Lady Gaga T-shirt

Lady Gaga T-shirt

For US fans of V Mag and Lady Gaga, drop by V Magazine's office at 11 Mercer to avail the limited edition Lady Gaga t-shirts!

Wish they could send me one for free. ;)

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Lady Gaga for V Mag

Lady Gaga for V Mag

Is Lady Gaga the new Queen of Pop? Mario Testino agrees and that she's definitely in line for the throne, visit http://vmagazine.com/blog.phpv magazine.com/blog.php

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Lady Gaga vs Roisnin Murphy : who imitated who

Lady Gaga vs Roisnin Murphy : who imitated who

Roisin Murphy and Lady Gaga

Hey guys but I am really fascinated about this news. Irish singer Roisin Murphy’s (former member of Moloko) claims of Lady GaGa copying her “outrageous style and attempting to pass it off as her own”? “That’s mine!” cries former Moloko front woman Murphy as she claims responsibility over Lady Gaga’s outlandish looks. Murphy reportedly told the Daily Mail, “She’s copied my style. I met her about a year ago before she got really big and I had no clue that this was all going to happen. She wasn’t wearing shoulder pads at the time, and I was.”

So who copied who? “Lady Gaga is just a poor imitation of me. She has copied my style, she took my shoulder pads and all that. Mind you, she doesn’t wear the bottom half!”

Disgusted about this I immediately looked if this was really true. According to an "official statement" by Roisin herself, in which she rectifies the Lady Gaga commotion. It goes to show one can never trust the tabloids, ever. And now, over to Roisin:

STOP PRESS! WHEN SHOULDER PADS CLASH!!: As far as I was concerned I was doing a short interview to promote, 'I'm Every Woman' a Charity record for ACTION AID and ended up getting myself into a tabloid trap. As the press are inclined to do, they have taken some comments I made completely out of context and completely fabricated others.

I NEVER said 'Lady Gaga is a poor imitation of me' That was a completely made up quote. I respect Lady Gaga's work as an artist and as a fellow fashion icon. She is a very talented performer, playing the piano, singing live and dancing too. I Don't Care about Shoulder pads! Not every female artist needs to be at odds with their contemporaries - I prefer to focus on the wonderful things happening in my life, which are plentiful.

I am a very honest person (which can often be problematic when it comes to doing press) but I am not a bitchy person. All the best to Lady Gaga - she is fantastic.

Now for fans like me who loves Lady Gaga so dearly let us put the issue to rest. XOXO!

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Lady Gaga's Manila Gig

Lady Gaga's Manila Gig

I would like to share with you an article from STIR.ph Contributor Ms. Apple Mateo about the recent visit of Lady Gaga. Cheers to Stir!

Very fashionably-late Lady Gaga
13 Aug 2009 | 01:38 PM

The Press have forgotten that Lady Gaga made them wait for two and a half hours for a presscon the afternoon before her Araneta Coliseum concert, August 11.

Lady Gaga appeared at the back of the stage opposite the direction where the Press was looking to to the delight of the press. Camera flashes were everywhere the moment the dance-pop superstar set foot onstage.

Surprisingly, Lady Gaga’s speaking voice is sweet and is way far from her strong singing voice. It’s as if we were talking to a witty little girl dressed in a khaki dress and black pumps with a cone headdress!

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Beyonce vs Lady Gaga in 26th VMA

Beyonce vs Lady Gaga in 26th VMA

It will battle royale for Beyoncé and Lady Gaga, toe to toe, head to head or well-toned arm to well-toned arm in the battle for the most number of Moonman in the forthcoming MTV Video Music Awards. On its 26th year, the VMA is considered the harbinger of what the results of the other music awards in the US would look like early next year.

Beyoncé and Lady Gaga emerged equal in the VMA prelims with nine nominations each, the most any artist got this year. Beyoncé got hers for the phenomenal Single Ladies, (Put A Ring On It) from I Am... Sasha Pierce while Lady Gaga got hers from several cuts from her debut album, The Fame.

Their closest rival is VMA favorite, Britney Spears with seven nominations. Kanye West and Eminem lead the boys with four nods each, while Coldplay tops all the other bands with also four nominations.

The event will be held at the historic Radio City Music Hall and other venues in New York on Sept. 13 and the Awards’ 14th time in The Big Apple.

Here are the list of nominees: The Best Video That Should Have Won A Moonman: David Lee Roth, California Girls; Foo Fighters, Everlong; U2, Streets Have No Name; George Michael, Freedom; OK Go, Here It Goes Again; Tom Petty, Into The Great Wide Open; Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg, Nuthin’ But A ‘G’ Thang; Beastie Boys, Sabotage; Bjork, Human Behavior; and Radiohead, Karma Police.

