Lady Gaga's new album ARTPOP has a release date of 2013. Rumors are swirling around the artists' new songs, however, she is making headlines today for buying her boyfriend a really expensive new bag. And, after recently being named to Forbes most powerful list, the celebrity can certainly afford it.
Gaga's boyfriend, Taylor Kinney, received an awesome present for his 32nd bday. On July 15, Lady Gaga gave her boytoy a bag that cost over $50,000.
Why the large price tag?
The Daily Mail reports that:
"The unique bag, which is part of Hirst's collaboration with the Olsen twins' clothing label The Row, is covered in mini-versions of his famous spot paintings - which are rows of randomly colored circles--and comes with a gold plated brass feet to rest it on."
Only 12 of the bags have ever been made, so exclusivity is key. That's not the only thing Tay is getting, either. As a source close to Gaga told The Sun:
"She's also arranged for a jet to fly them to Chicago so he can see his family. Gaga knows Taylor takes his birthday really seriously but it's always difficult for her to get him something because he doesn't like fast cars, big houses or smart suits."
Turns out Gaga could easily purchase all those things for her man. It was revealed last week that the artist made Forbes' 'Most Powerful' list. A lot of criteria went in to making that decision.
First, and obviously most important, was money. From June 2012 to June 2013, the artist raked in over $80 million, and that’s just for touring! Many media outlets suggest that the singer could have made up to $120 million if she didn’t have to cut short her last tour. Gaga had to undergo emergency hip surgery, so that she could continue her provocative and sexually charged dance numbers.
Forbes also took into account the singer’s massive social media presence. On Twitter, Gaga has a staggering 38 million followers. She does even better on Facebook, with over 58 million fans.
The artist is sure to increase her own net worth and fan base with her new album, ARTPOP. While not a lot of info is known about ARTPOP, fans did receive some fresh insight about what Gaga’s new songs would be like in 2013, via producer Zedd. We have the highlights of his recent interview.
Zedd, the German DJ who is producing her upcoming album, provided fans with the most details to date. In an interview with Rolling Stone, the artist commented thusly:
"I'm really, really excited for people to hear what we came up with. I just really can't imagine they would not like it, to just say it straight up. I think the stuff we've made is pretty f--cking cool. It's amazing, because does not have to please anyone, and she is who she is. Her first idea of how we should approach the music was just to be completely open--nothing is too crazy. Whatever is dope is dope. We do whatever we want, and we don't have to make a song that's three minutes and 30 seconds just to fit the radio."
The producer went on to describe the process the two used when planning the new album:
"We didn't try to make an EDM album--but, at the same time, we didn't try not to make an EDM album. I've done a lot of stuff that's really outside of what I usually do. There was one song that started from her just giving me, like, 10 words to describe an emotion, and then I had to make this into music. It's been a very experimental way of approaching music."
Regardless of their unusual approach, the new album is sure to delight fans who have been clamoring for more Gaga since the singer’s hip surgery ended her last tour.
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