Today is the two year anniversary of Lady Gaga’s debut album The Fame, which was first released in Canada on August 19th, 2008!

The album reached top 10 in over thirty countries and has sold over 13 million copies worldwide. In the United States, despite debuting at No. 17 with only 24,000 copies sold, it became the best-selling 2008 album.

In 2009, Gaga released her sophomore effort The Fame Monster, which charted as a re-release of The Fame.

The Fame / The Fame Monster spawned seven smash hits which reached top 10 on almost every chart. Tracks from the album have sold a combined total of more than 25 million digital copies in the United States, more than any other album in history.

Take a look at the list of achievements and milestones of The Fame (and the re-release):

– 13 million copies sold worldwide
– Number one in more than ten countries
– Top 10 in more than thirty countries
– Over 45 weeks in the top 10 of the Billboard 200
– Over 75 weeks at number one on Billboard’s Dance/Electronic albums
– Six weeks at number one on the UK albums chart
– Double platinum in France, Japan and New Zealand
– Triple platinum in the United States, Australia and Canada
– Four times platinum in the UK, Russia and Germany
– Nine times platinum and best selling album of 2009 in Ireland
– Best-selling digital album of all time in the United States
– Most digital track downloads of all time in the United States
– First album to spawn two 5 million-selling singles in the United States
– Seven consecutive top 10 singles in the United States
– Six consecutive number one singles on pop radio in the United States
– Six number ones on Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs
– Seven top 10 hits in the UK, Australia and Canada
– Best selling female digital single of all time in the United States (“Just Dance”)
– Second best selling female digital single in the United States (“Poker Face”)
– Best selling digital single of all time in the UK (“Poker Face”)
– First debut album since 2000 to collect four number ones in the UK
– Two Grammy Awards, six nominations
– Eight Billboard Year End Chart Awards
– Three Teen Choice Awards
– Five World Music Awards
– Three BRIT Awards

Happy anniversary!

Lady Gaga devastated after discovering on-off boyfriend Luc Carl 'still seeing girlfriend'

She's only recently been reunited with her ex-boyfriend Luc Carl.
But Lady Gaga is believed to have been left devastated after discovering that the barman is still seeing his girlfriend.
According to Grazia magazine, the couple had just got back from a romantic holiday in Texas, when Gaga found out that Carl was still seeing his girlfriend.

A friend close to the star told the magazine: 'She's only just got back together with Luc and now she's frightened she's going to lose him again because she simply can't trust him.
'She's also upset because this seems to make her the "other woman".'
Gaga, 24, and 32-year-old bar owner Luc, were snapped kissing and larking about in a hotel pool in Houston, Texas at the end of last month.
The couple first dated five years ago before she shot to fame, but split over her then drug habit.

But other reports suggested that he was unfaithful to her so she had a fling with her manager Rob Fusari before heading to Los Angeles to make it big.
Her friend added: 'Gaga has built this whole career and she had to prove she could do it.
'But in her personal life she feels like a fool because she still can't make the man she loves love her and only her.'
Gaga and Carl were reconciled last month but friends were concerned about the reunion, including his mother Melinda.

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She is quoted as saying: 'I deliberately haven't talked to him about what's going on. They had a very nasty break-up last time. I have no idea how this will end.'
Gaga had her suspicions that something was not right and is said to have texted Carl's girlfriend to find out the truth for herself.
The friend added: 'Luc's ex told her they were still together. She was so upset. Luc had promised Gaga he's treat her like a princess and all the hurt was in the past.
'Gaga says it's a matter of self-respect now and she may have to end it because she's just not high enough on his list of priorities.
'She worries that he's just using her for her fame and money and it's killing her inside.'

LUC CARL

It appears as though Lady Gaga has reconciled with her former boyfriend, Luc Carl. (Actually, according to his MySpace profile, there’s a Spin̈al-Tap-style umlaut over the u.) Lüc Carl is a bartender and musician living in Brooklyn and believed to be the inspiration for most of the songs on Gaga’s breakthrough debut album “The Fame.”

From PEOPLE:

“Gaga’s first album is entirely about their relationship and her latest song, ‘You and I,’ is about how they got back together,” adds the source. “They’ve been in love for a while.”
If the song’s lyrics are any indication, Gaga intends to keep her man close by: “It’s been a long time but I’m back in town/But this time I’m not leaving without you,” she sings.
Lady Gaga performed in New York this morning in front of a record crowd as part of The Today Show Summer Concert Series and played a new song called, “You and I” which she said “was written about the most important person I ever met.” All signs point to Lüc, which must be a real drag for less important people Gaga has met like Queen Elizabeth II, Bruce Springsteen and Al Roker.

The reconciliation rumors began when Lady Gaga and Lüc were spotted together at a New York Mets game on June 10th, 2010.

