--- description: 'American Horror Story: Hotel' is coming in October title: Lady Gaga Will Star in the Next Season of 'American Horror Story' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7c36fb39db4274d2/6987809b524fc01c98dec9af/lady-gaga.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Lady Gaga to Star in _American Horror Story_ Season 5  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 25, 2015 4:56 PM CUT  Lady Gaga performs onstage during the 87th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on Feb. 22, 2015 in Hollywood, Calif. Lady Gaga performs onstage during the 87th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on Feb. 22, 2015 in Hollywood, Calif.Kevin Winter—Getty Images  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 25, 2015 4:56 PM CUT Lady Gaga’s shockingly unshocking performance at the Oscars [may redefine her career](http://time.com/3718883/oscars-2015-lady-gaga-performance/ "undefined"), but the “Born This Way” singer is going to get weird again — [and she’ll be doing it on TV](http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/lady-gaga-american-horror-story-cast-season-5-ahs-fx-1201441136/ "undefined"). The pop star will take on her biggest acting role yet in the fifth season of Ryan Murphy’s FX anthology series _American Horror Story_, set to premiere in October, _Variety_ reports. Gaga also announced on Twitter the theme for the upcoming season: _American Horror Story: Hotel_. Murphy previously said he left clues about the fifth season’s storyline in the fourth season, _American Horror Story: Freak Show,_ whose premiere was the most-watched FX telecast in the network’s history. > [](https://twitter.com/ladygaga/status/570621925908566016) \[[_Variety_](http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/lady-gaga-american-horror-story-cast-season-5-ahs-fx-1201441136/ "undefined")\] _Read next:_ [_Lady Gaga’s Performance at the Oscars Could Redefine Her Career_](http://time.com/3718883/oscars-2015-lady-gaga-performance/?xid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") ### Artists Who Have Never Won A Grammy  Queen John Rodgers—Redferns/Getty Images  Jackson 5 Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images  Spice Girls Ray Burmiston—Photoshot/Getty Images  GLENDALE, AZ - FEBRUARY 01: Recording artist Katy Perry performs onstage during the Pepsi Super Bowl XLIX Halftime Show at University of Phoenix Stadium on February 1, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona. 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