Before you get stuck into what will be an extremely illuminating read, take a few seconds to draw up a mental list of every massive popstar of the last 50 years. Now start crossing off names. Start with everyone who couldn't actually sing live, everyone who doesn't write their own music. Keep on crossing the names off when the popstar isn't funny or self-aware, doesn't care about their fans, has never sported a costume made entirely of dead Kermits, isn't open about their sexuality, has no political viewpoints and - this is the tricky bit - is simultaneously selling tens of millions of songs.
Chances are you're probably already down to two or three names by now, and the only one whose music you'll hear on the radio today is 24-year-old Lady Gaga.
Of course, it doesn't take a list of crossed-out names to tell you that Gaga defines this era of popular music, and the public debut of her phenomenal new single Born This Way ahead of May's album of the same name, will propel Gaga's fearless, inventive, sex-change pop juggernaut thought at least another 18 months.
Born This Way already sounded like a hit when Stylist first heard it in demo form last spring. Now it's ready to face daylight - the song is a confident, stylish equality anthem likely to raise a few eyebrows and most importantly, it's got a cracking tune.
Before you get stuck into what will be an extremely illuminating read, take a few seconds to draw up a mental list of every massive popstar of the last 50 years. Now start crossing off names. Start with everyone who couldn't actually sing live, everyone who doesn't write their own music. Keep on crossing the names off when the popstar isn't funny of self-aware, doesn't care about their fans, has never sported a costume made entirely of dead Kermits, isn't open about their sexuality, has no political viewpoints and - this is the tricky bit - is simultaneously selling tens of millions of songs.
take a few seconds to draw up a mental list of every massive popstar of the last 50 years. Now start crossing off names. Start with everyone who couldn't actually sing live, everyone who doesn't write their own music
That demo of "Alejandro" was better than the final version.
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Before you get stuck into what will be an extremely illuminating read, take a few seconds to draw up a mental list of every massive popstar of the last 50 years. Now start crossing off names. Start with everyone who couldn't actually sing live, everyone who doesn't write their own music. Keep on crossing the names off when the popstar isn't funny of self-aware, doesn't care about their fans, has never sported a costume made entirely of dead Kermits, isn't open about their sexuality, has no political viewpoints and - this is the tricky bit - is simultaneously selling tens of millions of songs.
Start with everyone who couldn't actually sing live, everyone who doesn't write their own music. Keep on crossing the names off when the popstar isn't funny or self-aware, doesn't care about their fans,
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