It would seem that the marketing genius who made us Vogue, had us crying for her when Argentina couldn't, and tricked us into confidently sporting cone bras and motorcycle gloves (the end result always being a haute mess) is finally losing her Skeletor grip on today's music audience.
While Madonna has been in the music game for longer than Lady Gaga has been alive?reinventing her image by essentially finding new ways to re-gift S&M– the masses are now flocking to the new Queen Diva on the scene in all her pantless glory. All hail Lady Gaga.
To Madonna?s dismay, Gaga has been tearing up everything from the music charts to fragrances, is continually shocking the world with her fabulous fashion antics, and is accumulating an insanely formidable and faithful mass of little monsters.
This article is not to discount the more than 300 million records Madonna has sold worldwide, the impact of her very being on everything pop culture, or the subsequent influences that have spurred the generations that follow, including, yes, Lady Gaga.
It is, however, an article that recognizes that times are a changing. The music industry isn't what it once was, the fans aren't what they once were, and Madonna, well, you get it.
But before I digress, let's get to the gritty that will serve as proof of how a revolution is in the making.
Gaga is outperforming Madonna
No matter how you feel about the meat dress, the egg arrival, or the fury purple mane of a gown, you probably can't say it's something you've seen before.
The constant shock factor– whether you are a fan or not– is something that Lady Gaga provides that Madonna hasn't. She's not selling a trend, not something you can wear out on the town; she's coming up with costumes that you couldn't dream up, not even on a stomach full of Indian food.
Madonna?s stunts have started to become old and tired. The exhibitionist nipple stunt hasn't only already been done (um, hello Janet Jackson, Super Bowl 2004) but it's also involves a case of 54-year-old over-exposure, something generally not welcome in America let alone Muslim Istanbul. She continually makes ?political statements,? only they aren't seemingly directed at anything in particular other than pissing off various religious sects.
Madonna?s Girl Gone Wild is banned on YouTube (unless you are over 18) due to some heavy grinding and S&M undertones. Yes, again. Act shocked. *yawn*
Gaga?s acts border more on performance art than relying on the sex appeal of an S&M chic that has so long been the crutch of Madonna?s career. Her videos are like guerilla warfare of dress, dancing, and decadence. The vulgarity of it all is lost in the wonderment of what you just witnessed rather than watching an over-the-hill Diva grind her way through a bridge.
Gaga has legitimate musical ability
Lady Gaga took up piano at age four, had composed her first ballad less than a decade later, and earned early admission to NYU Tisch School of Arts by age 17. Before breaking through she wrote for the likes of Britney Spears, Fergie, and the Pussycat Dolls.
Madonna, while blessed with a beautiful face, dancing, and stage presence, lacked most of the musical talents for which Gaga is known. Madonna has made her career out of being a chameleon, a master marketer, and savvy sense of staying on trend.
Gaga might not have the dancing card and decidedly hides her face, but she knows she has the ability to market herself and create, and recreate, her own image without redundancies.
But her real leg up is that she not only possess musical talent but that she has time on her side and it will continue to develop and mature. An artist at 26 is not who they will be at 36, 46, and so on.
If this is just the start of an evolution of Gaga?s musical prowess– already conceivably having reached Madonna status– it'll be interesting to see what the future holds and how it will shape expectations and future generations.
Madonna is jealous of Gaga
If nothing else can convince you that Gaga is the new Queen of pop, then maybe Madonna’s reactive behaviors might lead you to believe otherwise. Let me ask you: If Madonna did not feel threatened by Gaga, then why would she lash out?
Madonna has taken many digs at Gaga in public, most of the cutting comments aimed at Gaga?s Born This Way song, calling it a ?reductive? version of Madonna?s own single, Express Yourself.
Though I could understand an artist harboring resentment if they feel another artist has stolen their intellectual property, I find it hard to believe that this is the first time Madonna has heard a similar tune to her own or that she doesn't understand that ideas come from inspiration and don't just appear from fairy dust. I find the latter particularly hard to believe considering her own ?84 hit, Like A Virgin, has such a similar hook to Michael Jackson?s ?83 phenomenon, Billie Jean. I'm certain she'd have not appreciated Jackson doing a mashup and crying to the tabloids.
Furthermore, Madonna has given more attempted low blows, saying Gaga ?isn't Britney.? An interesting comment to make given it can be trumped, at least musically, based on the fact it was Gaga who used to write Britney?s songs.
Get it straight, Madonna. You don't want to inadvertently complement the woman.
Madonna knows there’s a newer, badder bitch in town, and she won’t give up her thrown without a fight. While it seems like she’s putting up a valiant effort, she won’t be able to hold on for much longer. Like I said off the top, it’s about time to welcome a new Queen: All hail Lady Gaga.
Matthew Rettenmund says
Lame effort to get comments. Shit, it worked.
Joan says
This article is bullshit. You say so in the article yourself that Madonna inspired Lady Gaga. Madonna inspired a generation and she STILL is inspiring popular artists today i.e. Rihanna, Katy Perry, P!nk and Lady Gaga. Madonna just added a fourth show to her huge MDNA tour – the tour will no doubt be the biggest tour of 2012. When Lady Gaga is selling our across the world 25 years from now – then we can talk about who is better.
Sean says
The original will always be better than the copy. And in the end it comes down to the fact Madonna simply has a superior catalog…timeless pop songs and dozens of great ones.
John F says
LOL at this article and it’s inaccuracies. Madonna just played to 60,000 at Yankee Stadium last night and will play to 60,000 again on Saturday. She has far outgrossed Caca on this tour. This article would have made sense two years ago, but Gaga has become a has-been since then. Her Born This Way album flopped, her Twitter followers were revealed as fakes, etc. She is nothing but a reductive copy of Madonna, the real Queen.
B says
Is this a joke? ” Flocking ” to lady gaga?
Well I guess the fact that Madonna’s tour is completely blowing away gaga’s , both in money and attendance, all while playing far less dates slaps the whole premise of this article down.
Gaga has peaked. Why? People have had time to digest her and see how she really is! She went around overblowing her own horn saying BTW was gonna be the album of the decade yet besides big sales when it was .99 cents, the album was a huge disappointment to all but the little monsters who see her as doing no wrong.
Obviously a little monster wrote this piece. When “Madonna is jealous” is one of your reasons why gaga is better it becomes obvious that you are either still in high school or your developmentally challenged.
I will give you that gaga has talent to play the piano but she can not sit and play a song all the way through without disrupting the performance by stopping and playing with her blue hair or some other prop. She has talent but she chose to create gaga whose talent has nothing to do with actual music. Gaga has the look at me talent and all else is wasted.
