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Lady Gaga To Perform With Tony Bennett At MTV Unplugged

1iota.com has just announced that Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett will perform in New York City for MTV Unplugged, on Friday, July 2nd.
MTV Unplugged showcases "stripped down, intimate performances" that allow artists to "share sincere and impactful moments with their fans around the world". Both Gaga and Bennett are making their MTV Unplugged debuts.
Gaga and Bennett are set to perform songs from their upcoming jazz standards album, which will serve as the followup to 2014's Cheek to Cheek. The website also mentions "a handful of surprises you definitely don't want to miss".
The event will take place at 11:00 AM ET, 18+ only.
To attend the live event, you can request a free ticket here.
All attendees must be fully vaccinated, and provide proof of vaccination and a negative COVID test from the same morning.
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Matt

Lady Gaga And The Power of Unlearning

On June 22, Lady Gaga sat down with Dr Bernice King to talk about racism and the power of unlearning. The centre of focus for the discussion was learning how to teach white people to join in conversations about white supremacy and racism. 
Lady Gaga told a brief story about how she was asked to visit the Capitol on the day of President Biden's inauguration, but that she refused as she was too afraid. She then revealed that, after singing the national anthem at the event, she went incognito and witnessed the riots at the Capitol with her own eyes. 
"It took me making mistakes and really looking in the mirror and asking why I can't talk about [racism]". - Lady Gaga.
The event was streamed live on Twitter, Facebook and the official King Center website. 
You can watch the footage below. 
 
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Born This Way Reimagined In Stores From September 3rd

The highly anticipated 'Born This Way Reimagined', a re-release of Lady Gaga's iconic 2011 studio album 'Born This Way', will be available to purchase worldwide in stores from September 3, 2021. 
The album can be bought in the form of a CD for €18.00, or a vinyl for €54.99 in select stores. 
You can pre-order the CD from FNAC France here .
The special record is in celebration of Born This Way's 10th anniversary and includes guest appearances from prominent LGBTQ+ icons and allies such as Kylie Minogue, Big Freedia and Olly Alexander.

If September 3 is too long to wait, you can preorder the album along with exclusive merchandise on Lady Gaga's official website. 
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Olly Alexander Reimagines 'The Edge of Glory'

With the release of 'Born This Way: Reimagined' drawing ever closer, actor & singer Olly Alexander from 'Years and Years' has given us another taste of the album with a stunning cover of 'The Edge of Glory'.
Olly's recent work includes playing the lead role in the critically acclaimed UK drama series 'It's A Sin', which depicts the lives of a group of gay men and their friends who lived during the HIV/AIDS crisis in the 1980's. 
He is just one of many talented artists who have collaborated with Lady Gaga in celebration of Born This Way's 10th anniversary, including Kylie Minogue, Orville Peck, and Big Freedia. 
You can listen to the new track here:
The final guest artists, who are expected to cover 'Highway Unicorn: Road To Love' and 'YoĂŒ and I', remain unknown for now.
The full album is set for release on 25th June. You can pre-order the CD on the official Lady Gaga website.
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Madison Love talks Lady Gaga and Sour Candy with Rolling Stone

Madison Love, one of the main songwriters behind the explosive collaboration between Lady Gaga and BLACKPINK, Sour Candy, recently did an interview with Rolling Stone.  In the interview Love talks about the origins of the track and the behind the scene processes of its making. 
Sour Candy arrived a day before Chromatica's release as a surprise release/buzz single. Arguably one of the most anticipated tracks on Chromatica, Sour Candy arrived in the form of a "k-pop basement banger" as Lady Gaga calls it. Moreover, Sour Candy has also been hailed as one of the most prominent collaborations and conjoining of western music and k-pop. 
Love revealed that song, when it was first written, had no set artist to take it. However she says she knew it was made to be a Lady Gaga record. 
"When Love wrote the first version of “Sour Candy” with producer/writer BloodPop, no artist had dibs on the song yet. But in her heart, she knew it belonged to Lady Gaga. “I love to write theatrical pop,” Love says. “I decided to sing it like Gaga for the demo just in case he wanted to play it for her."
After a while, Love reveals that Bloodpop had called months later saying Gaga wanted to enlist the talent of BLACKPINK's four fierce members on the track. 
Love reveals the sheer excitement and emotion she felt while being in the studio with Gaga, and while she has collaborated and worked with many artists, this one felt different to her. 
 “I work with artists all the time and I don’t get nervous, but she’s just a star to me
 She puts it on, and we’re dancing. She’s dancing on me and doing full choreo in the middle of the room. I was so overwhelmed. It was the coolest five minutes of my life.”
She even revealed the comical situation that occurred in her Uber Drive on the way home saying how she was "basically crying on the phone" and how confused the driver was about what had just occurred. 
Sour Candy has long been hailed as an album highlight but more importantly as a pop culture highlight as well. Critics praised Gaga and BLACKPINK's duet as an prime example of the greatness that can be achieved when western artists team up with k-pop powerhouses. 
 
