I didn't hear Gaga actually saying she will release an album in 2012, she said she was looking forward to releasing her next album and going on tour. I think if she does release again this year it will be late in the year, that would be around 18 months since Born This Way so not too bad, the way pop music is at the moment I'm not sure anyone wants to disappear for too long. There are still supposed to be 4 singles from Born This Way (if they stick to the original plan), although at this stage in the campaign alll they need to do is keep the album in the charts. She will be on tour so there will be little promotion, hopefully just videos and some of the fan favourites from the album such as Heavy Metal Lover.

As for fake, they are ALL fake, and so are we - everyone puts on a public persona and pop stars do it more than most, we all try to present a certain image to different people (boss, family, friends, strangers et al). I'm also sick of copying allegations and I don't care who is being accused of copying who, there is NOTHING new left in music anymore, its only how its put together that differs. None of the women mentioned in this article, and I'm not hating on any of them, reinvented the wheel.

Moving on, looks like it could be a good year for pop fans with Gaga, Madonna and Christina touring and, for Madonna and Christina definitely, maybe Gaga, new albums! I'm excited to see what they all come up with and they all have their own distinctive style so liking one does not mean you can't like the others ;o)