[TheLlamaNetwork]

7 THINGS WE DEFINITELY KNOW ABOUT LADY GAGA'S NEW ALBUM, "ARTPOP"

So Lady Gaga finally confirmed the title of her new album after three long days of anticipation and speculation. It is, in fact, ARTPOP, the same word she got tattooed on her arm last week.

While details about the album are rather sparse, we've scoured the internet—everything from Gagapedia to the beacon of truth and light that is Tumblr—to bring little monsters of the world as many details about ARTPOP as we can. I'm hoping Gaga reads this in-depth exposé and asks me to join her on the road to document the making of the album. (Only 0% kidding.)

So here it is—seven things we definitely know about Lady Gaga's new album, ARTPOP:

1.) It's ARTPOP, all caps: Per Lady Gaga's suggestion, nary a lowercase letter shall be written! She tweeted recently, "Make sure when writing about my new album/project ARTPOP that you CAPITALIZE the title." She might be doing this because she's Lady Gaga or because she wants to differentiate herself from British rock band Githead and their 2007 release, Art Pop.

2.) ARTPOP can mean anything: According to a recent fan chat she conducted on her social networking site littlemonsters.com, ARTPOP doesn't have an exact definition. One fan tweeted a suggested acronym, "Artistic Revolution Through the Potential of Pop," and Gaga retweeted it, so MAYBE IT'S IMPORTANT!

3.) ARTPOP's release date: Gaga promises ARTPOP "before spring" 2013, with the first single set to drop late this year.

4.) ARTPOP's collaborators: Whitesnake guitarist Douglas Aldrich may or may not have laid down some licks for an upcoming track, and fashion designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, who's designed outfits for Gaga in the past, tweeted last month that he's working on something for an upcoming Gaga "clip." He's French and cool so we're guessing that means "music video."

5.) The Andy Warhol references: They're on purpose. Genius alert: ARTPOP is a combination of the words "Pop Art" in reverse. Warhol was a key player in Pop Art, the British and American art movement of the '50s and '60s. Gaga has been vocal about her fascination with Warhol for quite some time—some reports even claim that Warhol speaks to her from beyond the grave. Expert Gaga fans are claiming ARTPOP will see the return of The Fame-era Candy Warhol, one of Gaga's many mysterious alter egos.

6.) ARTPOP's songs: As far as the track listing is concerned, there's no concrete evidence of any confirmed songs. We only know about 1.) "Princess Die," a piano ballad she debuted at the Melbourne stop of her Born This Way tour this summer, 2.) "Nothing On (But The Radio)," which is from 2010 but clues from Gaga's sound engineer have led us to believe otherwise, and 3.) this unnamed song she played for fans from her car during an autograph signing recently. In other words, no real clue what this album will sound like.

7.) ARTPOP's music videos: On the music video front, fans can expect a "film" for every track, one of which Gaga is giving a lucky fan the chance to direct.

That's everything we've got! But we want to know: How do you guys feel about Lady Gaga's upcoming album, ARTPOP? More importantly, did we miss anything? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.

Source: http://www.fuse.tv/2012/08/7-things-...tpop-new-album

A more in depth article.. Way better than most of the articles since it looks like they have done their research..

[fabian_phipps]

A fan's going to direct one of the videos? Watch it turn out to be a hot steaming mess.

[J a y]

I'm already sick of the hype

7.) ARTPOP's music videos:
Fans can expect a "film" for every track, one of which Gaga is giving a lucky fan the chance to direct.

[Miichael]

[Miichael]

Originally posted by J a y

Old news and true.

[JonnyϟLightning]

Originally posted by J a y

I'm already sick of the hype

cant wait

[castrobabytiger]

so we are getting hour long videos again

[Katamari]

Originally posted by castrobabytiger

so we are getting hour long videos again

I am ready for this

[manwhore]

Album of our generation.

[Lord_Byron28]

Sound-wise she did say it would be very electronic.

Originally posted by man*****

Album of our generation.

That already came out. This one will be the Album for the next 10 generations.

[TeamRHI]

Originally posted by fabian_phipps

A fan's going to direct one of the videos? Watch it turn out to be a hot steaming mess.

Or an amazingly amazing music video :P
Depends on the fan lol.

I'm exited in general for a music vid for every track

[lovesong]

I am actually very excited for this. I love the imagery that could be possible with this album

[Demise]

So much ARTPOP threads today, I don't wanna be super hyped

[Canonical Ensemble]

Originally posted by TeamRHI

Or an amazingly amazing music video :P
Depends on the fan lol.

I'm exited in general for a music vid for every track

But Stefy is the one who picks the fan...

[Navin]

Her eras are ****ing events. The media is dying for every bit of news.

[Harajuku]

Album of the millennium

[Twai]

Originally posted by Navin

Her eras are ****ing events. The media is dying for every bit of news.

Exactly. "The hype" is part of the fun. Just let it happen and let yourself enjoy it instead of being so cynical.

[Navin]

Originally posted by Twai

Exactly. "The hype" is part of the fun. Just let it happen and let yourself enjoy it instead of being so cynical.

The only thing im hoping is that she doesn't make a statement in the heat of the moment that could be used against her for the entire era. Other than that, definitely getting excited for new Gaga.

[MrPeanut]

7.) ARTPOP's music videos: Fans can expect a "film" for every track, one of which Gaga is giving a lucky fan the chance to direct.

Can't be worse than TEOG.

[Deuces.]

Originally posted by MrPeanut

Can't be worse than TEOG.

Oh yes it can.