I've always said that LG5 would come in Q4 2016 for over a year now. It's only logical that Interescope will somehow make Gaga release it during Q4. This is the best time of the year for artists to release an album, especially the A-list ones. It's just in time for Holiday sales, and labels want their biggest artists to release during this time of the year because they know it will sell more and it will make them more money. Gaga is one of their biggest names, so Q4 is pretty much expected. Elton is definitely going off of speculation when he said early next year, you can tell he didn't know what he was talking about. I trust Mark when he said there goal is to put it out by year-end. After all, he just might be the executive producer of this album, so he surely knows what's going on. I believe Q4 2016 was the plan all along. Hopefully the single will arrive late Q3.