Link to the full interview: https://bit.ly/3ws0V0l 
 
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Dom PĂ©rignon Shares New Interview with Nicola Formichetti

In this new interview, fashion director of the Haus of Gaga, Nicola Formichetti explains  the creative process behind Lady Gaga and Dom PĂ©rignon’s whimsical collaboration that took its form in a short film titled, The Queendom. 
Lady Gaga can be seen in the film draped in grand and magnificent garments while posing with the champagne house’s vintage rosĂ© 2006.  All of this, according to Nicola Formichetti, is a testament to the origins and legacy of Dom PĂ©rignon. 
Watch the full interview here: 
 
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House of Gucci To Premiere At Major Film Festivals

IMBD has released the schedule for House of Gucci’s run in the fall film festival circuit.
UPDATE: Lady Gaga's team has confirmed to us that there is no official news just yet about House of Gucci premiering at the film festivals on the dates below, which IMDB incorrectly published earlier this week.
IMDB has now been updated and the dates have been removed. 
The following dates listed are the first days of each festival and not explicitly the dates House of Gucci will premiere.

According to the site the film is expected to premiere in Venice and finish its run in the UK. It is not confirmed that Lady Gaga will attend any of these events yet.
IMBD also listed some release dates for the film in various countries. See the full list below:

 
The date for House of Gucci’s theatrical debut in the US now appears as November 24th.
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Kylie Minogue Reimagines Marry The Night

Born This Way Reimagined is just around the corner, and Lady Gaga has given us another taste of the covered tracks with Marry The Night being reimagined by the disco queen herself, Kylie Minogue.
The two pop icons first hinted at the cover with a cute exchange on Twitter:
The track was then released at midnight EST. You can listen to Kylie's version on all streaming platforms.
In the tweet posting the song's release, Gaga also mentioned there is a new release date for the album. Its original launch was June 18th, but she stated its new date is June 25th.
"Born This Way Reimagined" is the re-release of Lady Gaga's second studio album, Born This Way, for its ten year anniversary. Kylie joins the ranks of other LGBTQ+ icons and advocates such as Big Freedia and Orville Peck.
You can pre-order the cd on the official Lady Gaga website.
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Val Garland To Be Interviewed by Haus Labs in New Series

Sarah Tanno, the Global Artistry Director of Haus Laboratories, is set to launch a new IGTV series on the Haus Labs instagram account. 
The series will entail interviews with Gaga's primary makeup artist during the Born This Way era, Val Garland. 
Garland is responsible for some of the most iconic Gaga makeup looks during the Born This Way era including the Judas music video makeup, and Gaga's iconic "bones" prosthetics.  
 

 
The series is set to launch on June 22, 2021. 
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Born This Way Reimagined Available Now

Lady Gaga has officially released 'Born This Way Reimagined', a re-release of her iconic second studio album from 2011, 'Born This Way'.  
Just in time for pride month, the record includes five tracks reimagined by the prominent LGBTQ+ icons and allies Big Freedia, Orville Peck, Kylie Minogue, Ben Platt, Olly Alexander, The Highwomen, Brittney Spencer and Madeline Edwards. 
Born This Way is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year and Lady Gaga is celebrating it in a big way. Along with the new record, Gaga has also released special merchandise, Haus Laboratories products and an exciting collaboration with Versace.

Official Artwork
Born This Way Reimagined is the grand finale of celebrations of Born This Way's 10th birthday. 
You can listen to the album here: 
And you can stream it on multiple platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, and Youtube here.
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Lady Gaga's Discography Gets the Dolby Atmos Feature on Apple Music

Apple Music has updated more songs from Lady Gaga's discography with the Dolby Atmos feature. This feature allows the songs to have a higher quality sound and 3D effect.
To enable this feature, go to Apple Music settings after updating to the new iOS 14.6. Albums that have been affected by the update will now have a Dolby Atmos tag under them.

Also featured is the Lossless Format, which gives better quality to the songs.
 
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EW Interviews DJWS About ARTPOP Act II

Entertainment Weekly has published a new article and interview with DJWS about ARTPOP and the infamous unreleased ARTPOP Act II.
Read an excerpt of the interview below.
 
