Lady Gaga needs her own thread

that's funny, i was just thinking about Billy Steinberg yesterday, while listening to "how do i make you", wondering what he's been up to all these years since he was a bit of a hit factory. [his family owns huge grape farms in Thermal (Calif.) and i actually grew up down the street from his house (in palm springs)]

really!

interesting to know he wrote like a virgin. i love that song so much.

i forgot he wrote true colors, too
http://www.record-producers.com/roster/billy-steinberg/discography.shtml

and eternal flame!

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ePwDySjVdyo/TSNP8pM0hWI/AAAAAAAAAP0/c1rhch9Jty4/218156300.jpg

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jan/04/lady-gaga-new-album-release

Lady Gaga rang in the New Year by announcing her new album's release date – and by showing us her bum. At 12:01 am on New Year's Day, the pop star revealed a possible cover for Born This Way, due in May, unveiling a photograph of her bare behind.

The black and white picture, posted on Twitter, was shot by British fashion photographer Nick Knight, who has previously worked with Björk and Antony Hegarty. It shows a woman we take to be Gaga, with her back to the camera, wearing only a denim jacket with the words Born This Way emblazoned in rhinestones and spraypaint.

The photograph recalls the cover of a mid-90s Madonna single, or perhaps a Girls EP. But for an artist whose Dadaist gowns and meaty frocks are almost as famous as her music, the image is decidedly dull. Although Gaga hasn't said that the picture will appear as part of Born This Way's final artwork, we hope this isn't the direction she is headed in. Stripped of her avant-garde artifice and fiery bras, Gaga becomes perhaps less interesting.

Then again, she'll always have her bum. "I think no pants is sexy," she told the Daily Star in 2009. "I love the naked human body." Those were the days when not wearing trousers was one of Gaga's biggest claims to fame. "My grandmother is basically blind," she explained to Rolling Stone, "but she can make out the lighter parts, like my skin and hair. She says, 'I can see you, because you have no pants on'. So I'll continue to wear no pants so that my grandma can see me."

Lady Gaga also tweeted two dates: "THE SONG 2 13 11 THE RECORD 5 23 11." As 23 May is a Monday, this is most likely the album's release date. As for 13 February, a Sunday, this is the date of the Grammy awards – suggesting that Gaga may perform. As it will still be winter, we suggest she wear some trousers.

lol @ the speculating on a promo photo's indication of her creative direction as if it's the actual song or something

That's the Guardian.

(ha! Should be the name of a sitcom..."That's the Guardian!")

oh i know it was them and you were just quoting. just saying.

That is funny about the "no pants" thing. She has a skinny butt but it is normal, not like a dancer's or athlete's butt, which is weird to see in mainstream media.

The photograph recalls the cover of a mid-90s Madonna single, or perhaps a Girls EP.

It looks nothing like either.

Why isn't the "harpsicord synth" at the beginning of the "Bad Romance" video included in the actual track outside the video? Would have been one of the coolest intros ever.

Not a bad song, but omg the "Alejandro" video is one of the dumbest things I've ever seen.

They are using "Teeth" in ads for Shark Week!

I feel like this is a great development.

holy crap, I kinda knew she could sing, but

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_GMgkcc2KM

"... and let's all dance in the middle, in purgatory"

"hm"

Stan, she's been doing performances like this since "Poker Face"

But but... I didn't know! :-(

i'm surprised, given how you watch the tabloids like a hawk

Yeah, fuck you too.

hey now, little monsters. Gaga does not stand for that shit.

I had Fame Monster on repeat all weekend. So much better than The Fame. I think I like it more than Born This Way too. BTW is v patchy for me.

Dance in The Dark KILLS.

When is she going to have a new song? Kind of depressing to see Rihanna and Katy Perry pump out track after track while LG had zero charting singles in 2012.

Wow, fun coincidence, I just broke these albums out again last night to introduce my lady acquaintance to the album cuts. Fame Monster still sounds great the entire way through.

