The music wasn't great, it was literally everything she's done previously, musically speaking.
I was expecting something huge from Artpop and I even ended up disappointed and I love her previous albums. It wasn't just the GP who saw her music decline, even critics weren't impressed. That tells you something.

Think about every artist who has a critically panned album, when you actually pay attention and read thoroughly it all makes sense. It wasn't a fresh sound, lyrics were very weak and unrelatable honestly. Hopefully vol II does some justice. I just think new fresh producers would do her well.

Not true at all, that's just how you perceive it, just because it underperformed. The quality of the music and music videos has in fact INCREASED. This is why you see so many people praising BEYONCE the album to high heavens when it's really not a great album, apart from a few standout tracks, simply because it was such a massive success due to the hype surrounding it.

The excuses just keep coming.

She has nobody to blame but herself.

lies detected.

This article is really over thinking it and making claims that don't really make sense.

She's had success this era. It hasn't been the greatest but it certainly isn't a complete flop and a downfall. I just think that Gaga became a bit boring and although unpredictable, that in itself was predictable and what she actually did was a bit too far in the "I'm so artistic" department. There was nothing interesting about ARTPOP. Basically the times have changed and Gaga hasn't. I think if she would have just released ARTPOP without all the fanfare and overhyping and Gaga-isms it maybe would have been more successful, but it definitely wouldn't have been dragged so much.

This article made laugh so damn hard I felt my Hyoid coming out

Kanye is the perfect example of this. In many ways he had a rougher 2013 than her.

Gaga ain't special. It's happened to several celebs.

"Oh pickin' on me! BULLIES!"
Gorl please!!!

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we have to beging with the fact that DANCE music isn't really on top anymore, there will still be some #1 dance songs every now and then, but they must come from huge stars + a generic catchy dance song + the right timing, but, now rock ballads, ballads, poppy r&b influenced songs and exprimental mid-tepo pop songs are really the ones that aer topping the business right now.

Gaga came out with a very strongly EDM influenced album, almost all the songs are culb-bangers, and she already came from a "loud" album like BTW was, so i think people were kind of expecting different music from her(a bit of variety)

but now her Discography can be summed as

The Fame: Dance, Pop, Electronic
The Fame Monster: Dance, Trance, Pop, Electronic
Born This Way: Dance, Rock, Pop, Trance, Electronic
ARTPOP: Electronic, Dance, Pop

i think she has fallen into a bit of a musicall hole, she's not evolving and that doesn't mean being generic and going with the flow, that means showing all of your capacities as a singer songwriter,

i don't think anyone expects gaga to come with a Piano ballad album but i ws expecting more organic pop songs from her, and that didn't happen

If America wasnt interested in gaga's music they wouldn't sell millions duh!

I agree with the most responses about her harm being self-inflicted.

ARTPOP made me stop stanning for her, I dislike who she is now, and that as a result has alienated me with her past personas as well.
However, I will be right back in the front line to support her when she comes back with a better artistic vision.

This doesn't mean I'm a bandwagoner. It would be hypocritical of me to support an artist in whatever they pursue, if I dislike what they are doing.

Stopped reading after the "America turned on her cause she cancelled her American leg"

america turned on ha because we are too damm conservative and we like it that way

i highly doubt it... I think people are more-so scared of her, as she doesn't hold back on hr opinions on world issues.. Her regard for the lgbt and push for same sex marriage started an uproar which is ****ing stupid. the woman is trying to better society when they're literally flipping her off, i think she can EASILY gain the fanbase back though. no doubt.