Lady Gaga needs her own thread

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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

New single "Perfect Illusion" out in September
http://www.ew.com/article/2016/08/17/lady-gaga-perfect-illusion

will co-star in Bradley Cooper's new version of A Star Is Born :o

as Norman Maine

She will do this year's Super Bowl halftime show.

A Star Is Born
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V0-_2tIfew

Cooper directed it(!)

Doesn't look like my kind of movie, but hope it's good / does well...

zzzzzzzzz

I'm sure Coop's A STAR IS BORN will revive interest in her catalog. My rankings.