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What is it like for you to see ARTPOP's resurgence eight years later?

DJ WHITE SHADOW: Everything is weird! We worked hard on that record and I'm glad it impacted people so much that they're still excited about it. Obviously, people talked about Born This Way and the impact it had on culture, and ARTPOP got stuck in a weird spot. There were a lot of things going on behind the scenes — management shifts for her.... the changing of the guard at Interscope, Jimmy Iovine was [leaving] and John Janick was coming in, and people weren't buying CDs anymore as much as they were streaming. It was wildly confusing. What a f---ed up time to drop a record. In the way that it gets pushed out, the numbers don't always reflect how it went down. That record was in upwards of 3 million in sales. It was a good-selling record, but when you're following [Born This Way selling] 6 million copies, you look like an asshole.
EW: I think songs like "Tea" and "Onion Girl" are the two I've seen people talking about the most. Lyrically, what story did those songs tell?
DJWS: It's tough for me to talk about lyrics. If her and I were sitting next to each other, I would totally talk about it. But I don't want to step on her like that. I can tell you that they're both good songs. There is a song called "Onion Girl."
EW: There was also "I Wanna Be With You," which she performed at the iTunes festival and you co-wrote, morphing to become "Dope" on the album. What happened with that process — how and why did it go from performing that song publicly to it changing into a different song for the album release?
DJWS: When we did the iTunes Festival, we hadn't gotten to the point where we were sitting in the studio finishing things completely. So, she wanted to make changes! At the end of the day, it's her art. If we're talking about a car, she comes up with the concept, she goes in and draws it, and I come in with a screwdriver and some wrenches and try and put the car together. Sometimes you have to take the car apart to put it back together the way she wants it, and that's all that is. That's a song that we had a version of, she liked it, and she wanted to do something different. It's not up to me to say no. I would never say no. Let's get this thing out the way she wants to get it together! At the end of the day, "Dope" was the song she wanted on the record, and it just started as something else. I see that happen 500 times, and you guys get to see it once. That's a microcosm of how albums work. You build one idea as A, and you don't go to Z, you go to AAA to five As to five Zs. I'm sure there were 12 iterations between "I Wanna Be With You" and "Dope" that we did.
EW: You've played snippets of "Tea" on the road. Are there any other instrumentals you might've played on the road without telling people they're from the album or have any of these instrumentals snuck into other places — whether it's tour interludes or anywhere else?
DJWS: No! I asked before I did that. Even if I make the instrumental and I play it for her and she thinks it's cool, out of respect for another human being, I'd always ask. I twisted it a little bit at the end to fit where it was supposed to fit in my personal set. I reproduced part of it.
 
You can read the full interview at EW.com
DJWS was a producer on Lady Gaga's 2013 album, ARTPOP. The ambitious EDM album was met with mixed reviews from critics, but eventually became a cult classic. It is one of Gaga's most adored projects by her fans, and is now considered 'ahead of its time'.
Gaga had an entire second act that was set to be released, but it ended up being scrapped. Little Monsters have continued to campaign for it to be released one day, a dream that seemed like it would never be realized until April 2021. 
On April Fools, DJWS posted a joke about one of the ARTPOP Act II songs, "Tea", and fans went into a frenzy. A petition was started to show the love for ARTPOP and the demand for the release of Act II. The petition got thousands of signatures, and ARTPOP went number 1 on iTunes Worldwide. The resurgence of ARTPOP got news outlets buzzing and Lady Gaga herself thanked fans for the love and support.
 
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"My Life on MTV" Finale to be About Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga is getting the season finale episode of "My Life on MTV" dedicated to her.
The series shows archival footage of stars throughout their career, and highlights unforgettable moments.

Each episode recounts the stories of global music superstars through a look back in time to now, all through the lens of the MTV cameras. The show showcases moments from their first introduction on MTV to defining moments in their careers, which could be performances, news, or award shows.
Lady Gaga's first time on MTV was on 2005 Boiling Points as Stefani Germanotta, so the show will likely highlight that memory.

