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Lady Gaga Introduction

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born March 28, 1986), better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American recording artist. After being signed to and quickly dropped from Def Jam Records at age 19, she began performing in the rock music scene of New York City’s Lower East Side. During this time, she was also working at Interscope Records as a songwriter for several established acts, including Akon, who, after hearing Gaga sing, convinced Interscope chairman Jimmy Iovine to sign her to a joint deal with the label and Akon’s Kon Live Distribution label.http://www.buydvdhere.com/lady-gaga-collection-1cd1dvd-p-2576.html

Her debut album The Fame was released in August 2008 to critical and commercial success. In addition to receiving generally positive reviews, it has gone to number one in four countries, also topping the Billboard Top Electronic Albums chart in the United States. The album’s first two singles, “Just Dance” and “Poker Face,” have become international number one hits, and the former was nominated for Best Dance Recording at the 51st Grammy Awards. In 2009, after having opened for New Kids on the Block and the Pussycat Dolls, Gaga embarked on her first headlining tour, The Fame Ball Tour. To date she has sold over 20 million singles and 3 million albums worldwide
Musically, Gaga is inspired by glam rockers such as David Bowie and Queen, as well as pop singers such as Michael Jackson and Madonna. She is also inspired by fashion, which she claims is an essential component to her songwriting and performances. She is also very supportive of the gay community, crediting them for her early mainstream success.
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1986–2004: Early life and education
Gaga was born on March 28, 1986 in Yonkers, New York as the eldest child to Italian American parents Joseph and Cynthia Germanotta.At 11 Gaga was set to join Juilliard School in Manhattan,[5] but instead attended Convent of the Sacred Heart, a private Catholic school. Having learned piano at the age of four, Gaga went on to write her first piano ballad at thirteen and began performing at open mic nights by the age of fourteen. At the age of seventeen, she gained early admission to the New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. There, she studied music and improved her songwriting skills by composing essays and analytical papers focusing on topics such as art, religion, and socio-political order. Gaga later withdrew from the school to focus on her musical career.

2005–2007: Career beginnings

Lady Gaga (left) and Lady Starlight at their weekly party New York Street Revival and Trash Dance.Gaga signed with Def Jam Records when she was 19, after record executive L. A. Reid heard her singing down the hallway from his office. However, she claims Reid never met with her, and after three months, she was dropped from the label. She moved out of her parents’ house and started performing downtown in the Lower East Side club scene, with bands Mackin Pulsifer and SGBand.Around the same time, she started taking drugs and performing at burlesque shows; Gaga said her father “just didn’t understand” it, and that he could not look at her for several months.Music producer Rob Fusari, who helped Gaga write some of her earlier songs, compared her vocal style to that of Freddie Mercury. He nicknamed her Gaga, after the Queen song “Radio Ga Ga.” She began to use it as her stage name and was known thereafter as Lady Gaga.

Throughout 2007, Gaga collaborated with performance artist Lady Starlight, who helped her create her onstage fashions.The pair began playing gigs at downtown club venues like the Mercury Lounge, The Bitter End, and the Rockwood Music Hall, with their live performance art piece known as “Lady Gaga and the Starlight Revue.” Billed as “The Ultimate Pop Burlesque Rockshow,”[16] their act was a low-fi tribute to 1970′s variety acts. In August 2007, Gaga and Starlight were invited to play at the American music festival Lollapalooza. The show was critically acclaimed, and their performance received highly positive reviews. Having initially focused on avant-garde, and electronic dance music, Gaga found her musical niche when she began to incorporate pop melodies and the vintage glam rock of David Bowie and Queen into the mix.

