4 was good, ARTPOP is not. That's the main difference.

And Beyoncé never made an utter fool of herself (and continued doing it over and over and over). She never told someone to change her username.

I mean Celine Dion and Tina Turner do well with their tours. Doesn't make them current pop forces . You become a touring artist when your mainstream career is over.

Are you saying that Gaga's retired.

Yes, absolutely. But Gaga over-thinks everything she does and is kinda borderline crazy sometimes.

Forbes is so over-hyped and means nothing. JLO topped it like 2 years ago and look where she is now.