If the last two weeks have cemented anything it’s that Lady Gaga is officially a star reborn.
The Pop maverick’s talent has never been in question, however her commercial viability in recent times has.
Indeed, while her artistic versatility has earned her critical acclaim during her various sound-shifts, some feel it placed her on the parameters of the charting climate rather than in the thick of it. Especially following her Jazz jaunt with Tony Bennett and stripped-back polarizer ‘Joanne’ in 2016.
However, with ‘A Star Is Born’ and its companion soundtrack, Mother Monster has delivered an emphatic answer that dispels any doubt of her Pop potency.
As reported, the set opened at #1 on the Billboard 200. And now its lead single ‘Shallow’ has shot into the upper echelon of the singles tally.
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