It's not dated, clearly you dont know about urban music, which doesnt change a lot like pop music. And Gaga has urban influences on 3-4 songs atm.
About the pop/dance side of the album, i personally havent heard something like Applause, ManiCure or Swine on radio ever before. They're mostly innovative and all are written by her and her team and clearly has something to do with ART.
Oh , just noticed you're a Britney fan, NVM then.
