Image Credit: Andrea PuckettAnother day, another dozen headlines dominated by music and media’s favorite person: Lady Gaga. Today’s news from Gaga centers around three things: When we’ll see her forthcoming music video(s!) for “Born This Way”; the continued chart dominance of “Born This Way”; and her appearance on The Gayle King Show this morning. To make it easy, let’s take in the news in digest form:
- “Born This Way” music video(s): Gaga Tweeted late last night that her music video for hot, hot, hot single “Born This Way” is coming on Monday, Feb. 28. “You did it Monsters!” she wrote on Twitter. “‘Born This Way’ is #1 in 14 countries + were #1 again on Hot 100! Thank you for believing! Video Monday 28th 11am Est.” The other beat to the music video story is that there will apparently be two — yes, two! — music videos for the song. Besides the video for the single, she’ll do a second video for the acoustic version of “Born This Way” that will be available on iTunes. Proceeds from the clip will go to charity.
- Single success: Shocker! “Born This Way” is still dominating the charts, specifically the Billboard Hot 100, where it sits at the top for the second week in a row, after last week being crowned the chart’s 1,000th No. 1 single.
- The Gayle King Show: Gaga appeared to talk about “everything,” the show’s press folks said. In a clip—which you can watch in full after the jump—Gaga talked about the scrutiny she’s under as a public figure. “I think there’s a tremendous amount of analysis that goes into everything, which is sort of two-fold,” she told Gayle. “On the one hand, when I seed cultural statements into things that I do, people say, ‘Well, why are you doing that?’ And then if I don’t, people say, ‘You’re boring.’” Earlier she had said: “I always like to say, people take me too seriously and not seriously enough all at the same time.” Watch a clip of the interview here:
Did any other Gaga news of the day trip your trigger? How much are you anticipating the video for “Born This Way”? Sound off below!
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Can’t wait for the 2 videos!!! The acoustic version will be amazing as well!
can’t wait either…I bet it’s awesome like everything she does!
Why does Gayle King have a TV show? She is a boring interviewer and a bland personality. Oh, wait…being Oprah’s “best friend”
has its perks…
What the f*ck is up with her hair? What about those weird skin prosthetics? I love her music, but, she is beyond weird. That’s her schtick now? Just be weird? Honey…Madonna did it better 25 years ago.
madonna is over….too busy dating boy toys and getting botox. QUEEN GAGA!!
No joker, your over and so is this drag queen you worship
Some of you monsters are delusional.
If Madonna was over why is it LG did a total rip off of Madonna with her new song and Grammy performance?
I agree. If Madonna were over, why did Lady Gaga lift the song Express Yourself almost note by note for BTW? Why did LG approriate so much of Madonna’s iconography for the Alejandro video? And why did Aguilera did the same thing for Not Myself Tonight? Why did Britney copy Madonna’s multi-colored, short jacket plus the wedding gown for her Hold It Against Me video? Why does Brit’s new song I WANNA GO sounds so similar to Hung Up? Most of all, why, if Madonna’s over, did dhe have, only 2 years ago, t a tour that became the biggest-grossing tour ever by any musical act, male, female or band? And why did that same year she become the musical act with the most top ten singles ever on the Billboar Hot 100?
madonna ain’t shi$ in 2011….go back to her day please!
@Danielle No honey Gaga does it better.
@ Jonathan – to say that BTW is a note by note copy of EY is factually false. The tempo, message, lyrics and overall composition are all essentially different. I love how people accuse Gaga of copying Madonna – but they have been doing that since “Just Dance”, so go figure. Of course, the irony here is that Madonna has been sued multiple times for *gasps* copyright infringement. Whateva…
Madonna is a glamour queen, and “borrowed” most of her looks from ladies who “did it better than her” the first time around – I’m old enough to remember all the flack Madonna got for doing so. Gaga has no problem making herself look bizarre, even ugly, to make a statement. I find that much more interesting as a pop culture critique than miming Marylin Monroe ad nauseum…
i couldn’t agree more!! i luv that gaga has the balls to look as unattractive as possible & get away with it. nobody else seems to recognize what an amazing feat that is for a woman in show business. actually, it’s virtually impossible. madonna would have never compromised her sex symbol status like that. but gaga lays it on the line all the time, & is as hot as ever. i noticed recently that her “bad romance” video on youtube had gotten to like 350 MILLION views.
