September 12, 2011

Lady Gaga—Annie Lennox impression doesn’t move album sales

This week, “You and I” is the 9th most requested song in Chicago, according to radio station B96. But now comes the bad news—Even after the highly-criticized performance, “Born This Way” didn’t gain a lot of traction on the Billboard Hot 200 and dropped a spot to number 14.
Program director Jared Spelling notes that Beyoncé’s album moved up from number 12 to 7, because audiences embraced her performance. “The only thing Lady Gaga gained from her Annie Lennox inspired performance is a new nickname—Lady Kinko’s. I do feel a little bit for Lady Gaga though; she is trying to throw everything at the wall to see what sticks. If she actually had musical talent, she would let the music speak for itself.”
Lady Gaga has suffered a terrible backlash after deep discounting her album for the giveaway price of 99 cents, although her followers say the 99 cent deal was all Amazon’s doing. However, many people considered it a cheap way to garner sales for a mediocre album.