During this time, she began writing for artists signed to Akon’s Konvict label, as well as Fergie, the Pussycat Dolls, Britney Spears, and New Kids on the Block.[6] After hearing her sing a reference vocal for one of his tracks, Akon formed the opinion that she was also a good singer.[20] He ultimately convinced Interscope Records chairman Jimmy Iovine to sign her to a joint deal with his own label, Kon Live Distribution, and would later call Gaga his “franchise player.” Through her affiliation with Akon, Gaga started to work on her own new material for her debut album with producer RedOne. Already having a solid selection of electro-glam, David Bowie-esque, and Queen-inspired songs, Gaga wanted to mix her retro dance beats with urban melodies, a pop chorus and still retain a rock and roll edge. The first song they produced together was “Boys Boys Boys”, a mash-up of Mötley Crüe’s “Girls, Girls, Girls” and AC/DC’s “T.N.T.”

2008–present: The Fame

Gaga performing at the New Kids on the Block: Live tour.By 2008, Gaga had relocated to Los Angeles, working closely with her record label to finalize her debut album The Fame. Gaga said that she combined a lot of different genres on the album, “from Def Leppard drums and handclaps to metal drums on urban tracks.” She began to work with a collective called the Haus of Gaga, who collaborate with Gaga on her clothing, stage sets, and sounds. The Fame received mostly positive reviews from critics; according to the music review aggregation of Metacritic, it has received an average score of 71/100.Times Online described the album as “a fantastic mix of Bowie-esque ballads, dramatic, Queen-inspired midtempo numbers and synth-based dance tracks that poke fun at celebrity-chasing rich kids.” The Fame peaked at number one in Austria, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Ireland, and at number four in Australia and the United States; worldwide sales as of July 2009 stand at 3 million copies. The album’s lead single, “Just Dance,” was released on April 8, 2008, and has topped the charts in six countries – Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It received a Grammy nomination for the Best Dance Recording, but lost to Daft Punk’s “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger.” The second single, “Poker Face”, was released on September 23, 2008, and has reached number one in nearly twenty countries, including almost all major music markets in the world. “Poker Face” became Gaga’s second consecutive number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 2009.

Afterward, the Haus of Gaga turned its focus further upon the American market with Gaga going on her first ever concert tour with fellow Interscope pop group, the reformed New Kids on the Block. Gaga started her stint with them in Los Angeles on October 8, 2008, and continued through the end of November.[30] She appeared as a guest artist on the song “Big Girl Now” from their new album, The Block.[31] Gaga’s first headlining North American tour, The Fame Ball Tour, began on March 12, 2009, and has received critical acclaim. In May, Gaga opened for the Pussycat Dolls in Australia. Her performance there was well-received, with a reviewer claiming that she upstaged the Dolls.Around the same time, the music video for her international third single, “LoveGame,” was banned by the Australian channel Network Ten, who refused to play the video reasoning that it contained sexually explicit imagery.

Gaga appeared semi-nude, wearing only plastic bubbles, on the cover of the annual ‘Hot 100′ issue of Rolling Stone in May 2009. In the issue she discussed that while she was making her beginnings in the New York club scene, Gaga was romantically involved with a heavy metal drummer. Gaga described their relationship and break-up, saying of it, “I was his Sandy, and he was my Danny [of Grease], and I just broke.” He later became an inspiration behind some of the songs on her debut album The Fame.[39] Gaga also stated that she is bisexual and is inspired by beautiful women, which she says makes her boyfriends “uncomfortable.”[39] She later regretted disclosing her orientation, saying, “I don’t like to be seen as somebody who is using the gay community to look edgy. I’m a free sexual woman and I like what I like. I don’t want people to write that about me because I feel like it looks like I’m saying it because I’m trying to be edgy or underground.”She had previously told a crowd at one of her concerts that her song “Poker Face” lyrically discusses fantasizing about a woman while being in bed with a man. Gaga appeared on rapper Wale’s single “Chillin.”

Gaga was nominated for a total of nine awards at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards including Video of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Female Video and Best Pop Video for “Poker Face” and Best Direction, Best Editing, Best Special Effects, Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction for “Paparazzi.[43] “Poker Face” managed to win the award for “Best New Artist” while “Paparazzi” won two awards for “Best Art Direction” and “Best Special Effects.”

