2023 the most boring year for Gaga Stans?

[monstertoronto 8,738]

Nah. I’ll take an uneventful year over the monster drags and lashings Gaga received in 2013 not just from stan wars but from the mainstream media. It became cool to hate Gaga and everyone was publishing articles about how she cost her label $25 million dollars and that she was bad on every level. I remember posting comments in her defense which seems so stupid now, they didn’t care they just wanted engagement. 

[Controversiaga 9,116]

1 hour ago, Shadow said:

There were worse years.

Well, name them!!! 

[Controversiaga 9,116]

1 hour ago, warhol killer said:

I do get what you are trying to say. I don't think it's the worst year for fans, but I do think it is the least eventful year of her career. Apart from the Oscar performance and Joker filming, there was really nothing major that happened after that.

Again, I don't think it's the worst year for fans. Worst year was probably 2013 when the hip incident happened + whatever happened during the latter of that year (ARTPOP release + constant hate train).

EDIT: I forgot about The Rolling Stones collab

 

1 hour ago, Ororo Munroe said:

if we survived 2013, we can go through anything at this point. 

 

1 hour ago, Robo Ga said:

I have been a fan since 2009 and FOR ME AT LEAST, I would definitely say 2023 was the absolute worst year on record to be a Gaga fan. There was absolutely nothing to go off of, no recent releases, barely any tidbits of information... constant controversy over advertisements, a huge focus on HL... also generally nothing to look forward to because we are so unclear on what is coming. I know these dry periods tend to be worth it (because we know Gaga focuses on quality over quantity when it comes to new music). However, to not have any explanation at this point over CBT film, nothing but a studio selfie to hope off of for new music, Joker 2 stuff still a year away... IT'S DRY ASF Y'ALL.

Did you guys read my OP? I meant worse as in most boring and uneventful . HOWVER I do agree it was the worst year in terms of the most ACTIVE Gaga year 

[Controversiaga 9,116]

1 hour ago, Red said:

2015 was more boring

We had AHS tho didn’t we? Sound of music tribute at the Oscar’s was 2015 right ? And wasn’t she teasing LG5 and posting random iconic stylish photo shoots !

[Controversiaga 9,116]

30 minutes ago, Franch Toast said:

I just want to point out that she wasn't sitting back and taking it easy. She was filming Joker 2, recording a collaboration with the Rolling Stones, performing at the Oscars, running a successful cosmetics company, and performing in Vegas, plus we have the documentary about her and Tony coming out later this year. We also don't know what seeds she has been planting for projects to be released next year. 

She's not following the main pop girl mold, nor is she doing as much in the public eye, but she's still doing things, and we've gotten glimpses of her here and there. (It is disappointing that she hasn't done much to commemorate ARTPOP's anniversary though, other than selling merch) 

Completely fair and true! Sorry i misspoke on that for sure. She was busy behind the scenes 

[eifulien 2,389]

Honestly, yeah. Looking at my last.fm the poor thing is fighting for the 24th place wtih Zaz in my most listened artists of the year.  

It's been quite uneventful but I think it's fine. It's healthy for the fanbase to accept it and move onto other artists. The breaking point for me was the Gucci film. It was so terrible, I hated it (her good acting can't save a bad movie and a shitty story, sorry). And since she is clearly more interested in developing her acting career, I decided to step aside.

When she comes back with LG7, ofc I'll check it out and I'll most probably regain my enthusiasm for her music. Until then, we just have to accept things have been quite stale. Chromatica is from 2018-2019. LFS is from 2018. She didn't really have a "pandemic" album (Lana and Taylor in the meantime... ).

Big eye roll to those comments stating she has been working on the RS collab, yeah for a week maybe, lol. The Tony documentary has been sitting on the shelves for a while as well. 2015 was challenging but c'mon that was the start of the soft reboot "I really sing" era - the Oscar performance, the Cheek to Cheek tour (my second favourite era after ARTPOP) - damn those videos of her singing Bang Bang without microphone. She was showing them pipes so it was exciting. AHS Hotel was incredible. So 2015 isn't even a second-worst for me. 2013 may have been challenging like no other but it wasn't boring at all.

