Through recessions, social movements, and pandemics, the pop star has always swooped in to deliver anthems that seem tailor-made for the worst of times. Here she comes again.

While it might be hard to think that back to a time when Lady Gaga wasn’t the superstar she is today. There was a time before Mother Monster sold out shows, and on the latest ‘Hot Ones,’ she revealed the hack she used back then to get herself gigs.