Lady GaGa Won 2 Grammy Awards! Is the New Queen Of Disco/Dance/Electronic Music
Lady Gaga and Elton John's Grammys duet: Did you think they were on fire?
Lady Gaga and Elton John just sang their much anticipated two-piano-powered duet at the Grammy Awards—a fusion of Gaga’s “Speechless” and Sir Elton’s “Your Song.” The number followed the very first song of the night, a lavish performance by Gaga of “Poker Face” that culminated in a bit of stage business where she was seemingly set on fire. The whole shebang was hardly lacking in spectacle, and full marks to the pair for adopting a rather, well, singed look for their collaboration. But will it go down as a really memorable Grammy moment, comparable with the Elton/Eminem performance of “Stan” in 2001? Maybe not. But what did you think of the Grammys opener? Was it hot? Or overcooked? by Clark Collis ETweekly.com
Talk of Parties, Lady Gaga Dominates Grammy Carpet
The Grammy Awards give the music industry a reason to party like — well — like rock stars, and the party begins on the red carpet outside Staples Center. It was there on Sunday that guests greeted their fellow musicians, talked about the weekend's festivities and speculated about what Lady Gaga would wear this time. GAGA'S GETUP: Keri Hilson, John Legend, Ringo Starr, Seal and numerous others spent a good part of their time on the red carpet guessing what envelope-pushing outfit Lady Gaga would arrive in. "I'm going to go with lettuce," said best new artist nominee Hilson, who wore a body-hugging Dolce and Gabbana gown. Rappers Redfoo and Sky Blu of LMFAO predicted the avant-garde artist would wear "probably a fish tank, with live fish and a snorkel." Starr said "she may be all in blue, like 'Avatar.' Anyway, who knows. I want to be surprised." Alice Cooper's guess? "I think she'll be wearing a Lionel train set on her head tonight, with the full smoke and everything like that. I wouldn't be surprised, and I'll be disappointed if she isn't." Seal said Gaga's outfit was the "main topic of debate" on the carpet. His wife, "Project Runway" host Heidi Klum, was among those eager to see the pop star's Grammy ensemble. "I don't personally know her music," Klum said. "But I am definitely intrigued by all her outfits. They're so out there and I do want to know what she's wearing, to be honest." Gaga didn't disappoint. She arrived in a shiny, silvery, three-dimensional number that was created in collaboration with Giorgio Armani, then changed into a green fairy-wing bodysuit with matching green sparkle booties to open the show. Like how to fit the 10-inch device into your pocket. His answer — sew a special pocket into your tuxedo jacket.By SANDY COHEN AP Entertainment Writer
Alice Cooper: Lady Gaga is 'not just a costume freak'
Presenter Alice Cooper explained the secret for his longevity. "If you can take that animated character and leave him up there … leave him onstage and then you can co-exist with him. As soon as I'm offstage, Alice stays there." He praised Lady Gaga, both in appearance and performance. "I think anybody who takes it as vaudeville as she has taken it is OK by me. … Lady Gaga sang with Elton John tonight and nailed it. She proved she's not just a costume freak. … She's going to be around as long as she wants." He also talked about what it was like to become a golfer. "I had to be a closet golfer when I started because it was so against my image. It was one of those things when I stopped drinking I had to find something to take that time up." — Bill Keveney
Katy Perry Calls Fellow Grammy Nominee Lady Gaga 'A Reigning Queen'
"Gaga knows she has it. She's dethroned everybody," Perry says. BEVERLY HILLS, California — Katy Perry is in awe of fellow pop superstar and Grammy nominee Lady Gaga. Perry knows that if anyone is going to leave people buzzing at the water-cooler on Monday morning, it will most likely be the over-the-top New Yorker. In fact, Perry, who is nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for her song "Hot N Cold," said that Gaga has really forced everyone to step up their game. "Gaga knows she has it. She's dethroned everybody," Perry told MTV News on the red carpet of the Pre-Grammy Gala on Saturday night. "She's like a reigning queen." Perry, who knows what it's like to be a pop star who marches to the beat of her own drummer, admires how Gaga has her act down. Not only is everyone looking forward to Gaga's performance on Sunday, but she's also up for five awards. "Really, I think that she just knew what she was doing, and she's just playing the game on a totally different level," Perry said. "And people are now just playing catch-up with her. When I saw her on the AMAs, I was like, whatever. She was just in the Bowie/Prince kind of level." MTVNews.com
Lady Gaga's Grammy Outfit Lights Up Red Carpet
Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Katy Perry and more wow the crowd with their fashion choices at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards. Individuality ruled the Grammy Awards red carpet. Lady Gaga — never one to disappoint on the fashion tip — showed up in a dress that looked like its own planet, with everyone from Taylor Swift to Pink to Rihanna also donning fashion that best expressed who they are as artists. Gaga's silver planetary-orbit-style dress (accessorized with pointy chandelier and yellow hair) was rumored to be an Armani creation. Rihanna hit the carpet in a white Victorian-style high-collar gown with fabric detailing at the neck. Taylor Swift also dazzled in her dark steel-blue sparkly gown that fit her in all the right places. Wearing a similar palette was fellow teen queen Miley Cyrus, who showed up in a peacock-green minidress. "Glee" star Lea Michele continued her reign as Hollywood's fresh new fashionista in her one-shoulder black dress complete with tiered, feathery skirt. Paramore's Hayley Williams went glam in her sparkly Audrey Hepburn-esque little black dress. Katy Perry arrived in a gold Zac Posen gown that, at a distance, almost made her look as if she was just wearing strategically placed flower decals. Fellow pop star Pink also went metallic for the carpet in a strapless silver gown with a black fade on the hemline. Keri Hilson also sparkled in a nude-color Dolce and Gabbana gown with silver detailing around the waist and fishtail hemline. Ke$ha also shone in a sparkly gold flapper-style dress and Beyoncé showed off her curves in a nude-color gown with geometric detailing. The guys didn't disappoint as the Jonas Brothers each looked red-carpet ready in their suits, with Joe embracing geek chic in his chunky glasses. Adam Lambert looked hot with his sparkly blazer and eyeliner combo, while the Kings of Leon stepped up their usual rock look with suits. MTVNews.com
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Will Grammys Crown Lady Gaga New Pop Queen?
Pop sensation Lady Gaga will be center stage at the Grammys, especially if a rumored duet with Elton John kicks off the 52nd annual awards show. And, by the time it’s over, she is likely to emerge as the new reigning queen of pop. Her legion of fan think she deserves nothing less, and so does a conservative business newspaper like The Wall Street Journal. Say what? A glowing article in the normally snooty newspaper noted that Gaga, aka Stefani Germanotta, produced a string of No. 1 hits in an otherwise lackluster year for new music talent, outside of, maybe, Adam Lambert. But the paper, which usually disdains pop culture, went further than that. It called her “broader impact on music culture in the space of a year” nothing less than “seismic.” Wait there is more. It also said Gaga may become the model of business success for the industry going forward. That’s a pretty strong endorsement for a New York University dropout who slummed around the Lower East Side in search of a record deal, only to be dropped by her first label, the supposedly savvy Def Jam. In one year, she’s sold 15.3 million digital tracks, and produced four No. 1 songs. “‘Poker Face’ and ‘Paparazzi,’ recalibrated the sound of pop radio with a spacey Euro vibe that’s crept into songs by rock and rap artists,” the article noted. Gaga has been nominated for five awards, including record of the year, and it’s hard to see how the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, which hands out the Grammys, can deny her its top honor, if it’s based solely on the past year. But the group, which is made up of aging fellow musicians and industry insiders, has a reputation for skewing in favor of older, established artists, much like the Academy Awards. This year, artists contending for music’s top award include veterans like Dave Matthews, Beyoncé Knowles, with 10 nominations, The Black Eyed Peas and country phenom Taylor Swift. What’s ultimately significant about the Journal article is its bold statement that Gaga is a “case study” of a successful model for the music industry. “Gaga, 23 years old, has made shrewd use of new digital platforms, while still leveraging the clout of a major label, an institution deemed obsolete by many proponents of DIY culture,” it states. “She is a product of a new kind of recording contract which goes beyond just selling records to encompass everything from touring, merchandise–even her make-up deal. “Though she writes her own material, she is as focused on visual theatrics, fashion and global appeal as she is on the music.” Actually, artists like Madonna, Bette Midler, and even Elton John pioneered that model, and if Gaga has been criticized for anything, it’s for being a Madonna clone. Also, most artists try to avoid the kind of contract that gives a major music label a piece of the action outside of producing, recording and selling music. Traditionally, revenue from touring, merchandise and endorsements has belonged solely to the artist. But with music sales in the tank, major labels have been trying for the past several years to muscle into those areas as well. In that regard, Gaga, or at least her stage persona, has been manufactured by Universal Music’s Interscope Records. Almost any female singer could have stepped into her outrageous costumes, although, make no mistake, Germanotta has genuine musical talent. Indeed, the Stefani Germanotta who used to sing on Manhttan’s Lower East Side was a serious singer/songwriter who valued her musical integrity. Not without some irony, ’70s-era Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant noted after winning the top Grammy last year that it used to mean an artist had sold out. But in an age of branding, merchandising and cross-selling, that term no longer applies. Even an edgy group like the Black Eyed Peas has endorsement deals with major corporations. So, Lady Gaga may well represent the future of music. But the future might be better represented by talented artists like Stefani Germanotta.By TheImproper