Here are some more photos of the “Taco Nazi” bartender and rocker Lüc Carl from his MySpace Page that seem to demonstrate he also has a flair for eccentric fashion:

Pop singer Lady Gaga arrives in Los Angeles on Wednesday for the first of two shows at Staples Center. To get a sense of the concert, and Gaga's achievements, here's a statistical (and not so statistical) analysis of her world.

667,070,854*: Combined hits from her videography on her official YouTube/Vevo channel for "Alejandro," "Telephone," "Bad Romance," "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich," "Poker Face," "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)," "Paparazzi," "Love Game" and "Just Dance."

18.1 million**: Number of digital singles Lady Gaga has sold.

3.64 million: The number of copies Lady Gaga's "The Fame" has sold in the U.S. since its release in August 2008, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

1.3 million: The number of copies "The Fame" has sold in 2010 alone, making the 2-year-old album this year's fourth-bestselling album thus far.

$24 million: Billboard's estimate of the gross for Lady Gaga's 47 European and Pacific Rim tour dates.

$440: The most expensive ticket package when Lady Gaga returns to Staples Center on March 28, 2011.

$40: Cost of a Lady Gaga 2010 tour shirt.

Mission: "I want to make pop music that my heavy metal friends will listen to," Lady Gaga told The Times in 2009.

10: Height, in inches, of the heels on the Alexander McQueen Armadillos that Gaga made famous in her "Bad Romance" video.

179: Total number of shows Gaga will have played when the tour wraps next year (it began in 2009).

19: Number of songs Gaga treats her "monsters" to during the spectacle.

13: Number of Moonmen she could potentially walk away with at this year's Video Music Awards; she received the most nominations ever in a single year.

15: Number of costume changes during the concert.

*As of Monday, Aug. 9, at 2 p.m.

** The week ending Aug. 1
Copyright © 2010, Los Angeles Times

Teen Choice Awards 2010

Lady GaGa has managed to walk away with two Teen Choice Awards tonight! The awards show took place in Los Angeles, California and will air on FOX in the US on Monday 9th August. Lady GaGa was not in attendance to accept the awards, but she is currently in New York recording new music. Check out which awards GaGa won below.

[Choice Music] Female Artist: Lady GaGa
[Choice Summer Music Star] Female: Lady GaGa

MTV looses Music Videos from Universal Music

Negotiations between MTV and Vevo over videos from UMG, home of such artists as U2, Amy Winehouse, and Lady Gaga, broke down Thursday, according to Vevo. What this means is that most of MTV's Internet properties will lose access to UMG's videos.

That may not be all. Vevo is the online music-video portal that launched in December and is supported by three of the top four labels, UMG, Sony Music Entertainment, and EMI Music. So, MTV conceivably may have problems signing deals with the other two labels.

"MTVN has been unwilling to negotiate a fair syndication deal with Vevo to carry our artists' videos and consequently our videos will not be shown on their online properties," a UMG spokesman said.

MTV would only say that it's disappointed a deal couldn't be reached.

"During our recent discussions with Vevo, we were unable to reach a fair and equitable agreement for rights to stream UMG artists' music video," MTV said in a statement. "As a result, UMG has elected to pull their music videos from our Web sites. We are disappointed by this move and sincerely hope that UMG will work with us toward a fair resolution."

MTV has declined to enter into UMG's standard financial agreement and one that has been signed by other companies, such as Google's YouTube. Disagreements between the large labels and MTV are nothing new. MTV's rise to power and profits, beginning in 1981, by broadcasting nothing but music videos, is a sore spot for big music.

The large record companies have always said they didn't get their fair share from their videos. MTV argued that the labels got plenty. MTV says over the years it has paid the record industry billions.

More recently, YouTube emerged and music videos became the most popular segment on the site. Now, record company execs say that since music videos are huge traffic drivers, they want to be the ones who pocket the ad revenues the videos generate.

Source:http://www.zdnetasia.com/mtv-loses-web-videos-from-universal-music-62201956.htm

Let It All Out

What's left for Lady Gaga to reveal? By the end of her two-hour, 18-song, epic performance Friday, she had laid it all out on the stage — her beliefs, her multitude of musical influences, her skin, her brazen vulgarity, her athleticism and her soul. The staging of the story line — Lady leads her troupe on a nightmarish journey to a Monster's Ball— was over the top and well-choreographed, and it projected well in the vast outdoor setting. But it was the few quieter moments that surprised the most. Sitting at the keyboard for Speechless and the new You and I from her in-the-works album, she revealed a lusty, more-than-serviceable voice reminiscent of the saloon-singing style of Billy Joel. Some may also have been surprised by the heavy-metal influences that augment the David Bowie-esque glam in songs such as Fame and Boys Boys Boys. But by the time of closer Bad Romance, surprise had given way to awe.

