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As the 2021 Grammy Awards were originally supposed to air today, we decided to recap Lady Gaga’s wins, looks, and moments from the past decade to get ready for 63rd Grammy Awards which will now air on March 14th, 2021. Lady Gaga first attended the Grammy Awards eleven years ago today when she was nominated for five Grammys. Ultimately winning her first two, the star cemented her debut at the award show as a successful one. Below you’ll find a list of Lady Gaga’s nominations and wins. We also go into some fashion that she donned on us and moments that have become pop culture history. 52nd Grammy Awards (2010) Lady Gaga at her first Grammy red carpet in a custom Giorgio Armani. Along with being nominated for 5 Grammys including Song, Record, and Album of the year, Lady Gaga also opened the show. Arriving in a custom Giorgio Armani gown, she changed for her performance wearing another custom Armani look. She sang Poker Face and then, along with Elton John, began a mashup of Speechless and Elton’s Your Song. Later in the show, Lady Gaga changed into a final look in which she wore the third custom Armani dress that had a matching headpiece. The purple version of this headpiece would later be used for the arena version of The Monster Ball Tour. Lady Gaga ends the night with two wins, one for Best Dance Recording for Poker Face and Best Dance Album for The Fame. Lady Gaga and her first two Grammys. 53rd Grammy Awards (2011) The 2011 Grammy Awards had a lot of hype around Lady Gaga as she had released her new lead single, Born This Way, two days before the award show. With the song garnering mass popularity and the Grammys stating that Lady Gaga would debut the song at the award show the excitement of Little Monsters was at a peak. She arrived on the red carpet in an egg shaped “vessel” designed by Hussein Chalayan. Being carried onto the carpet, Lady Gaga never actually stepped on the red carpet herself and the models that walked with her stated that this was part of the performance. After the Aretha Franklin tribute, Lady Gaga performed Born This Way for the very first time. She emerged out of the vessel wearing a latex outfit which was designed by the Haus of Gaga. Being nominated for six awards, Lady Gaga was visibly excited when glimpses of her sitting in the audience were shown on television. This culminated when she had her first televised Grammy acceptance speech, wearing an outfit that would later be seen on the back cover of the album, Born This Way, she accepted the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album for The Fame Monster. She also won Grammys for Best Music Video and Best Pop Vocal Performance for Bad Romance. In the speech’s final moment, she thanked Whitney stating: “When I wrote, Born This Way, I imagined she was singing it because I wasn’t secure enough in myself to imagine I was a superstar.” Lady Gaga accepts the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album 54th Grammy Awards (2012) The 2012 Grammys were held on Sunday, February 12th. The previous day, a year after the song, Born This Way, had been released, Whitney Houston had overdosed and passed away in her hotel room in Beverly Hills. The award show had shifted to a completely somber tone as the night was filled with mourning over the icon. Being nominated for Pop Vocal Album, Pop Solo Performance, and Album of the Year, Lady Gaga decided not to walk the red carpet due to her sadness over the passing of Houston. She also would not be performing as she was getting ready for her Born This Way Ball Tour. She wore a Versace look and held a matching scepter. Unfortunately, she went home with no wins and to this day, many Little Monsters believe that her album Born This Way deserved to win for Best Pop Vocal Album. 57th Grammy Awards (2015) With no nominations for her fourth album, ARTPOP, Lady Gaga took two years off and returned to the Grammy’s in 2015 as a jazz diva. Wearing a Brandon Maxwell silver dress that matched her hair along with a beautiful emerald necklace designed by Lorraine Schwartz, Lady Gaga looked ravishing. Lady Gaga wearing Brandon Maxwell and Lorraine Schwartz on the red carpet. With Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga was nominated for Traditional Vocal Album for their duet album, Cheek to Cheek. They ended up winning the Grammy before the main televised event and Lady Gaga gleamed as she and Tony delivered an amazing performance of the song, Cheek to Cheek. 58th Grammy Awards (2016) While working with the technology company Intel, Lady Gaga had elaborate plans for her Grammy performance in 2016. However, a month before the show, David Bowie had passed away and the entire music industry paid tribute and mourned together. David Bowie is Lady Gaga's biggest inspiration. It was announced that she would pay tribute to him during the show with the help of Intel’s technology. In the late summer of 2015, along with Diane Warren, she released a balled written for the film, The Hunting Ground. The haunting Til It Happens to You, received a nomination for Song Written for Visual Media. Although not winning the award, Lady Gaga arrived at the red carpet in a David Bowie inspired Valérie Messika outfit. She then dazzled in her tribute performance and received critical praise for her masterful take on Bowie. 