FIRST LOOK: Telephone Video! Add 26 HQ Pic E-P-I-C
Lady Gaga And Beyonce Knowles on set of the music video shoot for “Telephone”. Gaga and Beyonce filmed acting, performance and dancing scenes inside a a desert road side diner on the outskirts of LA then the duo filmed scenes inside a truck named the “Pussy Wagon”. The truck is the same one used by Uma Thurman in the film “Kill Bill” and now owned by Quinten Tarintino who loaned it to Lady GaGa for the video shoot. Actor/Model Tyreese was also seen on set during Diner scene. The next day Lady Gaga filmed a female prison shower scene for the video. More Info coming Soon Monsters
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Pink backs Lady GaGa for Grammy win
Pink has backed Lady GaGa to win the 'Album Of The Year' award at the Grammys on January 31. The 'So What' singer, whose LP Funhouse is nominated in the 'Best Pop Vocal Album' category, praised GaGa's recent success. Asked who she thinks will scoop the best album gong, she told Rolling Stone: "I think I'd have to go with Lady GaGa because she really, really just took over this year. She was everywhere. "She's fearless when it comes to fashion and videos and I think a lot of other people play it really safe. I think she's been a total breath of fresh air. I love her videos. In some ways I think she's the most interesting without seeming to try too hard since Madonna." She added: "I think I'm able to like her because I don't see any of myself in her and for a while, I think, after Missundaztood came out, it was like, 'Oh, everybody wants to be a rock star now'. "But with her, I don't know, I think she's marching to the beat of her own drum. And I really, really like that." GaGa is rumoured to be duetting with Sir Elton John at the event, which takes place at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles. Beyoncé leads the list of nominations with ten nods, while Taylor Swift has eight and Black Eyed Peas have six. DigitalSpy.com
Lady GaGa, Elton John 'to duet at Grammys'
Lady GaGa and Elton John will reportedly perform together at the Grammy Awards on Sunday. The pair are rumoured to be working on a duet for the annual event, which is held at the Los Angeles Staples Center on January 31. Details are yet to emerge about which song the twosome will perform, however reports claim that it will be one of the most "memorable" in the ceremony's history. Sir Elton refused to dispel the rumours when he was quizzed on the plans at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah this week, Metro reports. "Elton and Lady Gaga on the same stage is sure to create fireworks, it could be one of the most memorable Grammy performances of all time," Contactmusic quotes a source as saying. Sir Elton famously collaborated with Eminem at the awards ceremony in 2001. Pink, Beyoncé, Black Eyed Peas and Taylor Swift are among other acts confirmed to perform at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards. Beyonce leads the list of nominations with ten nods, while Taylor Swift has eight and Black Eyed Peas six. DigitalSpy.com
Lady GaGa album stays top in Ireland
Lady GaGa remains at the top of the Irish albums chart this week with The Fame Monster. In a top ten largely unchanged from last week, Paolo Nutini's Sunny Side Up and Florence and the Machine's Lungs stay at second and third place, followed by Michael Bublé's Crazy Love and Black Eyed Peas' The E.N.D. at fourth and fifth. Meanwhile, Mumford & Sons' Sigh No More climbs up two spots to reach a new peak of number six. The highest new entry of the week comes from the Glee cast, with the first volume of music from the US series debuting at number 26. The top ten albums in full (click where possible for our reviews): DigitalSpy.com
1. (1) Lady GaGa: 'The Fame Monster'
2. (2) Paolo Nutini: 'Sunny Side Up'
3. (3) Florence and the Machine: 'Lungs'
4. (4) Michael Bublé: 'Crazy Love'
5. (5) Black Eyed Peas: 'The E.N.D.'
6. (8) Mumford & Sons: 'Sigh No More'
7. (9) Beyoncé: 'I Am... Sasha Fierce'
8. (6) Susan Boyle: 'I Dreamed A Dream'
9. (7) Vampire Weekend: 'Contra'
10. (10) Rihanna: 'Rated R'
Rihanna to work with Lady Gaga?
Rihanna talked to Miss Info in a new interview about the Grammys and a possible collaboration in the future with pop star Lady Gaga. It was rumored previously that Rihanna and Gaga collaborated on a song called, “Silly Boy“, but it was never confirmed. Now, that dream just might come to fruition, if the ladies can find the time.Check out the video after the jump!
