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In the age of artist empowerment, few words carry more emotional weight than masters. And in early 2026, Silicon Valley and Hollywood whispers have collided around a headline-grabbing rumor: that Michael Polansky is quietly preparing a multi-million-dollar play to buy back Lady Gaga’s early master recordings — not as a business flip, but as a wedding gift. The alleged number circulating? $50 million. The claim? That two lingering contracts — one tied to legacy masters, another to future delivery obligations — have kept Gaga from full creative independence. But what’s real, what’s speculation, and why does it matter? Like many major artists of the 2000s, Gaga signed her breakthrough deal with labels under the umbrella of Interscope Records in the mid-2000s. At the time, standard industry practice meant the label retained ownership of the original master recordings for albums like: The Fame Born This Way ARTPOP Owning masters isn’t just about royalties. It’s about veto power, licensing control, creative autonomy — and legacy. The recent industry climate has made that painfully clear. Artists from Prince to Taylor Swift have turned master ownership into a cultural flashpoint. Gaga herself has spoken in past interviews about the “trade” artists make early in their careers — giving up control for opportunity. So when reports surfaced that Polansky was liquidating tech holdings to fund a new private media entity, the internet filled in the rest of the story. More here : https://enews.topnewsource.com/?p=35336&fbclid=IwZnRzaAP-mAJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeaE-HgNGrXUoJOdyXxa8PmiD3wvPJgbQLBvqrpxnKybVFrgizvbji3At3Syg_aem_S3D1LPhjXUWCnrftnXtiQw

And some of you can't even get a text back

She’s probably investigating

The Final Leg of Mayhem

What did the superbowl need him for? Its not like he could have helped the Patriots defense, there was no women on the Seahawks team. He wouldn't know who to hit.

She is a very smart, successful loser

Is this a threat?

As reported by other users, it is indeed true that she follows Melania Trump's personal account. However it is not known if she has been following before or recently started to follow her.

Oh Lady Maga

I'm sure we already figured this, but welcome to the alphabet mafia queen (and fellow little monster)

Tell papa Joe he needs to log out her ****.

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) wrote a letter to the House Committee on Energy Commissions, calling for a formal inquiry into the NFL and NBCUniversal over their “prior knowledge, review, and approval of indecent content” from Apple Music’s halftime show. “The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show was pure smut, brazenly aired on national television for every American family to witness. Children were forced to endure explicit displays of gay sexual acts, women gyrating provocatively, and Bad Bunny shamelessly grabbing his crotch while dry-humping the air,” Ogles wrote. “The performance’s lyrics openly glorified sodomy and countless other unspeakable depravities.” Ogles claimed in a post on X that the show “depicted gay pornography” (we couldn’t find any) and that the performance was “conclusive proof that Puerto Rico should never be a state.” Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.), meanwhile, has called for the Federal Communication Commission to investigate. Fine claimed on X that the “disgusting halftime show was illegal” and that had Bad Bunny “said these lyrics — and all of the other disgusting and pornographic filth in English on live TV, the broadcast would have been pulled down and the fines would have been enormous.” “Puerto Ricans are Americans, and we all live by the same rules,” Fine wrote, adding that he would be sending the FCC a letter demanding “dramatic action, including fines and broadcast license reviews, against the NFL, NBC, and ‘Bad Bunny.’” Read more: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/republicans-investigations-bad-bunny-super-bowl-1235515336/

There's not even 10 million people in the world... bots confirmedt

... Believe it or not ... Chromatica was ARTPOP's spiritual successor. Was it experimental? No BUT the core of ARTPOP was "...Pain exploding in electronic music..." I would LOVE more EDM from Gaga, but I feel the rock album is more likely

Lmao that's very disrespectful to what she has done as a songwriter and producer, no wonder she reacted like that. Shadow of a Man indeed.

