Despite all the hype others had prior to the show with guests and all, Gaga was the one that had the most successful show since Madonna´s. Very telling. People know she delivers and has real talent.

People being more and being less into the music she releases every era is a different story. She could very easily do songs like The Cure all the time (basic). It worked very well on itunes with no promo whatsoever. But she evolves and releases bodies of work. Better or worse in your opinion, but she does release real projects. Several songs on joanne are really great, and she actually was part of them, unlike a couple of other pop stars.