Lady Gaga Plays "Telephone" With Grammys Secrets
Lady Gaga has a lousy poker face. We're totally on to her Grammy Awards secrets. When the lights go down on the Staples Center Sunday, the five-time nominee will be there to get the festivities rolling. And she won't be opening the show alone with an inevitably crazy outfit. Elton John will be there to join her, E! News confirms exclusively. They'll be doing some sort of medley ("Tiny Just Dancer" or "Don't Let the Bad Romance Go Down on Me" perhaps?) set to a "factory"-themed set and costumes, a source tells us. We're not quite sure whether Elton or Gaga will both be tickling the ivories, but at least one of them will. Gaga is said to be "rehearsing like crazy" at Center Stage in Burbank, and one of the tracks getting practice time is "Telephone." And just for the sake of clarity, Beyoncé won't be joining them. We just hope this collab is half as good as when Elton teamed up with Eminem in 2001. E!Online.com
Mediatraffic - Update! GaGa is Nº2 in Singles and Albums! Again
After a sales-period of only two full days the 'Hope For Haiti Now' project bows atop of the global chart with impressive 192.000 copies sold (all of them are digital sales). The compilation contains mostly new interpretations of old classics, that's why it is eligible for the hitlist, according to our chart-rules (in contrast to the '2010 Grammy Nominees', which is a pure collection of current hits). No change on the following places: Lady GaGa's 'The Fame (Monster)' holds no.2 (down 2% to 174.000 copies), Susan Boyle's 'I Dreamed A Dream' stays at third (up 4% to 172.000 copies and a total of nearly 7 million after only 9 weeks!), Alicia Keys' 'The Element Of Freedom' hangs at no.4 (down 3% to 105.000) and the Black Eyed Peas' 'The E.N.D.' moves up one slot at fifth (up 6% to 103.000). Last week's chart-topper, Vampire Weekend's 'Contra' throws down to no.6 (down 56% to 91.000). After the UK-release of Justin Bieber's debut 'My World', the album is the winner of the week and jumps from no.24 to no.8 on the tally, based on a 83% sales-gain to 64.000. Beside 'Hope For Haiti Now' debuting are Girl Next Door's 'Next Future' at no.11 (56.000), Spoon's 'Transference' at no.12 (56.000), Lostprophets' 'The Betrayed' at no.23 (36.000), Motion City Soundtrack's 'My Dinosaur Life' at no.30 (28.000) and Eels' 'End Times' at no.39 (24.000).
24. Lady GaGa - The Fame Monster (EP) (35.000)
24. Lady GaGa - Paparazzi
25. Lady GaGa ft. Beyonce - Telephone
40. Lady GaGa - Poker Face
Newcomer Ke$ha thrones with her 'Tik Tok' a fourth non-consecutive week at the summit of the track chart, but lost 4% in points to 424.000. Lady GaGa's 'Bad Romance' follows at no.2 with a 7% decrease to 384.000 points, Owl City's 'Fireflies' holds no.3 with the same number of points as in the previous week and Iyaz' 'Replay' slides one slot at no.5 (down 9% to 259.000 points). Highest debut of the week comes from Taylor Swift, 'Today Is A Fairytale' starts at no.4 with huge 261.000 points. It's her third global top-10 success after 'Love Story' and 'You Belong With Me'. Also new are Justin Bieber's collaboration with Ludacris, 'Baby', at no.10 (177.000 points), 'Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)' from the 'Haiti' charity album at no.17 (121.000 points), Timbaland feat. Justin Timberlake's 'Carry Out' at no.23 (107.000 points), Yui's 'Gloria' at no.33 (80.000 points) and Jason DeRulo's 'In My Head' at no.36 (75.000 points).
The Lessons of Lady Gaga. With digital dominance, business savvy, a niche-busting sound and 1,001 wardrobe changes, she is a new model for success
Pay attention to that woman opening the Grammys. At Sunday's awards show, Lady Gaga is expected to play a duet on a single piano with Elton John. She is nominated for five awards, including record of the year, but that's less important than her broader impact on music culture in the space of a year, which has been seismic. Her debut album has generated four No. 1 songs. She topped the digital sales chart for 2009 with 15.3 million tracks sold. Her dance hits, including "Poker Face" and "Paparazzi," recalibrated the sound of pop radio with a spacey Euro vibe that's crept into songs by rock and rap artists. She grabbed attention beyond the music world with outfits that make her look like a refugee from a sci-fi film. In concert, on video and at past awards shows she has sported full facial masks, worn planetary rings around her head, and framed her face in what looked like a bird's nest. "She's very vaudevillian," says an admiring Alice Cooper, the rocker whose history of stage theatrics includes simulated decapitations. But he says Gaga's antics only work because "she can really sing."
