Everything was ready for Ke$ha to come back strong with Warrior.
Lady Gaga had just alienated, bored and weirded out the GP with BTW. The time was right for someone to deliver fun, relatable party jams. Her fans truly believed she was going to give people what they wanted.
Xtina was competing with her for holiday sales but Lotus flopped harder than Bionic so the field was clear.
Who could have guessed she'd drop a bomb that would sell less than half of Bionic and lose her status as a (local) singles artist?
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