The futuristic-looking singer has shed her top for V magazine, and in the tabloid's next issue you'll find Lady Gaga Topless in various poses wearing some sort of head orb designed by one of Hollywood's most popular forward-thinking designers. Shot by Sebastian Faena in a seaside Malibu photosession, these photos are intended to launch Lady Gaga's promotional efforts for her upcoming CD.

Lady GaGa nude on Playboy magazine

Regarding the photographer's "bedside manners", Lady Gaga said: "Sebastian is incredible. He's so amazingly talented. (.i don't know, why.) He likes it when my nipples fall out. It's all of the things I look for in a good photographer."