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Lady Gaga Born This Way Ball Tour Canceled Because She Needs Hip Surgery

Townsquare Staff — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 03:04:22 +0000

Due to the fact that she has a tear in her right hip, Lady Gaga has been forced to cancel the rest of her Born This Way Ball tour. The singer was in the middle of the North American leg of the global trek. This leg kicked off in early January and was scheduled to [...]

Move Over, Tony Bennett! Barry Manilow Wants to Collaborate With Lady Gaga

Amy Sciarretto — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 07:00:49 +0000

What is it with Lady Gaga and over-the-hill crooners? They all lurve the Mother Monster. She's worked with Elton John and is his son Zachary's godmother. Now, fresh off her private inauguration performance for White House staff alongside Tony Bennett, with whom she collaborated and who once sketched her while in the buff, Gaga has attracted the attention of one Barry Manilow.

Lady Gaga's Latest Pet Project? Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:47:55 +0000

Lady Gaga appears to have a bit of an obsession with the late, great King of Pop Michael Jackson. Last year, she plunked down some serious coin on 55 items at an auction, promising to archive and care for the pieces of clothing that once belonged to Jackson. Now she wants to take her adoration of Jackson further by helping restore his famed Neverland Ranch, located in California.

Lady Gaga Shows Off New Pink Hair + Soccer Skills

Amy Sciarretto — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 06:30:24 +0000

Lady Gaga, who has traded her Louis Vuitton brown locks for bubblegum pink ones, showed off her new hair hue and her soccer skills while in South America.

Scientists Honor Lady Gaga By Naming 19 Fern Species After Her

Amy Sciarretto — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 23:30:11 +0000

Forget all that “it’s a bird, it’s a plane” nonsense. It’s a plant and a pop star! More specifically, a fern. Researchers at Duke University have named a whopping 19 species of ferns after Lady Gaga! The plants were named after the Mother Monster because of her support of the LGBT community. Wait, what? What [...]

Lady Gaga Invited to Visit Drug Treatment Center After Onstage Pot-Smoking Stunt

Amy Sciarretto — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:30:44 +0000

Lady Gaga sparked up a spliff and smoked pot on stage in Amsterdam earlier this week. In addition to intense media coverage that followed her actions, she has been criticized for what's perceived as glamorizing drug use. Officials at Blenheim CDP, a London-based substance abuse charity, invited her to visit a drug treatment center to witness the horrors of drug use firsthand.

Lady Gaga Battles With PETA Over Fur

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 18:30:30 +0000

Lady Gaga has run afoul of animal rights organization PETA, since she would not rather go naked than wear fur. PETA is claiming that Mama Monster is a hypocrite since she has recently been seen sporting what looks like pink mink fur, despite telling her friend and animal lover Ellen DeGeneres on her namesake show a bit ago that she “hates” fur. PETA brass sent her a nasty letter, but she fired back.

Lady Gaga Sends Warning to Carly Rae Jepsen

Jessica Sager — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 17:00:37 +0000

Watch your back, Carly Rae Jepsen! Lady Gaga ain’t too happy with you. MTV reports that Jepsen’s infectious ‘Call Me Maybe’ just hit its seventh week at No. 1, breaking Mother Monster’s Billboard record for ‘Born This Way,’ which rested comfortably at No. 1 for six weeks. Gaga tweeted a warning to the Canadian cutie, [...]

Lady Gaga, Management + Merchandiser Sued for $10 Million Over Bratz Dolls

Amy Sciarretto — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 09:02:22 +0000

Lady Gaga, her management at Atom Factory and her merchandising company Bravado are being sued over a line of Bratz dolls made in Gaga’s image and likeness. Actually, the dolls were never produced, so they are being sued for breach of contract for failing to approve the line of dolls in time for the 2012 shopping season.

Lady Gaga's Born This Way Ball Trek Is Top Grossing Female Tour of 2012

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:00:37 +0000

Even though she was plagued by protestors on the Asian leg of the Born This Way Ball tour, Lady Gaga was still laughing all the way to the bank. She placed No. 5 overall on Pollstar’s Top 50 Worldwide Tours for the first half of 2012. While rockers such as Roger Waters, Bruce Springsteen and Coldplay placed ahead of her, along with Cirque du Soleil, Gaga is the female with the top-grossing tour so far. And guess what? She hasn’t even hit Europe or her native North America yet.

