Lady Gaga is a household name whether "it" is a he or a she or even a she with he parts or merely and "it" with both parts. Emering in 2009 after the success of single, "Just Dance" off her first official album, The Fame. Currently, the album sits at the top of the charts and Lady Gaga releases single after single including, "Poker Face", "LoveGame", "Bad Romance", etc. The thing about Lady Gaga is... EVERYTHING. She is slowly becoming the epitome of pop music whether you ADMIT it or not. The thing is that she is talented and worthy enough to actually reign as Pop Queen or Princess...that is if she follows the correct steps. Lady Gaga even has the potential to be similar in Michael Jackson status (not saying she can top him or will have a child molestation cases charged against her), but given the quick rise to fame she has achieved now...she has the potential for world pop takeover.
Things Lady Gaga Has
1. Reinventive and outlandish/ unique fashion
As you may have heard already, but Lady Gaga has had many comparisons to early Madonna and her quirky fashions. Look at Halloween costumes now, when you dress like someone from the 80s, you dress like a "Material Girl" a look and termed by Madonna herself. She became the epitome of what the 80s represents.
Christina Aguilera even admitted to stealing the fashion persona of Lady Gaga stating that, "This person [Lady Gaga] was just brought to my attention not too long ago. I'm not quite sure who this person is, to be honest. I don't know if it is a man or a woman."
2. Actual talent + Catchy Singles
Unlike Madonna and similar to early Michael Jackson is the fact that Lady Gaga actually has vocal ability and range. She can actually sing unlike past pop stars including Madonna and Britney Spears. Lady Gaga showcases her vocal talent often in covers and ballads because she's telling you that she does not need to lip sync and her talent is REAL. Another thing is that she is everywhere and in every single song. If she isn't being featured in the new Beyonce track then she's featuring Akon on one of her tracks. You just gotta saturate the industry and she is indeed doing that.
Check out her cover of Coldplay's Viva La Vida. First off I don't even like that song by Coldplay, but her remake is pretty enjoyable.
3. Original and high budget music videos
Recently the music industry has seen a resurgence of music videos because for the past decade or so they have been pretty much obsolete. It came to the point where the only show that played music videos, TRL was cancelled this past year. With no place to watch music videos, what's the point of making high budget music videos. Luckily enough with the help of some low budget youtubey inspired videos like OK GO's A Million Ways, Beyonce's Single Ladies, etc. Music videos are coming back with avengence and Lady Gaga is producing some major freaky videos that you haven't seen stuff like this since Missy Elliot was fat or Michael Jackson was alive (too soon?).
Remember when you used to see videos like this on TV all the time?
Check out this amazing video for "Bad Romance"
4. Odd publicity/ rumor mill story
If there is one thing you've heard about Lady Gaga is that she isn't actually a woman or is a woman with man parts. Well, I have no idea what the truth is, but it is pretty entertaining to skepticize the gender of a talented woman? I guess it's entertaining to the rest of the world. I mean who doesn't have a penis these days? Whatever is going on inbetween her legs, the world is interested and it can only create great publicity for her. Thing is also is that Lady Gaga is actually going along with the idea. She's using it as a backdrop to support her opinion on gay/gender rights which I have to admit is pretty awesome.
Everyone should be able to marry regardless if they both have vaginas or penises, right? In comparison of other pop artists, well is this really necessary? Pop artists are usually bat shit crazy anyway. Ex. Britney Spears, Madonna, Michael Jackson. You all can google that yourself.
5. Great Live Performance
If there is something that people want, its a great live performance. We want fireworks, midgets on stilts, acrobatics, lions, snakes, etc. We want everything that you could possible throw us and I mean it's pretty hard to keep up too. I mean who hasn't done a pole dance these days (looking at you Miley Cyrus). So it is key to have a crazy and original live performance.
I mean if you don't find any of that entertaining then I don't know what's wrong with you. I am proudly going to her concert in St. Louis because it's going to be a whole hour or so of her doing exactly that. Throwing blood and fireworks in my face. Yes, please.
She still needs that one crazy performance that everyone remembers though like Madonna's VMA performance of "Like a Virgin." So keep on working on it Gaga.
Things Lady Gaga Needs (to work on)
1. Preoccupation with fame needs to end
If there isn't anything more annoying than a celebrity complaining about the famous life is a non-celebrity writing about the annoyances of a famous life before they have one. Lady Gaga's concept of her first album revolves around being famous or as it's called "The Fame." Yes, the album is great and catchy, but I hope this is her whole schtick. That is usually an artist's downfall when they starting singing about the famous life because NO ONE can relate to that other than other celebrities. I have no idea what it is liked to be stalked by paparazzi or have too much money that I have to use it as toleit paper. Frankly, I don't care about the sad parts of being a celebrity. So give me some good dance music about getting wasted, having sex, being in love or something like that. Surprisingly enough, Lady Gaga's supplement to "The Fame" entitled "Fame Monster" does not contain any songs that pertain to a "fame." So GOOD WORK GAGA! Keep it going!
2. Must integrate factors of social justice
This is a fairly early concept for a rising star, but it is a necessity when creating a global pop star. People like artists that care and understand. I mean don't go flipping Bono from U2 on me and give all the Africans special edition U2 ipods. Lady Gaga needs to organize a movement "Heal The World" style.
Seriously, who didn't go crazy when this came out? Or she could adopt an Asian baby. She's doing pretty well with Gay Rights support, but until she gets a gayby or something she won't make it on a global scale.
3. Out of control money spending
I know that it takes a lot of money to support the fashion habits and live performances to be Lady Gaga, but seriously... she is going to end up declaring bankruptucy by the end of there year at this rate. Well luckily she is going on a national tour soon and will be releasing her album relatively soon. I'm no accountant, but I don't want her to pull a MC Hammer. You gotta keep that stuff worked out so watch your spending!
4. Take over Europe and The Japanese
Lady Gaga needs to have Japanese girls riding on her back and smelling her eyelashes. Actually, her newest album, "Fame Monster" is going to contain pieces of wigs she's worn. Weird and appealing to psycho fanatics. It needs to be Zoolander style. Europe is explanatory. Just take it over.
5. Awkward Love Life Debacle
Lady Gaga ain't got time for a boo or something?! Well she's talked talked aggressively about sexuality in most of her songs and I think it's about time we saw a Mr. Gaga. What psycho man would date Lady Gaga? Is she already married? Can she make out with Christina Aguilera...b/c it'd be like making out with herself? Actually I'd like to see her make out with R. Kelly at some award show...the grammys? But something crazy needs to happen pretty soon.
