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Great news for Lady Gaga as she has been voted the 2nd most influential person of the past decade. The news comes from a poll having been conducted by TIME magazine where they gave the public the opportunity to have a say on who they consider the most ‘Influential in the past 10 years.
Lady Gaga is world-widely renowned for her kindness and uplifting messages, which is shown in her ‘Born This Way Foundation‘ campaign she set up with her mother Cynthia Germanotta. Another physical form that shows Gaga’s beliefs is the ‘Born Brave Bus’ that she had tailgating her tour bus on her most recent ‘Born This Way Ball’ world tour.
You can take a look at the full poll and winner right here.
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According to WWD, Lady Gaga’s VOGUE issue, which features her photo shoot by Mert and Marcus, officially topped 2012 sales. At first it seemed like Taylor Swift got to sell more copies, but today the exact amount of copies sold was published.
For Vogue, Taylor Swift sold 329,371 copies, digital sales included, which was a little above the six-month average that ended in June 2012, but no match for Lady Gaga, the magazine’s top seller last year, with about 602,000 copies. Or for that matter, Adele, the second-best seller with 410,343. All numbers come from the publisher’s statements to the Alliance for Audited Media.
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Magazines Stefano Monday, February 11th, 2013
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Lady Gaga and her manager Troy Carter are both on the cover of the 82nd issue of V Magazine with a photo taken by Terry Richardson. The article features an interview with Troy. The issue is set to come out on February 28th.

With only three albums under her belt, Lady Gaga is already a household name. But unless you’re working in the businesses of music or social media, you might not be as familiar with Troy Carter, Gaga’s manager and the genius behind her media presence. V sat down to talk shop with the guy who helped Mother Monster get massive.
How did you originally meet and come to work with Lady Gaga?
Troy Carter We were introduced by Vincent Herbert, who was her executive producer at her record label. You saw the energy when she walked in the room. She was very specific about her vision, all of the music was there, and all she needed was someone to help her translate it to the rest of the world, which is where I came in.
When did you first realize the potential social media had to affect Gaga’s career?
I think it developed because we were forced into it. We couldn’t get her record played on the radio and we couldn’t get the video on TV. YouTube and blogs were our platforms in the very beginning because the Internet was the only platform!
Is it true that Lady Gaga’s next record, ArtPop, will be released as an app?
The album is going to be an app. It will also exist in CD and digital form, but the primary experience will be as an application. It will be built around the tablet, but will have a mobile version as well.
How do you think the business of pop music will evolve?
This is the best time to be in the music industry. As sub-Saharan Africa and China go completely mobile, you have people who’ve never had access to the music we offer all of a sudden able to access it. I think we can reach a lot more people now. You’re going to see a lot more friction points for independent artists disappear, but there will be more artists than ever. You’ll have to look at making money through a different lens. Artists are going to be giving away music in exchange for different things, like data or purchasing a ticket or a piece of merchandise. There will be new ways to monetize music, but it may not be the music itself.
What is your most memorable experience of working with Gaga? Does anything particularly surreal stand out?
I think—and I can say this because it just happened recently—it was seeing her have a casual conversation with the President about gay rights issues. When you think back to six years ago, this girl from New York walking in with ripped-up stockings, and now she’s having conversations with the President about serious issues-—it’s a bit surreal.
What is next for the Troy/Gaga think tank?
I have no idea! We could have never predicted we’d be where we are right now, so I have no clue what the next five years are going to look like, but I hope it gets even better.
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Lady Gaga is on the cover of the new Spanish issue of V Magazine. This bilingual edition of Spanish V – out in Spain next week and available in the States at the end of December – looks back at 20 years of Visionaire, while also celebrating V’s greatest moments from the past 10 years, including never-before-seen pics of Gaga.
“We nominate Lady Gaga as the ultimate ‘visionary’ and celebrate her by featuring her on the cover. See how she embodies the spirit of V and Visionaire in this retrospective glimpse into our history. Here is to the next 20 years!” the mag shared.
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Lady Gaga is on the cover of The Observer. The issue is now available, make sure to get your copy. We would like to remind you that today Lady Gaga is performing on X Factor UK with her new single Marry The Night.

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