Lady Gaga Dissing Katy Perry

From wearing cupcake bra outfits to performing in a lavish swimsuit, Katy Perry has demonstrated how women in the music industry use sex appeal to captivate their audience. In today’s society, it isn’t uncommon to see female artists in revealing, flashy outfits surrounded by flashing lights and steam. Artists such as Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj have certainly made news headlines for their audacious performances. In many cases, artists are presenting false images to their fans as an investment for future sales. Female artists continue to be sexually objectified by their audience, which increase their viewership, which leads to record labels pressuring artists to keep a sexy image.

Blonde Ambition: How the Similar Careers of Madonna and Britney Spears Created Two Different Pop Icons

Madonna’s actions, along with those of many artists before her, have perpetuated stereotypical and “othering” depictions of minorities, along with stealing and unethically “borrowing” the customs and imagery of other cultures. Music critic bell hooks did a good job of summing up the bottom line when discussing a controversial artist like Madonna. She states that “sometimes it is difficult to find words to make a critique when we find ourselves attracted by some aspect of a performer’s act and disturbed by others, or when a performer shows more interest in promoting progressive social causes than is customary. We may see that performer as above critique. Or we may feel our critique will in no way affect the worship of him/her as a cultural icon.” Recognizing and critiquing Madonna for her various appropriations does not necessarily equate a complete dismissal of her career and its beneficial effects on society. However, it is necessary to recognize her appropriation and denounce her actions alongside the similar actions of other artists. Only by holding artists accountable for their appropriation and preventing future celebrities from gaining fame off of theft can the longstanding cultural appropriation of the popular music industry begin to be

In todays hip hop culture, artists often times portray through the lyrical content of their music different fallacies about themselves in order to develop their image or construct a brand for themselves. Although we as listeners under most circumstances are well aware that the songs are just made for the enjoyment of fans, perhaps the artists are becoming remotely too consumed with their lyrics and are beginning to believe that they are the realist in hip hop when they have barely scratched the surface well enough to establish a well enough name for themselves. Andrew Marantz wrote an article on who’s really real in hip hop which definitely will make readers begin to question Australian female artist, Iggy Azalea and her reference to being the realist in hip hop. She is compared and contrasted with several other well-known and legendary artist such as Tupac and Pusha T. Iggy is known for her Barbie-ish appearance and her strategically placed beauty mark that makes listeners and fans question whether or not she’s really real. Marantz uses various rhetorical strategies throughout the article in order to effectively construct his argument and he also references memorable moments in hip hop that recognized Tupac and other artists who are considered as icons in hip hop and who are legendary and in essence, “the realist.”

Beyoncé is a goddess. Lady Gaga is an artist. But after Katy Perry’s eighth number-one single, Katy is officially the biggest pop star of our time. She has arched a niche for herself for her standout performances, catchy songs, and over-the-top fashions she presents in all her public events. The pop diva had produced several songs and albums under her name since 2001 debut.

People in social media, specifically Twitter showed their sentiments on the subject. Some of the comments would certainly cause an artist to be depressed, but the pop star is strong enough and knows how to battle the issues.

Glamorously gaudy, this self-made post-modern diva, Lady Gaga was the first true millennial superstar. She seems to be stitched together from elements of Madonna, David Bowie, and Freddie Mercury. Mastering the constant connection of the internet era like no other, Gaga has generated countless mini-sensations through her style, her videos, and her music; cultivating a devoted audience she dubbed her "Little Monsters." However it’s hard to understand the end when you don’t know the beginning, so that’s where we’ll start.

What Good Morning America called the “performance of the night,” Gaga raced “through a multi-song medley that roared through 9 of Bowie’s best-known songs in six minutes -- ‘Space Oddity,’ ‘Changes,’ ‘Ziggy Stardust,’ ‘Suffragette City,’ ‘Rebel, Rebel,’ ‘Fashion,’ ‘Fame,’ ‘Let's Dance,’ and ‘Heroes,’ with a tiny guitar lick of ‘Under Pressure’” (Aswad). Gaga is known for her extreme and extravagant ways, and her performance did just that. She paired up with Intel, a technology company based from Santa Clara, California, to create this memorable

From peaceful protest songs in the 50s and 60s to the socially conscious rap from groups like N.W.A. and public enemy, music which has become popular has had the capacity to voice social revolution in the melody and rhythm of their songs. In the book “Gaga Feminism: Sex,Gender, and the End of Normal”, J. Jack Halberstam makes a case for the famous pop singer Lady Gaga to be considered in these terms for bringing out the inner thoughts of society. Helping her audience come out of the closet and represent their bodies and gender how they want to and to bring about a possible “end of normal”.

Gaga has changed the way people use the stage to attack social ills and tries to bring change to such topics as LGBT rights, Aids and HIV

Lady gaga is one of the most recognized people in the entire world. Ever since the release of her first #1 single Just Dance in 2008; she became one of the biggest pop stars in the world. Following her first hit single she released a record called “The Fame” which then went on to release three more #1 singles and sold 15+ million albums worldwide, making it her first and only diamond hit record. After the huge success of her first album Lady Gaga went on to continue to sell four more albums “The Fame Monster”, “Born This Way”, “Artpop”, and her newest one “Joanne” and she went from 15+ million albums to 30+ million albums worldwide. At the age of 30 Lady Gaga has accomplished so much that she was nominated for over 450 awards and won over 200

One day Gaga was strolling down the streets of Chicago when her appearance caught attention of the local police officers. The famous celebrity was cited for wearing "hot pants" and exposing her body in public.

Celebrities have a right to have their own privacy, and the paparazzi had better not be allowed to restrict their lives. Furthermore, photographers and journalists must not be permitted to make news that can influence celebrities' success adversely. The rights of celebrities for privacy have always been abused, so they need to defend their rights, despite their profession. Though they are public figures, this does not mean that the publish of every detail of their private lives is justifiable. It is legitimate to take pictures when they are at the stage or on the red carpet, yet most cases they must be left alone. However, the media always inclines to release both sensational and negative news to public. The latest pattern is the Chris Brown and Rihanna domestic abuse scandal ("Chris Brown and Rihanna: A Dangerous Relationship" 1). This really influenced Chris

When the video begins, the scene is very futuristic and then the amusement park is shown with the name of the amusement park being “OBLIVIA” a play on the word “oblivious” which represents being oblivious to the world around them. When Katy Perry first appears in the music video, she is the only one shown with pink hair and wearing white and blue eyeshadow, while everyone else is shown to be dressed in clothes from the 1950s and are either blonde or brunette. The people walking around the amusement park are shown wearing old fashioned clothes despite the park looking quite futuristic. At one point of the video, people are shown holding tablets and taking a photo of themselves being unaware of what is happening around them representing how we

Lady Gaga has become the most influential Pop music artist of our time. An artist's job is to take an image, be it through words or sound, lyrics or song; that explains what it's like to be alive at that time. What makes Lady Gaga's art so unique is that it captures the period we're in right now. Lady Gaga has in the last year and a half become a household name. Maybe you have heard one of her catchy tunes on the radio, and have had the lyrics stuck in your head all day. Perhaps you have seen one of her crazy outfits on TV. Whatever the case Lady Gaga has proven whether it be through music, or fashion that