Why Fellow Pop Stars Like Taylor Swift and Chappell Roan Make Lady Gaga Emotional: 'My Heart Is in it with Them'

"I mean, I really love them. I go on the internet and, like, cry," the singer said, reflecting on the careers of other women in music

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 20: Lady Gaga is seen as Dom Pérignon and Lady Gaga pursue their creative dialogue at Sheats Goldstein Residence on October 20, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Dom Pérignon); Taylor Swift, winner of Artist of the Year, Favorite Country Album, Favorite Music Video, Favorite Female Pop Artist at the 2022 American Music Awards held at the Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live on November 20, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)
Lady Gaga; Taylor Swift. Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty for Dom Pérignon; Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty

Lady Gaga has nothing but love for her fellow pop stars!

The "Paparazzi" singer, 38, explained why she feels so deeply for performers like Chappell Roan, Charli xcx and Billie Eilish in her October cover story for Vogue.

"I mean, I really love them. I go on the internet and, like, cry. And I love Taylor Swift too," she told the magazine, adding Kesha to the extensive list.

"I watch it all, and I’m like: 'Yup. Go! Just go,'" she added reportedly getting audibly emotional while discussing the younger singers' careers.

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Lady Gaga's "Vogue" cover.

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The Joker: Folie à Deux star reportedly had to grab a tissue and gather herself.

"I’m not only cheering them on, I want them to know that my heart is in it with them. And I want them all to feel really happy," she added.

Her expression of admiration for Swift, 34, in particular, came months after the "I Can Do It with a Broken Heart" singer came to Gaga's defense after she posted a video on TikTok to shut down rumors that she was pregnant. She used lyrics from a recent Swift song to help.

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Lady Gaga for "Vogue.".

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"Not pregnant — just down bad cryin at the gym,” was written over the video, which featured the "Diamond Heart" singer getting her eyebrows bleached. She borrowed words from Swift's The Tortured Poets Department track "Down Bad."

Swift expressed her feelings about the A Star Is Born actress having to address speculation about her body in the comments of the video.

“Can we all agree that it's invasive & irresponsible to comment on a woman’s body,” the "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?" singer wrote in Gaga's TikTok comments. “Gaga doesn’t owe anyone an explanation & neither does any woman.”

Lady Gaga at the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards held at Barker Hangar on February 27th, 2022 in Santa Monica, California.
Lady Gaga at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Santa Monica in February 2022.

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Lady Gaga previously called Swift "brave" on TikTok in the comments of a resurfaced clip from Swift's 2020 documentary Miss Americana in which she talked about having an eating disorder.

The "Rain on Me" singer also reportedly supported Kesha, 37, in a deposition that was a part of the "Praying" singer's 2014 lawsuit against music producer Dr. Luke.

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