I'm totally here for indie Gaga doing her thing and being fearless, making art and music she loves.

I'm NOT here for her whining and desperate tweets. Or her stans that want her to magically have a level of popularity while she turns off everyone and their mothers and bashing people like Akon.

All he did was point out that the industry is morally bankrupt. That's just the nature of the business and how things have to be in such a natural-selection market.

Nothing about that will ever change, as long as we have artists signing to major label record deals.

So he like literally went out of public eye after TFM's smash? Geez no wonder why MTN and ARTPOP was failure. So KonLive is no more?

Disgusting.. He's talking about her like she's an object.

It was a business decision -- good business men leave their hearts out of business decisions. Liquifying his portion of the Gaga business as she was on the incline vs. waiting for her to show signs of decline was simply a logical business move. If what he wanted was a quick flip with a clean in and out, one time transaction instead of continually investing and collecting residuals over the long term, selling the way he did, when he did yielded the greatest profit margin. He could have stated it a little more delicately given that in this case the "product" was a person/artist, but whatever. He's made his money and she's made hers.

Very cute, but let's not pretend his legacy is anywhere near even TOUCHING Gaga's.

Ignorant and hateful. In before people try to defend that 'man' for talking down on another successful female artist and talking about her as if she's not even human by using the "It's business" excuse.

Trying to make it sound like he's the smart one when he's flopping infinitely harder than her. Whatever.

He might not be doing well with his own music, but he is doing very well as a business person.

Other people like 50 Cent and Dr. Dre ain't doing too well with music these days, but they definitely aren't losing.

why is everyone getting mad? He got asked the question...If he stuck with her through Artpop he probably would have lost money

Akon, soulless *****

Well damn, drag ha!

Don't you idiots realize why monsters are mad? We're mad, not that he left her and "cashed out", we're mad that he objectified her and is basically stabbing her in the back by calling her "it." He's being disrespectful and shouldn't have said this. End thread.

Lady Gaga is a product/brand just like Rihanna, Beyonce, Madonna & Katy Perry. Deal with it..

But Lady Gaga as a brand/product is falling down very early, she can't go with Rihanna & Katy as a brand anymore.... Now that's why everyone are leaving her. Same thing will happen with other "artist" (products). Some will fade early some later.

If Akon were talking about Beyonce like that you would be singing a entirely different tune so save it.

yes..
there was this segment on Entertainment tonight earlier about stars who were millionaires before they were famous.. gaga was in that list. she can say whatever she wants but poor she was not.