Lady Gaga's manager lays the ARTPOP hype on thick

Gaga's manager Vincent Herbert, reveals that Stefani is finishing up her latest album ARTPOP and says it's "very, very refreshing" and that Gaga continues to "push the envelope".  I wonder if he got the envelope mixed up with the junk mail?

In all fairness, he is her manager.  What's he supposed to say?  That it's crap?   A manager's job is to promote their clients so he's doing his job.  ARTPOP has an equal chance at being a real hit as it does to being an over hyped project like Born This Way was.  We'll only know once it's released.

Vincent Herbert was the same guy who claimed that Born This Way was an "insane" album. "Just insane, great records. She's on tour right now, but it's just going to be a great record.''  "Look out for the unexpected, when it comes to her - I'm very excited. We're doing it on the road right now, so it's very hard, but it's going to be great."

 

We all know how that story ended.  

There should be lessons to learn from the failure of Born This Way.  Sure, it sold copies.  Not as many as reported but it wasn't a number to be ashamed of either.   The truth is, the album only spawned one hit and that was the title track; and even the title track, as lousy and amateur as it is, will forever be known as Express Yourself II.  Sadly for Gaga, that is going to follow her around for the rest of her career and life.

Each single released after Born This Way failed to meet the hopes and expectations of Gaga and her team.  The Edge of Glory, Judas, Marry the Night and You and I were massive failures that radio stations everywhere eventually took the singles off their playlists. Marry the Night, Gaga's opus, peaked at only No.29 on the Billboard Music Charts.

Let's go back in time to May 17th, 2011 and read an article on NME.

Let's not forget the very well written post Lady Gaga's Born This Way Era "What Went Wrong?"

Over a year after it's release, Gaga toured the album.  In Helsinki, Gaga claimed that Born This Way was a "test".  Is that her excuse for a lackluster album she once proclaimed to be "the album of the decade"?  If you can stomach the pandering, check out the video.  If not, skip to the 49 second mark.

  

Even DJ White Shadow is slamming his foot on the gas pedal in the hype car.

Does he mean in a "don't be a drag.  Just be a queen" brilliant?

Gaga herself is hyping ARTPOP, calling it "a very risky assault on your mind and body.  My favorite thing about Born This Way album is that it was risky…and its own thing.  ARTPOP is very risky…if you’re not taking a risk you’re not breaking any boundaries.”

So Born This Way was "risky" and ARTPOP is "very risky".   Could this be a classic case of history repeating itself or will Gaga really break boundaries as she so brazenly claims?

Well, let's wait and see but if this little snippet of Red Flame by Azealia Banks is a preview of ARTPOP, I don't see how this is even remotely close to "boundary breaking".

                    

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Is Lady Gaga making her hip ailment up to cover up problems with ARTPOP?

The National Enquirer (yes, I know) is claiming Lady Gaga is struggling to finish ARTPOP due to a severe case of creative block following her hip surgery.  The story has been published on Capital FM and Entertainment Wise.  "She keeps telling friends she has terrible creative block and can’t make any new music right now.  She is under huge pressure to keep making money….and she desperately misses her boyfriend Taylor Kinney, who lives in Chicago.  It's just messing with her confidence. She's a wreck!"  Sources for The National Enquirer are also claiming that Gaga is relying to heavily on prescription medication following her surgery.

Stefani is recovering in NYC and is allegedly having a hard time keeping busy and can't channel her frustration into writing music.  So she's bored shitless.   I guess it's hard to top the amazing spawns of creativity she's had like peeing in a bucket, sleeping, copying, a perfume and getting her head tattooed.  Let's not forget that masterpiece of poetic brilliance called "Born This Way" with lyrics "Don't be a drag.  Just be a queen" and "My momma told me when I was young, we're all born superstars".   Just give her an Ex-Lax and she what else she farts out.  That will take less than 10 minutes than what it took to write her previous songs.  Problem solved. 

Despite the premature over hype, ARTPOP has been delayed several times with rumors swirling that it's coming out this summer or even as late as the fall.  DJ Zedd let it slip not too long ago that Stefani still has a lot of work to do on ARTPOP.  The actual release date hasn't been confirmed by the singer and the topic has been danced around or ignored when fans have asked about it.  

Could it be that the powers that be really did say "enough with the BTW ball, finish up this record and get on with it".  Was the tour cancellation and hip surgery just a delay tactic cover up to what's really going on behind the scenes?  Gaga boasted about how she's already written 50 songs for ARTPOP, so what's the deal?  She has the material.  Unless her record company thought most of it was garbage.