On September 15, 2009, Gaga announced dates for a co-headlining North American tour with Kanye West entitled, “Fame Kills Starring Kanye West and Lady Gaga.”

Musical style and influences
Lady Gaga “Just Dance”

A 30-second sample of Gaga’s “Just Dance” featuring the chorus sung by Gaga and Colby O’Donis in the range of B3 to C? backed by a synth marching beat. The song became Gaga’s first international hit single.

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Gaga has been primarily influenced by glam rockers such as David Bowie and Queen, pop singers Michael Jackson and Madonna, artist Andy Warhol, poet Rainer Maria Rilke, fashion icon and entertainer Grace Jones, and fashion as a whole. Gaga’s vocals have drawn frequent comparison to Madonna and Gwen Stefani, while the structure of her music is said to be reminiscent of classic 1980s pop and 1990s Europop. In reviewing her debut album The Fame, The Sunday Times asserts “in combining music, fashion, art and technology, Lady [Gaga] evokes Madonna when she was good, Gwen Stefani circa Hollaback Girl, Kylie 2001 or Grace Jones right now.” Similarly, The Boston Globe critic Sarah Rodman comments Gaga draws “obvious inspirations from Madonna to Gwen Stefani… in [her] girlish but sturdy pipes and bubbly beats.” Baby A. Gil of The Philippine Star asserts that her voice is “just right for the mix of dance and rock that she does.”[50] As an artist, Alexis Petridis of The Boston Globe commented that although Gaga lacks originality, “pop music doesn’t have to be blindingly original or clever to work: it needs tunes, and Lady [Gaga] is fantastically good at tunes.” Though Gaga’s lyrics are said to lack intellectual stimulation, “[she] does manage to get you moving and grooving at an almost effortless pace.”

Style and image

Gaga wearing a plastic bubble dress while performing a concert on The Fame Ball Tour.Gaga has stated that she is “very into fashion” and that it is “everything” to her.[6][52] Her love of fashion came from her mother, who was “always very well kept and beautiful.”[4] She claims that: “When I’m writing music, I’m thinking about the clothes I want to wear on stage. It’s all about everything altogether — performance art, pop performance art, fashion. For me, it’s everything coming together and being a real story that will bring back the super-fan. I want to bring that back. I want the imagery to be so strong that fans will want to eat and taste and lick every part of us.” She has her own creative production team called the Haus of Gaga, which she handles personally. The team creates many of her clothes, stage props, and hairdos.

Gaga has six known tattoos,among them a peace symbol which was inspired by the late English musician John Lennon who The Guardian remarked as Gaga’s “hero,”[55] and a curling German script on her left arm which quotes the poet Rainer Maria Rilke with the lines “In the deepest hour of the night, confess to yourself that you would die if you were forbidden to write. And look deep into your heart where it spreads its roots, the answer, and ask yourself, must I write?” Gaga described Rilke as her “favorite philosopher,” commenting that his “philosophy of solitude” spoke to her.

In response to Gaga saying that she considers Donatella Versace her muse,[6] Melissa Magsaysay of Los Angeles Times commented, “[Gaga's] aversion to wearing a top and bottom at the same time [...] swigging champagne and being fanned by oily men in Speedos [is] very Donatella-esque.”[57] Towards the end of 2008, comparisons were made between the fashions of Gaga and recording artist Christina Aguilera, noting similarities in their styling, hair, and make-up.[6] Aguilera later claimed she was “completely unaware of [Gaga]” and “didn’t know if it [was] a man or a woman.”[6] Afterward, Gaga released a statement in which she welcomed the comparisons due to the attention providing useful publicity.[58] Gaga said, “She’s such a huge star and if anything I should send her flowers, because a lot of people in America didn’t know who I was until that whole thing happened. It really put me on the map in a way.”[58][59] Gaga is a natural brunette, but her hair is dyed blonde because she was often mistaken for fellow musician Amy Winehouse.

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Remembering the 90’s

The 90s was a time of Bill Clinton, Friends and Sienfield. In regards to music, here are the top five songs and musicians along with a little trivia.

