Showing off her toned body, Lady Gaga opened the 2013 iTunes Festival in London on Sunday.

"They say, what does ARTPOP even mean?" she said at the start of her performance. "What I tell them is, 'When we come together, me and my beautiful fans, we belong don't we?' And we belong because when we're in this space together we make the most beautiful thing in the world. We make love. So if we can belong together maybe then my dream will come true and art and pop can belong to."

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The 27-year-old went on to sing new tunes from her upcoming album, including Aura, Manicure, ARTPOP, Jewels and Drugs, Sex Dreams, Swine, I Wanna Be With You, and her newly released single, Applause.

Gaga wore a bathing suit with a top in the shape of two seashells. During the set took she took time to express her gratitude for her fans. She told the crowd, "You make me so happy. You make my heart soar every time I'm with you."

The singer also explained that her intention with ARTPOP was to create an album that doesn't sound like generic pop music.

"I wanted to set myself free of this box, this box they put you in, in pop music. It's like I have to stay inside the box and be a good girl. But, I don't want to be inside the box. I want to live outside the box with all of you," she said. "So I made some music that's a little bit different than what I've made before."

ARTPOP will be released Nov. 11,the singer announced via Facebook. Fans can already pre-order her third full-length studio album.

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"The album ARTPOP musically mirrors Gaga's creative process as she passes through the mediums of each artist she collaborates with, scoring a blueprint of her journey," the Facebook post explained.

The record will be Gaga's follow-up to 2011's Born This Way. Her sophomore album, which features the hits Marry The Night, Born This Way, Judas and The Edge of Glory, went multi-platinum and shot to No. 1 on Billboard.

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