Republicans fear Gaga.
I hope she fatally impales herself with her shoulder carbunkles.
F*ck You smartass, i hope you die of aids, or better yet I’ll put a bullet in your head with my shotgun to end your sad pathetic useless life ha how about that.
Brian, thank you for showing all the world the fact that Lady Gaga has not helped educate ANYONE on AIDS, has exploited the gay community for money and that her fans are foolish sheep who threaten others on the Web. Thank you! You are the reason I detest this person. You.
I love smartass’ comment: shoulder carbunkles. FTW!
I love Brian’s comment, best comment ever, god bless you Brian.
You love that child’s comment? Yet your little Lady whatever wants tolerance. She would turn the other cheek. LOL. I am SO happy to see you make yourself so obviously foolish. Ramble on, baby.
@Kayla– Are you a bitter homophobe? I agree that Brian’s comment was a bit vulgar, but equality is the message that Lady GaGa would like to share with the world. And I take offence to the fact you say she has exploited the gay community because I am Gay and if anything, she has stuck up for us. Which is more than I can say about any other pop culture idol. Also, it’s rather offensive being referred to as a sheep. Not every GaGa fan acts like Brian did. Most of us are sophisticated and obviously more classy and less bitter than yourself.
@Kayla – she raised over 34 million dollars last year to fight HIV and educate women on safer sex. I would hardly cally that “nothing” my dear…
GaGa is awesome!! Now in about 2 seconds, someone who hates GaGa is gonna post something to the tune of ” I will be glad when her 15 min are up. I’m over her being weird…” BLAH BLAH BLAH. Go ahead haters. Bore us some more!
THANK YOU! Tired of those predictable comments.
they are just jealous of the brilliance that is GAGA. And she is beautiful! She isn’t some dumb BIMBO…lol.
I’ll be just like how Lady Gaga is to Madonna and steal your comment to say I will be glad when her 15 min are up
Honey – over 10 hit songs, 2 #1 albums, 2 sold out concert tours, numerous awards, etc. is WAAAAY more than 15 minutes….lol
troll….i can’t wait to see GAGA outsell madonna when her old ass comes back out.
Hmmm….this is really the dumbest remark on this board. Seriously. Of course GaGa will outsell a Madonna release. No one is saying otherwise. This is 2011….not 1991. But, come back and see me in 30 years if GaGa manages to keep her career going like Madonna has. She just pulled off the highest-grossing tour of all time by a female artist. I fully believe GaGa will be around for a long time, but, to even hint that she’s somehow topped M’s success is, well, kind of amusing.
has madonna broke all the records GAGA just set last week? NO. Madonna is great, but we love GAGA just like you do madonna. GAGA is the new pop queen…deal with it. In 30 years madonna will be 80 something…hope she’s still dancing with twenty somethings…lol. The truth does sound dumb huh? GAGA respects madonna…..and whitney, TLC, etc. But she needs freedom from being compared cause it’s her DAY dammit! Please get tickets to either Monster’s Ball or Born This Way Ball.
Madonna is fantastic because when she came out, everyone was like WTF ? What she did no one had dared to do before her. When Gaga come out, everyone had a feeling of nostalgia and deja vu ”
Why is this so familiar, oh thats right, madonna already did this 25 yrs ago, and twice as good”
She isn’t my favorite media person. lol
I want to hear the stripped down version of Born This Way.
Impressed that she is donating the money to charity.
yes, and all the proceeds of her MAC line goes to help HIV/AIDS. GAGA is a classy girl!
I’ll be buying that acoustic Born This Way the day it hits!
You dear, impress easily.
I love her, but she needs to get rid of the craters on the face. It’s off-putting.
Also here’s hoping her next singles don’t sound like 80s Madonna.
Born This Way is technically 90′s Madonna. That was her fist hit of that decade, early 1990.
um, craters don’t stick out, just FYI. those things on her head would be more like horns than craters.
those things on her face and shoulders really creep me out
EW needs to change its name to the Lady Ca Ca Report. This is at least it’s second posting about her today. Are there not other people to cover?
nope….and you love queen GAGA I see. Tell us, who should they cover???? LOL
@DRG EW f*ck you, the only Caca is your ugly face, if you don’t like it go to hell.
#1 in 14 countries!!!
