Rolling Stone names Lady GaGa "Queen of Pop"

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leo-j said:

oldschoolfool said:

leo-j said:

Thechalkblock said:
With how big Lady Gaga has become this really isn't a surprise; good for her nevertheless though. Reading about this reminds of how no one will ever take the crown of "King of Pop" from MJ haha.

I don't believe she's done what madonna has done, but has had an impact on the music industry similar to what MJ had on the industry during thriller..

Madonna's music is very deep, the non "hits", she shouldn't be thrown off so easily like that, gaga should take the title "queen of dance", or "lady of pop", she's still growing, but madonna's music is just so large and diverse, that it's hard to just throw her off.

 

This article is based on 2009-2011 trends, gaga began to erupt in 2008, and changed pop music with the song "Just Dance", everyone started doing "dance" influenced tracks after that song

I don't believe she's done what madonna has done, but has had an impact on the music industry similar to what MJ had on the industry during thriller.. ----nothing and I mean nothing could be further from the truth. 

-in your eyes, but in the eyes of the media and society..

she brought epic music videos back.. just like how MJ brought epic dance routines into music videos..

she changed the entire industry from within.. just how MJ brought out lots of wannabes, gaga is bringing out wanabes in previous "legends" like britney and christina(if you could call them legends in pop), and rihanna, and katy perry, and etc.. who changed their entire look/sound to keep up with lady gaga.. katy perry admitted to it in 2009, but the video was deleted by someone(presumebly her label) or maybe it just can't be found anymore..

she's created a "fanbase" that has never been seen before in pop music, one that has developed a "connection" between her so strongly, she's literally created a revolution.. you cannot deny that.. look all around youtube.. this is just an example

- Are you sure about that? Lady Gaga's fanbase can't even begin to compare to the Beatles fanbase or MJ's fanbase. Heck, outside the "little monster" gimmick fanbase, there's not much following of Lady Gaga, because her music is very restrictive to the same type, to the same following. You're using Youtube as one example of her following, which is a pretty ridiculous thing to do. The video which had the fastest rising of views in the history of Youtube is Friday by Rebecca Black, does that mean she also has a massive following as well? 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDPJ-o1leAw

because of her dance/techno pop became huge in the U.S

she has had 7 #1 hits on pop radio, and is approaching her 8th #1 with "edge of glory"

and she sold 1.1 Million albums week 1 in the U.S, and 2.1 million albums WW week 1, and according to her is near 5 MILLION albums LTD, and the album came out a month ago.. a pop album this day and age does not sell 5 million copies, for comparison BRITNEY SPEARS' latest effort has sold a little over 1 million copies WW, and that came out in march.

MJ sold way more albums/records, but gaga could have sold way more herself had there not been piracy, she does have the most views on youtube as an individual.. period..

- Funny how you forget to mention that she only sold that huge amount with her latest CD because of the 99 cent promotion that Amazon had, which created huge losses for Amazon itself. Plus, you also forget to mention that she also had the biggest second week drop ever, completely surpassing the drop that Backstreet Boys had with Millenium. You can blame it on Piracy or everything that you want, but you'll only blind yourself to the fact that she's stagnating and that her music is not as relevant as it used to be, because unlike the musicians that held that title (And whether you like it or not, Madonna is still the Queen of Pop, as she has had an expansive career that lasted more than 3 years in the spotlight), she can't reinvent herself. Let's see how her records will sell without gimmicks or cheap publicity stunts. 

and was named the most powerful being on earth recently by FORBES.. that definately shows her impact through media.. now if you want to accept it it's on you..

- Another lie. Forbes named her the most powerful celebrity in 2011. Really, to confuse Hu Jintao with Lady Gaga, you're either letting your fandom blind you unconditionally, or you just can't read. 

@kowenicki

You're right, taylor swift isn't as big as she is in the U.S nor are many on that list, and yes this is (prob) a U.S list, but gaga is as big everywhere if not bigger outside of the U.S, she's an international phenom

There's just so many things wrong in this post that it would be pretty pointless to counter it all, so I only commented on the most ridiculous ones.