Whether you are a fan of pop music or not, it's virtually impossible to deny that Lady Gaga is one of the most interesting artists out there right now.
She's certainly not doing anything new - borrowing heavily from the Madonna school of shock/media manipulation (witness: the fact that people actually believe she's a hermaphrodite) - but Madonna's is a formula that is very difficult to pull off successfully (witness: Christina Aguilera).
She is very shrewd, and it seems people are finally starting to realize that she is not the vapid popstar she first appeared to be... that she may in fact be delivering a subtle critique of the whole modern celebrity obsessed media landscape. I mean, she wrote, recorded and released a concept album about fame prior to having any semblance of actual fame whatsoever. That's a ballsy move!
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