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The Recording Industry Association of America, the company that deals with single certifications (gold, platinum, diamond), announced earlier today that it will be including on-demand audio and video streams to its certification program. In light of this new change, Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” has been officially certified DIAMOND for selling over 10,000,000 copies in the United States alone. This makes the song Gaga’s most successful in the US as well as one of the only Diamond-certified songs of the 21st century.
With these changes taking effect, we should see all of Lady Gaga’s singles, notably “Judas” and “Marry The Night”, receive platinum certifications. Congratulations.
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5 Reasons Why “Bad Romance” Is Lady Gaga’s “Thriller”
Article from Whatculture.com
Every once in a while a song, and its accompanying music video, will come along and cause a bit of a stir in the pop culture universe. However, only once in a blue moon does a video become such a talking point that it almost entirely eclipses the song itself. From a-Ha’s 1985 animation creation, “Take On Me”, to Madonna’s 1989 controversy-ridden clip of the religion-critiquing hit, “Like a Prayer”, the last thirty years of the ‘music video’ have given us avid pop culturists quite a feast to consume.
I think it is safe to say that high-gloss, Hollywood-budget music videos have become ‘the norm’ in the music/entertainment industry. They, undoubtedly, carry considerable more currency than ever before and perfection is all but an impossible dream. Even the more, ironically, ‘stripped-back’ endeavours seem to require a small fortune and a big spectacle to impress.
For example, recent 2008 mega-hit, Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) featured little more than a white room, a black leotard, a gold glove … oh! and the lady herself of course, Beyonce. Shot entirely in black and white, the Single Ladies video simply showcased Miss Knowles fierce dancing prowess (and a respectable lack of clothing didn’t hurt!) making it one of the most memorable music videos in recent years.
So, given that even ‘simple’ now has to be ‘simply spectacular’, it is undeniable that fewer videos are making that lasting impression that every music artist strives for. This is clearly the case as; particularly female; artists seem to be competing to see how far they can push their ‘sexy’ agenda without having to apply a triple X rating to their videos.
However, the point of this article is not to scrutinise the ever-changing trends throughout the thirty short years of the music video (necessarily) but, more specifically, to draw parallels between two iconic videos: Michael Jackson’s 1983 ‘Thriller’ (a now ‘classic’ video music) and rising superstar, Lady Gaga’s clip for 2009 monster-hit ‘Bad Romance’.
Now, before you even think it, I’m not saying Lady Gaga is the New Michael’, or making any sort of proclamation about her popular status, but it would be foolish to deny that her image is as indelible as her music, especially her artistic, mini-movie length music videos. Will we still be discussing Gaga’s career in another 30 years? I don’t know. But I sure hope so!
Nevertheless, I happen to be a fan of both Jackson and Gaga, and am simply exploring aspects of Gaga’s career which could indicate a similar career path to Michael’s. Thus, I have chosen to discuss her ‘Bad Romance’ video, given the unquestionable impression it has made on the music industry, as has the Lady herself….
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After a long news drought, members of Gaga’s team are finally starting to open up about her latest album, ARTPOP. Both Gaga’s manager, Vincent Herbert, and ARTPOP producer, Madeon, opened up to The Associated Press and Digital Spy respectively. Check out what they had to say below.
Gaga’s manager, Vincent Herbert:
Lady Gaga’s manager says the pop star is “doing unbelievable” a month after she had hip surgery that caused her to cancel her U.S. tour.
Vincent Herbert said in an interview Tuesday the 26-year-old Grammy winner is “doing wonderful, doing great.”
Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, canceled her “Born This Way Ball” tour last month. She’d hurt herself while performing some time ago. Herbert says Gaga is finishing her new album, ARTPOP, and is “ready to get back to work.”
He calls the new album “very, very refreshing” and says the “Born This Way” singer continues to “push the envelope.” Herbert adds: “I can’t wait for the world to hear her new music and see her come back healthy, strong and better than ever.”
ARTPOP producer, Madeon:
Lady GaGa has been praised for being “really impressive” in the recording studio.
French DJ Madeon told Digital Spy that the singer gave “everything” during their recording sessions for her upcoming album ARTPOP. “She’s great. She’s a really, really interesting and nice person,” Madeon said.
“From a personal standpoint it’s been hugely admirational, to be like, ‘Wow - you’re at this level of super, ultimate fame - and there’s this aura of superstardom - and you’re still an engaging and nice person’. So that was really humbling.”
He added: “Professionally, I think she’s amazing. She would come out of a show after singing live for three hours and giving it everything, but just go straight to the studio and record. She would still give everything - even on the demo take! She’s really impressive.”
Madeon explained that collaborating with the star has affected the way he now works on his own debut album, which is due out later this year.
“I learnt a lot because I don’t really work with vocalists in real life that often,” he said. “For my previous collaborations I’d never met them while doing the song. It was really interesting for me to feel the vibe of working together, sitting at the piano and collaborating on ideas right away.”
ARTPOP is due out later this year.
Crying.
*screams, pours gasoline all overself, sets self on fire, jumps out of window*
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“I had a boyfriend who told me I’d never succeed, never be nominated for a Grammy, never have a hit song, and that he hoped I’d fail. I said to him, ‘Someday, when we’re not together, you won’t be able to order a cup of coffee at the fucking deli without hearing or seeing me.’”
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