Those tumblrs are so generic and predictable

You'll see them running back if Gaga gives a club banger.

So is the general consensus that something went massively wrong behind the scenes?

Not sure if the delay is just because of those films she's making for each album track. Which probably won't even happen.

Something definitely happened. There was a lead single back in August.

That probably won't happen and we don't know for sure if it's a delay because we never really had a date to begin with. I think we're just getting impatient (and a bit entitled).

I remember something Zedd had said about her asking him an opinion as to whether one track sounded like a hit or not. He said she seemed a little disappointed when he gave her the honest answer.

Maybe something beyond that happened as well. In which case, the album had to get a major facelift.

What?

Anyway, I'm starting to think something did happen. Didn't she say she played the album for the label in the summer? Like I said on the page before, someone's post in SYG about Interscope possibly making her redo the album irked me.

In june there was, yes. However shes been saying no lead single for january and spring ARTPOP release for the past 2-4 months. Spring is from late march to late june.

Oh I remember that. Didn't he say that she later on thanked him for the input and agreed or s/t? Anyway, even if we have to wait a bit longer, a better album would be worth it. I mean if her label and even Zedd of all people had to step in and make her redo it then it must have been a mess.

Zedd started working with her in the spring/winter of last year though. The album is almost done if zedd already knows he will only have two tracks with her on the album.

The last part sounds promising! Didn't Guetta also say this album is going to be great when he shaded BTW?

Yes

Was it Jennifer? Cause she said the mentioned the idea in here too.

I wouldn't be surprised though. With titles like TEA and BURQA

I knew something had gone on. Especially since we went from the beginning of Album Hype to absolutely none. And obviously her original intention of publishing the record last year, but then all of a sudden it was "No, ARTPOP 2013."

I feel like she maybe had to do some work on bringing the label round to her idea of what "ARTPOP" actually is, given the catastrophe that was the Born This Way Era.

Maybe Stache was the intended first single

He hasnt heard it he just said he knows it will be good because madeon is helping her.

Zedd just said one song didn't sound like a hit but that was back during winter/spring 2012. Her label did delay it though probably for quality ensurance and the fact that they delayed it so she could market it better after the tour on top of wanting to do an app and movie release. She couldn't have been doing all that and still touring for btw.

I'm doing an estimation of real sales of her singles worldwide and these are the results:

Just Dance: 10,5 million
Poker Face: 14 million
Eh, Eh: 0,5 million
LoveGame: 3,5 million
Paparazzi: 5,5 million

The Fame's singles: 34 million

Bad Romance: 11 million
Telephone: 7 million
Alejandro: 5 million
Dance In The Dark: 0,5 million

The Fame Monster's singles: 23,5 million

Born This Way: 7 million
Judas: 2,5 million
The Edge Of Glory: 5 million
You And I: 3 million
Marry The Night: 1 million
Hair: 0,5 million

Born This Way's singles: 19 million

76,5 million of singles sold

Well, all he said was that it wasn't forward-thinking

because it's not. It's built around references to musical tropes from 30 years ago. Doesn't make it bad. It's just... not as innovative as it could have been.