Gaga may turn out to be yet another fleeting pop novelty, but many other industry veterans see her as the real deal, and her ambitions and skill at navigating the turbulent industry may make her a durable star. Born Stefani Germanotta, she graduated from Manhattan's Convent of the Sacred Heart school, then left a music program at New York University to chase a music career. She was signed and dropped from one label, Def Jam, before uniting with a core team of advisers. She then stormed the media in a year when Michael Jackson's death reminded us how few new music stars transcend narrow genres anymore. Underneath Gaga's haystack wigs is a case study of what it takes to succeed in the music business today. Gaga, 23 years old, has made shrewd use of new digital platforms, while still leveraging the clout of a major label, an institution deemed obsolete by many proponents of DIY culture. She is a product of a new kind of recording contract which goes beyond just selling records to encompass everything from touring, merchandise–even her make-up deal. Though she writes her own material, she is as focused on visual theatrics, fashion, and global appeal as she is on the music. Gaga's actual odds in the Grammy race are uncertain. For instance, the best-album award typically goes to nominees with a long record of achievement, including recent winners Robert Plant, Alison Krauss and Herbie Hancock. This year, the senior slot is represented by Dave Matthews. Another strong contender: Beyoncé Knowles, who at just 28 is a veteran who leads the pack with 10 nominations. The Black Eyed Peas are reliable hitmakers with a bevy of corporate sponsors including BlackBerry. Newcomer Taylor Swift, the 20-year-old country singer, also has a strong shot at awards. This year, expect the cameras to hover around Gaga, who will be challenged to top the six different costumes she donned at the MTV Video Music Awards. Divining fashion trends from her outfits would be fruitless. Instead, here are three things Gaga can tell us about how the music industry works now.
She's a digital phenomenon. Lady Gaga's towering digital sales, almost all of them iTunes downloads, only tell part of the story. In fact, much of Gaga's audience got her music for free, and legally. They have listened to free streams—by the hundreds of millions—on YouTube and the other online services that Gaga currently leads, according to research firm BigChampagne. On MySpace, Gaga has had 321.5 million plays. By contrast, singer Susan Boyle tallied only 133,000 plays, despite scoring the No. 2 selling album of 2009. A difference (among many) between Gaga and the dowdy Scotswoman discovered on a British talent show: Ms. Boyle's material, including "Amazing Grace," was traditional—and so were most of her buyers. Some 97% of her albums were sold on compact disc. "That tells you how pronounced the generational divide is," says BigChampagne founder Eric Garland. When it comes to the free streams that dwarf her still-impressive sales, Gaga isn't giving it away for nothing—musicians typically earn fractions of a penny each time a song is streamed on Yahoo, for instance. While most artists stand to profit more from high-margin CD sales, being embedded across the Web can pay dividends in exposure and the loyalty of fans.
She's got a 360-degree view. The business needs more Gagas. The upheaval of the last decade has forced the major record companies to cut their work force by 60%, according to a recent report by the Recording Industry Association of America. Within the last week, dozens of Universal Music Group employees were laid off. (Gaga's own publicist took a buyout; his job won't be filled.) Labels have had to change their relationship with artists and lean on new partners, including the talent managers they often squabbled with in the past. Without the budget and staff to support their once overloaded artist stables, labels have slashed their rosters and doubled down on acts expected to drive hits. They're also going after the money artists generate outside the labels' traditional business of selling music. This has given rise to, in industry parlance, the 360 deal, in which a label invests more money up front (for marketing, for example) in exchange for a piece of merchandise sales, touring revenue and other earnings that artists had long kept for themselves. The 360 model hasn't launched big stars yet—with a few exceptions, including Gaga. From concerts, including four sold-out nights at Radio City Music Hall this month, a percentage of her take goes to her label, Universal's Interscope Records. The label also gets a cut of her revenue from Polaroid, Estée Lauder's MAC and other corporate partners. Does Gaga validate the 360 model for other artists? While she pockets relatively less money on tour, Interscope puts more muscle behind her than it would have in the old days. "Would she be in the position to play in front of 20,000 people a night if the record company had not put up the marketing dollars?" says Gaga's manager Troy Carter.
