Yesterday, Spin magazine reported that Lady Gaga’s online search popularity has been on a steady decline since May 2011, opining that Mother Monster has “bored the Internet.” But while we may not be Googling Gaga at the same rate we used to, is the queen of social media still engaging her fans online? Has her rise to stardom hit a plateau? Yes and no.
It looks like Lady Gaga is going to go all Bjork on us with the release of her next album, ARTPOP (due out next year). Yup, like the Icelandic singer before her, she’s releasing the new tunes in app form, what she promises to be a “multimedia experience.” No word, however, on if her iteration will include custom instruments and the like (as did Bjork’s Biophilia).
With the holiday weekend drawing ever so near, you might be tempted to just turn off your mind and drift away into a sea of malaise. Resist! We have a healthy store of links below to get your proverbial juices coursing.