Gaga has said this about her new album…”it will be so deep that not everyone
will understand it”. Riiiiiiight, “if u don’t like or “get” my new album it is because it is to deep for you”. Uh-huh! Says the woman with the fan base with an average age of 15. She is just setting up excuses for when it underperforms jut like born this way did.
Ben says
The writer acknowledged the fact that Madonna has sold a whole lot more than Gaga. The tour thing I agree with also. MDNA as an album underperformed with no huge single and no phenomenal sales. I’ve not heard the album nor do I plan on buying because I’ll be forking over $300+ to see her live. I’m one of the people who want to see Madonna because she’s an icon with great hits from the past. With all respect, Madonnas work hasnt been great. After “Music” only “Confessions” has been good. She’s a household name and older generations with disposable income support her.
Now on to Gaga. She has a far better voice than Madonna. Gaga is great on her piano, she writes her own music, she writes music for others, etc. Madonnas image has been shocking because it’s overly sexual and now at her age, it’s not very appealing. Gaga’s outfits are shocking because they’re unusual and have a meaning.
The truth is that Gaga is the only contender to be the “next Madonna.” All thee other silly girls like Katy and Rihanna were normal until Gaga came on the scene. Now everyone of these girls have to be over the top not because of Madonna but because of Gaga.
Sam says
I don’t get this whole Madonna against Lady Gaga thing, first of all who cares?!? And second of all it’s says a lot when an artist who put out her first album four years ago is being compared to another artist that has an amazing catalog that spans three decades.
Shanely says
Another desperate blogger continually writing about Madonna to confirm it’s non-existence in the real journalistic world. No one is wearing what lady gaga is wearing unless it’s Halloween and that’s a Fact, and you call it fashion forward.. BUWHAHAHAHAHA… Madonna is in far more out of this world spectrum. lady gaga is trying too hard and why should Madonna ever be jealous of her, Madonna has done everything gaga is doing, but with nothing short of EPIC! Madonna wowed the world then and wows the world now. Madonna did it first minus the hideous so-called fashion. Now that’s UGLY! listen emily, worry about where your apparently awesome life is going and stop embarrassing yourself by writing these bogus reports. Keep your opinions to yourself and get your own fkg life!
Alfie says
Yass you disgusting Madonna fans, you better seethe over this article. Your anger is tasteful.
Jose says
Hahah wow such an ancurate article for once. Its true. 2008 and under every song on the radio was r and b and rap. 2008 gaga had just dance a dance song which opened doors for dance music on the radio. Now all there is on the radio is dance music. She changed the music world. Everyone wants to go gaga. Yes gagas flowing maybe 15 year olds but wasnt madonnas following 15 once aswell when she was younger but since shockingly she is 54 yes u would of expected her fans to be adults by now too. Jelous haters, u have to admit everywhere u go is gaga, from clothing on regular basis to music , gaga gaga gaga. Madonna who?? Dont worry when she is 54 some new girl will come in. Its life. Chill madonna fans and go change ur diapers.
Rich says
One reason why Madonna is immensely better than Stefania Aka Lady Gaga ( a name stolen from a Queen song, see the pattern here)- just one reason alone: she is Madonna. Nuff said.
Steven says
I actually agree with this article! Someone that actually points to the S&M theme that Madonna has always embraced. She’s outgrown it, and no matter what your thoughts are, her age is a factor. It’s kind of disgusting what she’s been doing. Although I admit she has some good pop songs, so does Lady Gaga. Not to mention the fact that Gaga uses her fame to actually try and bring some social change. The only thing Madonna really does is make kooky political statements that make no sense – just to piss off different world leaders. I don’t even think she knows the basics about politics and she has no respect for other countries and their traditions. She goes around this world thinking she can do whatever she wants and say whatever she wants, when she’s actually offending millions of people. I’d also like to add the whole recent mash-up of Born this Way/Express Yourself on her tour is really quite pathetic. Why can’t she be nice? And people, please stop citing numbers. Gaga has only been in the game since 2008 and look how much she has accomplished. I respect both of them as artists, but it’s time for Madonna to act a bit more mature.
John says
So TRUE!!! Gaga is turning out to be better than Madonna! Madonna may be the queen of pop, but Gaga has achieved so much in just 4 years and clearly more talented than her. She does everything ten times the way madonna would have. Gaga is a musical genius, i am not a huge crazy fan, but i respect her for her singing and songwriting ability. She is the first artist to get 3 grammy nods for Album Of The Year
Ninni says
Actually, Madonna writes most of her music herself, and has written a lot of songs for artists like Kylie and Nick Cave.. she plays the violin, electric / acoustic guitar, is a good drummer, and plays piano. The difference is: she doesn’t throw this information to everyone’s ears and is not pretentious when it comes to her talents and all her input. She’s a real self made woman.
GERManotta says
If it was that obvious you wouldn’t need to write an article about it.
What was Lady Gaga’s latest bonafide worldwide hit ? A year and half without a hit is a long long time in a 4 years career.
As long as people will feel the need to compare and bring Madonna (or any other popstar from the last 40 years Gaga has stolent from) whenever they are talking about Gaga like it’s the case 98% of the time hse won’t be anything more than a con artist. Madonna who is 54 and more than 30 years into her career, considered irrelevant and over is still being compared to younger popular pop stars which says a lot.
GERManotta says
PS : FYI Madona did a mash up of Like a virgin and Billie jean during her Virgin Tour.
jake says
This is the original RESPECT YOURSELF Madonna copied from the Staple Singers, then SHAMELESSLY accuse Lady Gaga of copying: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oab4ZCfTbOI&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Then she copied Joao Brasil’s Love Banana into Granny gone wild: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uviwxdcpGSg&feature=youtube_gdata_player.
Then here:
http://www.listal.com/list/lady-gaga-did-not-steal
http://antimadonna.dark-host.com/gallery_unoriginal/unoriginal1.html
Ashley says
This article speaks the truth.
Madonna is great, I saw her show last night at Yankee Stadium.
I just dont understand why she has got to be so negative towards gaga.
Yeah, Gaga has been inspired by Madonna- she has always said that. She respects her. So I dont know why Madonna has to be so negative and bitchy towards Gaga. Actually I do know. Its the same reason I dont like the new guy in the office, he is cuter than me and now everyone is giving him the attention. Im a jealous bitch. Im just better at hiding it than Madonna.
And I dont think you can compare their careers, its not fair. Madonna changed and defined a generation, the way she was looking at some of her older fans last night was truly beautiful. Gaga is only starting her career and after seeing her in concert I know she has the talent and drive to be around just as long as Madonna.
And for the record, Gaga had the most successful debut tour of a solo female artist ever.
So lets cut the bullshit Madonna, Gaga isnt going to dignify your stunts with a reaction.
