Lady Gaga has thanked her fans – dubbed little monsters – for supporting the video for her new single, 'Telephone'.

The nine-minute video, which stars Beyonce, has already received over 16million YouTube views since it debuted last Thursday (March 11).

In a post on Twitter, Lady Gaga wrote: “'Telephone' made history today little monsters!

“Thank you for all your support of the video, you are the future, you are the kings and queens.”

The singer's video includes a series of provocative outfits, girl-on-girl kissing and a cameo appearance from Quentin Tarantino's pussy wagon.

Meanwhile, Lady Gaga has added additional dates to the second UK leg of her forthcoming Monster Ball tour.

(by Jason Gregory)