And now, here are the MTV VMA 2009 nominees: Video of the Year: Beyoncé, Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It); Lady Gaga, Poker Face; Eminem, We Made You; Kanye West, Love Lockdown; Britney Spears, Womanizer.

New Artist: Lady Gaga, Poker Face; Drake, Best I Ever Had; 3OH!3, Don’t Trust Me; Kid Cudi, Day ‘N’ Nite; Asher Roth, I Love College.

Male Video: Eminem, We Made You; Ne-Yo, Miss Independent; Kanye West, Love Lockdown; T.I. feat. Rihanna, Live Your Life; Jay-Z, D.O.A.

Female Video: Lady Gaga, Poker Face; Beyoncé, Single Ladies; Katy Perry, Hot ‘N’ Cold; Taylor Swift, You Belong With Me; Pink, So What.

Hip-hop Video: Eminem, We Made You; Flo Rida, Right Round; Kanye West, Love Lockdown; Asher Roth, I Love College; Jay-Z, D.O.A.

Pop Video; Britney Spears, Womanizer; Beyoncé, Single Ladies; Lady Gaga, Poker Face; Wisin y Yandel, Abusadora; Cobra Starship feat. Leighton Meester, Good Girls Go Bad.

Rock Video: Coldplay, Viva La Vida; Paramore, Decode; Kings Of Leon, Use Somebody; Green Day, 21 Guns; Fall Out Boy, I Don’t Care.

Breakthrough Video: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Heads Will Roll; Matt and Kim, Lessons Learned; Passion Pit, The Reeling; Bat for Lashes, Daniel; Anjulie, Boom; Cold War Kids, I’ve Seen Enough; Death Cab For Cutie, Grapevine Fires; Gnarls Barkley, Who’s Gonna Save My Soul; Chairlift, Evident Utensil; Major Lazer, Hold The Line.

Choreography: Beyoncé, Single Ladies; Kristinia DeBarge, Goodbye; Britney Spears, Circus; Ciara feat. Justin Timberlake, Love Sex Magic; A.R. Rahman and Pussycat Dolls, feat. Nicole Scherzinger, Jai Ho.

Direction: Beyoncé, Single Ladies; Lady Gaga, Paparazzi; Britney Spears, Circus; Miley Cyrus, 7 Things; Coldplay, Viva La Vida.

Editing: Beyoncé, Single Ladies; Lady Gaga, Paparazzi; Britney Spears, Circus; Miley Cyrus, 7 Things; Coldplay, Viva La Vida.

Special Effects: Gnarls Barkley, Who’s Gonna Save My Soul; Lady Gaga, Paparazzi; Beyoncé, Single Ladies; Eminem, We Made You; Kanye West feat. Mr. Hudson, Paranoid.

Cinematography: Beyoncé, Single Ladies; Lady Gaga, Paparazzi; Britney Spears, Circus; Green Day, 21 Guns; Coldplay, Viva La Vida.

Art Direction: Beyoncé, Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It); Lady Gaga, Paparazzi; Britney Spears, Circus; Gnarls Barkley, Who’s Gonna Save My Soul; Coldplay, Viva La Vida.

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Fully dressed Lady Gaga

Fully dressed Lady Gaga

To those were wishing to see a different Lady Gaga, hold your breath!

Lady Gaga was recently seen in London sporting a faux flower-adorned dress along with a straw hat, white gloves, lavender shades, and matching boots.

Now that's fashionably Gaga.

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Gaga confirmed to be in Manila

Gaga confirmed to be in Manila

Ricky Lo of the Philippine Star and Ovation Productions confirms that Lady Gaga is definitely going to perform in Manila of August 11.

Tickets to Lady Gaga Live! are priced at P7,500, P5,500, P3,500, P2,500, P1,000 and P500 and are available at Ticketnet outlets at SM Department Stores. For inquiries and reservations, call Ticketnet at 911-5555 or Ovation Productions at 532-8883.

But before this event happens, the producers will also bring to Manila Boyz II Men this July 2009 for a limited engagement also on July 21 at Araneta Coliseum and on July 22 at Waterfron Hotel in Cebu.

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Gone gaga over Lady Gaga

Gone gaga over Lady Gaga

Philippines Premier Entertainment writer and Philippine Star Columnist Ricky Lo interviews Lady Gaga in her recent concert in Singapore. They talked about her diet, fashion sense, her musical influences, her being Catholic, getting a new tatoo, how fame changed her life and her love for her fans.

SINGAPORE —- Gaga! Gaga! Gaga! Gaga! Gaga! Gaga! Gaga! Gaga!!!