Lets all just dance to born to vogue this way
x
Ricardo Lupo says
The fact that 30 years into her career people still compare these newbies (& that includes Gaga) to Madonna is a testament to her endurance and vitality as an artist. She created a wonderful legacy as a cultural pioneer, songwriter and producer. She is the alpha female of popular culture. Comparing these kids to her is like comparing Justin Timberlake’s work to Elvis Presley’s. Be serious.
B says
Ben, you are trying but failing. “lady gaga outfits have meaning”. Hahahahaha c’mon really? You want to boil Madonna down to sexual and then say she is to old for that. Will u pass that joint this way cos it must be some good smoke. Lol. And you can say MDNA underperformed but no where near as underwhelming as the “album of the decade” born this way did.
And gaga said she would never lip sync nor wear fur. Now? She lip syncs 75 percent of her show so even though u say she has the better voice (which is totally subjective) what does it matter if she isn’t using it.
And her fur outfits have plenty of meaning. PLENTY.
And Jose, you should try to stick to facts and stp calling people names. Isn’t that bullying and goes against everything ur mother monster preaches?
Lady gaga has copied most of the things you think make her so creative. You aren’t old enough to recognize her lifting from other peoples work. Madonna fans were indeed 15 once and they stuck with her for many reasons. Maybe one of those reasons was that she didn’t open up a boutique for Christmas and charge 25 bucks for a sucker in her image all the while claiming to hate money.
It is great that u have made a musical connection with her but try defending why u like her or why you THINK she changed the musical world ( snicker) with facts and not just because you wish her to be ur savior. In just 2 years you will have moved on musically and you won’t believe you actually liked her treacle at all.
ItsBritneyBitch says
How dare you insult Britney Spears. Just because Gaga wrote some songs doesn’t mean she is better than Britney….know who else didn’t write their own songs? Frank Sinatra. So take a seat. And I like Gaga I’m not a hater, but Madonna and Britney have both proven themselves way more than Gaga, and while she is a good performer she relies too much on gimmicks and the shock value. Also Born This Way was considerably worse than the fame and I’ve even heard many Little Monsters say that, so her appeal is starting to fade where Britney’s appeal continues to grow after 15 years &Ps Britney is more original, she sets trends in music and in dance where as Gaga follows trends and puts a lil bit of her own spin on it. Gaga is a good artist in her own right but its undeniable that all of the ideas she has had on her own arent accepted by anyone but the hardcore little monsters, her hits and public atrention all come from things she does recycled by someone elses ideas. Both are great in very differnt wayys they are different types of performers- a Gaga show is much much different than a Britney show. But you cannot discredit Britney and all she has done and continues to do in the music industry
Jesus says
This article is so full of shit I don’t know even where to begin.
But let’s just highlight a few facts:
“To Madonna
Thewiterofthisarticleisaretard says
Shut up and enjoy the music!
1 says
Outperforming ? Have you seen the Barney’s Highschool Castle Musical Show (from yesteryear) ?
Musical ability ? Like regurgitating what has been done a million times before ? Middle of the road piano skills ?
Copying from Madonna in many ways and Madonna is jealous ?
You’re not the brightest bunch, are you
1 says
“2008 gaga had just dance a dance song which opened doors for dance music on the radio. Now all there is on the radio is dance music. She changed the music world.”
lol !
Dance music was already way commercial decades ago ….
You people need to get out more !
Also, me thinks YOU need to change your diapers, you type like an idiot and are culturally CLUELESS
1 says
You supporting someone who has ripped off plenty from Madonna and calling others “distasteful”, is the height of 1) ignorant 2) idiocy
Atleast educate yourselves a little before looking like cultureless morons !
1 says
Yes, of course, when someone copies so much, COMPARISONS are going to be MADE !
You just come to DUMB conclusions !
1 says
The next Elton John, maybe
“Gaga is great on her piano, she writes her own music, she writes music for others, etc.”
Her music is outdated, generic shit
” Madonnas image has been shocking because it
1 says
You are NOT EVEN AWARE of all the things she has lifted
That’s how stupid all this is
And Lady Regurgitate is banking on your cultural cluelessness
GREAT ! *pukes*
Elden says
Ha ha ha, your funny! Then tell me, why is Gaga’s latest tour suffering low ticket sales? She had to move a stadium concert in Sophia to a much smaller arena and she is having trouble selling out a stadium show in State De France for a 70,000 gig and has resorted to slashing the ticket prices by 70%! Madonna has sold out the same stadium MANY TIMES before! Also Madonna’s latest tour made over $135 million in just 33 shows! You Madonna haters can’t win with Madonna AND Lady Gaga cannot LIVE without Madonna! Madonna IS and will ALWAYS be the Queen Of Pop despite the tantrums you Little Monkeys throw!
tony says
Lmao orginal is better than copy? Madonna is the most unoriginal artist with a dash of brat and hatred. Back in the day, all she does is copied marylin Monroe and tons of other artists. People back then used to put her down just like Madonna bias fans put down Gaga. If you actually recalled…..Madonna has numerous lawsuits for plagiarism and lost most of it. And seriously? If you said Madonna has more talents than Gaga, bullcrap! Legendaries, MJ, Tony Bennett, queens, Beatles, cher, Cyndi, yoko and more complimented on Gaga talents. Please, don’t call Madonna original. That is just a straight up hypocrisy lie. We all know better. Everyone has his or her unquie. And clearly, Madonna is jealous of Gaga.
Youdipshit says
Sorry but lady gaga is a freak her second albume in her entire carrer tanked MADONNAs MDMA fell but she has had more successful albums then less if lady gaga second albume in her career fails she won’t be around for much longer sorry
maggie says
Does anyone remember how madonna got famous? Sleeping herself to the top. She’s had like 12 abortions. Gaga was actually a songwriter before coming a singer. She didnt need to sleep her way to the top because she actually had talent. Sure she was dropped from her first label but they failed to realize her vocal abilities. Madonna was just the first blonde bitch in front if the camera when mtv came out. Gagas in the new for fashion, while madonna is in the news for bashing other artists. Gaga’s inspired by fashion and its her thing, not for attentio. Shes food friends with most designers and loves fashion
Shes different, weird and talented. Just accept i. and no shit madonna more than gaga because gagas been around for only 4 years. Because your “queen” is getting older and annoying.
maggie says
Yesss!!!!!!!
maggie says
Ignore my grammar. I typed this on my phone.
