I see the thread got messy last night
I think people need to stop letting Nicole get to them. Just like everyone else on this forum, she has an opinion that she wishes to voice. If you start letting her opinion dictate the running of the thread, it'll end up causing endless meltdowns, which is what has been happening recently.
Nicole is entitled to any opinion she has and wishes to express, and if, in her opinion, Gaga isn't doing the best she can possibly do, she has every right to voice her criticisms. The problem is that some people base their opinions around Nicole's, which leads to the same endless argument every time she says something negative.
Personally, I disagree with a lot of what she says (for example, Rihanna's music being better and Gaga's digital power being lost - I think she'll regain that if she releases more commercial music), but also agree with a lot too (for example, LAG and the need to release more radio- and audience-friendly music
IF she wants to be the biggest popstar in the world again). What I don't do, however, is meltdown every time she disagrees with me.
Sorry for the essay but I wanted to show that people can have differing opinions without the need to have a meltdown every other night.