Lady Gaga Ditches the Costumes for Conservative Appeal on Joanne

Joanne is a gentle, subdued reminder that Lady Gaga is insanely talented and can do whatever she damn well pleases.

Lady Gaga, in her most iconic forms, has no place in 2016. Can you imagine her 2010 antics at a time like this? Anything outlandish or flamboyant she could’ve done would’ve immediately been overshadowed by the nightmare media cycle torture chamber we’ve been subjected to all year. So, when her lead single “Perfect Illusion” arrived, it was met with cut-…