Carolina says
Lady GaGa is SO MUCH BETTER than madonna, enough said. I don’t understand why people can’t get it. Please, look what Lady GaGa has accomplished at 26 years. Why you can’t accept that there could be a person that can be better than the legendary madonna? I do not hate madonna, she is actually very very good but she is 54 now, her best era finished some time ago. Leave the space to someone that can do so many things more. When lady gaa reach the 54 years, you’ll know that all this time she is better than madonna. She is huge, he is more recognized worldwide than madonna. She can dance, sing, write songs, she is a model, an actress. And she is so cute with her fans, she love us. She share her life with us, she is not a diva, she is a person. She doesn’t think she is superior than others. She is so fucking perfect. Her 200s music awards
aren’t for anything. She deserves 1000+ awards more. And she will get more, you know it. Se has done so manu things madonna not. So guys, get over it. She is not a copy, you just can’t accept there’s something more original and more unique than madonna. And so much more mature. Madonna can’t stop talking about her, her own daughter is sick about it, she said she loves more gaga than her own mother. That’s sad guys, she is 54 and acts like a little girl in school when is jealous. So i’m going to say it one more time. LADY GAGA IS BETTER!
andrew says
shut up stupid madonna fans!! MDNA is a big flop, it sold only 1,5 mln of copies and girl gone wild and turn up the radio are out of top 100! madonna is just a reductive bitch that insuts gaga for promote her new music
jose says
Yes, Gaga is a singer and a music artist; but that didn’t put Gaga in the limelight because Gaga’s obvious imitation of Madonna’s Fashion statements is what gave Gaga the huge jump to fame that she has today. Gaga, like Madonna, used the “shocking method” to get fame and attention from the public. So, Can we appreciate Gaga as a Musical artist, or as AN imitator of a CHAMELEON THAT HAS LEFT A HUGE MARK IN THE HISTORY OF POP CULTURE? Last, if Gaga would have come across as a music artist without the imitation, then I would agree with this article to a certain extent. Realisticly, that’s not the case. Thank you
sin says
PUUUUUULEEEEASE. Gaga’s star is already beginning to fade. Remember how big Britney was? Britney was the next Madonna, remember? Look at Britney now. While still popular, she is no where near as big as she once was, and neither her or Gaga, have the longevity factor that Madonna possesses. Gaga is headed down the same road Britney went … her time is almost up, meanwhile, Madonna is STILL going strong, still standing up for Human Rights (unafraid like Gaga), and still making relevant music. THIS ARTICLE is a joke.
Darolo says
Twaddle – but I’ll explain why imo. There can be no substance nor credibility to an ‘artist’ who has to hide her true self behind outlandish costumes and needs to ‘borrow’ so much from others. As Madonna says ‘Truth or Dare’? Madonna’s credibility lies in her daring, her willingness to strip down, so what you get is an artist who is true to herself and her audience; who ‘walks the walk’! There is definitely only one Queen – and that’s Madonna. Pretender? Well maybe thefe are a dew but definitely not Gaga!!!
Ninni says
I see the children are back from the play yard. Hi there Andrew and carolina! Don’t you have homework to do? You could use those extra english lessons!
Lina says
Madonna has written songs and played in rock and roll bands and used to PROFESSIONALLY dance in ballet theatres before she got famous.. also: 12 abortions? “sleeping herself to the top”? Madonna had miscarriages and sick foetusses when she was younger. It’s very sad how people make up something so extreme just to bash another artist. Shame on you!
Lina says
Madonna made a joke about lady gaga. But look at your idol, she is making jokes about killing Madonna on her own little fan site, encouraging her underage “children” (“fans”) to do the same thing. She says she “felt destroyed” when people said born this way sounded like Madonna’s song, yet lady gaga was the first to mock Nicki Minaj a few nights ago for wearing a “gaga” look (even though it looked more like madonna, but you know..) – but no one talks about this. gaga is always “innocent”. she even lied about getting personal emails from Madonna, she is saying things like “whitney houston inspired me to write born this way” when every single person heard the express yourself chorus instead of her song.. that’s beyond disrespectful. and for lady gaga to ask for people such as KISS and elton john to do her dirty work to the press about madonna, is even more disrespectful.
One thing is for sure: gaga has NO backbone, and is probably the weakest celebrity AND pathological liar, we have ever seen.
cutthroaty says
Let me repost this reply of mine to a silly post about Gaga supposedly achieving more in her 1st 4 years than Madonna..
10 REASONS WHY LITTLE MONSTERS DON’T KNOW WHAT THEY TALK ABOUT!!
In Madonna’s FOUR YEARS since her first record she:
1. Stoked the FIRST EVER HUGE MASS HYSTERIA for a FEMALE ARTIST, the kind seen only in Elvis, the Beatles, MJ. NO OTHER female artist, solo or group, created such a MANIA before and since. Gaga’s level of fame is more media/internet and industry-driven and definitely NOT organic; Madonna’s was (and continues to be) so massive it truly permeated and still permeates global popular culture.
2. After Madonna’s 1st Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 (with Borderline in ’84), NONE of her songs charted lower than Top 10 (and most of them within TOP 5!) until “Oh Father” in 1989. That’s FIVE STRAIGHT YEARS and a RECORD 17 songs in all! In less than 2 or 3 years after Gaga’s 1st hit, she already had a song bombing at #29 on that main chart! LOL
3. Madonna’s 1st album sold 8 M; the 2nd sold 18M (1st year; 30M now); the 3rd sold 20 M (now over 30M) and #1 in a RECORD 28 countries!… Madonna is THE FIRST FEMALE to sell over 5 million albums in the US in a single year!… While Gaga’s album from 1st to latest have sales LOWER than the previous & the most successful charts-wise is only #1 in 21 countries! LOL
4. Madonna REVOLUTIONIZED fashion by “institutionalizing” the inner(under)wear-as-outerwear fashion. Girls or women around the world dressed themselves as Madonna, on the streets, in the mall, in schools, and even in the offices. NO ONE DRESSES LIKE GAGA. A few dress like Gaga ONLY FOR HALLOWEEN! FACT. That shows you how INFERIOR OR MINISCULE Gaga’s effect on street fashion is ESPECIALLY as compared to Madonna’s! FACT.
The word “Madonnabes” or “wannabes” was/were coined famously by Time Magazine to refer to girls (and singers) who WANNABE LIKE MADONNA. (Now, Gaga is the biggest WANNABE)
5. Madonna, by example and NOT by self-proclamation, in the beginning was already the de facto leader of what is now called the “THIRD WAVE FEMINISM”, for insisting on women taking control of and enjoying their own sexuality for their benefit! That’s why chauvinists and narrow minded women TRULY hated– and hates– her. Gaga is only a leader of a movement thru her own DELUSIONS.
6. Madonna already made some of the greatest and MOST ENDURING pop classics in history– with totemic and iconic hits like Borderline, Like A Virgin, Material Girl, Papa Don’t Preach, LIVE TO TELL, INTO THE GROOVE (what a classic!), etc. Gaga’s REDUCTIVE songs cannot EVER compare!