59th Grammy Awards (2017) After her grand Super Bowl performance, Lady Gaga continued to wow audiences when she appeared at the 2017 Grammy red carpet. In custom Metallica. She performed their song Moth Into Flame and with this performance, Lady Gaga once again showed her chameleonic musical talent by singing a heavy metal song and amazed audiences with her professionalism as Metallica’s lead singer’s microphone was not working. 60th Grammy Awards (2018) Lady Gaga attended the 2018 Grammys amid her Joanne World Tour. Arriving to the red carpet in a beautiful Armani gown and an elaborate hairpiece, she was there for her fifth studio album, Joanne, which was released in October of 2016. It was nominated for Pop Vocal Album and its second single, Million Reasons, was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Performance. Lady Gaga radiating beauty at the 60th Grammy Awards. Lady Gaga did not win any of her nominations as both were won by Ed Sheeran. In fact, women did not take many awards home that evening. When fans, artists, and music professionals shared their concerns, the Recording Academy president Neil Portnow at the time stated: “women who have the creativity in their hearts and souls, who want to be musicians, who want to be engineers, producers, and want to be part of the industry on the executive level” should “step up.” Not only was this misogynistic statement met with backlash, but it further proved that the Recording Academy had many faults. Portnow stating this during the height of the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements was further proof of how women in Hollywood are treated. Lady Gaga even said “Time’s Up" in her performance. Since then, the Recording Academy has done its best to reverse its ways and include women. Many believe that there is much to be done. Despite this, Lady Gaga delivered a gorgeous performance of Million Reasons and the third and final single, Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?), a piano version of the title track that was released a week before the Grammys. Performing along with co-writer, Mark Ronson, Lady Gaga sang beautifully as she paid tribute to her late aunt and brought the theme of the album to the Grammy stage. All this, while wearing a gorgeous pink dress as her piano was draped in angelic feathers that were shaped into a heart. 61st Grammy Awards (2019) The Grammy Awards in 2019 was a fantastic one for Lady Gaga. Coming off her film debut in, A Star Is Born, the lead single off the soundtrack, Shallow, was nominated for four awards including Record of the Year and Song of the Year. The song won for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Song Written For Visual Media. She was also nominated and won for Best Pop Solo Performance for Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?). Arriving along Mark Ronson and the other Shallow writers, Lady Gaga wore a sparkly silver gown by Celine. In an attempt to repair the previous year’s lack of acknowledgment of women, the Grammys had Michelle Obama, Jennifer Lopez, Alicia Keys, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Lady Gaga deliver a powerful monologue at the start of the show. “They said I was weird. That my look, my choices, my sound, that it wouldn’t work. But music told me not to listen to them. Music took my ears, took my hands, my voice, and my soul. And it led me to all of you and my Little Monsters that I love so much.” From left to right: Jada Pinkett Smith, Michelle Obama, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Lopez, and Lady Gaga Returning on stage to accept her and Bradley Cooper’s award for Best Pop Duo/Performance. When it was time to perform, she sang, Shallow, live for the first time. She shined as she delivered a more rock rendition of the track. 62nd Grammy Awards (2020) Although not attending the Grammys in 2020, Lady Gaga was nominated for three Grammys including Song of the Year for the A Star Is Born's second single, Always Remember Us This Way. She ended up winning two Grammys, one for Best Song Written for Visual Media for a consecutive time for, I’ll Never Love Again, the soundtrack’s third single. She also won Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media for A Star Is Born. 63rd Grammy Awards (2021) With the 63rd Grammys on their way, Lady Gaga has two nominations. One for Pop Duo/Group Performance for her 2020 hit with Ariana Grande, Rain On Me. And for Pop Vocal Album for her sixth studio album, Chromatica. Although Little Monsters believe that she deserved more nominations, they are still hopeful that Lady Gaga adds two more Grammys to her already 11 wins. As of today, the 29-time nominee has not announced if she had planned a performance or appearance.

