Absolutely. Hard Candy is the epitome of that statement actually
And in the past decade she has been using the younger competition to stay relevant. Britney, Pharrell Williams, JT, Nicki Minaj and now Gaga. Like someone said before, if she wasn't so afraid of not having total starpower all the time she should've released 4 Minutes and Give It To Me as solo songs. She shouldn't be afraid of irrelevancy but it seems like she is.