Ray of Light 8,134 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 With Born This Way, Gaga came off one of the biggest eras of music of all time: TF(M) She began with a WW smash; Born This Way. Her second single, Judas, was of lackluster commercial performance but still managed to hit Top 10 in the US & be a moderate hit in Europe. Her 3rd single, The Edge of Glory, a Top 3 hit, was also well received all around the world. Her fourth single; Yoü & I was another top 10 for the Diamond Chanteuse I wasn't until her fifth and last single MTN that she "flopped" with a Top 30 song. Gaga sold around 6 million albums that year, with Billboard even claiming 8 million albums had been sold. The BTW era was the beggining of a media hunt for Gaga. People claiming she was over. Looking back now on the BTW era; why was Gaga thrown into a trash can when she had just a as much success, or even more, as Katy is having now? Not only this, but the PRISMATIC Tour will probably gross around the same as the BTWB with dozens of more dates. Why is it that Katy is allowed two "flops" (Unconditionally & Birthday), along with mediocre album sales that now make her an "albums artist"... Okay touring... Yet she is seen as some sort of modern day phenomenon? Does having one extra smash single make the PRISM era bigger? I've found this interesting. Does Gaga make the media more money? Are people more obsessed with what Gaga is doing? Is Katy's team trying to hide the bad & highlight the good? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cersei 56 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Because Katy has had two huge singles this era, doesn't really matter about the rest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JusticeforVenus 950 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 haters will always hate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Angel 128 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 People like her cause she's relatable and fun. Their children find it entertaining. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weasel 12,525 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Katy has the hits to back the flops up, like Rihanna. While Gaga's last hit was a while ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koala 3 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 I think it is because Gaga is not the average/normal popstar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 97,985 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Because she is Katy, she has fun songs about s-x and getting drunk, huge titties, she is not too gay, she dresses like a person and she is not trying to copy Madonna :later: If you see me posting like crazy, I'm either bored or procrastinating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray of Light 8,134 Posted June 29, 2014 Author Share Posted June 29, 2014 Because Katy has had two huge singles this era, doesn't really matter about the rest. Gaga had Born This Way = Roar So Dark Horse made Katy bulletproof from the media? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry 2,374 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 People expect more from Gaga.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcphee 1,790 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 People have had super unrealistic expectations for Gaga, that is it really. You answered you're own question really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladey Gagz 2,512 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Because the songs flopped because they were overshadowed by her own songs (roar, DH) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haroon 49,685 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Katy's had more hits I guess Plus Gaga's more polarising so I think she's an easy target for media stuff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 I really don't understand why the media is/was out for Gaga. It's really not fair honestly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valextra 58 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Media and people are more obsessed with Gaga, she is more bigger for the media, on the italian blogs the articles about Lady Gaga have the most views and comments, meanwhile Katy is quite irrelevant, and I think this is quite common everywhere. When Katy will start to flop, she won't have any media attentions at all like Nicki Minaj now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elijahfan 26,247 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 I think it only shows that Gaga doesn't leave people indifferent. Everybody keeps saying she's over, and yet, everbody's still talking about her. On the other hand, Katy isn't someone that pushes people to look into themselves. Gaga is disturbing to some people because she triggers a reflexion - that's why people either love her or hate her. You'll never find anyone who's indifferent about Gaga. Katy can smash or flop, in the end, it doesn't really matter to people, because they don't really care. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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