7. Madonna’s Virgin performance in the 1st VMAs CHANGED HOW MUSIC STARS try to perform in any such event! That totemic performance REMAINS the BENCHMARK, the GREATEST awards show performance by a female artist in HISTORY, ranking as one of only FOUR earthshaking event performances (alongside Elvis at Sullivan, The Beatles at Sullivan, and MJ at Motown 25)..
Gaga has NO ICONIC/GREAT PERFORMANCE in any televised event EVER. Whether at the Grammies or VMAs or whatever, SOMEBODY upstages her!
8. Madonna already revolutionized the music video and, as the great writer Norman Mailer said (to paraphrase), “you (Madonna) were the FIRST to elevate the Music Video as the ONE TRUE AMERICAN ART FORM of the last half century”.. Madonna, by then, was already considered the art forms GREATEST ARTIST & STAR!
Gaga, for all her pretentiousness, could NEVER! Madonna’s low-budget “Burning Up” video ALONE (or the great “Borderline” video ALONE) WIPES OUT all of Gaga’s bloated videos out of the park
9. Madonna’s 1st real World Tour– the Who’s That Girl tour– was THE FIRST OF ITS KIND, especially for a female artist. In Paris alone, she sold a RECORD 130,000 tickets to ONE SHOW, etc. It was also the first of its kind– theatrical, hi-tech, all-dance extravaganza. Thus, in M’s 1st 4 years, she already REVOLUTIONIZED pop concerts!
10. Madonna, with her radically changing PERSONA (not just changing cosmetically or changing from one Halloween costume to another), her music, her videos, her fashions, her antics, her VERY EXAMPLE or BRAND of STARDOM has already made the template FOR ALL POP (or all music) STARS to work with for the next 30 years and beyond.. Something Gaga has NEVER DONE and WILL NEVER DO!
Now.. as for Gaga’s “awards”..Hahahhaha.. The Grammies and others awards are MEANINGLESS as they are conferred by the industry to what IT MANUFACTURES.. like Gaga. Ever heard of Christopher Cross??? LOL
SO, LEARN FIRST before you show IGNORANCE!
cutthroaty says
Fabulous post Jesus!
cutthroaty says
Gaga is a serial liar.
She said she will DIE for her little monsters and is a “free bitch” unafraid to fight for freedom and “the gays..”.. yet instantly turned coward when threatened in Indonesia.
Madonna has NEVER said she’d die for her fans– she has NO time for such falsehood.. but when truly threatened with arrest, fine, and lawsuit in Russia for her support of the LGBT people and then Pussy Riot– with even the US State Department warning of potential trouble– she still WENT ON WITH THE SHOWS IN RUSSIA WITHOUT BACKING DOWN ON HER STATEMENTS ABOUT RIGHTS AND FREEDOM!
See? Gaga is a FRAUD, while Madonna is the REAL DEAL… The media (payola??) may protect Gaga by covering for her faults and flops and by bashing Madonna (something they’ve been doing since the beginning to a TRULY FEARLESS & STATUS-QUO THREATENING artist that is Madonna).. but the PEOPLE are knowing more and more how FAKE Gaga is.. So UNWORTHY.
Gaga cried crocodile tears about being “not that kind of person” and thus will not hit back at Madonna.. yet she lets her cronies do the dirty job for her: Talentless Starlight bashed Madonna on youtube & facebook; Elton and his houseboy husband bash Madonna; DJ White Shadow bashed Madonna on Twitter; Little Monsters bash Madonna everywhere.
Oops.. Gaga INDEED laughed with idiotic fans about Madonna sipping a “poisoned” tea..
Gaga is SPINELESS and DESPERATE as she is flopping left and right.. and her time is up!
cutthroaty says
MADONNA JUST ROCKED YANKEE STADIUM!!!
The FIRST EVER female artist to headline that historic place!!! Not with ONE.. but with TWO SOLD OUT SHOWS!! Then.. another in MSG.. and oops, STILL another in MSG in November DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND!! 2 STADIUM & 2 arena shows!!
GAGA’S NY date?? ONE. In MSG.
MADONNA just BROKE Quebec records with the over 70,000 (some say 75,000) attendance in the Plains of Abraham for MDNA!! Gaga’s?? ZIP. NADA. (no show as she’s not gonna sell there)
MADONNA managed (after soo many gigs there in Paris thru the years) to sell out Stade de France WITHOUT the 70% DISCOUNT that Team Caca is resorting to!! Hahahahaha
oy! The supposed “sold out” Gaga Twikenham (wrong spelling, I know) shows hyped before as “sold out within minutes!” are NOT sold out and they’re advertising for it like crazy with deep discounts!
So, Emily, who’s jealous again?? LOL
Ian says
First off, her name is Stefani, not stefania. Second, “Lady Gaga” is nowhere mentioned in the song “Radio Gaga” by Queen. She pulled her name from the song yes; but it was not “stolen”. Lady Gaga is NOT Madonna, but has played off of Madonna. Gaga has also said that Madonna is an inspiration to her. And for those saying Gaga rips off Madonna; remember how often that was cried when Madonna did something years ago? Remember how many times Madonna has been accused of copying people?
Ian says
LittleMonsters.com is a social network and is not all Lady Gaga’s posting. As a social network, there are USERS who post content as well. Gaga has no control over her fans opinions and they are allowed to post them on the site. Actually look at the site before you bash on it.
Ian says
So Brittany is more original when Lady Gaga has written pieces for her? Sure…
Ian says
Finall somebody who did their research!
Brandon says
please dont say BORN THIS WAY FLOPPED… replace that with MDNA… THAT flopped big time..
John F says
Ok, I agree with Matt. This article was created to get page hits and it did work.
DC says
Call me when Madonna sells out Madison Square Garden Three nights in a row and when she sells out stadiums of 90,000 like Gaga has recently done in Asia and Europe not to mention the stadium sell outs in Australia and all the upcoming Born This Way Ball dates being sold out all over Europe and Latin America. Gaga is selling out stadium after stadium of 50,000, 60,000, 75,000, 90,000 people. Call me Madonna does that.. Gaga just played a sold out stadium of 75,000 people in England and will do so again tomorrow.
Jo says
How can you’d day BTW flopped – it sold over 6 million copies worldwide! And only a proportion of her twitter followers are fake, as are a proportion of most high profile celebs with large twitter followings.
