Why would her label send her against Katy? Radio is gonna eat Katy's single up a lot faster.
In history kings got rid of too great/popular leaders by sending them on a mission to a remote place and tell the enemy that they could finally get their revenge after so many years. Like a fish tossed in a barrel to be shot.
Gaga's investors might be mad at her making her share price collapse and ordered the ritual slaughtering.
I doubt Xtina had any commercial power to make the summer all about her, nor do i think her label would give her that big of a push. And I truly think Katy was honest when she said she's just in the beginning stages.
So hopefully this means Interecope has a huge summer campaign ready for Gaga