Gaga's never been shy about tweeting pictures of herself during what most people consider intimate moments like sitting on a toilet, peeing, praying and flashing her T and A at whatever chance she gets.  So where's the picture of her in a hospital bed or being prepped for surgery?  Why the need for privacy now?  Maybe because there was no hospital stay or surgery?  Is the fancy-schmancy wheelchair supposed to be evidence?  What do you think?

Thanks LaraB for the link.

 

Lady Gaga is too good for regular wheelchairs that you hood rats use

Lady Gaga....

 

Whoops!  Wrong picture.  Lady Gaga, showed her humble side today when she was spotted wheeling her disabled ass in a 24K gold plated wheelchair.  Yes, that's right, a gold plated wheelchair.

Stefani had the wheelchair custom made by Ken Borochov of Mordekai.  Looks like Emma has been replaced by more delusions of grandeur.  The money hater couldn't possibly sit her imperial ass down in a "common folk" wheelchair.  

Before Gaga went into surgery to repair her delay on ARTPOP's release low ticket sales hip, she had a special, heartfelt message for her fans.

'As they wheeled me into surgery today, I thought about all of your pain and perseverance, your unique family situations, school environments, health issues, homelessness, identity struggles - sometimes you are so brave that it terrifies me,' 

The multimillionaire was so deeply touched by all the issues that plague the lives of her fans and all the people around the world that she spent thousands of dollars on an piece of equipment that is temporary.  She was so terrified that she couldn't scoot around in a regular wheelchair.  I can only imagine the fear, pain and suffering Mother Monster must be going through!  Oh the problems of the rich and oppressed.  What a grand, noble and thoughtful way to spend her money....on herself!   Of course, this choice of hers meanders on the more "passionate path" that she walks on everyday unlike that hood rat Kelly Osbourne.

Meanwhile in Africa......

 

On another note, rumors are swirling that Stefani is set to tie the knot this summer with actor boyfriend Taylor Kinney.   Kinney must see such amazing, redeemable qualities in his spiritual and caring lady love.  Monsters are so upset that Gaga is rumored to marry.  Their very hearts are breaking at the mere thought.  Not to fear monsters!  After this obscene and shallow display of attachment to material things and greed, it's safe to say that Mr. Kinney is not fucking Gaga for her personality.

Thank you Nuvo, R.R. and Brienna for sending this to me.

Lady Gaga Hypocritical Quote of the Day

Coming from someone who defines herself through labels, injects filler into her lips to make them full and is clearly obsessed with expensive designer clothes, she once said this.....

 

Ah hem.......

 

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Lady Gaga suing insurance company for financial loss

Jakarta was supposed to be a stop on Lady Gaga's Born This Way Ball tour when it was cancelled due to terrorist threats from hood rats Islamic Defenders Front.  Now Lady Gaga, Live Nation, Mermaid Touring and The Atom Factory are suing Lloyd's of London syndicate for not paying up on terms called "terrorism policy".  Gaga and her team are saying they faced substantial financial damage due to the cancellation and the insurance company has breached their contract.

The plaintiffs are accusing the defendants of "despicable conduct that subjected Plaintiffs to cruel and unjust hardship in conscious disregard of the Plaintiffs rights... with the intent to vex, injure or annoy the Plaintiffs, such as to constitute oppression, fraud or malice..." Ouch!  I think poor people everywhere should sue multimillionaire Gaga for considering herself oppressed.  Cue the violins.

I'm sure the lack luster ticket sales, horribly poor turn out in South America and the cancellation of pretty much the entire North American leg of her tour due to a "hip injury" had nothing to do with the lawsuit.  No doubt Lady Gaga will be banned from attending a deposition with the Islamic radicals.  They'll probably strap her to her wheelchair and roll her off the roof of a mosque. 

Insurance companies usually covers tour cancellation costs that are a result of injury.  The costs for the Born This Way Ball cancellations are estimated to be as high as $25 million.  Gaga likely receives a high percentage of gross tickets sales so it's fair to say that she'll get a pretty nice insurance pay out.  Why not add the Jakarta circus in there as well!   Gaga is seeking at least $75,000 from the Jakarta loss.

I'm sure at this point the Islamic Defenders Front is just as bored of Lady Gaga as the Internet is.

The entire lawsuit is available here.

Little Monster blog claims the ridiculous

Pro-Gaga blog Little Monster ARTPOP is petitioning that GLAAD cancel their plans to have Madonna present an award to Anderson Cooper.  Their reason?  Because Madonna is homophobic and the real "gay icon", Lady Gaga should be awarded the honor instead.

 

For those who've been coming to this blog know that I try to stay away from the constant Madonna / Gaga comparisons unless it's something really useful.  But I can call bullshit when I see it and Little Monster ARTPOP is just that.  I debated if I should even post about it because I'm convinced they're a troll and can't be serious.  Anyway, there's your dose of stupid for the day.