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Poll: Is Lady Gaga this generations superstar?
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Lady Gaga is this generations superstar, it's undeniable
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No, she's not
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Member Since: 8/16/2011
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She is the biggest celebrity out of the current Popstars, but she isn't the biggest Popstar as far as music goes, i mean i haven't heard a song of hers on the radio for ages now.
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Member Since: 12/21/2010
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Member Since: 12/21/2010
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Originally posted by Phoenix83
Yeah and 21 has sold more in the US than BTW has worldwide. Plus 19 is also selling well worldwide now. I love the way the Monsters always try and portray Adele as a one-album wonder.
Anyway like I said they are both superstars. Not sure why some stans insist on their fave being the only one?
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Originally posted by Swag
Adele's sales receipts say different
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Adele is like Norah Jones; sells a ridiculous amount of albums but has next to no cultural influence other than "oh yay - adele -she's talented!" Hell, Onika has had more cultural influence than Adele; and I LOVE Adele and loathe Nicki.
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Member Since: 4/21/2011
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ATRL has spoken
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Member Since: 12/6/2011
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Originally posted by rihannafan
She is the biggest celebrity out of the current Popstars, but she isn't the biggest Popstar as far as music goes, i mean i haven't heard a song of hers on the radio for ages now.
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Because you have to be constantly played on the radio, even without a current active single, to be relevant
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Member Since: 4/21/2011
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Originally posted by Sye
Because you have to be constantly played on the radio, even without a current active single, to be relevant
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Well...
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Member Since: 6/1/2010
Posts: 65,177
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Originally posted by BoyOnBoy Wonder
Adele is like Norah Jones; sells a ridiculous amount of albums but has next to no cultural influence other than "oh yay - adele -she's talented!" Hell, Onika has had more cultural influence than Adele; and I LOVE Adele and loathe Nicki.
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Is that why there are millions of covers of her songs on YouTube and talent shows on TV? Did Norah ever get that type of coverage when she was selling millions of albums? I don't recall so.
I agree that Gaga has had way more cultural influence than Adele has, but you monsters need to stop discrediting Adele and other artists & exaggerating just to defend Gaga's status.
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Member Since: 2/2/2009
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I grew up with Britney. She ruled my way through puberty but many years after that Lady GaGa entertains me MUCH more than Britney ever did.
For me It's still: Madonna > Britney > Lady GaGa (being nostalgic, of course)
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Member Since: 3/27/2012
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Think about the question people. Adele brought talent and lots of sales to the main front, but that isn't what the question is asking. How many iconic outfits, performances, scandals, tours, comparisons, album & singles sales, chart positions, social media relevancy, and hype do they have? Adele has three of these, Gaga has done all of them, THATS how you tell a superstar.
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Member Since: 12/15/2011
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Nope
gaga's influence is just bad, and as time goes by people will remember her for her weird outfits and not for her music it's already happening
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Member Since: 8/16/2010
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Member Since: 4/21/2011
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Member Since: 12/15/2011
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Originally posted by BoyOnBoy Wonder
Adele is like Norah Jones; sells a ridiculous amount of albums but has next to no cultural influence other than "oh yay - adele -she's talented!" Hell, Onika has had more cultural influence than Adele; and I LOVE Adele and loathe Nicki.
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adele doesn't just have just big albums' sales, she has sold millions of songs, her music videos get hundreds of millions of views,her fan base is increasing everyday, she's close to 30M likes on facebook, she has it all and I don't think she'll fade that easy and if your cultural influence is negative then you better keep it to yourself and I also don't think gaga will outsell her debut album, she already has peaked and her sales are decreasing.
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Member Since: 4/21/2011
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Originally posted by IVY
adele doesn't just have just big albums' sales, she has sold millions of songs, her music videos get hundreds of millions of views,her fan base is increasing everyday, she's close to 30M likes on facebook, she has it all and I don't think she'll fade that easy and if your cultural influence is negative then you better keep it to yourself and I also don't think gaga will outsell her debut album, she already has peaked and her sales are decreasing.
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Isn't too soon to say that ? BTW is only her SECOND album (or 3rd in the US and Japan) and wasn't super radio friendly like her other album(s)
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Member Since: 12/28/2011
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There has been no artist with such a successful debuting carrer then that of Gaga! So my answer is yes!
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Member Since: 4/9/2009
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Originally posted by Cap10Planet
Is that why there are millions of covers of her songs on YouTube and talent shows on TV? Did Norah ever get that type of coverage when she was selling millions of albums? I don't recall so.
I agree that Gaga has had way more cultural influence than Adele has, but you monsters need to stop discrediting Adele and other artists & exaggerating just to defend Gaga's status.
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YouTube did not exist during Norah's peak and I've heard plenty of "Don't Know Why" cover on talent shows!
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Member Since: 4/28/2012
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Yes she is. Even if you don't like her, you can't deny that.
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Member Since: 4/28/2012
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Originally posted by Giacobbe
Think about the question people. Adele brought talent and lots of sales to the main front, but that isn't what the question is asking. How many iconic outfits, performances, scandals, tours, comparisons, album & singles sales, chart positions, social media relevancy, and hype do they have? Adele has three of these, Gaga has done all of them, THATS how you tell a superstar.
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I think people here have different definitions of the word "superstar". You don't have to have any "iconic outfits", "scandals" or "hype" to be a superstar. Nicki Minaj has all of these and she is no-one's idea of a superstar. Sorry but some of you guys seem to be a little too obsessed with who is biggest in "celebrity culture" and not who will actually have the longest-lasting musical influence.
Adele is very, very different to Gaga and I know some of you stans have a hard time believing that she can possibly be a superstar (so say stuff like "oh yeah, big album sales, but really no-one cares about her, talks about her anywhere near as much as they talk about Gaga"). But she is.
And once again, so is Gaga. Unlike some of you stans I'm willing to accept there can be more than one superstar at any given time.
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Member Since: 12/10/2011
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Originally posted by Last Boy on Earth
There's always 1 black female and 1 white female that are the superstars of generations : 80s - Whitney and Madonna ; 90s - Mariah and Janet ; 00s - Britney and Beyoncé ; now - Rihanna and Lady Gaga
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+1
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Member Since: 12/10/2011
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Originally posted by GreasyBruce
This shade is ******** and petty. Madonna has sold 300 million ALBUMS not just records, and it's ridiculous to compare overall records sold (which include singles) because both released their singles (not to mention albums) at a time where sales for those things were completely different. That type of comparison is null and void and you basically saying "she has achieved a third of Madonna's achievements in 1/10th the time" is basic, uneducated, false shade.
Some Monsters need to learn to respect Madonna....she has done so much for pop music, for female pop stars and for gay rights. She is the blueprint for the modern female pop star.
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