Continuing her seemingly unstoppable run of success, Lady Gaga has announced a new string of US dates for her forthcoming ‘The Monster Ball Tour’. The European leg of the tour sold out in minutes and it’s likely that the US will follow suit. Considering the singers penchant for elaborate stage shows and costume changes, it’s likely this will be one of the stand out gigs of the year. The singer was recently quoted as saying the tour will be, “more of a musical and less of a concert”; revealing that the show will revolve around a plot of Gaga and her cohorts getting lost on route to The Monster Ball.
The announcement of the tour follows the release of the long awaited video for ‘Telephone’, Lady Gaga’s second collaboration with Beyoncé. The epic nine minute short recalls the work of Quentin Tarantino and a time when artists such as Michael Jackson explored new realms with the format. The video has racked up a jaw dropping 19 million views and can be seen here. Be warned, the explicit storyline isn’t safe for work viewing!
Below is a clip of director Jonas Åkerland discussing the ideas behind the video.
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‘Video Phone’ pits together two of the most successful female singers of 2009, Beyoncé & Lady Gaga. Taken from the former’s album ‘I Am Sasha Fierce’, the release of the single ties in with re-issues of both artists’ albums. With an intro that is reminiscent of a classic Bond theme, the track gives way to a killer beat and a stuck-in-your head, hypnotic vocal from Beyoncé. Lady Gaga lends the track her inimitable style to the video where the pair engage in a scantily clad synchronised ‘dance off’ whilst brandishing Buck Rodgers style ray guns – which makes quite odd but still amazing stuff viewing.
This week we’re introducing a new chart to the Shazam Blog; The Shazam New Release Chart USA. This counts down the most tagged pre-release and recently released tracks on the Shazam service (across mobile platforms in the USA). Keeping you up to date with all of the freshest new music, The Shazam New Release Chart will help you discover the freshest new music weeks before it tops the Billboard charts.
Lady Gaga’s ‘Bad Romance’ takes the top spot this week in the Shazam New Release Tag Chart. Other releases to look out for in the coming weeks include Rihanna’s ‘Russian Roulette’ and Timbaland’s ‘Morning After Dark’; both of which pre-empt the release of huge albums for the R&B stars.
A turn up for the books this week as Jason DeRulo is removed from the top spot in the Shazam US Chart after seven weeks by Iyaz’s ‘Replay’. Meanwhile new entries come from Lady Gaga and Ke$ha, whose ‘Tik Tok’ release has already been making serious waves on the urban/dance circuit.
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No one knows how to play the media game quite like Lady Gaga. Her unhinged dress sense, taboo baiting music videos and skill for delivering an attention grabbing sound bite has made her a tabloid darling in 2009. In many ways she’s out Madonna-ed Madonna.
Even if a large part of Gaga’s popstar appeal has been a combination of the hype, rumour baiting and a now over exposed RedOne production sound; her vocal talents and ability to write truly memorable pop tunes are still pretty much undeniable. Her latest single, ‘Bad Romance’, carries on where ‘Poker Face’ left off featuring a barrage of hooky refrains and a typically Gaga style ‘gets stuck in your head’ chorus.
The single heralds the release of Gaga’s new album, ‘The Fame Monster’. At first it would seem that this ‘new’ double disc album is just a cynical repackaging of Lady Gaga’s previous album; however with eight new tracks it deserves to be treated as a release in its own right. In typical headline bating fashion Gaga will be offering an Ultra Deluxe edition that offers (of all things) a lock of Ladg Gaga’s hair. Whether this beats the usual ‘extras’ of dull DVD footage and picture postcards will probably depend on how much of a Lady Gaga fanatic you are.
The Fame Monster is released November 23rd. For more info check out ladygaga.com
This week Ian Carey retains his place at the top of the UK Pre-release Tag Charts with his summer anthem in the making, ‘Get Shakey’. Meanwhile, new release come from the likes of Shontelle, Bloc Party and Wale, whose ‘Chillin’ features the currently unstoppable Lady Gaga.
