Lady Gaga pays tribute to Trayvon Martin on new album

Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Lady Gaga said that the current political climate inspired her latest song, a tribute to Trayvon Martin titled, “Angel Down,” a track off her latest album Joanne.

Doesn’t everyone belong in the arms of the sacred/ Why do we pretend we’re wrong has our young courage faded/ Shots were fired down the street by the church where we used to meet/ Angel down, angel down, why do people just stand around

“It’s a very extreme year and a very high, stressful time; people of all ages I think are feeling it. Especially with politics and with society — the way things have been moving, the chaos in America. This was a lot of my inspiration on the album,” she explained.

She also went on to say that it was a response to “the epidemic of young African-Americans being murdered in this country.”

“How can I not say something? How could I possibly make an album about twerking my ass in the club?” asked the singer. “In my mind, I can’t reckon it. It feels empty. It feels irrelevant.”

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