VIBE tv interview, Gaga explains the new album in great detail
|The Monster Ball Tour News and Updates|
|Official Tour Dates| (UPDATED)
November 27 -Montreal, Quebec, Canada -The Bell Center
November 28 -Toronto, Ontario, Canada -Air Canada Center
November 29 -Ottawa, Ontario, Canada -Scotiabank Place
December 01 -Boston, MA -Wang Center
December 02 -Boston, MA -Wang Center
December 03 -Camden, NJ -Susquehanna
December 09 -Vancouver, BC, Canada -Queen Elizabeth Theatre
December 10 -Vancouver, BC, Canada -Queen Elizabeth Theatre
December 11 -Vancouver, BC, Canada -Queen Elizabeth Theatre
December 13 -San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic
December 18 -Las Vegas, NV -TBD
December 19 -San Diego, CA -San Diego Sports Arena
December 21 -Los Angeles, CA -Nokia Theatre
December 29 -Atlanta, GA -Fox Theater
December 31 -Miami, FL -Knight Center
January 03 -Orlando, FL -The Hard Rock
January 07 -St. Louis, MO -The Fox
January 08 -Chicago, IL -Chicago Theatre
January 09 -Chicago, IL -Chicago Theatre
January 12 -Detroit, MI -Fox Theater
December 14 -San Francisco CA -Bill Graham Civic
December 22 -Los Angeles CA -Nokia Theatre
January 16 -Atlantic City NJ -Borgata
January 20 -New York, NY -Radio City Music Hall
January 21 -New York, NY -Radio City Music Hall
Tour dates and venues subject to change
The Making Of "Telephone" (11/21/09) [View | Hide]
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This is already the year of Lady GaGa – and she's not ready to pack up her disco stick yet. Originally conceived as a bonus disc to accompany a reissue of The Fame, her four million-selling debut album, Monster is now being released as a record in its own right. "In the midst of my creative journey composing The Fame Monster, there came an exciting revelation that this was in fact my sophomore album," the Lady herself explains. "It's a complete conceptual and musical body of work that can stand on its own two feet."
She may have couched her decision in typically preposterous and pretentious terms, but there's no quibbling with GaGa's logic here. The Fame Monster does work as a standalone album and, what's more, it's a far more enjoyable listen than The Fame ever was. At just eight tracks and 35 minutes, there's no fat, no chance for GaGa's schtick to grate and, crucially, just the one ballad.
Of course, it helps that every track – half of which are RedOne productions, the other half split evenly between Teddy Riley, Ron Fair, Fernando Garibay and Rodney Jerkins – is a cracker. Lead single "Bad Romance" nearly equals "Poker Face" for wow factor, "Alejandro" channels Ace of Base and "La Isla Bonita" to deliriously catchy effect, and "Dance In The Dark" is the sort of song that, well, makes you want to dance with your top off in a grotty German bondage basement. "Teeth", meanwhile, is the most sonically intriguing thing GaGa's put her name to, an ode to rough sex conducted over an intense, tribal production that recalls Cher's "Half Breed" and Fleetwood Mac's "Tusk". Oh, and the ballad? It's called "Speechless" and it's her best one yet.
Of course, The Fame had already told us that GaGa can find her way to a tune with a gimp mask on. What The Fame Monster proves – as if the last 12 months hadn't already made it abundantly clear – is what an exhilarating popstar she is. She can be titillating, "touching herself" at the sight of a "lavender blonde" on "So Happy I Could Die", tremendous fun – her Beyoncé collaboration, "Telephone", could make Ann Widdecombe fancy a night on the tiles – and utterly startling, interrupting the '80s club rush of "Dance In The Dark" to name-check a list of dead female icons: Marilyn, Judy, Sylvia, JonBenet, Diana. Yes, that is JonBenet Ramsey, in case you were wondering.
