Who else can do this but Gaga?

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1 hour ago, Didymus said:

I didn't miss the point, it's exactly why I said what I said. I think several of her peers are exactly on the same level as her in terms of having a solid reputation of well-rounded talent, success and credibility. I'm shocked you apparently don't agree with that. Beyoncé and Taylor anyone?

In terms of acting, yes, with ASIB she has made a splash of actual actress prestige that we haven't seen since Cher and Madonna, and she easily beat the latter in terms of critical reception. But she is not and can not be seen as uniquely special because she "has a wide vocal range and a unique ability to switch her tone in accordance with the genre's", that's hilariously delusional given that multiple of her peers have been praised for exactly that, and been called the most versatile pop star, in just the last decade

It's not. Gaga and her team have been investing in a public reputation of "wow, she can do it all!", above even her reputation as a unique artist. That's why her newest single is massively underperforming. She has rebranded herself as a versatile, impressive performer more than an original artist along the lines of, say, Beyoncé or Taylor, who captivate the world with the sound and visions of their new albums/tours.

It's a strategy that has worked well for her and probably saved her from just losing public esteem. Promoting ASIB as a worthy Gaga era has done more for her career than her last three studio albums. This would be unimaginable for any other acclaimed pop star rn. ASIB's success has laid a new ground-note of respect for Gaga's rebirthing out of the wacky, avant-gardeness she came rolling in with, and that street cred follows her around in a way we haven't seen with any other pop star ever because her peers simply don't need it. Ariana will be praised all around the world in a few weeks for delivering vocals and acting in Wicked but it won't eclipse people's interest in her new album. She can be praised for being versatile without her fans making that her whole identity, that's the difference I'm probably clumsily trying to make, but whatevs. Y'all are so touchy.

 

1 hour ago, Sneaky Oliver said:

I see what you mean and I agree 100%. Gaga’s “wow she can really sing” is like Pink’s “wow she can fly/do acrobatics!”. It’s great that people see her talent and I do believe she’s above the average when it comes to singing but that shouldn’t be her whole brand. We have distanced ourselves collectively from the perspective that she’s such an unique/conceptual/creative/unconventional artist yet the core of the fanbase still wants unique/conceptual content from her while her bigger audience doesn’t see her as “conceptual” anymore and won’t support that kind of content and let’s be honest not even her hardcore fan base has been supporting Disease to draw the attention back to the creative aspect of Gaga, it’s not hard to assume that LG7 is going to be a “return to form” album just for the nostalgia factor but it’s not profitable for Lady Gaga as a brand, if she insists on releasing this kind of music, she’ll eventually lose her A-list status and become a legacy artist 

Gaga’s whole brand has always been that she is unique/different/risk taking artist. That includes trying out things you would never expect. She simply enjoys doing everything and can do everything very well.