Shame #2: Lady Gaga. Everyone has a price. Now we know hers. For $2 million she’s willing to let a chip company ask her fans to get stupid haircuts in exchange for tickets. Whatever she stands for – whatever causes she’s taken on – I can’t help but think she’s cheapened with this. She’s letting a different brand sully her brand. Also, I never thought I’d use the phrase “kudos to Perez Hilton,” but he’s turned his party this year into a paid event. Hard tickets. Not a free RSVP deal. And guess what? 100 percent of ticket sales will go to VH1′s Save the Music Foundation which supports music education in public schools. That’s how you do it.
The article is about SXSW apparently being in its downfall but I'm still trying for that hit thread. Discuss and "keep it cute" as the gworls like to say.
[ADDENDUM #1]- . What we didn’t know until after my original post is that there is indeed a charity component to the Gaga event in that she’s promising a donation to her own “Born This Way” charity. How much, whether it’s from Doritos directly or from her talent fee is unknown. If it’s significant, more power to her/them. The way they’re doling out the tickets is still crass.
Forbes can stay pressed. The idea she should perform and promote Doritos for free is
Forbes, along with Billboard, is really losing its credibility. And bringing up Perez in a Gaga article was really inappropriate Of all the comparisons, this was just a low blow.
Forbes, along with Billboard, is really losing its credibility. And bringing up Perez in a Gaga article was really inappropriate Of all the comparisons, this was just a low blow.
Or it's the other way and Gaga is really losing her credibility.
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