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Lady GaGa

Glamorously gaudy, a self-made post-modern diva stitched together from elements of Madonna, David Bowie, and Freddie Mercury, Lady Gaga was the first true millennial superstar. Mastering the constant connection of the ... Glamorously gaudy, a self-made post-modern diva stitched together from elements of Madonna, David Bowie, and Freddie Mercury, Lady Gaga was the first true millennial superstar. Mastering the constant connection of the internet era, Gaga generated countless mini sensations through her style, her videos, and her music, cultivating a devoted audience she dubbed "Little Monsters." But it wasn't just a cult that turned her 2008 manifesto The Fame into a self-fulfilling prophecy: Gaga crossed over into the mainstream, ushering out one pop epoch and kick-starting a new one, quickly making such turn-of-the-century stars as Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears seem old-fashioned, quite a trick for any artist to pull off, but especially impressive for an artist who specialized in repurposing the past -- particularly the '80s -- for present use, creating sustainable pop for a digital world.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given her flair for grand gestures, Lady Gaga has deep roots in drama. Born Stefani Germanotta on March 28, 1986, the future Gaga played piano as a child and pursued musical theatre in high school, regularly auditioning for New York-based television shows, notably landing a background role for a 2001 episode of The Sopranos. At the age of 17 she enrolled at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in their Collaborative Arts Project 21. As she studied, she continued to eke her way into show biz, winding up with an appearance on MTV's short-lived post-Punk'd reality show Boiling Points in 2005. Not long afterward, she left school so she could concentrate on her music, fronting a band called SGBand, which released two EPs prior to splitting. Germanotta then teamed with producer Rob Fusari, a collaboration that produced not only her stage name Lady Gaga, but recordings that led to her signing with Def Jam in the fall of 2006. Her association with Def Jam was short-lived: the label dropped her early in 2007. Gaga rebounded by working with performance artist Lady Starlight, the two developing the Lady Gaga & the Starlight Revue, a tongue-in-cheek neo-burlesque act that gained positive press and proved to be her last stop before signing with Interscope later in 2007. While at Interscope she created a bond with Akon, who convinced Interscope head Jimmy Iovine to have her co-sign with his Kon Live imprint, and then Gaga began working with producer/songwriter RedOne, a union that led to the songs that would bring her fame: "Just Dance," "LoveGame," and "Poker Face." These songs formed the foundation of The Fame, the debut album that appeared in August 2008.