Drewski says
Gaga is fading. The premise of this article is trying desperately to defame, downgrade, and even belittle Madonna’s career because Gaga has seemingly enough, run out of tricks. Gaga’s tour has been running for a few months and has not received any sort of media attention that the MDNA tour has–we won’t even to there with comparisons to box office receipts and attendance. What we’re witnessing now are desperate, stan-based attempts to validate Gaga’s career, which was great in the beginning, but now has fallen short and has lost the interest of the most pedestrian of listeners. And as all this claimed “performance art” maybe new to the wide-eyed 13 year old, most of the general public knows that her shtick has been done before. She can’t sell herself on her looks and personality, because she is quite ordinary and her story is somewhat boring–we all know that longevity in the music business isn’t based on musical talent alone. Even more evident that the public has lost interest is her pre-media blackout with Oprah Winfrey that failed to garner stellar ratings–approximately 800,000 viewers tuned in, as opposed to 2.5 million viewers for Rihanna’s recent interview. And if we’re making comparisons, Gaga’s Born This Way didn’t last a full album cycle, dying 9 months later, while Madonna’s True Blue stayed on the charts for 20 consecutive months. Kudos to an article that attempts to break it down, but the only one that seems to be convinced is the author, because the majority of us are not….
Kingbe says
Loving all the annoyed Madonna fans crying out in jelousy LOL hahahaha lady gaga is the pop queen LOL! :p
befadd says
Madonna already played sold out stadium shows in those places. Look it up.
veronika says
Love this article!
Its all so true, now im gonna grab some popcorn and watch madonna fans try to defend their outdated idol! This shall be fun :)
polarize says
The fact that Gaga isn’t be able to get out of Madonna’s shadow speaks for itself. No matter what she does, she will be always compared to Madonna. That what happens when you keep doing the Madonna formula.
Little Monsters must realize that Madonna is the master of art of reinvention in pop music – a formula which Gaga will be doing for her next album.
diana says
Did Madonna personally tell you that she’s jealous of Gaga? Or did you read that from the same email Gaga claimed she received from Madonna?
adffggg says
Yes, and all they do is call Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, etc a COPYCAT, but when they see photos of Madonna comparing to Gaga, they all go their pathetic “Madonna did not invent…” excuse all over and over again. See how hypocritical her fans sound?
FPOL says
AND OF COURSE ONLY HER LITTLE MONSTERS ARE CONVINCED LOL
GeeBee says
Wow, I think this is one of the few non-biased articles I’ve read on this subject! Kudos to the writer. Too bad there’s now a storm of angry Madonna fans yanking out their IVs and waving their ‘Skeletor’ fists (hehe) in the comments section here.
If the only argument you’ve got is that Gaga was, and continues to be inspired by Madonna, then it isn’t much of an argument I’m afraid, because every female of this generation and many before has been inspired by Madonna. Her flaw was that she rested on her laurels and thought that if she criticised this fresh new act who was clearly trumping her there would be no rebuke – I think all subsequent events have proven her wrong and she is holding onto her crown the way a toddler clings to their pacifier.
So come on Madonna, act a little gracefully with regards to your career and those who come after you and are better than you – even if you can’t act gracefully on stage.
En says
I love Gaga, I always hate Madonna!
Said in this way it’s so much better. No explanations!
I’m 30 and I’m not blind! Madonna rip off so many artists, Gaga rip off something of Madonna. Why none talk about the others who rip off Madonna? Cause Gaga has talent! All Madonna fans are ipocrite, I think so! I’m not Gaga fan! Sorry for my bad english, I’m Italian!
japes says
Really twelve abortions? It is sad gaga fans have to make up lies like this to make Madonna seems less talented than gaga. Plus even if it was true what exactly does morality have to do with talent? And from absoultly every bio printed aboit Madonna the only person she was hooking up with at the start of her career was jellybean and he never really that big of a super star anyways. Lets just say it took alot mire hard work than one man to make Madonnas career. Madonnas career took of for one readon and one reason only, her amazing stage presence. Take a loik at the fiffernce betwren the virgin tour and whos that girl and then compare whos that girl to blond ambition…she clearly was a force to be reckoned with.
It is really disgusting that another female would say something about someone getting an abortion even if it wad true, but to lie aboit it is even worse.
japes says
It is true about madonnamania. I was jusy waching the premier of the film whos thay girl in times square and I think there we re more people therw than at new years eve. Also my parents took me to that toor at Foxboro stadium 100,000 people in attendance andthere were so many cars on the road that we sat in traffic for 4 hrs and missed more than half the show.
Ew says
Madonna is old and boring and you’re just pressed cause Gaga is taking her throne Hahaha xoxo
RiRi says
Honestly, I do love Lady Gaga & Madonna equally. But the fact of the matter is, Madonna has been influencing the Pop industry since the 80s. She has set the standards for a lot of Pop artists. Every Pop artist today has most likely gotten some of their inspiration from Madonna and you can tell. Gaga wouldn’t be Gaga if there wasn’t Madonna. There will never be another Madonna or another Lady Gaga, and there will only be one TRUE Queen of Pop. And that’s Madonna. End of story.
Andrea says
Madonna and Gaga are both talented but you can’t make pop music forever soon it’ll die out xoxo
PP says
ipocrite – HAHAHAHA
CarlosPeru says
BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITCH PLEASE!!!!!
Michelle says
Hey, let’s cut it out guys. Madonna has been around for a long time, the only upper leg she has to Lady gaga IS THAT. Gaga and Madonna are completely different. At least gaga doesn’t show up to her concert 1 hour late, then performs a shortened version of her set, and leaves her fans wanting more because they paid a huge price to come see her… let’s face it, one thing that Gaga does BETTER is cares for her fans. Madonna is talented, and she has made timeless pop records, but so has gaga in the 4 years she has been popular. You might say that Born This Way flopped, but no it hasn’t because it is selling out stadiums worldwide. In my honest opinion, gaga has a stronger singing voice but I am no way saying Madonna doesn’t have a good voice. When it comes to this ongoing pointless argument on who is better, least gaga has been MORE MATURE than the much older Madonna who still acts like she is 20… Madonna paved the way for every pop artist out there, but doesn’t mean Gaga is copying her… but you can pull the Madonna copies Marilyn Monroe… But instead of call it copying how about saying that styles, music, just about everything has been recycled and reused, so what do you expect? Like the article said, gaga has done some completely new things that NO ONE has ever done, and just about everything gaga does, has a whole bunch of metaphors and reasons behind it, but the general public are just quick to judge and see it as attention seeking and outrageous… Gaga is creative, and why can’t she use her creativity the way she wants? I mean she doesn’t get paid all this money to be generic does she? Least we know she isn’t rolling around in money (like Madonna), but instead she uses her money to create new things we have never seen before.
yuyu says
it is one thing, to pay homage to Madonna’s successful styles ::
but it is anothing to abuse it, and get paid for it….