14 countries? Ha the rest have sense and don’t follow like sheep!! It’s only #3 in UK!! Nuff said!
i’m sure she will dominate the UK as well this album…
Honestly, what’s the point of Gaga anymore? Adele sings better. Britney makes better dance music. Ke$ha already wrote a gay pop anthem. What is Gaga doing that hasn’t been done already? Just cuz she wears her costumes off stage doesn’t make her revolutionary.
Perfectly said.
HAHAHA LMAO Adele sings better than Gaga? please Adele is a no talent hack, and you said Britney makes better dance music than Gaga hahahaha nice one Tom that’s the funniest joke i’ve ever heard, you must be on acid if you think that Britney’s boring bland generic abomination of music is better than Gaga’s awesome catchy revolutionary dance music, go back into your cave Tom, btw Ke$ha sucks big time.
Perfectly said, i couldn’t of said it any better Brian, your my hero.
wtf, I LOVE gaga, but saying Adele is a no talent hack??? :S
Adele is one of the best singers ever… don’t talk like that…
have you ever seen her live?? her voice is flawless…
Gaga’s voice is great but not that flawless!
@Nick Go back into your cave a**wipe, Gaga,s voice is flawless, Adele sucks, like i said Adele is a no talent hack.
Adele a “no-talent hack”? Please kindly do the world a favor and go jump off a bridge, you ignorant, inbred buffoon.
GaGa stans like you are EXACTLY why she has so many hardcore haters, because you go around acting like she’s the single most talented human being that ever existed. Please. Not only does Adele sing better than GaGa, but she’s also way ahead of her as a songwriter. I’m a GaGa fan, but not a delusional one like you, Brian. You must be very young to say such incredibly stupid things. I sincerely hope you’re a troll.
Britney is a has been…now eating sonic burgers. “If I said i wanted a deluxe burger (would you hold it against me)” should be her song. She is being sued and GAGA is kicking her untalented ass off the charts. Britney can’t write, lip sings, can’t dance, can’t perform and getting fat.
Yeah I bet Britney wishes she could write a crappy song in 10 mintues like Gaga. Lady Gaga is an attention whore who can’t stay relevant with just her talent. At least Britney never did any of the crap Gaga did.
Are you actually dissing someone for having a burger? REALLY? Wow. Just wow.
When did Kesha write a “gay anthem”? We R Who We R is basically about just partying and she just dedicated it to the boy who killed himself. Yeah, really a a “gay anthem” lol.
I liked her and now I’m bored. She was fun but it kind of feels like she’s jumped the shark and that nasal-y voice is really irritating. I wish she was pretty like Katy Perry.
@Sachie hey ugly a**wipe, Gaga is beatiful and your a fat ugly no life loser, her voice is amazing, its not nasal moron, who cares about that talentless ugly Katy Perry.
@Sachie Gaga is beautiful, i miss spelled it.
She makes herself ugly. Why does she do this? Make up artists are supposed to help you, not make you worse.
Natalie are you unhinged? Or just twelve? I get it. You reeeeeally like Lady G. There are equally talented acts out there. Lady Gaga is very talented but her attempts at expressing her originality have drifted into caricature. She is a walking SNL sketch of the cliched artist … Look but don’t see. Touch but don’t feel. I am here but I belong nowhere… Blah blah blah …whatev!
@mike no joker your over and so is that no talent hack Madonna, your mom is Drag Queen not Gaga she’s a very beautiful and very sexy girl you pathetic no life jobless a**wipe, go suck your moms penis, Gaga is the real Queen Of Pop.
If you’re judging beauty and sexy thru GaGa then God help you. She is definitely not either that’s why she wears so many ridiculous outfits !! They’re a smoke screen! She is FAKE!!!
I want to c gaga wear a dead body. She has already wore raw meat.
She is an ugly unoriginal freak. She sings like a drag queen. I have never bought her music and I never will. Her hair is naturally jet black and she’s only 5foot1. She has the body of a 12 year old. Even when she walks around half naked, there’s still nothing to see. Someday she will run out of stupid outfits and gimmicks. Then you will have nothing to report. I didn’t like Britney’s music either but at least she was pretty and she sounded like a girl.
So Britney being pretty and sounding “like a girl” (whatever the hell that means) translates to her being more talented and a better artist? Yeah, that doesn’t sound shallow at all.