Best of all, there's a certain fearlessness to GaGa here – specifically, an I-don't-give-a-s**t-if-look-ridiculous sort of fearlessness. Her vocal performances, as anyone who's heard "Bad Romance" will know, can err towards the deranged. When she tries to sound Spanish on "Alejandro"'s spoken word intro, the result is more Dolmio ad than Almodovar. Oh, and barely a year since she scored her first hit, she's already self-referencing ("I wanna Just Dance / But he took me home instead"). Getting to the bottom of the GaGa phenomenon is going to take a hell of a lot longer than 12 months, but she offers a temporary fix here with her latest catchy motto: "I'm a free bitch baby." We wouldn't have her any other way.
The Fame Monster Album Scans (11/20/09) [View | Hide]
Click the picture above to view the scans of The Fame Monster CD (deluxe edition) released today in Australia. Thanks to our reader Jose!
The album is currently #9 on Australian iTunes. Be sure to buy your copy!
Lady GaGa On Ryan Seacrest (11/20/09) [View | Hide]
Lady GaGa was on the Ryan Seacrest show this morning to talk about her upcoming "Monster Ball" tour, her new album and this weekend's American Music Awards performance. Listen to the interview below:
The Fame Monster Promo Shoot (11/20/09) [View | Hide]
Check out eight new photos from the Monster promotional photoshoot by Hedi Slimane. Don't forget to get your copy of the album on November 23 in the U.S. and UK.
The Fame Monster Available In Australia (11/20/09) [View | Hide]
Lady GaGa's new album The Fame Monster is now available in Australia and also in some European countries including Germany and Switzerland. Be sure to get your copy!
We are proud to announce you that one of the most iconic sunglasses maker of all times denominated by the world's largest museum of art and design Victoria and Albert Museum as "the originator of fashion eyewear" Oliver Goldsmith (view a photo of Lady Gaga wearing one of their sunglasses here) and GagaDaily have teamed up to bring you this exclusive contest!
Send us your sunglasses related and Lady GaGa inspired work of art. No limits. Can be a photo. With or without retouches. A collage. Painting. Scuplture. Body painting. Headpiece or a piece of clothing. Let your imagination and creativity fly away. Can use your favourite sunglasses or your whole collection, the photo below or any Oliver Goldsmith sunglasses you can find on internet. Again, no limits.
Submit your picture via e-mail to: gagadailyfashion@gmail.com
10 most original pictures will be included to the Video Gaga Project that will be presented to Lady Gaga herself!
Aaand, the most original picture will, on top of above, win a pair of these amazing Oliver Goldsmith "Goo Goo" sunglasses originally created in 1964!
All the submissions will be featured on GagaDaily!
Deadline: Sunday, November 29, 2009
We are perfectly aware of how unbelievably creative you guys are and are really looking forward to each and every photo.
Oliver Goldsmith & GagaDaily "Gaga Goo Goo" Contest starts right now!
The Fame Monster Goes #1 In Japan (11/19/09) [View | Hide]
Lady GaGa's new album The Fame Monster was released in Japan yesterday and is now number one iTunes! All tracks from the album are in the Top Songs list: "Telephone" (#6), "Monster" (#12), "Bad Romance" (#17), "So Happy I Could Die" (#24), "Alejandro" (#26), "Speechless" (#31), "Dance In The Dark" (#35) and "Teeth" (#43).
The Fame Monster will be released in Australia and some European countries tomorrow. Be sure to buy your copy!
After debuting at #9 and then falling down to #19 the following week, Lady GaGa's new single "Bad Romance" has jumped to #11 on this week's Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The song will most likely be Top 5 or even #1 on next week's chart: it's selling strong and is still number one on iTunes. Be sure to purchase your copy!
GaGa, I love you so much, could you please please please add 1 or 2 more shows to the London O2 Arena??? You cried when you heard it's sold out in minutes... me too when I found out i can't get to see you here in London :(
GaGa, you're new song Monster is amazing!! It's my new favorite song. I CANNOT wait until next tuesday when The Fame Monster hits stores. I will be first in line to buy it haha
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