James Charles chats with THR at the iHeartRadio Music Awards red carpet and shares his thoughts on Lady Gaga's new album 'Mayhem.' Plus, he shares his favorite Lady Gaga songs and calls Katy Perry's Lifetimes Tour his most anticipated concert of 2025.
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00:00Who are you excited to see here at the iHeartRadio Music Awards tonight?
00:03Gaga.
00:06Absolutely.
00:07She is my queen in everything.
00:09Growing up to me, she was everything as a queer kid.
00:11She shaped me to be who I am, so I cannot wait to see her.
00:14What are you thinking of Mayhem?
00:16What are your thoughts so far?
00:17I love it.
00:18I really, really, really love it.
00:20You know, I'm a fan of everything that she releases,
00:22but the true pop Gaga is where I became a fan as a kid.
00:26So having her return a little bit to that genre
00:28has been very nostalgic for me and very special.
00:31I'm really enjoying it so far.
00:33My whole FYP has been people making videos to
00:36and responding to How Bad Do You Want Me?
00:39What's your take on that song?
00:41Wait, I haven't seen this trend.
00:42Oh, just because people are saying it's very pop for Gaga.
00:46Some people are saying it feels Taylor Swift-esque for a Gaga song,
00:49so you haven't seen the people talking about it?
00:52No, I have not seen that trend. I apologize.
00:54Oh, no, that's okay.
00:55Okay, but just what's your thoughts on that song,
00:57given that you love pop Gaga?
00:58Yeah, I think that it's incredible that she's made a return to it.
01:01Like I said, that is the genre that I grew up on.
01:03I mean, Born This Way, Poker Face,
01:05I still sing those songs at the top of my lungs
01:07whenever they come on the radio.
01:08Paparazzi as well.
01:09She is just everything to me, so I'm excited.
01:12I really love Garden of Eden.
01:13Probably is my favorite on the entire album.
01:16I really like Blade of Grass as well,
01:17and then Abracadabra.
01:18I know it's cliche because it's a single,
01:20but it's really great.
01:22So many big artists are going on tour this year.
01:24Who are you excited to see on tour in 2025?
01:26Ooh.
01:29I really want to get to the Lifetime Tour.
01:31Oh!
01:32Katie.
01:33Again, pop icon to me.
01:35Teenage Dream, I think, is probably the best album ever made.
01:38Unpopular opinion.
01:39Well, maybe not unpopular opinion.
01:40I think, no, that's a popular opinion.
01:42Well, when Apple Music did their recap,
01:44it was nowhere to be found,
01:45and I thought that was...
01:47Tragedy.
01:48For sure.
01:49I think Teenage Dream, number one album of all time ever made.
01:52So I'm excited for Katie to also get back to her pop era.
01:55So I'm excited for the Lifetime Tour.
01:57That's amazing.
01:58And last summer, we had a very pop, brat summer.
02:01Yeah.
02:02We're calling it brat summer.
02:03But what are the vibes we're manifesting for this summer?
02:08It could be mayhem summer.
02:10I don't know what type of summer it's going to be.
02:12I hope it's going to be spray tan summer,
02:15hot summer,
02:16you know, wearing your SPF summer.
02:19Amazing. I love it.
02:20Great question, honestly.
02:21I'll get back to you on that one.
02:22You threw me for a loop with that one.