14 Moments That Made This a Truly Sensational and Game-Changing Year For Lady Gaga

I mean look at that look! That train! It's longer than my unending dedication to her. I know, that sentence seems like it doesn't make sense, but trust me. It does. I mean, the train basically extends into infinity off the edge of the photograph.

With a haunting rendition of "Joanne" on a piano made of wings, I'd venture to say there wasn't a dry eye in the house. Lady Gaga has slayed many a performance, and many a Grammy performance specifically, but there was something about this one that was especially touching.

I mean, you can't outfit a piano with wings if you're not going to lie down on it, right? Right?! The only travesty about this moment is that it was caught just from the side, but I want that full bird's-eye fantasy. Alas, you can't always get what you want.

That way, we could cry over and over again! I don't know what's more iconic about this whole affair: her beautiful, flaw-free voice, the black-and-white beauty shots, or the Gaga-esque looks throughout.

Lots of celebrities arrive by boat, but none of them do it with such style and elegance. If you didn't catch my thoughts and feelings the first time around (linked here for your pleasure), just know that it was a formative moment in my life, and I've never been the same since. I moved to a new town, got a new name and a new job, and started a new family. Wow.

No offense, and not to be dramatic, but this is one of the most beautiful Lady Gaga pictures I've ever seen in my entire life. That smile! That plunging neckline! That hair! This is a portrait of a woman who is living her best life. Please put it in the Smithsonian, thank you.

Wow. A star really was born. Everything about this premiere was a swirling spectacle of brilliance. It literally rained on the red carpet, and Gaga gazed to the heavens in awe. Her dress looked perfect from every angle. I lived. I passed away. I was born again.

This took my breath away. I felt like I was in that ballroom during the scene where Cinderella arrives in her full fairy godmother regalia, ready to sweep Prince Charming away into the mystical, magical night. The court fell silent. The king and queen both fainted in their thrones. The court jester immediately turned to dust, for some reason. Nothing was ever the same.

She was like, "It may be 'Your Song,' but it's my song now, Elton!" Or, you know, something along those lines. I'm kidding, she has a long a glorious friendship with Elton John, and he wanted her to do this cover. I just really wanted to make a pun out of "Your Song." Anyway. As you were.

It's basically going to win all the awards, so excuse me while I scream at the top of my lungs about how good it is.

Listen, is the soundtrack for A Star Is Born the best Lady Gaga album I've ever heard? No. But does it have some songs that I listen to nearly every day as a soul-cleansing ritual? Yes, yes it does. Please refer to my publicist for additional questions pertaining to the soundtrack for A Star Is Born, I've already had it on pause for long enough.

Only a queen like Lady Gaga could go on the cover of Vogue with a fresh-faced, no-makeup, bare-skinned, out-of-the-womb look and nail it. Those eyebrows? Honey. That strap, ever so effortlessly slipping off her shoulder? I mean. The fact that she gave an incredible interview to boot was just the icing on the cake.

I didn't know her Stephen Colbert interview was basically going to turn into a psychology lecture, but I'm so glad it did. Gaga laid out why Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's testimony against Brett Kavanaugh may have been one of the most important moments of 2018, and in history. She did that.

We don't know what kind of treasures the Enigma residency will hold, but you can bet your bottom dollar it's going to be one hell of a show. Now, if we could only get an album to go with it, then I'd have everything I could ever want.