1.)  Britney Spears:  â??â?¦Baby, One More Timeâ??

This Mouseketeer became a pop phenomenon shortly after this first hit single.  Jive Records released the song on October 13, 1998.  With a sexy and somewhat controversial video, the single peaked at number on the Billboard Hot 100 for weeks.  

The song was originally written for TLC, claimed the songâ??s writer, Max Martin.  Unfortunately for TLC the song was nominated for a Grammy that year, and has since become Spearâ??s most successful song performed.  Britney said, â??ever girl can relate to itâ?.  This claimed to be somewhat true, as the song sold over 750,000 copies, earning a three-times golf certification.

2.)  Nirvana:  â??Smells Like Teen Spiritâ??

Off the release of Nirvanaâ??s album, Nevermind in 1992, â??Smells Like Teen Spiritâ??, quickly became a hit.  Some believe this song sparked a teenage revolution of alternative rock, which is still well recognized today.  The song was Nirvanaâ??s biggest hit, even getting a fluke remake out of Weird Al Yankovic.

â??Smells Like Teen Spiritâ?? received many MTV Video Music Awards.  Cobain stated, â??I was trying to write the ultimate pop songâ?.  Even after Kurt Cobainâ??s death critics recognized the song as being one of the greatest alternative rock songs of all time.  

3.)  Alanis Morissette:  â??You Oughta Knowâ??

Grammy-Award winning song written and performed by Alanis, herself, was placed on Morissette’s album Jagged Little Pill in 1995.  The songâ??s love/hate lyrics were rumored to be about Morissette’s boyfriend Dave Coulier of TVâ??s Full House.  

This pain-ridden song, with a shocking set of musical words, was one of the first attempts to state heartache so explicitly.  The song became mainstream across the teenage universe, becoming a hit in the U.S., Canada and Australia.

4.)  Cher:  â??Believeâ?

This spark of one of Cherâ??s many comebacks became the single, most-listened to, hit of her career.  The song has been remade four times, to fit the club scene, dance re-mix genre and ballad arena.  Earning a Grammy, this multi-platinum song was written collaboratively by six individuals (Paul Barry, Matt Gray, Steven Torch, Brian Higgins, Timothy Powell and Stuart McLellan).

The song, â??Believeâ?? was released in 1998, and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.  After itâ??s release, it also became a number one song in over twenty-three countries worldwide, within two weeks.

5.)  Rob Thomas:  â??Smoothâ??

This collaborative effort between Rob Thomas (of Matchbox Twenty), and Santana wowed music audiences with its slick lyrics and amazing guitar riffs.  Rob Thomas originally wanted George Michael to sing the song for the recreated lyrics he had constructed from the song, â??Room 17â??.  

The song became a hit in 1999, spending over twelve consecutive weeks at number one, on the Billboard Hot 100.  The same year, â??Smoothâ?? won three esteemed Grammy Awards, including, Song of the Year.  Rob wrote the song for his wife, Marisol Thomas.  

When it came to music of the 90s, there were many hits from various genres, but the above songs are the ones most still have stuck in their heads.

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happy birthday, my foreign friend! songs~ my girl got a girlfriend- t-pain the call/i want it that way- backstreet boys my perogative- britney spears australia- the shins

Sweet and Sour.

This was like last year in September! Finally decided to edit it and add it haha We look a little different now lol.

The Famous Adventures of Famous Richard pt. 2

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The Aussie Top Ten Ringtones

Australia just like any other place in the world has succumbed no differently to the temptation of mobile phone ring tones. It has been reported that a very high number of teenagers are getting hooked on to mobile phones and in turn mobile phone content usage. As per reports, mobile phone ring tones enjoy a mass popularity with this young group because of their strong desire to express themselves through their appearances, and behaviour. There is a constant need to express their attitude and make a statement about their social, cultural, sexual, and political preferences. An undercurrent hidden need that runs through this entire group is to carve out a distinct personality for themselves. And always be ahead in the race for popularity and high on the cool quotient.

