Not to get our hopes up, but I just noticed a pattern:
The wait between TF and TFM =
15 months
The wait between TFM and BTW (single):
15 months
Gaga has waited 15 months before she starts a new era; this is obviously not the case this time (It's been 23 months so far). Obviously she's waiting for everyone to forget BTW before releasing new music, so what if the wait for ARTPOP is TWICE AS LONG as the previous two eras?
15 * 2 = 30
The wait between BTW and ARTPOP = 30 months. That means we'll get the album in November, and the lead single in August or September, just in time for the VMA's.
....I'm so thirsty, guys.
