Windowlicker 3,246 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 (edited) She did renew her contract right before Joanne. I know a fan who met her around when it happened and Gaga said she pushed to have more say over her promotional strategies, etc. because she felt all the stuff she was doing with previous albums was "senseless" I doubt she will ever leave Interscope. They have a great relationship. Edited January 22 by Windowlicker Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightyriverz 1,932 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 oh I'd love indie gaga era Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightyriverz 1,932 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 can't wait for her Impossible Princess 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler1992 2,185 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 (edited) I think it would be cool for her to open her own production company where she can sign artists, have full creative control, and own her work. Maintaining a deal with Interscope to handle distribution of her output will be important though. I think with her renegotiation of her deal she is given more control, but not full control. If she went independent with Interscope handling distribution, it would be business as usual, but with Gaga having full reign of production, and what the rollouts would look like. Edited January 22 by Tyler1992 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timdrake 615 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 I support anyone who CAN go independent to go indecent. I would love to hear more of who she truly is as an artist, vs. having to go through the filters of a record label - no matter how much creative control they give her now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdoll 45,589 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 7 hours ago, Jill said: Wait then how was Fashion of His Love released? My guess would be that technically doesn't violate the rule? Earthquake and Fashion Of His Love are two different songs. Gaga did however rework the pre-chorus into FOHL so it's kind of like she was sampling herself? ｡ﾟ☁ glued up, sometimes it's too much ☁ ﾟ｡ Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daenerys 5,995 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 (edited) 8 hours ago, RodeckDanny said: wait where can i check out this infamous contract? You’ll have to research it since we’re not allowed to share here. If you’re curious, though, the documents that leaked had a plethora of information. From contracts in her early years and all throughout her career up until 2020. I’m talking from contracts to her dancers, band members, partnerships and every business venture she’s been involved in. Edited January 22 by Daenerys Daenerys of the House Targaryen, the First of Her Name, The Unburnt, Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men, Queen of Meereen 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastNight 5,731 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Seems like she has a good relationship with them and I’ve loved how free her recent releases have felt. I’ve always wanted her to find more of a balance creating very defined eras with releasing in a more fluid and organic way. Would be cool if she went independent. Between her and Michael she has the cash to do it. I bet she’ll stay though, and maybe push for more independence within the label akin to how Taylor works with hers. With regards to Happy Mistake and her reusing songs intended for other albums: I don’t think it’s that she can’t ever use songs from previous album recording sessions, it’s just that she has to get explicit permission from the label to do so. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler1992 2,185 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 4 hours ago, artdoll said: My guess would be that technically doesn't violate the rule? Earthquake and Fashion Of His Love are two different songs. Gaga did however rework the pre-chorus into FOHL so it's kind of like she was sampling herself? I think we’re looking to far into it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TortureMeOnReplay 5,895 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 12 hours ago, palma said: Oh and not even MJ managed to go fully independent - that’s an absolute no-no for me. Do y’all really think she’d invest her own money to fund BTW-sized eras in 2025 if she were independent? Her and MJ's situation are not comparable at all. MJ and his peers needed labels because without them there is no PR, no tour booking in large venues, no physical distribution. But we know artists don't need all of that anymore in the digital era. That's why distribution deals are more popular these days. Tyler the Creator blew up with wild success for years before ever signing a record contract, which would have never happened even 10 years before. 12 hours ago, Anderson123 said: Huhh I thought she renewed her contract with Joanne. Extended, not renewed. And they're actually options, not obligations on Interscope's end. So if they wanted to she could be done after LG7 (they won't). 12 hours ago, Lextyr97 said: This is not correct 12 hours ago, Nycboy said: Wait happy mistake was a chromatica reject? How do we know that She said in her 2024 Zane Lowe interview that Happy Mistakes was written during the Chromatica writing sessions with Bloodpop, I don't understand how it's not correct? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrdurrs 149 Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 1 hour ago, TortureMeOnReplay said: She said in her 2024 Zane Lowe interview that Happy Mistakes was written during the Chromatica writing sessions with Bloodpop she does not, tho (conversation on Happy Mistake starts at 10:00) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nATAH 44,197 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 (edited) 21 minutes ago, mrdurrs said: she does not, tho (conversation on Happy Mistake starts at 10:00) but what has she worked on with bloodpop since chromatica? HM could have come from either joanne or chromatica writing sessions it seems Edited January 22 by nATAH mother, what must i do? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gagzus 15,115 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 17 hours ago, Jill said: Wait then how was Fashion of His Love released? Not sure somebody has replied to this but the contract actually states she needs interscope’s express permission to reuse FULLY recorded songs hence why FOHL has a sample of Earthquake and why she re-recorded NOBTR as a new song called Heard It! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gagzus 15,115 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Gaga is an album and tour force whether anyone thinks it or not, she makes MILLIONS a year for Interscope through album sales, merch sales, ticket sales, streams, collections you name it. They won’t want to see an artist who can still bring them this much money almost 20 years in go. If anything I suspect they’ll loosen up on the clauses about when she MUST provide them with an album in her contract. They’ve already loosened up on how often she has to promote the record and trust her vision more nowadays than they did in say 2009 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gagzus 15,115 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 (edited) 4 hours ago, Tyler1992 said: I think we’re looking to far into it. A long read and explanation ahead btw. Spoiler Actually based on her contracts we’re not. The clause in her contract states she must have label executives approval to reuse songs from other album recording sessions to release on albums thus meaning a fully recorded and produced song ready to be at least mastered or put out so nothing that wasn’t fully produced (which technically Earthquake was not), but she could easily get a round that through music copyright law. For example she used less than 30 seconds taken from Earthquake (anymore than 30 seconds samples- even if it’s a short sample looped for more than 30 secs requires legal to get involved) and changed lyrics in the last line of the sample, since it wasn’t a direct copy & paste sample- it’s only interpolation. So she only needed permission from the composer and the writer (aka herself) to use it. We also know NOBTR for example was (seemingly) fully re-recorded for ARTPOP at the fans behest, however she renamed the song and had DJWS reproduce the instrumental that only featured an interpolation not a direct sample of the original, and knowing Gaga I imagine she probably rewrote most of the song since she had no involvement other than singing on the track for the original demo (she isn’t credited at all as a writer, producer or composer and it’s the only song we know of in her career). NOBTR was a demo not made in an exclusive Interscope funded recording sessions (album session) so she could re-record it easily. However it seems Earthquake may have been for BTW since it was recorded alongside the likes of Changing Skies (which we know was part of the very early sessions when she started touring TMB). So interpolation was her way around it. I also think we never got the re-recording of NOBTR (renamed Heard It! On The Radio) because they refused her the interpolation rights for the original melody and the synth in the track. Bc the original people who wrote, composed and produced the song would get less money from Gaga’s version since they’d only be credited as composers and writers with a smaller cut of profits. Plus they probs knew she wasn’t gonna release it as a single back in the early days of streaming so even less money. Edited January 22 by gagzus 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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