Today is Joe Biden's inauguration and Lady Gaga will be performing the national anthem as she celebrates the commemoration of the 46th president. We look back at some of the most memorable moments of when he and Lady Gaga have come together. The two have always come together for the power of good to bring awareness to causes that are important and personal to the both of them. Joe Biden and Lady Gaga In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania the day before the 2020 preseidental election. Lady Gaga has always used her fame, platform, and music to stand up for what she believes in. Since the beginning of her career, she has always been outspoken and forward with her political views. On top of this, she has also worked directly with some of the country’s most important politicians. Her rise to fame really began during the first term of the Obama Administration. During this era, Lady Gaga spent a lot of time speaking and performing at many LGBTQ+ rallies. On top of this, she helped with the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in 2010. In 2011, during her revolutionary Born This Way era, Lady Gaga met with members of the Obama Administration to discuss initiatives regarding anti-bullying after one of her fans, Jamey Rodemeyr, committed suicide. She tweeted: “Bullying must become illegal. It is a hate crime. I am meeting with our President. I will not stop fighting. This must end.” After establishing a rapport with the administration, she continued to use her platform to talk about things that were important to her. In 2014, the Obama Administration founded the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault. Joe Biden became a co-chair of the Task Force and began to publicly work and campaign for the cause calling it the “It’s On Us” movement. In the summer of 2013, during her promotional release of her album, ARTPOP, Lady Gaga had revealed that she was sexually assaulted at the age of 19. The song, Swine, is about this and she began to publicly advocate on surviving such a traumatic experience. Lady Gaga headlining the iTunes Festival in London on September 1st, 2013. Continuing to spread awareness on the issue of sexual abuse, Lady Gaga teamed up with Diane Warren to write a song for the documentary, The Hunting Ground, a film about campus sexual assaults, which was released in 2015. Writing about her personal experience, Til It Happens to You, is about dealing with mental health and the thoughts and turbulations that happen in someone’s mind after a traumatic sexual experience. The song was nominated for Best Original Song at the 88th Academy Awards in 2016, and out of all of the songs, Lady Gaga’s performance was kept for last as it was introduced by Vice President Joe Biden. He stated: “Too many women and men, on and off college campuses, are still victims of sexual abuse. And tonight, I’m asking you to join millions of Americans, me, President Obama, the thousand students I’ve met on college campuses, and the artist here tonight. To take the pledge. A pledge that says: I will intervene in situations when consent has not or cannot be given. Let’s change the culture!” After her momentous performance, Lady Gaga joined Vice President Joe Biden to help promote the It’s On Us movement. On April 7, 2016 she joined him at the University of Nevada Las Vegas as his campaign traveled through many college campuses. When asked about why he chose Lady Gaga as an ambassador for the cause, he said: “Lady Gaga is brave and sincere. She is a survivor who has the courage to speak out, and I know how difficult it can be. We’ve talked at length, and I admire her courage – everyone can see it because it’s on display. She encourages so many other women to step forward.” After being introduced, she performed Til It Happens To You, and then gave a speech stating: “We have to support each other; we have to care for one another. And what I’ve learned is that the most powerful form of healing is compassion.” Even after the administration had ended, Joe Biden and Lady Gaga continued to advocate for the It’s On Us movement. In 2017, they came together again to release a video urging people to take a stand against sexual assault. This was evident of the times as the #MeToo movement and the Time’s Up movement began gaining a lot of traction. These movements tackled the treatment, assault, and unfairness that women experience in Hollywood. And on January 20th, 2021 Lady Gaga performed a tear-jerking performance of, The Star-Spangled Banner, at the 46th President of the United States Joseph R. Biden's inauguration the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. We are sure that her relationship with President Joe Biden will only grow and the two “buddies” will continue changing the world and helping those who need it. Read more about Lady Gaga's performance and appearance at the swearing in ceremony here.