and Elton’s remarks are unworthy of him,
and he owes Madonna an apology
–
i’m not a Madonna or Gaga fan –
but i love elton’s music
peace
(note to author of this page)
(one word: maturity)
Jeff says
Wow, are people comparing Gaga’s second worldwide tour to Madonna’s 50th? I’m sorry, but I totally agree with the article, specially with the last topic: Madonna was undoubtedly a Queen, but the fact she’s feeling so threatened by Gaga and, because of that, attacking her, only makes her lose the credibility of name she conquered. Gaga is doing great after only 4 years of career and her capacity of evolving and innovating will take her to the top sooner or later. Get over it.
ignoreance says
I’m pretty sure that the reasons for Lady Gaga reaching marketing penetration at such a quick rate has far more to do with there are way more ways to spread your music now than in the 80’s and 90’s guess not to many people remember the days of recording music off the radio with a tape recorder. Its all to easy to click, click, click you way to a Gold/Platinum/Unobtainium record. You can thank the Ipod. Many have already stated producers have something to do with it. Think of the 80’s and marking options. The Computer revolution destroyed the classic music marking model. It took a lot more to make an image and remember MTV was just starting and Madonna started around the same time.
This was in 1982-83 and now you want to compare 30 years of advancement…… Just stop
Madonna is Madonna.
Gaga is Gaga.
Gaga’s Image currently would have never flown in the 80’s Just like Madonna’s Image is now dated today.
I’m Thirtyfour I didn’t have money to buy albums then. It took me all summer in the 90’s to save up for the Sony Sport Yellow Walkman. and tapes back then were 10-17dollars for a full album you had a hard time getting singles under 4 dollars. Thank Sean Parker for creating the digital revolution in 1999 which broke the way that the standard music was distributed. So two different methods of distribution would account for the difference. Besides this type of drama is contrived by both parties and sells… Its clear its marketing at work.
Me i don’t know maybe I’m getting old but it seems like its all the same shhhh different artist now….
Jphoenix7x says
Can’t it be that these two artists can ever just be individual and not compared endlessly to one another? Who knows… The thing that pisses me off is that you don’t realize how much Gaga has copied, not just from Madonna but other artists throughout her rise to fame. Her fans have no idea because they have no desire to learn where Gaga gets her ideas… Madonna, Bowie, Grace Jones, Roisin Murphy, Kylie to name a few… Look it up! It is evident that although Gaga is talented, she relies on reducing herself to a cheap copy of other artists to stay relevant. BTW did not perform as she expected and that album garnered very little appreciation and/or awards as The Fame and The Fame Monster did. In terms of considering Gaga a Queen, I hardly think she even comes close. Madonna, whether you love her or love to hate her is the original who paved the way and GaGa’s fans have no respect for that. They are ageist, not realizing that, yes, Gaga may be young now but, where will she be in 20-30-40 years? Madonna’s first three Albums peaked and she was on top from the beginning. GaGa’s first album was a hit and BTW hit many bumps and people are sick of her antics. Shock value should not be the cause of her selling records. She needs to rely on her inherent talent, which she has and stop trying so hard to be the Queen. She has a long way to go to even come close to what Madonna has accomplished. And don’t get me wrong, Madonna is by no means perfect but, she does not deserve to be chastised by a generation that has no respect for anyone that is older. Madonna is hot at 54 and looks better than most girls half her age and she continues to sell out her MDNA concert. Look it up as well. She is projected to have the top grossing tour of any solo artist, beating her own record, again. But yeah, according to the little monsters she’s an old grandma… Well, it would seem that Gaga has borrowed A LOT from “grandma” to fool her minions that she is coming up with it on her own. She may have had me fooled at first but I see through the smoke and mirrors. Don’t try too hard and pass off other’s influence as original and focus like I said, on your own inherent talent and you will be liked again by other than your devoted monsters.
starrboyd says
Gaga sings live , very well might I add.. I’ve seen her live a few times…I don’t care abt costumes , I can about musical abilities. Madonna lips syncs . And who cares she’s 54 if you can sing you should still be able to blow live. Hell Teena Marie outsung Madonna time and time again but didn’t get recognized because she was more soul.
Anyway back to gaga, piano abilites are astounding and her chest belts damn near perfect. Never off pitch or off key. I have yet to hear madonna sing live on her entire tour. That’s what it boils down too , who can sing and who can’t.
alejndro says
You guys why waist your time writting so many comments in the end we all know that Madonna is better, haaaa…..
Charles G Shiflett says
Written for all of you Lady Gaga haters. I’m just a fat old man that respects Lady Gaga.
Like I’ve said many times, Gaga doesn’t need me or anyone else to defend her, I believe she can do a damn good job on her own.
You don’t like her because she’s not you. She is a performance artist. You mention her meat dress, where is that dress now?
Singer-song writer, performance artist, record producer, musician, composer, concert pianist, actress, dancer, activist, and one hell of a businesswoman. The first artist to have 4 #1’s on their first album, an International Super Star in her first year, sold out Madison Square Garden 5 nights in a row last year, no advertising. Just like when some people were calling her a man, she ate it up, all the way to the bank, all you are doing is keeping her name in the news. Ask Taylor Kenny he would know for sure.
She gave the NY/NJ relief fund a check for $1 million dollars. How much have you given?
You do realize she was the #4 most powerful woman in 2012 making only $51 million dollars because she was on tour, but because she was on tour, she will be #1 for 2013.
Like I’ve said many times, Gaga doesn’t need me or anyone else to defend her, I believe she can do a damn good job on her own.
You don’t like her because she’s not you. She is a performance artist. You mention her meat dress, where is that dress now?
Singer-song writer, performance artist, record producer, musician, composer, concert pianist, actress, dancer, activist, and one hell of a businesswoman. The first artist to have 4 #1’s on their first album, an International Super Star in her first year, sold out Madison Square Garden 5 nights in a row last year, no advertising. Just like when some people were calling her a man, she ate it up, all the way to the bank, all you are doing is keeping her name in the news. Ask Taylor Kenny he would know for sure.
She gave the NY/NJ relief fund a check for $1 million dollars.
You do realize she was the #4 most powerful woman in 2012 making only $51 million dollars because she was on tour, but because she was on tour, she will be #1 for 2013. She posted the sales on Twitter plus her perfume, not out all year sold 30 million bottles to be #8 for the year.
She has made it perfectly clear, she doesn’t want to be the next Madonna, she want’s to be the next Lady Gaga.
Lady Gaga has never Lip Synced, but Madonna did at the Super Bowl last year.
eros says
Here’s something I just observed. The most recent articles on Madonna joining Instagram had 18 comments and reaction. The article on Gaga being a megabitch written 2 days before had 4 comments. Madonna’s fans are far more intellectually passionate, and passionately intellectual. Gaga is fast becoming the Cyndi Lauper of this decade. Madonna is holding up just well, 30 years on.