Initially, Lady Gaga had greater success in Europe, thanks in large part to the "Just Dance" single, which earned club play in the U.S. and chart placement in other territories. Gaga's march toward the top of the American chart was slow but "Just Dance" reached the peak position in January 2009, followed swiftly by "Poker Face," the single that firmly pushed her into the mainstream, its popularity growing so large it often functioned as a punch line on TV in addition to winning a Grammy for Best Dance Recording. "LoveGame" and "Paparazzi" also appeared as singles before Gaga released The Fame Monster in time for the holiday season of 2009. The mini-LP, available separately and as a package with The Fame, contained the single "Bad Romance" whose popularity soon rivaled "Poker Face" and helped kickstart a stellar year for Gaga in 2010. That year, the hit singles "Bad Romance," "Alejandro," and the Beyoncé duet "Telephone," along with the successful Monster Ball Tour, put Lady Gaga front and center with the public as she worked on her sophomore album, announcing the May release of Born This Way on New Year's Day 2011. The steady march to its summer unveiling was preceded by the release of three singles --"Born This Way," "Judas," and "The Edge of Glory"-- all leading up to the highly anticipated Born This Way. Arriving to mixed reviews, the album was a hit but didn't quite live up to its high expectations, yet it produced more genuine hits with "Marry the Night." A full remix of the album, naturally called Born This Way: The Remix, appeared at the end of the year, as did a holiday television special called A Very Gaga Thanksgiving and an accompanying EP, A Very Gaga Holiday.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine
AllMusic.com
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Tape	Songs	Comments	Author
The worst songs of 2010. God, music really got pretty horrible last year, didn't it? Here are the worst songs of 2010.	21	42	NeverXMind
heart. aches. songs that remind you of your failed relationships	22	8	lunaleen
The War Of Justice Songs about fighiting for thruth and justice	3	32	netedco
Noteworthy Pop Tracks My list for the most noteworthy pop tracks of this year 2013.	2	0	RayLoren
Happy / Inspirational - PLS ADD SONGS!! Songs about happiness, having a good day and songs about being strong and staying positive.	50	3	bflo4833
The Top 100 Hits of 2013 What an interesting year in music. Robin Thicke with Blurred Lines, Miley Cyrus and her wrecking ball, Robin Thicke AND Miley Cyrus at the V...	34	1	ElectraHeart2000
First love It's about the evolution of my first love.	21	0	lovemegan
Beth	17	0	bethbaer32
I can't keep thinking about you like this. This mix tape is about someone, anyone, everyone, no one, him, her, you, me, them, and us.	25	2	k82
Friends With Benefits A soundtrack - to go along with a true story. Fun while it lasted. Kinda tragic, really. But we all move along. As Alanis says, you've "wash...	28	0	Sue866
Life Affirming Songs Songs that make me feel really good inside - positive, life affirming, some are feisty (maybe overcoming adversity), etc.	18	0	mawgojzeta
Random! For people who like a little bit of everything!	36	0	DorkyGirl3434
Teenage Dirtbag A playlist all about adolescence, being a teenage dirtbag, high school daze, and growing up.	16	1	Wanderer72125
Dance mix	21	20	Enooby
Randomness #2 A second random mixtape. Everything random!	30	0	TheIntimindator27
best of me my favorite songs	41	0	annamaereyes
Obsessive Tracks First OT..	8	0	Grevlis
Most Innovative Female Artists Right Now A list of the most innovative female artists still making music right now. All my own opinion of course. Happy to hear any suggestions you m...	46	2	esckey
wow! i love to jump around!	22	2	XtraELITE
mellow mix	2	0	timineau
bubblyyyyy feeling cute today:)	22	0	XtraELITE
Unmatched Epic-ness i thought you should know	13	2	salvatorevalestra
Chewy Music It's a tasty combination of all of the music I like.	30	0	invaderzim7695
Life in a Pringles can I love all types of music. That is all.	30	3	AnotherSamie
Karaoke Songs Songs I sing at karaoke... Unfortunately I don't particularly like most of these songs, but I love to sing and therefor have to make do wit...	18	3	0phelia
Summer Mix Songs about summer, the sun, and enjoying the beach life! All genres included, all decades included, all languages included!	74	2	Sue866
Xmas 2010 Christmas music for this year (:	35	0	lexin3d
bonkers	24	0	AutumnsBonkers
♥ ♥	30	0	ghostthefestivals
Favorite	32	5	melomano
Nosebleeds. Volume 1 songs I like.	26	0	outlawrunningfromlove
Nosebleeds. songs I like.	30	0	outlawrunningfromlove
Born this way I kissed a girl and I liked it.	24	1	Enooby
Souls Fade Away A reflection upon fate, death, and lost love...	10	0	shinyfirefly
Favorite Volume 2	28	0	melomano
Favorite Volume 3	30	2	melomano
Cori's Favorite Songs	20	0	cori201
Gambling	18	0	Sue866
Never Get Old A collection of songs I stumbled across that don't seem to die on me, and I listen to them constantly.	7	3	AacRrc
Creeps and Kidnappers True to the title, the mixtape is about a sketchy creep who stalks his object of obsession, kidnaps her, and commits murder-suicide in hopes...	8	0	2mustangx
Stalker Songs About somehow obsessive and a bit creepy	9	0	maili111
Music<3	13	1	Rin596
bad things for all my naughty thoughts	2	0	Cherie14
Illuminati celebs mixtape! After much research, these are some celebrities that have been found as being involved in illuminati. There must be a great deal more........	28	0	radionuts
Music and Its Film Goodness via the film.	12	1	Sue866
Queer Healing Songs for queers to hide from the evil world. With tracks ranging from melodic alternative lesbian electro to very, very fabulous disco.	27	0	Jirosworld
Party Playlist Popular songs that make great driving music as well.	21	0	NChoir
The First Year After the End A snapshot of 365 next days after the last day with you here.	8	0	sXe LEXXI
my pyaar all songs that reminds me how fool i am. That i believed to the heartless guy	5	0	knightly2
Just for singing	3	0	karlymorrig
Amazing Songs This Mixtape is filled with amazing songs songs	3	0	Alberto09
It's My Life	17	0	Sue866
27 May 2011	1	0	TheresaLerin
Incommunicado Being unable to communicate with the one(s) that you love, for whatever reason.	1	0	paganmist
Moody-Doody Ugh. I should not be listening to these songs.	7	0	askingtoomuch
Zuri	19	1	meshellle
Pitfalls of Celebrity	12	0	Sue866
ORDB	8	0	midnightgaragesale

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