Lady Gaga is set to follow in the footsteps of pop peers Katy Perry and Beyonce by giving fans an insider's look at her life away from the glitz and glamour in a new film.

The Paparazzi singer has teamed up with top fashion photographer Terry Richardson to create a new documentary about her.

Gaga announced the news to fans on Christmas Day, tweeting: "Merry Christmas little monsters! Terry Richardson ?@Terry_World? is making a ?#LadyGagaMOVIE? documenting my life, the creation of ARTPOP + you (sic)."

Artpop will be the name of Gaga's upcoming fourth album.

She added, "I love you ?@Terry_World? thank you for believing in me and my fans, I have looked up to you and your work for so long, its a dream come true!"

Beyonce is planning a major documentary release in 2013 and Perry wowed fans with her candid Katy Perry: Part of Me movie earlier this year, while boy band One Direction are currently filming their own documentary with filmmaker Morgan Spurlock.