Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” rises to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

[PartySick 147,362]

28 minutes ago, Ocean Blvd said:

I kinda understand her tho. I think Harlequin was the project she wanted to make the most and look how it went: biggest flop in her career. Happy Mistake is probably her best song in years and miles above Chromatica, I’m not surprised she decided to add DWAS to an industrial/electronic album (and probably changed most of the tracklist) just to make it more gp-friendly.

About LG7, I don’t think that’s the music she really wanted to make. I think she found out that’s what fans wanted, saw Judas, Government Hooker and Bloody Mary go viral on Tiktok and thought it was time for another dark electropop album. It’s giving pure fanservice, yet it will end up doing much less than Chromaticaat this point she should just work on building a honest fanbase showing her real personality/artistry and then proceed to go in the studio to make the stuff she wants.

It's choices like that that just erode all the reasons I loved her in the first place  

Happy Mistake is goddamn beautiful, Disease is beyond a bop.

I mean, at this point I'm just spinning in circles but to reiterate what I said a day or so ago, I miss the badass bitch that got vomited on while singing a song about rape and responded to the backlash with a middle finger.

THAT is honesty. That is artistic integrity.

"This song went #1, let's add it to the album even though I'm only a feature on it"

That's weak, cheap, fake, and frustrating as hell. Just not here for it on top of all the other unbelievably frustrating choices she's made since aborting her evolution as an artist and a public figure post-ASIB.

I'll always be a fan, but she lost me as a Monster and I don't know if that's really repairable 

[moonsago 6,579]

And TRUST it won’t be her last Nr. 1! Somehow Gaga always wins, truly one of the most spectacular careers ever, whenever you think she peaked and that her prime is over, something surprising happens that sends her back to the top. How fitting for someone as surprising of an artist as her, no? Now that she cemented herself as a ballad queen, we NEED HER to jump on that original Christmas tune trend and release the ULTIMATE Christmas carol that will eventually peak at nr. 1 and revive her presence every year for DECADES to come. Like, did you guys see Santa Baby reaching a new peak of Nr. 5 this year? Anyways, I am so proud of her, my forever favorite popstar, I know LG7 will SMASH, and I KNOW it has a hit on it, TRUST HER!!! 
 

And Disease is not over!!!! 

[moonsago 6,579]

3 minutes ago, PartySick said:

It's choices like that that just erode all the reasons I loved her in the first place  

Happy Mistake is goddamn beautiful, Disease is beyond a bop.

I mean, at this point I'm just spinning in circles but to reiterate what I said a day or so ago, I miss the badass bitch that got vomited on while singing a song about rape and responded to the backlash with a middle finger.

THAT is honesty. That is artistic integrity.

"This song went #1, let's add it to the album even though I'm only a feature on it"

That's weak, cheap, fake, and frustrating as hell. Just not here for it on top of all the other unbelievably frustrating choices she's made since aborting her evolution as an artist and a public figure post-ASIB.

I'll always be a fan, but she lost me as a Monster and I don't know if that's really repairable 

Only a FEATURE on it? What are you talking about, Gaga is a lead on DWAS & she literally took part in making it. You are being beyond harsh and unreasonable, everybody else gets to add their smash collab where they are ACTUAL features on yet Gaga doesn’t with her OWN song? Mind you, ALL of Gaga’s 3 hit collabs have her as lead and NEVER as a basic feature. It’s a smart business move and at this point in her career she needs business too not just the arts. Can we stop being so pretentious with her career? 

[Awrah999 4,080]

19 minutes ago, buzzkill said:

The most uneventful #1 from her for me sadly like the songh tho

buzzkill being true to your name 

[Mr S 8,353]

16 minutes ago, PartySick said:

It's choices like that that just erode all the reasons I loved her in the first place  

Happy Mistake is goddamn beautiful, Disease is beyond a bop.

I mean, at this point I'm just spinning in circles but to reiterate what I said a day or so ago, I miss the badass bitch that got vomited on while singing a song about rape and responded to the backlash with a middle finger.

THAT is honesty. That is artistic integrity.

"This song went #1, let's add it to the album even though I'm only a feature on it"

That's weak, cheap, fake, and frustrating as hell. Just not here for it on top of all the other unbelievably frustrating choices she's made since aborting her evolution as an artist and a public figure post-ASIB.

I'll always be a fan, but she lost me as a Monster and I don't know if that's really repairable 

I agree with the overall point about artistic integrity, but vommiting on stage is not it. The stuff Bey does and a lot of what Gaga did like the Don't ask don't tell yes. Also, she is not a feature. She is co lead and was involved in the creation. It should not be grouped in with stuff like Xtina Say Something and Beyonce Savage which are true features.

[Awrah999 4,080]

18 minutes ago, PartySick said:

It's choices like that that just erode all the reasons I loved her in the first place  

Happy Mistake is goddamn beautiful, Disease is beyond a bop.

I mean, at this point I'm just spinning in circles but to reiterate what I said a day or so ago, I miss the badass bitch that got vomited on while singing a song about rape and responded to the backlash with a middle finger.

THAT is honesty. That is artistic integrity.

"This song went #1, let's add it to the album even though I'm only a feature on it"

That's weak, cheap, fake, and frustrating as hell. Just not here for it on top of all the other unbelievably frustrating choices she's made since aborting her evolution as an artist and a public figure post-ASIB.