She could be the next Madonna. On the song "Bad Romance," Gaga chants "I want your ugly, I want your disease." She lovingly refers to her fans as "monsters." On stage, she bleeds from simulated stab wounds. Despite these dark theatrics, she's become a darling of mainstream radio by drawing from Madonna's playbook, with thumping dance beats, a shape-shifting image and a playful obsession with celebrity. While Ms. Swift represents the pretty (but friendly!) girl next door, Gaga's allure is that of a misfit run amok in the system, a role that has helped her cut across disparate subcultures, including teens, finicky hipsters and gays, to whom she sends frequent shout-outs. While Gaga's bared skin and professed androgyny have raised the eyebrows of interviewers like Oprah Winfrey and Barbara Walters, she isn't shocking, per se. "That's a tool that's no longer available to pop artists," says Danny Goldberg, the longtime manager and former label head. Since rap music, he adds, "those taboos have been removed and that, to me, makes her that much more impressive. She doesn't have that easy ticket to notoriety." She's also determined not to be niche. Last year, the Recording Academy's nominating committees received a record 17,000 Grammy submissions. Many of those hopefuls hailed from what could be called music's growing middle class—made up of acts that carve out niche audiences within subgenres such as indie rock. Only a few artists, including Ms. Swift, have defied that trend as newly minted superstars. While some acts try to get there with experimental strategies, such as giving music away free, Gaga used an old technique: cementing her image in music videos such as "Paparazzi," in which she hobbles on crutches. RedOne, Gaga's primary producer, hails from Morocco and has an outsider's take on American music. "The songs have to be lyrically simple and easy to sing along to, even for people in the world who don't speak English," he says. Studio pros like Grammy-winning mixing engineer Manny Marroquin are being hired to replicate her chopping synths and densely-layered sound. "Everybody's saying, 'Make it like Gaga,' " he says. Such a now-trendy sound won't last forever. Gaga's longevity will hinge on evolving before its expiration date. Alice Cooper suggests softening things up: "I'd love to hear her sing a Karen Carpenter song." In fact, before she was Lady Gaga, Ms. Germanotta was a piano-playing singer-songwriter who haunted open mics in New York. Rather than attempt to outdo her own outlandish antics, Gaga may dial back toward that former persona. Next month, for instance, she'll begin pushing the single "Speechless," a stormy piano ballad in the mode of Sir Elton. Says Tom Corson, executive vice president and general manager of RCA Music Group, a rival to Gaga's label: "It's not just about great songs. In the best-case scenario, it's a full multimedia package."
TELEPHONE! Video will Be E-P-I-C
Lady Gaga could have Beyonce Knowles as her rescuer in the music video for her single “Telephone”. With the filming of the video being underway, words are circulating that the video is likely to include the dance electronica singer being put behind bars and the R ‘n’ B songstress coming to her rescue. The video supporting GaGa’s second single off “The Fame Monster”, according to Toya’s World, will pick up the theme and concept of women in prison and may not see Beyonce dancing. It reportedly could have Tyrese Gibson as the leading man and may feature several cameos. One is from GaGa’s Monster Ball supporting acts, Semi Precious Weapons, while the other is from comedian Luenell. GaGa’s “Telephone” music video allegedly is being filmed in a desert in Los Angeles. Words are, it will serve as a continuation of her “Paparazzi” music video. Director Jonas Akerlund, who served behind the lens for “Paparazzi”, will be helming this new video. Designers Franc Fernandez and Oscar Olima are said to create destroyed denim pieces for GaGa and Beyonce. Before working together on “Telephone”, Lady GaGa and Beyonce Knowles have teamed up for a music video of Beyonce’s remix for single “Video Phone”. On her cameo, GaGa shared, “When I was doing her video with her, she called me and she said, ‘What do you want to do?’ And I’m like, ‘I don’t want to show up in some frickin’ hair bow and be fashion Gaga in your video.’ I said, ‘I want to do you’. I want to do my version of Beyonce. So the whole time I was learning the choreography, they were calling me Gee-yonce.” Celebrity-mania.com
Beyoncé Will Reportedly Rescue Lady Gaga in ‘Telephone’ Video, Clad in Destroyed Denim
