Posts with tag "Born This Way"

Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way' Rockets to No. 1

Posted Jun 1st 2011 at 05:21 PM by AOL Music Editors

Lady Gaga's new 'Born This Way' album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with 1,108,000 copies sold in its first week. 'Born This Way' had the largest sales week of any album since 2005's 50 Cent album 'The Massacre,' which barely beat Gaga, selling 1,141,000 in its first week. 'Born This Way' is only the 17th album to sell a million copies in one week. 'Born This Way's chart ...

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Lady Gaga Says No To Weird Al Yankovic's 'Born This Way' Parody

Posted Apr 20th 2011 at 04:55 PM by John Mitchell

Update: After first turning down Weird Al Yankovic's request to parody her song, 'Born This Way,' Lady Gaga has reportedly changed her mind! The New York Times writer who was covering the story now reports he spoke with Yankovic's manager who reveals Gaga has now given permission for his song 'Perform This Way' to be on his album. An update is also expected to be posted on Yankovic's blog. ...

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Lady Gaga Reveals 'Born This Way' Album Art

Posted Apr 17th 2011 at 09:58 AM by Christine Fenno

Lady Gaga revved up fans and delivered on her Twitter promise, revealing the cover of her 'Born This Way' album in the wee hours of the morning Sunday. The image of a modern-day minotaur depicts Gaga as half-human, half-motorcycle. Make that half-awesome-motorcycle. The pop icon later tweeted a photo of the liner notes in her hand, with the message: "So happy+free to finally share this w ...

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Lady Gaga's 'Judas' Leaks Online, Singer Releases Song Four Days Early

Posted Apr 15th 2011 at 11:30 PM by John Mitchell

'Judas,' the much-anticipated second single from Lady Gaga's forthcoming album 'Born This Way,' found its way onto the Internet earlier today, and now the singer, in an apparent attempt to jump ahead of the leak, has released the song to iTunes four days before the planned April 19 release date. The video for the song is already being talked up, sight unseen. The video's co-director and Gaga's ...

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Will 'Born This Way' Be the Most Important Album of Lady Gaga's Career?

Posted Apr 13th 2011 at 11:50 PM by John Mitchell

Lady Gaga is at once the biggest pop star in the world and not really a pop star at all -- at least not in the conventional sense. In myriad ways, she's unlike Britney Spears, who despite a recent string of hits and a well-received album seems about as removed from her own career as she can be while still being physically in the room with a mic strapped to her head. And she's a totally different ...

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Malaysia Censors Pro-Gay Lady Gaga Lyrics

Posted Mar 17th 2011 at 01:09 PM by Elizabeth Yun

Lady Gaga has always been a friend to the gay community, but Malaysia just isn't feeling the love. The conservative, Muslim-majority nation took issue with some of the pro-gay lyrics in Gaga's new hit single, 'Born This Way,' and promptly dropped the censorship ax, according to the AP. Radio stations in Malaysia have made the decision to censor the track, replacing lyrics like "no matter gay, ...

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Video: Katy Perry Covers Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way'

Posted Mar 8th 2011 at 10:46 AM by Zach Dionne

In an acoustic chunk of a live concert in Paris, Katy Perry covered 'Born This Way,' cementing Lady Gaga's new hit as the most quickly covered song by the most people ever [ed note: waiting for Guinness World Records verification on this]. Perry sat between two acoustic guitarists and paid tribute to Gaga with a shortened, slightly modified take on 'Born This Way.' And know what? It was pretty ...

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Gaga's 'Born This Way' vs. Britney's 'Hold It Against Me': Which Video Wins?

Posted Mar 2nd 2011 at 10:45 PM by Jason Newman

The gooey egg or the paint-splattered wedding dress? With the recent premieres of Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way' and Britney Spears' 'Hold It Against Me,' the two biggest female vocalists in music set themselves up for a diva-off on par with the Britney/Christina pop-tart battle a decade ago. But like 'Highlander,' there can only be one (OK, not really, but just go with it). To aid your decision ...

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See Five 'Born This Way' YouTube Covers That Stun Us

Posted Feb 17th 2011 at 05:45 PM by Kiki Von Glinow

Are you an adorable little kid who has always dreamed of becoming a pop star? Well, here's a foolproof method to running with the big dogs: 1. Learn Lady Gaga's lightning-hot new song 'Born This Way.' 2. Post a video of yourself playing said Gaga tune to YouTube. 3. Rack up your views and wait for Ellen DeGeneres (and Gaga herself!) to tweet about you. 4. Smile big. Since covering Gaga's ...

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Lady Gaga Tells Jay Leno That Madonna Loves 'Born This Way'

Posted Feb 15th 2011 at 11:00 AM by John Mitchell

Last night, Lady Gaga stopped by 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' to let everyone know that Madonna contacted her to voice her "love and complete support" for Gaga's latest smash, 'Born This Way,' after the Internet erupted with claims that the track borrows heavily from the Queen of Pop's 1989 classic 'Express Yourself.' "You know, there is really no one that is a more adoring and loving ...