a million of them. I’ll make another one for them”
“He said, ‘It’s not good enough.’ I said, ‘Listen to this record again one more time.’ We played the record. I said, ‘This record will make you another Pussycat Doll, or possibly even bigger. This is a record that breaks a new artist, not keeps a new artist popping.’ He thought about it. He said, ‘Would you put your label on that?’ I said, ‘Yeah. If this record doesn’t work, you can drop me.’ And you let me go with it. That was probably the best decision we collectively made together”
Lady Gaga’s Haus Labs is thriving: the brand is among WWD’s new 2026 Beauty Power Brands list, recognizing 50 of the industry’s most influential beauty brands.
Since relaunching at Sephora in 2022, Haus Labs has achieved double-digit growth every year. According to CreatorIQ, it’s now among the top 20 beauty brands in the U.S. for growth in social media buzz, generating more than $378 million worth of earned media value over the past year.
Haus Labs, de Lady Gaga, aparece na lista das 50 marcas de beleza mais poderosas em 2026, segundo a WWD.
"É o auge do sucesso. Desde o relançamento na Sephora em 2022, a Haus Labs, de Lady Gaga, tem registrado crescimento anual de dois dígitos, conquistando os amantes de maquiagem com sua abordagem completa que une cor, desempenho e fórmulas clean.
O produto carro-chefe da marca, a base Triclone Skin Tech (US$ 52), tornou-se presença garantida tanto nas necessaires de profissionais e consumidores quanto nas redes sociais, servindo de base para uma série de inovações híbridas desde então.
Mas o verdadeiro diferencial da Haus Labs não é o prestígio da estrela por trás dela, e sim a comunidade: dados da CreatorIQ mostram que a Haus Labs figura entre as 20 principais marcas em crescimento de EMV (Valor de Mídia Ganha) nos EUA, ultrapassando a marca de US$ 378 milhões anuais."
Sam Smith credits Lady Gaga with giving them the courage to embrace their identity as a queer teenager:
“A lot of the courage I found to express myself as a queer teen-ager actually came from Lady Gaga. When she came out, there was so much gay history around what she brought to the table, and I learned so much from her and from all the amazing people she worked with. Semi Precious Weapons was the band that supported her on tour, with Justin Tranter. And I’ve got to meet them and work with them a few times. They mean so much to me. When I went to those Gaga tours, I queued overnight to go to the Monster Ball and met amazing people, and I skipped school to go, and got in trouble with school. But Justin Tranter would come onstage, and they blew my mind. I was, like, the courage that they have, how sexy and confident they are onstage just really inspired me. I think it was the pop girls and the pop divas that really inspired me to be brave and express myself as a kid.”
Gaga has surpassed Mariah Carey & is now the 9th female artist with the most weeks inside Billboard 200 album chart.
Gaga: 973 wks(+1)
Mariah: 972 wks
Gaga is expected to surpass Aretha Franklin , Whitney Houston & Madonna soon.
2 years ago today, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars released “Die With A Smile.”
With over 10 billion global streams, a Grammy Award and multiple records broken, the song is both Gaga’s and Bruno’s biggest hit and one of the biggest songs of all time.
🚨 Lady Gaga is expected to become a 2x Academy Award and 19x GRAMMY Award winner in the 2027 award season.
Oscar:
Best Original Song
‘Shape of a Woman’
Grammys:
Best Music Video
‘Runway’
Best Music Film
‘MAYHEM: Requiem’
Best Song Written for Digital Media
‘The Dead Dance’
Lady Gaga atualizou a bio de sua conta no Spotify.
Com a vitória no Emmy, Lady Gaga está oficialmente a um prêmio (Tony) para se tornar uma artista com status o EGOT.
Poucas de sua geração conseguiram tal feito
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With A Smile” is now the 15th most-streamed song in Spotify history, less than two years after release.
It is on track to enter the all-time Top 10 by the end of the year. Full list below.