The Koons statue before and after Artflop was release.
The irony of this poorly crafted shade (and I call it poorly crafted for this reason) is that Gaga’s reaction to the soft album sales has been literally “hey I’m going on tour soon, hope my fans enjoy it”.
She’s not re-releasing the album with bonus tracks, she’s not pricing her singl at 69 cents, she’s not rushing to create videos to capitalize on the Billboard streaming points (in fact she did the opposite), she’s not throwing together an EP or new single featuring Pittbull to distract you, or taking a gig judging a reality show to keep her name in the headlines, she’s not taking the offense and blaming, shading or insulting anyone, and she’s maintained the stance she had since before ARTPOP even dropped - that it’s not about sales, it’s about the goddamn fucking music.
So sure, go ahead and say what u want, and stumble across an image of another artist’s sculpture and make this photo set because what’s happening is that Gaga’s relevance is being proven even further. Sure, her relevance is no longer just “Gaga shattered yet another record” like it was 2008-2011… it’s kind of the opposite. How far can she fall? How hard can she fall? Meanwhile how little can she care about some messy ass queens coming for her, while having more integrity and self-respect than your fave could ever hope for?
Look at any reputable review of her music and career right now, and you’ll see one common theme: Lady Gaga is the only pop star in the game not playing it safe, pushing the boundary of what’s expected, and not giving a shit when the mainstream chooses something basic like Roar over something progressive like Applause.
So go download some discounted Katy remixes or wait for Rihanna’s 117th studio album released this month or turn on the TV to see who’s new on The Voice or just go sort your queue of Heidi Montag glitter GIFs if you care so much about what’s popular this instant second in time and space.
Or, you know, take time to post about Gaga to prove she has no impact. Oh wait oooops?
