American singer Lady Gaga has criticized the perception that women in their late 30s are “old” for the pop industry.
Speaking while receiving the Innovator Award at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards on Monday, the 38-year-old star described such views as “insane.”
“I don’t know totally how to think about this because winning an award honoring my entire career at 38 years old is a hard thing to get my head around,” Gaga said.
“The world might consider a woman in her late 30s old for a pop star, which is insane, but I promise you I’m just getting warmed up,” she added.
Meanwhile, Nigerian singers Burna Boy and Tems lost the inaugural World Artist of the Year award to South Africa’s Tyla at the event held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