The crowd at The Dome at the Merchant Loop was already screaming at the top of their voices and yet, the two playful guy-hosts of the showcase pretended to be unconvinced.

“I can’t hear you!,” one of them screamed back. “Do you want Lady Gaga?”

The Dome shook with a collective YES!!!!

“Louder, please! Louder now!”, commanded the other host.

And so the crowd grew even wilder, screaming their hearts and lungs out.

Gaga! Gaga! Gaga! Gaga! Gaga! Gaga! Gaga! Gaga! Gaga!!!!!!!

And out came Lady Gaga amidst multi-colored smoke from a fog machine, looking like a sea nymph in...should I say, “outlandish?”...costume which has become her trademark, wearing a pair of black boots, her hair bright as gold and her false eyelashes so huge that they dominated her face.


To the deafening applause of the now-heated crowd,
Lady Gaga barked into the microphone, “Nothing is more important to me than my fans!,” eliciting an ecstatic response from her fans, and then adding, “And nothing is less important to me than money!” A thunderous roar of approval.

The showcase was for Lady Gaga’s debut album, The Fame (released locally by MCA Music, Inc.), which carries Just Dance and Poker Face, two of the six songs she did at The Dome.

You couldn’t help but become an instant Lady Gaga fan, especially when she started jumping around the stage, infecting the crowd with her inexhaustible energy, enjoying herself, having the time of her life like it was her last day on earth and, watch out now, played the piano while sitting on a stool and then squatting on it as she continued playing the piano, standing on it and bending forward and continued playing the piano, drawing ohhh’s and ahhh’s from the audience which was by now running out of breath.

And to think that, as she would do in her shows in the US, she didn’t have to strip down to her hand-crafted hot pants and bikini top, light cans of hairspray on fire nor strike a pose as a disco ball lowered from the ceiling to the orchestral sounds of A Clockwork Orange.

The lady shocks even just by being herself.

At the presscon earlier that day, she was asked if it’s true that she “hit” on a member (unnamed) of the Pussycat Dolls (a recent Manila visitor for whom Lady Gaga wrote songs) and she paused, saying, “I’m sorry but I don’t kiss and tell.”

And during an exclusive Conversation that same afternoon, when asked what her real full name is (yes, Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta), she replied with a blank look in her face and said, “My name is Lady Gaga.” Of course! She got that moniker from the Queen song Radio Gaga and it clicked.

Do you know what gaga means in Filipino?

“Oh yes, somebody told me what it means. Crazy, right?”

Crazy...and more.

(Laughs) “Well, I’m crazy in many ways.”

Is “exhibitionist” the right adjective to describe Lady Gaga?

(Turning serious) “No. I would say that the best way to describe me would be ‘a hot performance artist.’ But there is an exhibitionistic quality to the work that I do. It has an art exhibition and pop-art-fashion-music technology. I do make an effort to really involve my fans. For example, when I did the ‘bubble exhibition,’ it has a very exhibitionistic quality. I give the audience bubbles.”

You do a lot of very physical exertion onstage. Have you ever met an accident; have you ever been injured?

“Yes, I have. There have been a few accidents. But that’s the nature of my performance; it can be very dangerous. When I go onstage, I don’t really know what could happen.”

Not fall off the stage, I hope.

“I do hope not.”

For somebody who does this kind of artistic exhibitionism, you must know how to take very good care of your body. How do you do it? What sort of diet do you follow; what workout do you do?

“Well, I don’t eat.”

You don’t!?!

“I don’t.”

How many meals do you eat per day?

“Maybe one.”

Oh, just one. One full meal?

“Yeah.”

What about your body’s nutrient needs?

“I read books.”

That’s food for the mind.

“Yeah. You’re right.”

What about your body’s “physical” needs?

“My art feeds my soul.”

What kind of food do you like?

“Well, last night, I went out of the hotel (Mandarin Hotel) and crossed the street and found a noodle house. I finished a bowl-ful.”

You come from a very artistic family. I read somewhere that when you were a kid, you would sing along on your mini plastic tape recorder to Michael Jackson and Cyndi Lauper hits and then you got twirled in the air in your father’s arms to the sounds of the Rolling Stones and the Beatles.

“Yeah. That contributed to my love for music. When I noticed that I had an inclination towards piano and classical music when I was little, they got me lessons. They were very supportive.”

You have a very...how do you call it?...unique fashion sense. From whom and from where did you get it?

“Ahhh...well, from my mother. She always dressed up every day. She was a very stylish woman. I used to sit on the toilet seat and watched while she fixed her hair and applied her make-up. Then, when I was 18, I moved to downtown New York and that opened up a whole new fashion world for me. You know New York, it’s very stylish. The street fashion is a way of life. My clothes become an extension of myself, a part of my work and a part of who I am.”