Lady Gaga and Beyoncé are shooting the video for "Telephone" in L.A. today. The video is reportedly a continuation of Gaga's "Paparazzi" video, her epic collaboration with director Jonas Akerlund that made way for her to dangle onstage at the MTV Video Music Awards smeared up to her eyeballs with fake blood, after dance-hobbling around with a cane. But unlike "Paparazzi," "Telephone" is not about a broken heart and trying to make a man love you. It's about the opposite — trying to get your man to leave you the hell alone so you can focus on dancing and getting drunk in the club at the same time. The concept for the video reportedly involves Gaga getting imprisoned and Beyoncé rescuing her. As for their costumes, which are what's really important here, the divas are said to be wearing "destroyed denim pieces" by designers Franc Fernandez and Oscar Olima. Spring's denim explosion has been tough to accept, and downright weird much of the time, but if anyone can do the opposite for the material of what Jessica Beil did for it on the cover of Vogue, it's Gaga and her friend Beyoncé, who owes it to the world to explore just how skimpy cutoffs can get. According to early reports, Beyoncé may not dance in the video. At first this seems like a crime against humanity, but it's probably only fair. Lady Gaga respectfully put her masks and crazy body stockings aside to wear a plain white leotard in Beyoncé's "Videophone" video. Gaga has said she told Beyoncé prior to shooting, "I don't want to show up in some frickin' hair bow and be fashion Gaga in your video ... I want to do you." Because fashion is where Gaga outshines Beyoncé ... and pretty much everyone. Shaking it is where Beyoncé outshines Gaga ... and pretty much everyone. (Review the scene in "Video Phone" where they dance side by side if you doubt us.) So perhaps she owes it to Gaga to let her hips lie just this once. Nymag.com
Lady Gaga and Beyoncé will be filming the music video for their latest single “Telephone” today in Los Angeles! The theme of the video is women in prison, and Tyrese Gibson has been chosen as the leading man! Reportedly, the casting call was looking for a lot of prison inmates and Lady Gaga and Beyoncé body doubles. It’s also rumored that the director is Jonas Åkerlund and the video is a continuation of the “Paparazzi” short film. GaGaDaily.com
RUMOR ALERT: Video Premier 02/10/2010
UPDATE: Yesterday Lady GaGa started filming her new music video for her next single Telephone featuring Beyoncé.The confirmed news are that the Director is the same of Paparazzi, that is Jonas Akerlund. It seems like Lady GaGa is in prison, in the video, and Beyoncé will help her going out from it. But there are also other rumors: Probably the video is recorded in black and white and there will be some coloured parts at the end of it. - Probably it will be the continuation of Paparazzi Music Video (via L-G.net)
- The video will take place in the desert
- Semi Precious Weapons have confirmed a cameo in the video. (as Prison Guards)
- Franc Fernandez and Oscar Olima, who created numerous stage pieces for Gaga, were asked to make destroyed denim pieces for both Gaga and Beyoncé.
- Lady Gaga and Beyoncé are currently in a undisclosed desert area in Palmdale shooting for Gaga’s latest single “Telephone.”
- There is also a huge choreographed dance sequence in the middle of the desert in a diner. Apparently Beyoncé showed up and learned the choreography right before shooting.
- Gaga is said to have a phone made out of hair on her head and Beyonce is wearing an amazing wig with bangs.
The Wardrobe on the set of Lady Gaga's new video for Telephone. Curiouser and curiouser! thx @thefamegallery
Billboard Chart Update!
BILLBOARD 200:
1. Various Artist - Hope For Haiti
2. Susan Boyle - I Dream A Dream
3. Lady Gaga - The Fame
4. Spoon - Transference
5. Various Artist - 2010 Grammy Nominees
6. Vampire Weekend - Contra
7. Alicia Keys - The Element of Freendom
8. Ke$ha - Animal
9. The Black Eye Peas - The END
10. Taylor Swift - Fearless
11. Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster
BILLBOARD HOT 100:
1. Ke$ha - Tik Tok
2.Tayor Swift - Today Was A Fairytale
3. Lady GaGa - Bad Romance
4. Young Money - BedRock
5. Justin Bieber - Baby
ALSO:
20. Lady GaGa ft. Beyonce - Telephone
30. Lady GaGa - Paparazzi
BILLBOARD HOT DIGITAL SONGS:
-- 1 SWIFT*TAYLOR TODAY WAS A FAIRYTALE 325002 999 0 325002
1 2 KE$HA TIK TOK 217063 -11 244480 3164389
-- 3 BIEBER*JUSTIN FEAT. LUDACRIS BABY 198908 999 0 198908
4 4 YOUNG MONEY FEAT. LLOYD BEDROCK 164730 0 164834 1074885
3 5 TRAIN HEY, SOUL SISTER 161076 -6 171553 1114106
2 6 LADY GAGA BAD ROMANCE 156048 -10 173064 2621913
13 7 BLACK EYED PEAS IMMA BE 140788 62 87175 668425
-- 8 JAY-Z, BONO, THE EDGE & RIHANN STRANDED (HAITI MON AMOUR) 131412 999 0 131412
22 9 TIMBALAND FEAT. JUSTIN TIMBERL CARRY OUT 110302 75 63073 407325
7 10 IYAZ REPLAY 109320 -14 127090 2705470
ALSO:
20 21 LADY GAGA FEAT. BEYONCE TELEPHONE 69613 6 65398 532042
28 33 LADY GAGA PAPARAZZI 51068 -8 55435 2027731
40 39 LADY GAGA POKER FACE 44355 5 42100 4685907
Lady GaGa - Quick News!
GAGATAR! Rolling Stone Magazine Make a AVATA Recreation of many Celebrity! GaGa Look Amazing like AVATAR so funny
Lady GaGas Dancer to perform in the Grammys? well is true check out this pics. They is Recording something for that night! Many Surprises Monsters! i cant Wait!