The Beloved Community Awards honoured Lady Gaga on January 16th with the Yolanda King "High Ground" Award. The artist and founder of the Born This Way Foundation received the Yolanda Denise King "Higher Ground" Award for her activism during the summer of 2020 when tensions in the United States arose after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The #BlackLivesMatter movement is said to be the largest movement in history, and Lady Gaga addressed the movement and her support many times. Prior to the event, Lady Gaga released a statement about the honour:

The British DJ shares what it was like to work on Lady Gaga's third single, 911. Interviewing with Lady Gaga Today, Weiss shares his experience on what it was like crafting one of the three officially released remixes for Lady Gaga's catchy 911. He shares that his experience started in late September when his team presented the song to him. He immediately began working on it and goes on to say that the song and the process of remixing it reminded him of the 90's because it was like: "...when you'd have someone like Frankie Knuckles remix Madonna or someone like that." He goes on to elaborate that it was important that the remix should differentiate from the original version of the song and that adding a more 90's house sound to the track was what he wanted. Weiss continues to share that he was very honored to be remixing a Lady Gaga song and that working with Lady Gaga's team was a pleasure. When asked if he planned on working with her or anything related to her, he said: "I got told they might be using my version from some of her live performances so that's pretty exciting"! For more about the 911 and its elaborate music video, click here.

As Lady Gaga returns to her spot as the top Dance/Electronic Artist, we take a closer look at where she and her music placed on Billboard’s 2020 Year-End Charts. Returning to her roots, Lady Gaga began 2020 with the release of, Stupid Love, the first single off her newest album, Chromatica. The tumultuous year saw the release of the second single, Rain On Me, amid a global pandemic. However, this did not dim its success as the song debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The initial planned release of her new studio album did not go as planned as Lady Gaga decided to withhold her album to focus on helping the world during the pandemic as well as give space, time, and a platform for the #BlackLivesMatter movement that swept the United States in the spring and summer. Norbert Schoerner The album's eventual release on May 29th saw the album hit number one on the Billboard Hot 200. The success of the singles, album tracks, and the album itself are are all assembled bellow as I have gone through Billboard’s extensive catalogue of its year-end charts and have compiled a list where Lady Gaga appears in the top 50. First, we have the main category which consists of the Hot 100 Songs, Billboard 200 Albums, Top 100 Artists, as well as a sponsored Google chart, Google’s Top 200 Hummed Songs. Rain On Me - #48 on Billboard Hot 100 Chromatica - #50 on Billboard Hot 200 Lady Gaga - #50 on Top Artists Bad Romance - #20 Google’s Top Hummed Songs Shallow - #34 Google’s Top Hummed Songs Following the main categories, we have the Digital Songs Sales category. This is a category of the best selling songs from pure digital sales like on iTunes or when someone receives a code to a digital version of the album when they buy merchandise off her official store. Lady Gaga - #25 Top Digital Sales Artists Rain On Me - #21 Top Digital Songs Sales The Social 50 Artists Chart ranks artists based on their popularity on all major social platforms including TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. Lady Gaga - #27 Social 50 Artists Radios also enjoyed Rain On Me, as it made the Top 40 Pop Songs list. Rain On Me - #40 Pop Songs Adults thoroughly appreciated Lady Gaga as the pop category sees her on multiple charts including Top Adult Pop Songs. Rain On Me - #10 Top Adult Pop Songs Stupid Love - #34 Top Adult Pop Songs Rain On Me - #22 US Adult Contemporary Songs Further down the list we have Lady Gaga dominate the Dance/Electronic Charts. Lady Gaga - #1 Top Dance/Electronic Artists Lady Gaga - #2 Hot Dance/Electronic Songs Artists Lady Gaga - #1 Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales Artists Lady Gaga - #1 Top Dance/Electronic Album Artists Chromatica - #1 Top Dance/Electronic Albums The Fame - #2 Top Dance/Electronic Albums Rain On Me - #3 Hot Dance/Electronic Songs Stupid Love - #6 Hot Dance/Electronic Songs Sour Candy - #16 Hot Dance/Electronic Songs 