Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, more known as 'Lady Gaga' is an American artist who has become huge in the UK. She began performing music in New York city. She signed with Streamline Records and worked as a songwriter for other label artists. She attracted attention from singer, Akon, who recognised her potential and got her signed to his own label, Kon Live Distribution. Lady Gaga released her debut album reached number 1 in UK charts and success immediately started for Lady Gaga. She never fails to amaze people with her music and videos. Comparisons can be made between Lady Gaga and Madonna, as like Madonna, Lady Gaga is so different to anyone else in the music scene.
Lady Gaga's most recent video release 'Alejandro' as proved controversial to some people. It is seen as controversial for religious reasons, just like Madonna's. Here's the video:
The music video, directed by photographer Steven Klein, was inspired by Gaga's love for gay people and her admiration for gay love. The video shows Gaga with a group of soldiers in a cabaret all dancing to the song. It also features scenes of Gaga as a nun swallowing rosary beads, being with near naked man and holding machine guns. The videos recieved mixed reviews, positively because of its dark nature, and negatively by Catholics who have attacked Gaga on her use of blasphemy. The answer director Klein gave to Gaga swallowing rosary beads is Gaga's "desire to take in the Holy". There are a lot of crosses in the background of the video which relates to christianity, and the behaviour she has does not reflect the catholic faith, her expressing for gay love also doesn't fit in with christian beliefs as they are against homosexuality.
Lady gaga and Madonna can be compared hugely in my opinion, as they are were both so different in the time they hit the music scene to anyone else at the time. The style of this video can be compared Madonna's "like a prayer" as it has many aspects involved that are controversial to religion.
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