“We have a rich history with these groundbreaking artists, and we’re thrilled to be bringing fans a fresh take on their most unforgettable moments that only happened here on MTV,” said Bruce Gillmer, president of music, music talent, programming and events at ViacomCBS.
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Born This Way (The Country Road Version) With Orville Peck Out Now

Lady Gaga and Orville Peck have teamed up for Gaga’s newest project, Born This Way Reimagined.
Following Big Freedia's cover of “Judas”, Peck is just one of the many artists featured on "Born This Way Reimagined", the special edition of Lady Gaga's iconic album.
Peck also updated the 2011 lyrics in the song to be more current and say, "No matter black, white, or beige, Asian or LatinX made."
The remaining 4 artists, which will cover Lady Gaga's "Marry The Night", "The Edge of Glory", "You and I", and "Highway Unicorn (Road To Love)" are still unknown.
You can listen to Big Freedia's version of “Judas” here.
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BREAKING: The Chromatica Ball Postponed To 2022

It's official, The Chromatica Ball won't be happening this year.
Following the ongoing pandemic, Ticketmaster sent emails regarding Lady Gaga's upcoming shows, stating that the events won't take place this year. They are waiting for new dates for all shows, the rescheduling is expected for Summer 2022.

If you still want to attend the rescheduled events, no action is required. Your current tickets are still valid for the postponed events.
Fans who purchased the tickets can ask for a refund on Ticketmaster.com as soon as the new dates are announced. Your tickets will be refunded on the same card used to purchase them. You can read Ticketmaster refund policy below.
If 60 days have passed since a show was postponed and no rescheduled dates have been announced, the 30-day window for refunds will open at that time. You will be able to request a refund via your Ticketmaster account. If during the 60-day postponement window, your event is rescheduled, a 30-day window for refunds will also be made available. If the event is cancelled (at any time), refunds will be available. Stay tuned for further updates.
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Lady Gaga Announces "Born This Way" Reimagined

In honor of the ten year anniversary of Lady Gaga's iconic "Born This Way" album, she has released an exclusive bonus disc featuring LGBTQ+ artists.
The CD with exclusive packaging and bonus disc, which was confirmed by JustJared days ago, will be released on June 18th, with an expected shipping timeframe in September. Currently, the only known artist on this reimagined version of the album is Big Freedia, who covered Judas. This version of Judas is currently available for streaming. 
This album and other merchandise are currently available for preorder in the US only. They are expected to be released internationally soon.
Other limited time merchandise includes a Born This Way hoodie with the motorcycle album cover, a white Judas tshirt, a Born This Way tshirt that comes in black or white with a photo of Gaga in her prosthetics, another tshirt that comes in black or white but with 2011-2021 on it, Born This Way socks, a pillow, and a rug.
You can also donate to the Born This Way Foundation when you check your cart out. 
You can purchase the exclusive reimagined album and other items on Lady Gaga's official website at shop.ladygaga.com
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Chelsea

Lady Gaga Spotted In Malibu

Lady Gaga was seen leaving a restaurant with a friend in Malibu, earlier today. Gaga was seen wearing a deep v-neck tee, sequinned sweats, and a shiny pink facemask. 

The singer recently received the key of the city of West Hollywood, for her activism in the LGBTQIA+ community. The mayor also declared May 24th as Born This Way Day.
 
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Tara Savelo & Fernando Garibay Share Their Born This Way Memories

To celebrate ten years of Lady Gaga's iconic album 'Born This Way', LadyGagaNow hosted a very special listening party on 'Stationhead'. 
As a surprise for the fans that tuned in to listen, we invited along Gaga's incredible former makeup artist Tara Savelo and 'Born This Way' producer, Fernando Garibay.
The two iconic figures spent almost an hour chatting with us and answering our questions, revealing special, unheard stories from the legendary era and sharing their opinions on the timeless songs that make up the album. 
You can listen to the full conversation here:
We also gave out some physical CD's of fan favourite 'Born This Way' single 'Judas' to some lucky fans who joined us to celebrate the album. 
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Lady Gaga Receives the Keys to West Hollywood

On the 10th anniversary of the Born This Way album, Lindsey P. Horvath, the Mayor of West Hollywood, has declared May 23rd as ‘Born This Way Day’. To also celebrate her outstanding contribution to the LGBTQIA+ community, Lady Gaga was also gifted the keys to the city.

The city painted a BORN THIS WAY mural on Robertson Blvd in her honor.


Gaga was seen still sporting her brown hair, paired with a Born This Way t-shirt, fishnets, and purple demonias. 

She addressed the crowd prior to accepting the keys.

Afterwards, Lady Gaga, fully vaccinated, celebrated with friends and fans.
Drag entertainer, Shangela, who costarred aside Lady Gaga in A Star is Born, attended as well.
Many more videos of Gaga and fans partying together were shared online, particularly ones of them dancing to Rain on Me and Sour Candy.
 