https://www.instagram.com/reels/audio/871687895689194

Now i know some of you probably read the title and either did one of two things; rolled your eyes because you "hate EDM" or thought i meant Act II. OR maybe you think i mean in terms of reception or success. But alas I do not. I think that LG8 is gonna be the SPIRITUAL SUCCESOR to ARTPOP and here's why; Gaga has made it clear she's now comfortable with claiming her style from years ago as her own on Mayhem and she combined all the best parts of her old music into what she wanted her music to be years ago before she had all the tools and artistic vision. But now years on with her being happy to make music again I think she's probably ready to have fun with her music again. I think the next album is gonna be a mix of Dance music with real elements. And here's why; 1) Gaga has actually answered direct questions related to ARTPOP more this era, she thinks Princess Die deserves a release, but assured us she wouldn't be putting out old demos. She also said when working on Mayhem she DID consider reworking old work beforehand. 2) Madeon. This is a point i've not seen come up; Madeon was the one who confirmed Gaga remixed the Abra performance on the GRAMMYs but- HOW DID HE KNOW THAT? My guess is he's one of the producers she's been in the studio with. 3) Madeon fits into this evolution because he produced MJH, and that song whilst HEAVY EDM also feels like a Metal song in a Hardstyle song's body. He confirmed Gaga has been working with analog synths herself lately (once again HOW did he know this unless he had been working with her). 4) Moroder. If she really has worked with him Moroder makes Disco music that skews more towards the electronic side see: I Feel Love. Disco influence is all over ARTPOP in it's Four-On-The-Floor beats, Disco and Funk bass' and even some synths and guitars. 5) She met with Will.i.am before Mayhem happened (perhaps the album was already done by this time who knows), and whilst she may have not had him on the album. Who's to say maybe she wouldn't work with him again? Since she seems still friends with him and he said he would happily work with her again. 6) NIN drummer joining her for the GRAMMYs, perhaps she's working with NIN on the album too. So basically what I'm saying is; I think the next album is gonna be like Mary Jane Holland, Venus & Fashion. I think she'll reclaim her more experimental status and make an album with pop hooks but with heavy basslines, real guitars and analog synths. Maybe even some real live drums. My guesses are the album will be a mature evolved version of ARTPOP sonically with production from Madeon, Moroder and NIN (and maybe even will.i.am) because Gaga rarely makes 2 albums with the same producers in a row (Watt & Cirkut). So yeah this is just my theory feel free to stick in your own theories. EDIT: For those who may not know THIS is the sound Madeon is currently doing Now tell me this does NOT sound like a harder rocky disco dance sound Gaga could kill

That's a lot for a haircut

I left a similar comment earlier because, for some reason I envisioned 9 figures as -,---,--- then I was so embarrassed I requested a mod delete it

just how JayZ likes

Probably not

This is the couple that cuts in line in front of you while you're waiting to buy popcorn at the movie theater, and then they start making out.

Telephone Part 2 ??? “Once you kill a cow, you gotta make a burger”

And apparently there will be music video too, so this will be main single for tournament just like previous artists who did this.

“Additionally, GOP Congressman Mark Alford of Missouri said on Real America’s Voice on Feb. 10 that House Republicans are "investigating" Bad Bunny's halftime show. Alford said the performance could be "much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction,"”

To be fair, I’d love for this to be true We could possibly finally get some unreleased material

Her other superbowl post also almost reached 10 million likes, 9.2 million already

The official revenue and attendance is finally confirmed for the Mayhem Ball's tour stops in Osaka and Tokyo! Osaka - Kyocera Dome: 72,118 attendance, $13,338,700 revenue Tokyo - Tokyo Dome - 184,855 attendance, $31,028,582 revenue With a joint attendance of over 256k and a joint revenue of $44.3 million, this now secures Gaga an overall tour attendance of 1.322 million and and just over $275 million in revenue! This now means that presently, she has the 14th highest grossing concert tour of all time by a female artist!

I wish people would stfu about the show, full stop Not because of alleged "queerbaiting." But because it's a B- show at best Enough

People genuinely just need to get a hobby

There is no way you feel this way about Beyoncé but you're calling Taylor Swift a "global queen" in the other thread They're both tired, sis. But at least Bey's music is usually interesting.

I’m sure the music will be fine but that album cover is giving this:

thanks for the violent reminder

Also, his idea was terrible thank God she didn’t listen

Oh HML, the incoming smash you are…

Cardi B jokingly threatened to “jump” ICE agents if they popped out at her Little Miss Drama Tour shows. “B—h! If ICE comes in here, we gon’ jump they a—es,” she said, which drew applause. “I’ve got some bear mace in the back! They ain’t taking my fans, b—h.” “As long as she doesn’t drug and rob our agents, we’ll consider that an improvement over her past behavior,” the DHS wrote. Cardi B fired back on Thursday afternoon: “If we talking about drugs let’s talk about Epstein and friends drugging underage girls to rape them,” she clapped back on X. “Why yall don’t wanna talk about the Epstein files?” Source: https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/cardi-b-ice-homeland-security-1236179066/

Lady MAGA LG8 her republicvnt era!

SHE’S LOOKING FOR EVIDENCE!

I think this collab is legit. There have been too many rumors for it all to be coincidental; it feels like what happened with TDD.

It looks horrible in the pics, I would need to see it on