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what should lady gaga do now?
Artpop seems to be doing badly everywhere..her singles are also doing badly on the charts..she definately isn't the big star she was even in the born this way era..I'd say her album will be lucky to pull femme fatale numbers..its clear that the shock factor has worn off and no one really cares for her anymore..Its clear that the music isnt up to scratch..espically the lyrics on her new album and the production is messy..its now uncool tolike her..her appeal has worn off and she is unlikeable..I think she badly needs to change her sound because EDM is dated now..also she needs to change her image to appeal to the GP..but I dunno what she can really do because even if she released the best song in the world it would do well because she is more a has been now e.g Britney spears..I don't really think will be able to get back on top whatever she does to reinvent herself because she is scarred and her coolness and good public image is tarnished..
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She needs to strip it back and completely overhaul, continuing in her current direction won't help her.
But has she the chops to do it?
It's just a fake pose. To put the word art everywhere and act as if she is above everyone else in pop industry can't convince anyone when all we hear from her is generic and mediocre trash at best.
Well I personally don't think so, she has had the opportunity and failed at it masterfully. The reason why for instance (and sorry to bring her up but it's a hard comparison to avoid) Perry is so successful is she is under no illusions as to either her short comings or strengths. She knows the industry has played the game and reaped the rewards whilst more or less staying true to herself and seeming genuine. Prism was an art form in bridging the gap keep a lot of the same whilst slightly tweaking the formula to shift it forward.
Gaga just had the approach throw it all at the wall see what sticks, whilst proclaiming herself a legend in her own lifetime. That will turn people off, but if the music is strong enough it shouldn't matter. look at Madonna is she likable no, does it matter no because she usually always delivers.
Gaga has some serious rethinking to do, because at this rate she won't even do a Cyndy and become a credible cult artist with a long standing and revered career.
Is this a joke? All 3 will do worse then do what u want. Guy has an awful generic chorus. Fashion will not be played by radio neither will x dreams. Her sound is very dated.
I totally agree.
Stop artpop, cancel the tour and work on your next album asap. No artpop vol.2.
Mary jane holland has incredible production.
There is nothing wrong building upon something you've previously done, you don't need to evolve/change as an artist. Sometimes it works but mostly it doesn't, very few get away with it (Madonna).
More and more she is relying on everything BUT the music. Nobody gives a **** about merging art with music, nobody.
Also, it's sad for her, since she peaked within months of getting famous, when Poker Face was out.
but she's not in your face all the time tho. and that's the point.
where is she right now?
where was she at the grammys?
where has she been since her album was released?
in fact where has she been since 2011?
she's pretty much been in blackout mode for years.
Bad move if so releasing an inferior take on TEOG.
Her twitter account alone, suggests otherwise.
Go back to making pop singles and videos that are the length of the song, not mini films. Tone down the image. She needs to realise her career is not going well at the moment, something most pop stars go through but all is not lost. Looking at history, Madonna's career was all but over by the mid-90's, Ray Of Light saved her career, a more chilled out album might work next time.
On the tour front do the singles not Artpop.
She's inconsistent with twitter. She used to tweet every day but now she has periods when there's nothing at all.
I never thought the ARTPOP concept would work. You have to be very skilled to pull a concept like that off. Either you have to be a Bowie with the strong, quirky music to back it up, or be like Madonna & have an arty image that isnt too alienating to the general public. Its not as simple as it looks & Gaga simply couldnt achieve it.
When those art vids of her were released last year they simply looked STUPID to most, the response ranged from derision to "???"
Stronger SIMPLER songs & a pared back image will help her next time.
But my bet is that she has peaked now.Too many people have tired of her I think.
To me, as a pop star she is a "Prince" like figure- kinda arty & weird, with a distinct pop era lasting a few years, but not a big hitter long term. She will be respected in future but not have a massively high profile.
That'd kill her career. If anything she needs to get back into the studio this year & make a new album ready for 2015. A break would kill her career stone cold.
I was referencing her fabricated feud with Perez Hilton where she was tweeting about him breaking into her apartment. And also her odd tweets about Katy Perry and encouraging fans to break Billboard streaming rules by linking to YouTube video loop pages.
Her periods of "nothing at all" are just periods when she has nothing to promote.
Gaga is known for being self defensive when things aren't going in her favour. She can say its all about the music as much as she likes,its obvious she wants to be a big star.
Sexxx Dreams would do well because it's about sex. Sex sells, anything to do with it does nothing less than moderately lets be honest.
MJH is probably the best song on the album but whether it has the best production in the world, that doesn't determine chart success, especially based on it's lyrical content.
MANiCURE would be a good choice for a radio friendly hit but then apparently even fans aren't keen on it.
Gypsy is one of the most friendlier and appealing songs on the album, yet people in this thread and the AP thread hate it. Same goes for 'Swine' (which I think is excellent).
THIS is why we have no control over the choice of a single and why quite frankly, it's down to pot luck. Yes, in the past Gaga's company have made some strange choices for singles, but at the end of the day, it's a gamble with ANY song they choose. An obvious hit would be G.U.Y but whose to say that Donatella (an arguable choice) could actually storm the charts? No one ever knows for sure.