Source: http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2010-08-09-lollapalooza09_ST_N.htm

Greatest set in Lollapalooza History

Gaga's Lollapalooza Performance in front of 80,000 people!

The Lollapalooza After Party

Metallica with Lady Starlight and You & I

After the amazing stage jumps at the Semi Precious Weapons performance Lady Gaga wowed the crowd with her set. She even called up Lady Starlight to perform their Rock-n-Roll performance just like they did in 2007. Afterwards she performed an amazing rendition of You & I. Check out the video below!

Gaga, Justin & Lallapalooza crowd

I-D Magazine's 30 Anniversary issue

Gaga covers i-D Magazine's 30 Anniversary Issue

Lady Gaga at Lallapalooza 1

The first photos of our lovely Mother Monster @ Lallapalooza come trickling in!

Gagapalooza

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8 Things That Have Changed In Lady Gaga's Lallapalooza Set

Lady Gaga will be reigning over the opening night of the Lollapalooza festival tonight, and despite all the pre-show chatter, we're not sure which version of Gaga we're going to get: the playful self-effacing pop star, the outspoken firebrand, or something altogether different. One thing is certain: she'll be a very different performer that the up-and-coming new singer who rocked Lollapalooza back in August of 2007 - that's right, she's done this before!

Here is a comprehensive rundown of how much has changed since Gaga last graced Chicago's Grant Park - and the one thing that's remained the same.

#1. Before: 500 unenthusiastic onlookers.
Now: A massive crowd full of Little Monsters.

#2. Before: A tiny stage. Back in 2007, Gaga performed on BMI's wee stage with a lone disco ball hanging in the center acting as a set.
Now: A custom giant stage which has cost upwards of $150,000 paid for by the festival.

#3. Before: Three years ago, the "Bad Romance" singer played at 3 P.M. on Saturday, the second day of the festival.
Now: Gaga is headlining tonight (the festival's opening night) at 8 P.M.

#4. Before: No album. In August of 2007, the pop phenomenon was recently signed to Interscope, but Gaga didn't have a hit album yet.
Now: As of May 2010, the "Telephone" songbird has sold over 15 million albums.

#5. Before: One costume for her entire 45-minute set which was comprised of a disco ball inspired sequined bra top and a black bikini bottom.
Now: Well, it's safe to say that Lady Gaga will have at least 5 costume changes. And by costumes we mean complete costume ensembles which will most likely go beyond anything we've ever seen before or could ever imagine.

#6. Before: Light poppy fun dance music.
Now: From "Alejandro" to "Bad Romance", Gaga's dancy tunes have found depth through her more emotional, dramatic lyrics.

#7. Before: The dancers at Lady Gaga's 2007 show included Lady Gaga and performance artist Lady Starlight who also DJ'd the set.
Now: A complete set of backup dancers (which in the past have included the likes of SYTYCD All-Star Marc Kanemura) with a number of impressive choreographed routines.

#8. Before: No stage blood.
Now: Never enough stage blood.

Amidst all the changes that success to her concert performances has allowed her, isn't nice to know that one thing remains the same: Gaga still loves to perform in glorified lingerie.

Other big names at Lollapalooza this weekend are Green Day, Soundgarden, and Erykah Badu and over 115 other bands. The three day festival will be bigger than ever with eight performance stages and an expected audience of 95,000 people per day.

You can still get single day passes for about $90 on the website: http://www.lollapalooza.com

Lady Gaga Impersonator wins Best Look-a-like

Anne Boyer dressed in a space outfit with a white lingerie corset underneath, looking every bit her idol.

The World's Largest Lady Gaga Look-a-Like Contest was held in Chicago, Illinois, at State Street Pizza where there was a flurry of girls dressed up like the pop star. Some tried to imitate the Telephone singer's wardrobe, while others tried their best to impersonate her strut and hair do. All the contestants won free pizza, which was culturally appropriate considering Gaga's Italian roots. But the winner, Miss Boyer, also took home tickets to Lallapalooza, where Gaga wowed fans back in 2007 and now returns on a bigger stage as a worldwide star three years later.

Lady Gaga inspired to Write Music after hearing Prop 8 Ruling

Lady Gaga is joining the chorus of famous gay-rights supporters applauding Wednesday's overturning in California of controversial Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage. U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker ruled that the voter-approved ban was unconstitutional. The pop star, who has always been a vocal supporter of the gay community, has revealed that she's so happy about the ruling that is inspired her to write new music.

Gaga who has always taken a stand against discrimination towards the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community, most recently paid homage to them in her music video for Alejandro. "It's a celebration of my love and appreciation for the gay community, my admiration of their bravery, their love for one another and their courage in their relationships," she told Larry King.