Congratulations to Lady Gaga on receiving the keys to the city and for an amazing ten years of Born This Way!
photo and video credit to: judasjoemanson, marcmonster, velvetropic, itsshangela, artpopapologist
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Lady Gaga To Release Reimagined Born This Way Tracks

It has been confirmed by JustJared that Lady Gaga has put together a special collection of Born This Way tracks that have been reimagined by prominent artists within the LGBTQIA+ community and allies.
As well as the above, Gaga's team have put together some more surprises, including various partnerships, special merchandise and products that will be released very soon. 

It has been stated that the Born This Way Foundation has begun working with New York and Youth Pride, to send goods, donations and notes of kindness to LGBTQIA+ centres across the US in support of pride month.
Stay tuned for updates. 
 
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Bree Runway Confirms Collaboration with Lady Gaga

More exciting news has been announced for the Chromatica Remix Album. Bree Runway has confirmed that she will be featured on the album, though did not spill which song she will be jumping on. 
The singer announced the collaboration herself and stated: “I’m going to be on Lady Gaga’s album
 I love her.”
Bree Runway joins Rina Sawayama and Charli XCX as confirmed collaborators for the album. 
Rina Sawayama addressed rumours at the BRIT Awards that she would be appearing on a remix of either Free Woman or Fun Tonight. And Charli XCX confirmed on Twitter that she would be featured on the remix of 911. 
Bloodpop has also hinted that there’s a possibility of getting the Haus Labs version of Bablyon on the remix album as well.
Gaga herself is yet to acknowledge the remix album, and no release date has been confirmed.
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Celebrate 10 Years of Born This Way With Urban Outfitters

To celebrate 10 years of Lady Gaga's iconic album 'Born This Way', Urban Outfitters will release some limited edition merchandise.
Starting from May 23rd, you can purchase the new items at the Urban Outfitters store in Melrose, Los Angeles. You can also purchase the new merchandising online clicking on the pictures below.




Here are a few pictures from the store taken by our friend @rosolindo.

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Lady Gaga Reveals Sexual Assault at 19 Left Her Pregnant

Lady Gaga reveals in the new documentary, "The Me You Can't See", that she unfortunately became pregnant after her horrific sexual assault at 19.
Talking about the traumatic event, Gaga stated “I went through a really crazy time in my head that I still work on. And I’m trying to make sure I give back with that experience instead of just, I don’t know, locking it away and faking it.” 
She then began to speak about her past in more detail, saying: “My mental health I thought was a problem when I was very young. I used to cut myself when I was really young. I had my own experiences with abuse and it’s really hard for me to articulate in a way where I feel like it’s safe for young people to listen about why anyone would cut. I do believe that those urges for me, came from a place of ‘I need to show the hurt inside’.” 
Gaga then carefully took the time to relay the details of the event that caused her trauma and pain. 
“I was nineteen years old. And I was working in the business. And a producer said to me ‘take your clothes off’. And I said ‘no’. And I left. And they told me they were gonna burn all my music. And they didn’t stop asking me and then I just froze and I just... I don’t even remember.”
She continued with: “And I will not say his name. I understand this ‘Me Too’ movement, I understand that some people feel really comfortable with this, and I do not. I do not ever want to face that person again.”
"Years later I went to the hospital, they brought a psychiatrist in and I said, 'Bring me a real doctor.' I said, 'Why is there a psych here, I can't feel my body.' I felt full-on pain, then I went numb," she said. "And then, I was sick for weeks and weeks and weeks and weeks after and I realized that it was the same pain I felt when the person who raped me dropped me off pregnant on the corner [outside] my parents' house, because I was vomiting, and sick. 'Cause I'd been being abused. I was locked away in a studio for months."
 
 
“I wanna be able to tell everybody that’s watching that I dry my tears now. And I move on... You can come back from things like that. But when it hits you really hard, it can change you. I had a total psychotic break and for a couple years I was not the same girl.”
Lady Gaga also explained how she is now able to overcome and control her trauma after many years.
“I learned all the ways to pull myself out of it. It all started to slowly change. It took two and a half years.” 
The interviewer then asked Gaga, “What were you doing in that time?” 
She replied, laughing “I won an Oscar! Nobody knew!” 
“Everybody that’s at home right now suffering, I would like to say that it’s so important that you surround yourself with at least one person that validates you... somebody that believes you, that cares about you and tells you that your pain matters. And that it’s real.” 
 
The singer has been open about her trauma in the past few years, discussing openly the effects her experience with rape has had on her mental health and physical well-being.
This new, shocking, detail emerges as Lady Gaga joins Oprah and other starlights in "The Me You Can't See" premiering on Apple TV+ today.
 
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