I'm happy to see her taking a little time though to be honest - as I've said elsewhere (maybe in this thread) I feel like most of BTW's issues stem from just being generally underwritten between all the touring and appearances and costumes and shows and everything. Which were a key part of the Imperial Gaga Experience, but meant a loss in the details on record. IMHO!

katy perry hasn't really pumped out any tracks though? everything has been essentially album leftovers. (but judging by the leaks of late I am perfectly fine with her not releasing any new songs at the moment)

well skip was contrasting with "LG had zero charting singles in 2012" -- KP had three song in the top 10 in '12

songS

yes, that's true, looking at her discography KP has milked the Teenage Dream sessions for for all they're worth. For the listener who's only exposed to the tracks from radio play, though, that's less important, and doesn't alleviate the ubiquity of it all...KP hasn't had a song miss the top 3 since 2009 - eight consecutive top 3's starting with California Gurls, including five consecutive #1's. Gaga hasn't had a top 3 since May 2011 (Edge of Glory).

taking a little time
she's been on tour for the last year

I think she'll get things done quicker now that she's cancelled her tour to recover from muscle problems or whatever.

gaga's tendency to do most of her touring, especially in the US, between album cycles when no singles are out, is odd

yeah she's really kinda evaporated from pop culture, it's weird

what, more than any other artist who's between albums and hasn't put out new material in 1.5 years?

this assumption that pop stars have to be in the headlines or active at all times is odd, and it's impt to remember, quite recent, and the unrelenting ubiquity of rihanna is still the exception not the rule

really read gaga's last rites if she drops a single/album and then no one cares

I think in her case her constant touring and apparent off-cycle touring is a practical compromise. She's truly a global star, so she has to constantly tour to meet demand. Someone like Rihanna seems to be doing the same thing, down to recording on the road (which Gaga did for "Born This Way"). I'm sort of intrigued that Taylor Swift isn't touring until summer. That's a long time from now, and I know she's about to release her third single, but none of them so far seem strong or ubiquitous enough to carry her all the way to July. Lex will have an opinion on that, I'm sure.

is that a zing or something? i don't really.

It was only 5% zing, but I am genuinely curious if you think the Swift "Red" train is traveling fast enough to carry her to mid summer.

imo you need to get over your odd concern with the levels of enthusiasm people display in the taylor swift threads. oh no, people being excited about an artist, how awful.

really not into fans/critics talking like record label executives and poring over sales figures and whatnot just to declare that x or y has "flopped", though it's pretty obvious this is swift's most commercially successful era to date, which isn't necessarily good news, as it means she's wheeling "22" out as the next single :(

why does everyone hate 22, it's so joyous.

I don't have any concern whatsoever, Lex. I was simply impressed that she was touring football arenas (capacity: 65,000 or so), which is enough of an anomaly these days that I was wondering if she could fill it. Straight curiosity. Swift will do just fine with or without my support.

The only enthusiasm I've made fun of on the Swift thread is the squeeeee!-like levels of over-enthusiasm, imo. Which isn't even necessarily unwarranted, just easy to make fun of.

i don't think it really matters if a really huge artist tours late in the album cycle -- if anything it matters more when tickets go onsale, in terms of whether they're trying for a quick sellout, or if they want to sell tickets quickly enough that nobody considers moving it to a smaller venue. the Gaga thing is unique just because she only seems to be in America in off-cycles, seemed to be off the road or out of the country the entire time Born This Way was actually selling and spinning off hits.

I did think that was weird, but I think it's be because she simply can't tour behind the album all the time, everywhere. She was touring the US right before it came out; when I last saw her, she encored with "Born This Way," which was then all over the place. That was indeed about a year and a half ago, to the month. But she's been touring non-stop ever since. Looking at her setlist, the US dates would have still gotten a "Born This Way"-heavy show. It's weird to be at the end of a tour cycle for an album, but I suppose that's how everyone else feels most of the time!

this assumption that pop stars have to be in the headlines or active at all times is odd, and it's impt to remember, quite recent, and the unrelenting ubiquity of rihanna is still the exception not the rule

This is not a recent assumption at all. Michael Jackson sang lead on a single, either solo or with the Jackson 5, every year between 1969 and 1975, then did it again between 1991 and 1997. Madonna released at least one single every year between 1982 and 1994. Prince released at least one single every year from 1976 to 2001. The Beatles released a single every year that they were together as a band. Celine Dion released at least one single every year from 1981 through 2008. etc etc etc

Lady Gaga reveals that she was raped by a record producer when she was 19

Ugh. That's awful.

So...somehow I missed that she put out an album of duets with Tony Bennett, and it did pretty well? Huh. It sounds okay.

Dissed by Sondheim!
http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Stephen-Sondheim-Calls-Lady-Gagas-SOUND-OF-MUSIC-Oscars-Performance-a-Travesty-20150313

daaammm

http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/28/entertainment/cnnphotos-before-she-was-gaga/?iid=ob_homepage_deskrecommended_pool&iref=obnetwork