A Mashup Of Nearly Every Mega Pop Song From The Past Year [VIDEO]

CJ — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 22:04:56 +0000

Here’s a mashup of nearly every mega pop song from the past year. Everything from Katy to Gaga, LMFAO to Carly Rae. It starts and finishes with Rihanna. Enjoy!

Lady Gaga + Tony Bennett to Do Full Album of Duets?

Amy Sciarretto — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 09:00:57 +0000

Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett showed what they can do together on her Thanksgiving Day special and for their version of ‘The Lady Is a Tramp‘ for his ‘Duets II’ album. Gaga and the crooner had such good chemistry — not to mention the fact that he sketched her in her birthday suit — that they want to take advantage of their working relationship and do a full album of duets! We love when generations collide.

Lady Gaga Angers Thai Official for Use of National Flag During Concert [VIDEO]

Cristin Maher — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 21:00:02 +0000

The Born This Way Ball tour might be delighting tons of little monsters overseas, but there are others who aren’t so happy with Lady Gaga‘s latest stage show. According to WENN, an official at Thailand’s Culture Ministry has berated Lady Gaga over her use of Thailand’s national flag during a performance in Bangkok last month.

Is Madonna Backtracking Her Lady Gaga Diss?

Amy Sciarretto — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 03:47:11 +0000

The Madonna vs. Lady Gaga feud has been boiling over lately, with Madge including ‘Born This Way’ in a bratty mashup of ‘Express Yourself’ and ‘She’s Not Me,’ in what felt like a catty cheap shot. Gaga responded while performing in New Zealand, refusing to sink to Madge’s level or to dignify it with a direct response, instead claiming that no force can take down the power of the ‘Born This Way’ credo. That’s when we scored the fight in Gaga’s favor, especially since she said she would not be fighting back. Now it seems that Madge may be backtracking.

Elton John Concerned for Lady Gaga's Health

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 08:59:18 +0000

Elton John, who just endured a health scare of his own that required hospitalization and canceling of gigs, has spoken about his concern for Lady Gaga‘s health. What a concerned friend Sir Elton is, and he has every right to be. Mama Monster is the godmother of his son, Zachary.

Lady Gaga Plays With a Doll Onstage in Singapore

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 04:45:10 +0000

Lady Gaga is a lot of things. Fierce. Ferocious. Fabulous. Fashionable. A crusader. She’s also cute as hell, as this video of her singing to a doll while performing onstage in Singapore so deftly demonstrates. Gaga, looking part vixen, part siren in her black bodysuit, fishnet stockings and laced, knee-high boots, is seated when she handles the doll, which was thrown on stage by a fan, singing ‘Born This Way’ to it. Only at a Born This Way Ball Tour show can you see this type of stuff.

What is Lady Gaga Wearing on the Born This Way Ball Tour?

Amy Sciarretto — Wed, 09 May 2012 02:45:00 +0000

Lady Gaga‘s old pal, photographer Terry Richardson, visited her in Asia on the opening dates of the Born This Way Ball world tour. He shared some photos of the Mother Monster and her elaborate, head-turning costuming. So, exactly what is Gaga wearing as she entertains her little monsters?

Lady Gaga Tweet: 'Pop Singers Don't Eat'

Amy Sciarretto — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 09:48:25 +0000

Lady Gaga is prepping for her upcoming Born This Way Ball tour, which launches on April 27 in South Korea, and while doing so, she is getting herself into fighting shape. The singer tweeted about her efforts to get her body physically ready for the rigors of touring and in turn sparked a firestorm of [...]

Lady Gaga Launching Her Own Social Network

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:00:33 +0000

Calling all little monsters. Forget Facebook. Toss Twitter. Move on from MySpace, if you haven’t already. The Mother Monster AKA Lady Gaga is launching her own social networking site that is specifically designed to create a community among little monsters and that which will allow some communication with Gaga herself.

Lady Gaga's Parents to Open Italian Eatery Next Week

Amy Sciarretto — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:56:13 +0000

Lady Gaga‘s parents Joe and Cynthia Germanotta are officially opening their long-discussed Italian eatery Joanne Trattoria next Wednesday, Feb. 1. The restaurant is located on West 68th Street and will serve up the kind of Italian fare the Mother Monster grew up eating and enjoying.