# What happened to Lady Gaga? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 2, 2016, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-lady-gaga/744976 "2016-02-02T18:55:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ryan\_Liam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ryan_liam/32/3965_2.png) [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2016, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-lady-gaga/744976/1 "2016-02-02T18:55:10Z")
I was wondering where did she go? It seems from 2008 to around 11-12 she was everywhere, winning awards, being number 1 everywhere, a pop sensation and then she just kind of dissipated and made a duet Album with Tony Bennett and won an Emmy for best actress. Am I missing something? Did she just run out of steam? ---
**Author:** ![Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2016, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-lady-gaga/744976/2 "2016-02-02T19:00:48Z")
She put out a “meh” album, then a duet album with Tony Bennet. She was also one of the leads in the most recent series of American Horror Story. She’s still working. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2016, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-lady-gaga/744976/3 "2016-02-02T19:01:01Z")
She’s still doing fine and releasing successful music, but she’s sort of not in focus for the “Eye of Sauron” as far as public notoriety goes anymore. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2016, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-lady-gaga/744976/4 "2016-02-02T19:01:03Z")
> [@Ryan\_Liam](#): > > …a pop sensation… She had a pretty good run for a pop sensation. Maybe she made enough money and got enough fame that she’s not going to milk it for the rest of her career. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2016, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-lady-gaga/744976/5 "2016-02-02T19:33:44Z")
Gaga has enough talent to continue for a very long time. All the outrageousness was just a way to establish her brand. Now that that’s done, she doesn’t have to continue to do it. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2016, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-lady-gaga/744976/6 "2016-02-02T19:39:17Z")
> [@Ryan\_Liam](#): > > Am I missing something? Did she just run out of steam? What else is there once you’ve been [parodied](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss_BmTGv43M) by Weird Al? ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2016, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-lady-gaga/744976/7 "2016-02-02T19:39:20Z")
A quick google shows that [Lady Gaga will perform a tribute to David Bowie at the Grammy Awards](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/03/arts/music/lady-gaga-will-pay-tribute-to-david-bowie-at-the-grammys.html). [nitpick] I don’t think she won an Emmy; I think she won a Golden Globe. At least, her Wiki page says nothing about winning an Emmy but does mention the GG. [/nitpick] ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2016, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-lady-gaga/744976/8 "2016-02-02T20:29:13Z")
She did a fantastic [tribute to Julie Andrews](https://youtu.be/vdqYmSf6tiE?t=197) at last year’s Oscars. ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2016, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-lady-gaga/744976/9 "2016-02-02T21:27:24Z")
According to [TheRichest.com](http://www.therichest.com/celebnetworth/celeb/singer/lady-gaga-net-worth/) she’s worth nearly $300 million, so I’d say what happened to her is she got filthy rich… ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2016, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-lady-gaga/744976/10 "2016-02-02T21:34:32Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > She did a fantastic [tribute to Julie Andrews](https://youtu.be/vdqYmSf6tiE?t=197) at last year’s Oscars. She’ll be doing a tribute to David Bowie for the Grammys this year. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2016, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-lady-gaga/744976/11 "2016-02-02T21:52:09Z")
[Lady Gaga will be performing the national anthem at the Super Bowl](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/baae9589791f48a19f4be2fc626e1050/apnewsbreak-lady-gaga-sing-national-anthem-super-bowl) on Sunday. P.S. **blondebear** , see post #7. ETA: Also, according that brief article, she was named “Woman of the Year” by Billboard magazine last year. Is it just me, or is the OP seeming kinda fuzzy on current events? ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2016, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-lady-gaga/744976/12 "2016-02-02T22:25:48Z")
she took time off a few years back due to a hip injury , she had surgery for it. She cancelled part of her tour for the surgery. What is funny is she is the same age as Carly Rae Jepsen but looks much older. Both are 29 but Jepsen looks around 20, at least to me. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2016, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-lady-gaga/744976/13 "2016-02-02T22:33:24Z")
missed edit window: She was on the sopranos in 2001 at age 15 [Lady Gaga Appears on The Sopranos (Season 3 Episode 9 "The Telltale Moozadell") - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrainCFg9BU) ---
**Author:** ![troub](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troub/32/14802_2.png) [@troub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/troub)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2016, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-lady-gaga/744976/14 "2016-02-02T22:50:02Z")
> **[MTV | Homepage - Shows & Schedules](https://www.mtv.com/?xrs=PPM-18-10caf1c)** > > MTV brings viewers the best in lifestyle and competition reality shows, plus live events featuring the biggest names in entertainment. > [@](#): > > “I don’t like being used to make people money,” she said. “I feel sad when I am overworked and that I just become a moneymaking machine and that my passion and my creativity takes a backseat — that makes me unhappy.” > … > “So what did I do? I started to say no,” she explained. “I’m not doing that. I don’t want to do that. I’m not taking that picture. I’m not going to that event. I’m not standing by that because that’s not what I stand for, and slowly but surely I remembered who I am.” So, take that for what it’s worth. Seems she basically burned out on that constant “being everywhere.” And it made her rich. So why not step back and be a little more discerning and only do the things you really want to do? ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2016, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-lady-gaga/744976/15 "2016-02-02T22:52:07Z")
Most of her career occurred while I was overseas and I was only dimly aware of it. She was wicked famous in Korea and China, but mostly for her early stuff. I think she was counting on _Born This Way_ and _Artpop_ making bigger splashes than they did. Being an old fart, I really love the duets with Tony Bennett and I thought that Barnes & Noble commercial was too cute for words. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2016, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-lady-gaga/744976/16 "2016-02-02T22:58:23Z")
She’s moved into acting. And she’s pretty good at it. She recently won the Golden Globe for best actress in a movie or miniseries for her work in _American Horror Story_ ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2016, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-lady-gaga/744976/17 "2016-02-02T23:21:51Z")
Yeah, but other than the Oscars, the Grammys, the Super Bowl, and winning a Golden Globe, what has she really done lately? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2016, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-lady-gaga/744976/18 "2016-02-02T23:34:40Z")
Maybe she is just showing us the normal self she always has been. She removed, I believe, many of her tattoos. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2016, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-lady-gaga/744976/19 "2016-02-03T00:03:34Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > She removed, I believe, many of her tattoos. Why do you believe that? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2016, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-lady-gaga/744976/20 "2016-02-03T00:55:19Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > Gaga has enough talent to continue for a very long time. All the outrageousness was just a way to establish her brand. Now that that’s done, she doesn’t have to continue to do it. And why should she? Miley Cyrus is pretty much doing her old act now. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-lady-gaga/744976.md?page=2)