Don’t get me wrong, Cyndi was talented, and had great songs (I can’t same the same for Gaga, that boils down to taste). Cyndi wasn’t intriguing though. Gaga isn’t either. She’s all hype and publicity but beneath all that, she isn’t in the least bit fascinating. Madonna had hype and publicity. What sealed the deal were the songs (that became classics) and the button-pushing and publicity-baiting antics through the various musical eras that actually meant something. Religion (Like a Prayer), sex (Like a Virgin, Erotica), war (American Life) and now age (MDNA). But of couse, she was also about fun (Confessions) and enlightenment (Ray of Light). For a supposed stardom build on artifice, she had depth and (relevant) things to say.
Where is Gaga on the 2013 Billboard moneymakers list by the way? M is number 1 as expected because of her tour. Wasn’t Gaga touring? Monies aside, because that is not a true benchmark of success – what has Gaga contributed to this era that would shape the things to come? Don’t get me started on the bully-victim naivet
hevel says
I luv both but, Gaga is so much better!
Such a funny thing when some say gaga is madonna ov dis generation…..Lady Gaga is da Lady Gaga, she is not tryin’ to be madonna, christina or others but other bitchs like nicki minaj, ke$ha N rihanna re tryin’ to be her…follow her style, fashion…why wouldn’t they stole madonna’s or britney’s style just bcoz Gaga is da only POP Icon.
Listen to her musics…she’s tellin’ us to be ourselves no matter who we are!!!
And it’s definately true d@ madonna is so jealeous over Gaga…i start hatin’ madonna cuz i’ve found d@ she’s VIXEN!
madgerules says
U tell em elton …fat old man aint the word..tg gaggag redux your grand daddy tours..cheap shot..but soooo true. You need gaggag more then she needs your grand daddy arse.
madgerules says
Even midler had more staying power and originality then gaggag . Supried she isn’t after gaggag for copying her outfits ( yes little monsters i know it’s gaga but she makes me gaggag).
madgerules says
Being a Wannabee in the 80s I can appreciate gagas little Ms wanting her to be mega. She is no better or worse then Madge talent wise, both accomplished multi faceted..talented..both play many instruments….can attract loyal fans..etc she simply hasn’t the marketing sense it takes to survive decades in music. Fact of the matter is she simply ended her career with that meat dress stunt. Once she jumped the shark there was no going back..Gaga peaked and nothing short of resurrection on stage will top that for her. Madonna has been wise enough to one up slowly over her career and her shark jumping days are still ahead. Gaga’s have passed. Gaga can sing but it is marketing a brand that counts ta sell records and keep fans and she just made her brand redundant too early.. jmo
madgerules says
Not that both are not stars..GaGa simply peaked too soon. She lacks the business sense Madge has to keep her brand on demand. To have marketability and a lifestyle to market. She shot herself in the head when she trotted out that meat dress..she simply left no room for expansion.
That will be her Gone With The Wind..The one stunt she’ll never top. Sad that Gaga tried too hard too early..Longevity in music us about marketing..anyone pretty and talented can sing and dance, only difference stars make money in other philanthropic ways mostly by selling the ” you can be me..if you buy my” tag. No one wants to walk around looking like Gaga ..or living the Gaga way. J M O
Lisa says
she didn’t peak too soon you think Gaga success was over night she struggle for years performing in night clubs over new York it didn’t come easy and you are wrong I see plenty of girls wearing their hair like gaga the hair bow different colors Gaga will always have a successful career why because she has actual musical ability she can write her own music which is not as easy as it sounds she is a classically train pianist people who can do on their own will always be successful it’s not just about singing and dancing with Gaga I will never understand the hate with Gaga she is one of the main artist who is against anti bullying and supports LGBT people act like Madonna is this great talent her career has been based off shock value/sex
Oracle says
I was a Madonna-wannabe, too, in the 80s and have followed her since ’83 and ill say this: Gaga is the first pop artist that has genuinely scared Madonna. Never has Madge gone through such efforts to discredit another singer and I believe that says something.
And I’m sorry, but Madonna is not as talented as Gaga. Madonna wants to be but can’t pull it off. She doesnt have the vocal talents like gaga, period. She always has someone write her music and tries to learn chords on guitar to give some musical credit (and on a side note seriously needs to stop writing her own lyrics which have been on par with a middle schooler’s poetry skills) but her real passion and skill has always has been the same – making lots of money. That is and always will be her first love.
MDNA was utter crap, period. William orbit came straight out and angrily said it would have been nice if she would have worked on the album more than 3 weeks but then recanted because uh oh! Uh oh! Madonna didn’t like that statement and told him to shut up. And let’s not forget that MDNA was tauted by her people as a “top selling” album because it was sold with her concert tickets – how convenient. It dropped heavily after that.
And don’t even give me the garbage that gaga ripped off Madonna. Madge has been ripping people off for YEARS and has been involved in countless lawsuits all quietly dealt with so as to keep that information off the radar. If that’s the case, why hasn’t Madonna sued gaga for “born this way?”
Gaga is shocking like Madge, sure, but she doesn’t rely on sex so heavily like Madonna has for decades. Gaga isn’t afraid to be UGLY in her art and that is the ONE thing that Madonna has never been comfortable with in any “art form” she’s tried. Gaga is showing more talent, class and art than Madonna has by far. And I’ve truly enjoyed watching and listening to a real pop star for the first time in ages.
Madonna isn’t growing anymore, she’s trying hard to compete in an area she no longer fits in. Sure she’s 55 and that’s not a problem (hell, look at Cher) but her choices to “shock” have been pretty stupid. MDNA is a drug reference, period and not only stupid but a pathetically desperate attempt to link to a youth-oriented crowd. Guns on stage that were so blatantly dropped in for shock and inappropriate for fans in certain area she was booed and completely insensitive, political statements worldwide that were nothing more than uneducated to garner shock and attention. lets not forget her pulling her nipple out in the most unsexy way, mind you, while her son was in the background. THESE THINGS are what I remember about Madonna within the last few years, not her music or catchy songs. Gaga’s music has been memorable and really good! Madonna? Well, her actions to compete have been nothing short of… “reductive. Look it up!”
Brent says
*Throne*
BLOOP says
That’s the truth!
QWERTY says
Madonna is an old hag desperately clinging to her youth. Let us enjoy our new stars. PEACE OUT!!
Mark Hammond says
well, fuck you, MADONNA IS OLD, ; Teenager like me needs new, fresh and better artist and Flodonna doesnt fit the category at all **period** — MDNA is FLOP—
Marlori says
I think both are great.