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Lady Gaga Showed It Doesn’t Matter Who’s Queen at Coachella, She Still Rules

Andrea Domanick, Apr 17 2017, 8:32pm

"Her pop is just a little too on-the-nose for Coachella's rap and EDM palette, too alternately weird and corny to ever have Beyoncé-level universal appeal. She's the option B who's at her best when she's being challenged to make sure you never call her that again. And at Coachella, running through a 19-song set of hits, recent material, and a new single "The Cure," Gaga ensured everyone stood corrected."

Her voice is spectacular, but it's her confidence that sells it, bantering with the familiar candor of a corner bartender while navigating the set through untoward stylistic shifts. She'll take the slinky, post-EDM R&B of "The Cure" into the power balladry of "Edge of Glory"—only to tease out the latter's full-camp chorus into a climax that had the crowd screaming like it was a Calvin Harris drop. Lady Gaga doesn't flinch, so you don't either—she just expects you to keep up.

Now her message is more coded: accepting the multiplicity of identity, and the contradictions that define it. For whatever reason, Gaga remains a divisive artist, but her message has always been about unity. She's the "and," not the "or." It's not Beyoncé or Gaga. It's not sequined stilettos or a hoodie. It's not partying at a music festival or marching in a protest. It's not escapism orempowerment. It's the spaces in between where we figure ourselves out. She's shown us where she stands; instead of looking to her, maybe it's time to ask ourselves the same thing.

Source: https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/lady-gaga-showed-it-doesnt-matter-whos-queen-at-coachella-she-still-rules

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BLACKOUTbritney
2 minutes ago, Sycamore said:

Gaga remains a divisive artist, but her message has always been about unity. She's the "and," not the "or."

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Blade
6 minutes ago, Sycamore said:

Gaga remains a divisive artist, but her message has always been about unity. She's the "and," not the "or:"

This :applause:

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JR Gg

Bitch how long did it take them to realise it? :emma:

I have been flopping since 2009:trollga:

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HausOfMiklaus

What an amazing review/sentiment expressed in only three paragraphs. Seems like not everyone in the music industry is sleeping on our girl. :whitney:

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DeanWinchester
1 hour ago, SLAYing said:

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Best variation yet :toofunny:

Flyin' like a 1000 Doves
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Letmelivemylife
2 hours ago, boobtank said:

Lol poor Laganja. My heart did break for her because nobody ever intends to have a meltdown like that. She just couldn't help it and she finally snapped when she couldn't keep the stress and anxiety in anymore. 

I love you monsters. I'd be unfixably broken without you
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