Let us rejoice Little Monsters!!! Continue to raise your voices and fight for what you know is right.

Gaga's Seemingly Normal College Days

Lady Gaga may be the biggest music star in the world right now, but five years ago she was just a regular 18-year-old named Stefani Germanotta, studying for exams at New York University, hanging out with friends and watching football games. "She looked so different then," a close friend of Gaga's tells In Touch exclusively. "She went for more of a tan, sex-bomb look with long curly dark hair." And forget the sparkles, glitter and headdresses. " She mainly wore jeans and T-shirts," says her friend.

According to her friend, gaga was also a hit with the boys, and always always had her pick of the litter. Not surprising. "She was super sexy and had a really attractive personality," the friend says adding that she met men wherever she went, in both her classes and in clubs. "She knew how to get guys." And aside from skinny-dipping with friends during spring break in Puerto Rico, life was pretty tame, explains her friend. "We just cooked a lot for other people on the floor, and went to dorm parties just like everyone else." She even ate like a college student. "We would hit up Starbucks, and once, for a Super Bowl party, she brought about two pounds of buffalo wings." Gaga dropped out of NYU after one year and has gone on to sell out stadiums. But while she was a coed, she was there to learn. "She always did all of her homework and was a fantastic student. She cared about her work and would dedicate herself when she had to write a paper," says her friend.

Source: http://www.intouchweekly.com/2010/08/in_touch_exclusive_photos_lady.php

Gaga Earns Record Breaking 13 VMA Nominations

Lady Gaga isn't just smashing records on the pop charts, she's also making awards-show history.

The Grammy Winning singer, 24, scored 13 MTV Video Music Award nominations Tuesday - the most ever received by any artist in a single year. The 2010 MTV Video Music Awards will air live September 12 at 9 p.m. EST.

"I'm so honored for all the little monsters and self-professed freaks of the universe, to have more VMA nominations in a single year than any other artist in MTV history," says Gaga. "Ironically, I'm even more proud it's an unlucky number: 13."

She adds: "A long time ago the world told me and my little monsters we would never be heard, together we changed the rules. God put me on Earth for three reasons: To make loud music, gay videos and cause a damn raucous. Thank you, MTV!"

Lady Gaga is nominated for:

"Bad Romance"

Video of the Year

Best Pop Video

Best Dance Music Video

Best Female Video

Best Choreography

Best Direction

Best Art Effects

Best Special Effects

Best Editing

Best Cinematography

"Telephone" feat. Beyonce

Video of the Year

Best Collaboration

Best Choreography

"Video Phone" with Beyonce

Best Female Video

Best Pop Video

Best Art Direction

Best Collaboration

Best Choreography

Gaga's toughest competition? Possibly herself. Congratulations!

Be sure to vote here: http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2010/

Gaga named in Vanity Fair Best Dressed List 2010

There's and ecletic feel to this year's ranking of the style elite. But, as always, the list is about individual taste, not fashion trends, so from Samantha Cameron to Alec Bladwin to Lady Gaga, only one real through line emerges: their exquisite self-expression.

Lady Gaga

Occupation: Entertainer

Residence: New York

The Look: Dada Catholic girl

Channeling: Gypsy Rose Lee, Salvador Dali, Isabella Blow, Caryathis, Anita Berbur, Rosie the Jetson's Maid (sometimes all in one outfit)

Accessories: Everything from crucifixes to the kitchen sink -but so far no codpiece

Labels: Armani, Philip Treacy, Marc Jacobs, Prada, Calvin Klein

Alumna of N.Y.C'S: The Convent on the Sacred Heart, Creative arts Camp, Tisch School of the Arts

Causes: MAC AIDS Fund, Lupus Foundation of America

Check Out the entire listing here http://www.vanityfair.com/style/features/2010/09/the-international-best-dressed-list-slide-show-201009?printable=true

Captured on set during the cover and editorial shoot for the September issue of Vanity Fair Magazine. This is Nick Knight's latest fashion film for SHOWstudio.com starring the incomparable Lady Gaga in an array of custom-crafted couture from fashion's finest, including a rather incredible transparent plastic Armani Prive ensemble.

Our Beautiful Lady Gaga looking flawless on the cover of Vanity Fair Magazine. Photographed by Nick Knight. Gaga talks with contributing editor Lisa Robinson about her sex life, drug use and her ultimate low point.

Gaga also discusses the drama surrounding her appearance at the Yankee's game, what she wore at her sisters graduation; shows Robinson the contents of her bag; Explains her devotion to her Little Monsters; and more.

Catch the September Issue hitting shelves in New York and Los Angeles on Wednesday, August 4th and nationally on August 10th. Don't Miss it.

Source: http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2010/08/lady-gaga-september-issue.html