Marketers, as born keen opportunists, have jumped the bandwagon in communicating aggressively with this group and in ways that are more than merely successful in simply enticing them. They have made them brand loyal towards their products and services that are easily available over the internet. Several websites offering mobile phone ring tone downloads are continuously upgrading their list of latest offerings, and in their attempt to hype the mania even further, they have dedicated resources for scouring and listing the ‘Top 10 ring tones for the Week’ and so on and so forth; just to ensure that there is regular loyal traffic on their web page. However, due to the lack of a universal body governing the ring tone industry and non – availability of measuring tools to rate the popularity of ring tones on a global basis, it is difficult even for experts to make an all encompassing comprehensive list of ‘Top 10’ mobile phone ring tones for any region.

According to recent reports having come in this new year, Australia’s current hot favourites would include these for sure, apart from anything else that may have become a trend as well.

The absolutely adorable and true to its name, Snuggle Song by Cutie, is on the top of many lists and going by its popularity it’s a hot favourite video tone as well.

Leona Lewis’ Bleeding Love is another popular ring tone and video tone.

It was probably only natural for artist Timbaland’s Apologize featuring OneRepublic, to make its presence felt on the charts across websites. A definite hit with those that enjoy rap.

It’s definitely good to see Britney in the news for all the right reasons. And after all doesn’t an artiste always want his or her work to speak for itself. Spears’ Piece of Me has definitely been successful in grabbing a piece off the chartbusters pie.

Grammy award winner, Santana’s another composition, Into the Night, featuring Chad Kroeger, is doing well for itself on the lists too.

Alicia Keys croons No One, yet gets everyone to listen to her and want a ring tone of her composition.

Chris Brown featuring T- pain’s Kiss Kiss has kissed its competitors goodbye and made its way to the top of the lists.

Crank That by Soulja Boy Tell Em has gone down very well with the hip – hop and rock fans.

And this one may sound strange only if you don’t know what a wild life loving country Australia is. Ring tones of wild animals, pets, birds, and the famous Croc SNAP, have always had their ardent fan following.

Nickelback’s hitting it hard with Rockstar being downloaded as a monotone, polyphonic ring tone, and a real tone.

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Desperate Housewives: Jesse Metcalfe’s Friends Stand by Him

In the chaos that defines the world of show businesses, it comes as no surprise that celebrities, old and young alike, turn to desperate measures in order to cope with the stress and pressures of being in the limelight.

Going into high-end rehabilitation centers seems to be a flourishing trend among the entertainment community today. Pop artist Britney Spears made headlines again in early 2007 when she shaved her head bald before checking into a treatment center based in Miami, Florida. Now, its former Desperate Housewives star, Jesse Metcalfe, who has found himself in a distressing situation, and in an attempt to battle his alcoholism, has entered a rehabilitation center located in Los Angeles.

Among those who were shocked to hear about the news was his former Desperate Housewives co-star, Eva Longoria. Longoria got to know Metcalfe very well, and the fact that he has a serious drinking problem is contradictory to the person she remembers from the set. Nevertheless, the star has pledged nothing but support for Metcalfe, and is happy that he has decided to act responsibly.

Metcalfe is also getting a lot of support from his girlfriend, Nadine Coyle, a member of the British female music group, Girls Aloud. Metcalfe and Coyle met in Australia in 2006, and has since then become a celebrity couple. They separated very briefly in November, and a few days before Metcalfe went to the rehabilitation center, rumors were flying that they had tied the knot. Coyle’s father, Niall, was also caught unaware of Metcalfe’s condition, and even thought that the young actor was not much of a drinker. In addition, Niall says that her daughter is extremely saddened about Metcalfe and is upset that she did not catch any telltale signs.

Although Metcalfe rose to fame with his portrayal of handsome teenager John Rowland in the popular television series, Desperate Housewives, he first appeared in the small screen with a starring role in the soap opera, Passions. His other acting credits include Smallville, John Tucker Must Die and 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out.

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