Lady Gaga has opened up about her battles to be taken seriously as the "boss" of her own career.
The 38-year-old chart-topping star has been smashing out hits since her debut single, Just Dance, was unleashed back in 2008.
And while she has grown to become one of the most successful music artists in the world, she has hinted she wasn't always supported on her way to the top.
Opening up to Good Morning America, she said, "I think that I am feeling really confident in myself as a musician and as a songwriter and producer, as an artist.
"I know that might sound silly, but it actually took me two decades to become the boss in a way. Being a woman in music, I was almost always the only woman in the room all the time."
She explained: "I had to really, really work hard to maintain my sense of stability and my purpose. I always stuck to my guns when it came to my music and my artistry, but it was a real challenge and I made it through that mayhem."
This week, the star will unleash her eighth studio album, Mayhem - which is her first full-scale solo album since 2020's Chromatica.
She released the Joker: Folie à Deux-inspired soundtrack Harlequin in September last year, and her album Love for Sale, featuring duets with the late Tony Bennett, was released in September 2021.
Mayhem is due for release on Friday 7 March.