The sometimes-transgressive pop star has a new album, Mayhem, that seems poised to recapture the confrontational darkness of her early work. There's more than one reason to hope it's true.

arm in arm with a serene Lady Gaga. With Doechii primed for a karate kick in a modified Miu Miu tracksuit and Gaga working a cult-leader look in head-to-toe Benedictine black, the pair looked ...