I think that's the problem currently. Back then, the worst meant she wasn't on top for the first time and we were getting defensive cause we cared. Now it's just indifference, which could be a problem for the fanbase. However, I don't think it's her problem or priority. I hope she is working hard on the next album. But what I hope for the most is that our fanbase grow up, especially those people who have a hard time letting go of the past. The Act II threads and the whole ARTPOP anniversary were pitiful to watch, the "Gaga should work with RedOne" // "MTN should have been the lead single" threads are exhausting and make you feel sorry for the people who opened them, I'm sorry. Let's move past her 2008-2013 period and trust her to bring out something new and exciting.

[TEANUS 12,101]

1 hour ago, Red said:

2015 was more boring

You think so? RedOne studio pics started in January, in February we had the Oscars, the Grammys (she won her first in 4 years at that point), she was announced for AHS, she toured C2C in the spring+summer, C2C was exceeding all expectations and serving longevity, constant public sightings and social media activity all year, filming AHS in the summer, all the tributes throughout the year, AHS in the fall

 

[TEANUS 12,101]

OT: I think so…maybe 2014 but not because of lack of content, but because that was the only point I genuinely thought “oh she might just quit all together”

[HelloHangoverz 15,538]

55 minutes ago, Noah said:

Yes, absolutely. In 2015 we at least had TIHTY, AHS, her and RedOne in the Studio and lots of anticipation for LG5. We also had her post on Instagram a lot. This year she was very inactive - posting mostly Ads and barely interacting. We also have no Idea if and who she was in the Studio with. The anticipation for LG7 is very tame as well, since no one knows if its actually coming soon or if she's working on other things.

This was the year of the nurtec ad  someone should make a top 10 memorable moments of 2023 thread, the ****ing asprin is up there 

[HelloHangoverz 15,538]

I know it maybe doesn't count because she may have had no involvement with any of it, but all the leaks we just got last week made this an okay year for me. Seeing Joker filming was really cool too, but after those leaks I feel fed lol

[Noah 26,566]

8 minutes ago, HelloHangoverz said:

This was the year of the nurtec ad  someone should make a top 10 memorable moments of 2023 thread, the ****ing asprin is up there 

can we think of other things to fill the spots tho? This year was so dry sadly

[MOT 2,589]

Yes, been a quiet enough year, no album release, no concert tour, no movie release. She did release a record with the Rolling Stones though, and she did steal the show at the Oscars (again). I know that performance wasn't everyone's cup of tea, but I loved it. She seems to be looking after herself a bit more and guarding her privacy, which is great to see. Media stories had her breaking up with Michael and then re-uniting, but she never said a word about that, presumably because those stories have nothing to do with her world. Same with all the chatter about ARTPOP.

[HelloHangoverz 15,538]

4 minutes ago, Noah said:

can we think of other things to fill the spots tho? This year was so dry sadly

1. Nurtec ad/forced CBT film announcement

2. Joker Filming

3. ACT II debacle + leaks

4. Sweet Sounds of Heaven

..... erm

recent sighting at grocery store? haha

 

Oh, also when people thought she was teasing Tea because of that Haus Labs ad with the teacup 

Edited November 21, 2023 by HelloHangoverz

[Shadow 6,269]

52 minutes ago, Controversiaga said:

Well, name them!!! 

Others have said them, 2013 and 2015 to name a couple.

[Noah 26,566]

4 minutes ago, HelloHangoverz said:

1. Nurtec ad/forced CBT film announcement

2. Joker Filming

3. ACT II debacle + leaks

4. Sweet Sounds of Heaven

..... erm

recent sighting at grocery store? haha

 

Oh, also when people thought she was teasing Tea because of that Haus Labs ad with the teacup 

Haus Labs Tutorial Video with the TFM reminiscent Gaga look

Haus Labs Concealer Launch

Announcing Bad Bunny on SNL

BTW Foundation Cotton On Collab

Holy My Hand at the Oscars

Bloody Mary reaching its peak on the Charts Worldwide

..

That's all I could find after looking through the News & Events Section on GGD