I'll always be a fan, but she lost me as a Monster and I don't know if that's really repairable 

Then leave the site and stop posting not just hatred but factually inaccurate information (claiming she’s a feature on DWAS repeatedly when she’s not). You’re not a monster and you clearly don’t have her best interests in mind. You have a specific, extremely rigid idea of what you think Gaga is when she has “artistic integrity”—have you ever considered that perhaps she’s a different person now than she was getting vomited on over 10 yrs ago? Have you ever considered artists and people change as I’m sure you have over the span of over a decade? Give her some grace as a human being and artist or get out with your completely biased, patronizing view of Gaga as if you know Gaga better than herself when she’s is being authentic and artistic and when she is not. 

[JustTea 4,379]

52 minutes ago, PartySick said:

I just want her to make the music she wants to make instead of deciding what her album will sound like based on what will sell best.

I'm not here for that fake sh*t. Might as well go stan Taylor Swift at that point  

She's filthy stinking rich. There's no reason for her to be writing for the charts at this point in her career but here we are.

What a terrible take...

Lady Gaga is her trademark, she's known for making hits, good music that sells. Suddenly she should be writing only some random weird ass music only minority of her fanbase would enjoy, simply because they think she wants to? We all fell in love with her because of her visuals and weirdness, yet her music was still very GP friendly. Now we already heard Abracadabra etc. are not gonna be GP friendly, yet you are still whining... Many of her fans want her to SMASH like in the old days and that's ok. She did the right thing adding DWAS to the album, which has many genres.

[Elyssar Farmer 135]

I don't understand this negativity. LG7 hasn't been released yet and some of you are setting it up for failure. MAYBE IT WILL ALL COME TOGETHER AT THE END AND MAKE SENSE. DWAS was obviously added only recently to the album but maybe she can make it fit. 

The duality/ double album theory can really make it work.

Edited January 6 by Elyssar Farmer

[JustTea 4,379]

59 minutes ago, Ocean Blvd said:

I kinda understand her tho. I think Harlequin was the project she wanted to make the most and look how it went: biggest flop in her career. Happy Mistake is probably her best song in years and miles above Chromatica, I’m not surprised she decided to add DWAS to an industrial/electronic album (and probably changed most of the tracklist) just to make it more gp-friendly.

About LG7, I don’t think that’s the music she really wanted to make. I think she found out that’s what fans wanted, saw Judas, Government Hooker and Bloody Mary go viral on Tiktok and thought it was time for another dark electropop album. It’s giving pure fanservice, yet it will end up doing much less than Chromaticaat this point she should just work on building a honest fanbase showing her real personality/artistry and then proceed to go in the studio to make the stuff she wants.

In what world did Harlequin flop? It's a #1 Jazz cover album without physicals, doing better than Love For Sale despite having 0 singles... She didn't promo it because of the movie negativity, just let it sink with it, never released the Harlequin tape that had DWAS too. 

[lastpopicon 4,676]

I feel like this is a day to be celebrated, ofc there's always room for criticism and people are allowed their opinions, I'm all about that, even though I don't agree

 

I have one criticism of my own, where is LG7?  and bobby is sharing articles about DWAS hitting #1, did he tell gaga?  

 

[HeardASine 427]

I remember coming home from high school and refreshing the Billboard Hot 100 all afternoon, waiting for the delayed charts to drop. Shallow was expected to finally hit #1, and for some reason, it felt like her last chance to get another number-one hit. At the time, it felt like a personal victory—like her success validated something in me.

Years later, I realized that a number-one hit doesn’t define an artist’s impact, nor does it change anything about my own life. Gaga’s music got me through my teen years, and she remains a role model whose artistry and resilience I strive to embody. But if there’s anything she’s taught us, it’s that numbers don’t dictate legacy. America loves Gaga’s voice—she will always be welcomed and celebrated.

I’m pumped for LG7, but instead of obsessing over stats, let’s just enjoy the music and share it with the people around us. That’s how her impact grows—not through charts, but through connection.

[Starmie25 14,308]

1 hour ago, PartySick said:

I mean, at this point I'm just spinning in circles but to reiterate what I said a day or so ago, I miss the badass bitch that got vomited on while singing a song about rape and responded to the backlash with a middle finger.

THAT is honesty. That is artistic integrity.

"This song went #1, let's add it to the album even though I'm only a feature on it"

bro, just because she's not always doing high performance art doesn't mean she's inauthentic. That was a horrible time for her and Gaga even said herself LG7 is about closing that chapter on old wounds. Personally I'm glad she's moved on because she deserves to be happy in her music and self again

Yes, DWAS is obviously being added due to her label, but that doesnt take away from her authenticity. It's not like her team are adding 20 different varients or "the cure" etc - DWAS is still a beautiful piece of her music that was created during the process of LG7. 

Let Gaga cook.

Edited January 7 by Starmie25

[PartySick 147,362]

32 minutes ago, Mr S said:

but vommiting on stage is not it

Oh but it is. It remains my favorite performance of hers. The rawest thing I've seen a pop star do in a long time.

15 minutes ago, lastpopicon said:

I feel like this is a day to be celebrated, ofc there's always room for criticism and people are allowed their opinions, I'm all about that, even though I don't agree

In my defense, I was tagged in the OP and my personal icon and his sister were mentioned. Otherwise I woulda stayed quiet and let y'all have this 'cause I truly, truly, truly do not care about chart success/failure  

At least I'm reiterating that it's just me that feels this way and I'm ok with that #BadKid 

[PartySick 147,362]

3 minutes ago, Starmie25 said:

Let Gaga have this one. 

The number of times I've been on that side of the argument  

The Haus Labs stuff, the sponsorships, the Nurtec thing. Defended her through it all. Putting DWAS on the album 'cause it sold well was simply the straw that broke the camel's back for me, that's all.

[PartySick 147,362]

Anyway, let me leave. I did not come here for a fight today, I'm already having a sh*tty week as it is, god knows I don't need the pitchforks  

Xoxo