911 - #27 Hot Dance/Electronic Songs Free Woman - #32 Hot Dance/Electronic Songs Alice - #36 Hot Dance/Electronic Songs Rain On Me - #2 Top Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales Stupid Love - #4 Top Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales Sour Candy - #21 Top Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales Poker Face - #22 Top Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales Bad Romance - #30 Top Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales We then have Album Sales, which are charts that track pure album sales and do not include streaming of any kind in its placement. It does however track physical and digital sales. Chromatica - #8 Top Album Sales Chromatica - #9 Top Current Album Sales Lady Gaga - #9 Top Album Sales Artist Closing out the chart we have the Top Soundtracks and Lady Gaga’s 2018, A Star Is Born, has made the list as the film saw a release on Netflix as well as being released for viewing on cable networks. A Star Is Born - #4 Soundtracks Norbert Schoerner Reclaiming her throne as the Top Dance/Electronic Artist, Lady Gaga has achieved her goal of returning to her dance-pop roots. The charts indicate that the pop titan is able to masterfully keep her fans engaged as Rain On Me and Chromatica debuted at number one. Even her older music has been enjoyed by listeners as Poker Face, Bad Romance, and her debut album The Fame (2008) all have spots on Billboard’s 2020 year-end chart. Also, A Star Is Born continues to captivate audiences as it was the fourth best selling soundtrack of 2020. The single, Shallow, also continues to charm listeners as it just reached a billion views on YouTube last week. In July, Bloomberg Magazine named Lady Gaga the world's biggest star due to the chart success and sales of her Chromatica album. It garnered 400,000 units in the album's first month. During that first month, she also became the most listened to artist on Spotify while simultaneously holding the number one spot on YouTube with almost 189 million views. According to ChartMasters.org, as of December 2020, Chromatica has achieved 680,000 units in the United States. Rain On Me has 542,000 units, Stupid Love is at 264,000 , and Sour Candy is at 194,000 units. In Chromatica's first week, Billboard reports that it debuted with 274,000 units as well as having 87.16 million on-demand streams, which at the time was the highest numbers seen for a pop album. When interviewing about making the album, Lady Gaga said: "I'm a savage when I want to write a pop song". For more of Lady Gaga’s 2020 interview with Billboard, click here.

The chart topping single, Shallow, has reached a milestone achievement of being viewed a billion times on YouTube. The A Star Is Born (2018) single that earned Lady Gaga an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2019 continues its successful run with what is now Lady Gaga's second video on the platform to reach one billion views. The song also earned Lady Gaga a Golden Globe for Best Original Song, a BAFTA for Best Film Music, as well as three Grammy nominations. It won two for Best Pop Duo/Group and Best Song Written for Visual Media. Including these and many other awards, Shallow is the most awarded song of all time. The success of the rock ballad really culminated during award season in 2019 when it won various prestigious awards, was performed live at the Grammys, and when Lady Gaga performed it live at the Oscars with Bradley Cooper for the very first time. This all followed the song hitting number one on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as reaching number one in multiple countries including the UK and Australia. For more of Lady Gaga's amazing 2019 award season click here.

The collector edition of Lady Gaga's sixth studio album Chromatica has been released by IICONI which is available at FNAC. The release of Lady Gaga's Chromatica in May of 2020 ushered in a new era and brought the pop icon back to her dance-pop roots. As is tradition, a collector's edition of the album has been revealed and is available through FNAC by the French company IICONI. This edition consists of a Chromatica frame and with the IICONI app, anyone can use their phone to tap the box to scan which grants access to a digital version of the album. "The application offers a unique journey to the heart of Chromatica, a discovery or rediscovery of the album with a selection of video and photo content, documents, exclusive texts, as well as news." This new way of accessing the world of Chromatica virtually retails for 60 euros. More information can be found here: https://t.co/vBYc5jXEPE