Nick Gaga, who performs at a monthly Gaga Ball, gets a late start on Sundays but then fills the day with wig-prepping, dance rehearsal and a little bit of “Charmed.”

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.

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.