It has been over a decade since the Great Schism of the Gaga fandom.
And that's the tragedy. ARTPOP Act 2 was never a product. It was a therapy session. It was the sound of an artist screaming into the void of her own creation. Today, if you go on YouTube or Reddit, you’ll find fan-made albums stitching the leaks together. There are Spotify playlists that pretend Act 2 dropped in 2014. Little Monsters have essentially finished the album themselves.
Let me know in the comments below. 🦄✨ Listen to the unofficial fan restoration of "ARTPOP Act 2" on YouTube (search: ARTPOP Act 2 Full Fan Album).
The unofficial story: Gaga herself moved on. In a 2023 Q&A, when asked about Act 2 , she said, "I think there is a beauty in things not being perfect. That era nearly killed me. Those songs are for the fans now, not for me."