Lady GaGa For Haiti! Raises $500,000
Lady Gaga has thanked fans around the world after they helped her raise more than $500,000 for earthquake-ravaged Haiti – in a single day! The singer dedicated 24 January to raising funds for the Caribbean country, pledging to donate proceeds from a New York concert and merchandise sold on her website. And at her concert on Tuesday at Purdue University, where she concluded the U.S. leg of her Monster Ball Tour, Lady Gaga announced the results of her fans’ donations. She told the audience:
GaGa:“On Gaga For Haiti day, in just 24 hours, with very minimal marketing and planning, all the little monsters all over the world made over half a million dollars for Haiti relief. I know Bravado fell off their chair, that’s who sells all my merchandise – they couldn’t believe it! So let’s sing along for Haiti right now!”
Source: ContactMusic.com
GaGa on UK Chart This Week!
TOP 10: SINGLES
1. (2) Owl City: 'Fireflies'
2. (1) Iyaz: 'Replay'
3. (5) 'Glee' Cast: 'Don't Stop Believin'
4. (4) 3OH!3 ft. Katy Perry: 'Starstrukk'
5. (3) Sidney Samson ft. Wizard Sleeve: 'Riverside (Let's Go)'
6. (-) Example: 'Won't Go Quietly'
7. (6) Journey: 'Don't Stop Believin'
8. (10) Alexandra Burke: 'Broken Heels'
9. (7) Lady GaGa: 'Bad Romance'
10. (32) JLS: 'One Shot'
TOP 10: ALBUMS
1. (1) Florence and the Machine: 'Lungs'
2. (2) Paolo Nutini: 'Sunny Side Up'
3. (-) Lostprophets: 'The Betrayed'
4. (-) Justin Bieber: 'My World'
5. (4) Lady GaGa: 'The Fame Monster'
6. (6) André Rieu: 'Forever Vienna'
7. (10) Pixie Lott: 'Turn It Up'
8. (7) Alicia Keys: 'The Element Of Freedom'
9. (3) Vampire Weekend: 'Contra'
10. (9) Mumford & Sons: 'Sigh No More'
Lady GaGa Radio City Music Hall New York January 24! plus Madonna and more celebrity goes on GaGa!
Madonna in "The Monster Ball Tour New York" January 23 Radio City Music Hall. Other celebrity guests were Alicia Keys, Tyra Banks and Janet Jackson.
GaGa on Radio City Music Hall! plus Sting! is a Monster too :D
GaGa in New York (January 23)
Sting in "The Monster Ball Tour" New York (January 21)
Lady GaGa WON 1 NRJ Award 2010
2010 Awards Winners – 11th NRJ Music Awards
International Revelation of the Year: Lady Gaga
International Female Artist of the Year: Rihanna
International Male Artist of the Year: Robbie Williams
International Group/Duo of the Year: Tokio Hotel
International Song of the Year: "I Gotta Feeling" - Black Eyed Peas
International Album of the Year: One Love - David Guetta
NRJ Award of Honor: Robbie Williams and Beyoncé
Artist For HAITI!
Many celebrities have joined the fight to help the victims of the Haiti quake and now Simon Cowell has joined the bandwagon. Simon is collaborating with The Sun to record a charity single for the newspaper’s Helping Haiti campaign. The Idol judge has already negotiated a deal with Prime Minister Brown to waive the tax for sales of the track. Beyonce, Robbie Williams, Lady GaGa and Wyclef Jean are already on board to help the cause and Susan Boyle and Leona Lewis a rumored to join as well. “I wanted to do something for Haiti so when I had calls from The Sun and the Prime Minister asking if I would get involved I agreed immediately,” said Simon. “We are going to do a single. We only made the decision today. I have got to get it together in 48 hours.” PerezHilton.com
Rob Fusari Talk About GaGa
With the help of music producer Rob Fusari and musician Tommy Kafafian, a young Stefani Germanotta reinvented her sound and persona – trading rock riffs for electronic dance beats. Fusari, a Livingston, New Jersey native not only cowrote her earliest songs, but he also gave the aspiring musician the name Lady Gaga. Kafafian and Fusari spoke to the Star-Ledger at their recording studio in its new location, the Ironbound neighborhood of Newark. We even got a sample of an unreleased Lady Gaga track.
TRADUCCION: El productor Rob Fusari y Tommy Kafafian fueron entrevistados y hablaron sobre el fenomeno que es ahora Lady GaGa. El fue una persona muy importante en los inicios de Stefani Germanotta ya que ayudo a reinventar su sonido y su personalidad. Tambien co-escribio las primeras canciones y el tambien fue una de las personas que ayudó en la creacion del nombre "Lady GaGa".
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