The title of your album is The Fame. How has fame changed your life and how do you deal with the changes?

“I am very, very grateful for my success and I suppose it would be very easy for me to be jaded but I’m not. I’m having a great time. It has been amazing! You know, I travel the world, I meet all my fans who are beautiful and incredible...I’m so inspired that I keep on writing new music. It’s a dream come true. It has been a marvelous journey.”

Aside from music, what makes you happy?

“Like I said, I live every minute of my life for music; I really do. For my show and for my music, I work very hard. I have a very strong spirituality. I think it’s an ugly thing when you focus on the negative things in life. It’s important to be grateful for what you have.”

You seem to look at life as one big party, right?

“Well, I don’t really know what’s that suppose to mean.”

Well, something to celebrate, something to be happy about, something to enjoy.

“Doesn’t everyone see life as a celebration?”

Well, not everybody. Sadly.

“Well, there are, of course, people in the world who have major problems — poverty, hunger, economy. I am 23 years old and I grew up in a part of the city that was obsessed with pop culture, pornography and fame. For me, to write music about hunger and poverty and to talk about them is, hmmmm, silly, I think.”

Do you ever have low moments? How do you deal with them? How do you spring back to life?

“I simply believe in myself. I write music. I listen to music. I design. I read the Andy Warhol diary.”

Aside from Michael Jackson and Cyndi Lauper, who are your other role models, your musical influences?

“My mother. What do I like about my mother? Well, hmmm...she’s my mother. I have a really wonderful relationship with my family.”

What are you like away from the limelight?

“I’m just like this. I’m terribly self-assured.”

Don’t you have time for leisure?

“No.”

How do you pamper yourself, as a person and not so much as an artist?

“I spend time with really goodlooking guys.”

Oh, you do. How nice. Do you have a boyfriend?

“No.”

Why not?

“I like to keep my options open.”

During the presscon, you said that you have seven tattooes and you’re planning to have one more on your back. What kind of tattoo would that be?

“I want to have the face of the Virgin Mary on my back. I am a big fan of Scott Chapal, the photographer, who is an incredible inspiration for me. He has a lot of pop-art photography based on putting a celebrity image into the image of icons.”

Are you Catholic?

“Yes, I am.”

Madonna is also Catholic and she’s known for her references to religious images in her act, one time using a huge crucifix as prop. How do you feel being called the “new Madonna?”

“I don’t understand. What has it got to do with my being Catholic?”

Okay, what makes Lady Gaga go gaga?

“My fans. I love my fans. They are the light of my life.”

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Lady Gaga follows Kpop Portal!!

Lady Gaga follows Kpop Portal!!

OMO!!! I'm so honored that the New Pop Princess is following Kpop Portal on Twitter.

She's my new Madonna!

Thanks for reading Kpop Portal and we will love you back a gazillion times! xoxo

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Jaebom's Exclusive Interview with Lady Gaga

Jaebom's Exclusive Interview with Lady Gaga

Seen: Jaebom of 2PM's exclusive interview with Lady Gaga

Scene: The interview happened last night on MNet M! Countdown and broadcasted by Wide Entertainment News shortly after Lady Gaga's perfomance. "It was fantastic!" was her reaction when asked about how she finds Korea. Lady Gaga was also excited that her CD was doing well in Korea and would be happy to be back for another visit. Asked if she finds a nice Korean singer, she said "You!" referring to Jaebom, who handed her a bouquet of flowers in closing the interview.

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Lady Gaga Rocked MNET M! Countdown

Lady Gaga Rocked MNET M! Countdown

New pop princess Lady Gaga was present on MNET M! Countdown tonight. Koreans went wild and crazy when she went on stage. No more superlative could describe her outfit and voice!

All I could say was, she knows her craft and she does it really, really good. Her creativity and being unique is awesome, watching her performance on MNET was like watching her concert. Though she doesn't danced much herself. it's like she's the only one who could do it in our time.

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Lady Gaga in Seoul

Lady Gaga in Seoul

Lady Gaga arrived yesterday afternoon for her performance in Seoul this coming June 18th.

Do you have an idea where she will be performing? No clues?

ON MNET M! COUNTDOWN! I know, I know! It's silly right? Lady Gaga will be performing with rookies 4Minute, 2NE1, and with the sexy Jewelry.

Honestly when I first saw Lady Gaga I thought she was a drag queen but lately when I saw some of her photos I could compare her to Cristina Aguilera or Annie Lennox. She's too blond!!! She knows how to handle her craft. You don’t see a lot that these days. I'm anticipating for her performance this Friday.

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