I do think she wanted this era to be fun. The album is fun, the cover is fun, Applause is fun, VMA's were fun.
The Applause video isn't probably super fun but it pretty much demonstrates what I thought ARTPOP would be.
And I guess Venus could have been a fun, artpop-ish video too.
But there was a lot of trouble with Troy behind the scenes. Then the single and album underperformed and she received a lot of hate so she started with all this promote online kindness stuff. I do agree with that to a certain point, but she will never be able to block all the negativity. Neither should she! Every artist gets it.
If you look back, even the night before DWUW dropped, she was making fun of the press. Which was the right attitude imo. Make fun and pretend you don't care.
But suddenly she turned 180 and her actions are the opposite of what the song suggests. It seems like her confidence is at a all time low point. That's why she is running to LM.com to get positive feedback and find her strength again. I don't agree going there though but that's her way of dealing with it I guess.
And here we are. About 90 days in since the release of DWUW, with no video, no new performances, no promo at all, the album almost out of top100 in the US.....
At this point she should have released the video a long time ago and already be shooting the next one, perform at the Grammys and/or Brits with it and get it rolling.
I really wonder what she meant with ARTPOP is starting anew. Mostly I just wonder when Gaga, when?
