fan base Lady Gaga

[khalyan]

So this isn’t going #1

[Namiskine]

Radio adds this week 

 

Disease:

- HAC: 8 (#4)

 

DWAS:

- AC: 3 (#5; #1 non-Holiday song)

- Rhythmic: 1

[Baby Judas]

45 minutes ago, Namiskine said:

70+ days of daily updates only for me to be a nameless, genreless, faceless member of the base

 

 

  Reveal hidden contents

Jk but as I said to someone else before, I won't be doing the updates daily from now on, but will still report the next milestones 

 

Race to 1.1B:

- Current record: 129 days (Seven)

- Daily average required: 3.034.843

 

We love you babe, but road to Spotify 1B update guy is easier to remember.  

[Denim]

Delayed response cause I've been busy but—

 

I can't believe yall had a meltdown over her saying the album is "fun" and not serious

 

WHEN DID YALL STOP LIKING FUN??

 

are we too used to not having fun tonight ???

 

TF/TFM/ARTPOP are the definition of FUN! Not being serious is not a bad thing, if anything, I think Gaga does better with fun historically 

[duybeeGAshantiGA]

52 minutes ago, Namiskine said:

70+ days of daily updates only for me to be a nameless, genreless, faceless member of the base

 

 

  Reveal hidden contents

Jk but as I said to someone else before, I won't be doing the updates daily from now on, but will still report the next milestones 

 

Race to 1.1B:

- Current record: 129 days (Seven)

- Daily average required: 3.034.843

 

I am sorry, sweetie! I will remember your username and your contributions from now on

 

Thank you so much!

[Vroom Vroom]

25 minutes ago, khalyan said:

So this isn't going #1

It could in January 

[Janet]

 

So it must be true  

[Namiskine]

23 minutes ago, Baby Judas said:

We love you babe, but road to Spotify 1B update guy is easier to remember.  

At least you said "guy" 

 

20 minutes ago, duybeeGAshantiGA said:

I am sorry, sweetie! I will remember your username and your contributions from now on

 

Thank you so much!

Since I can't react with both:

 

[Infernal Paradise]

Cirkut interview talking about Disease creation process and experience working with Gaga:

 

https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/cirkut-producer-lady-gaga-disease-rose-apt-interview-1235834421

 

 

 

Quote

 

Let's go all the way back to the beginning — when and how did you first get involved with Gaga and her team for this project?

It happened sometime last year — I had been working with ["Disease" co-writer/co-producer] Andrew Watt for a while. We [had] worked on a few different things together, and one day he called me and said, "What do you think about working with Gaga?" He said that we would be a great fit to do this project together. So, I met Gaga for the first time in the studio, and it was amazing. I was really excited to work with her, we were off to the races as soon as we met.

 

What immediately appealed to you about the prospect of working with Gaga?
I've been a fan over the years, she is just a legendary artist. There's only one Gaga, and she has influenced so many of the artists who are out now. I think her music paved the way for so many people. Selfishly, I did want to see what I could accomplish with her. Just the thought of wondering what a Gaga record would sound like if I produced it was really exciting from the get-go.

When you look back on the inception of "Disease," was there a stated goal with that song? What were you aiming to accomplish?

It was just one song in a collection that we worked on together, but fairly early in the process, we all loved it and knew that it would be some kind of cornerstone of this body of work. "Disease" [is] a daring record to me. It's very aggressive. I wouldn't say it's a safe, "nice" song to ease you into things. I was spending some time with my mom the other day and she asked what I'd been working on — I threw on the music video for "Disease," and she was just stunned and saying "oh my God" a lot. It's a very in-your-face kind of record.

I do all kinds of music, but I love aggressive electronic music. When Watt and I get together, something just kind of happens — with his rock background, we end up bringing in a lot of heavy guitars, and I wanted to make it this cool, industrial synth dance record. When you listen to the final result, I'm pretty happy with how we melded those two things.

 

What do you remember from the studio sessions with Gaga here — were there any particular moments where it felt like things really locked in for you?

We all huddled up at the beginning to see if we had any common ground when it came to taste in music and the places we wanted to go with the sound. She was very instrumental in leading that discussion. We all wanted to make something that still felt like it was decidedly Gaga, but always asking the question of "What does that sound like today?" That's always a challenge, especially with artists who have established themselves so firmly in pop culture, to figure out that balance. Do you do something so different that you move away from the things that you are known for? But if you just do the same thing that you've been known for, does that end up feeling like a "more-of-the-same" type situation? I wanted to make sure that we brought the essence of Gaga into this song and all of the things that are so great about her — the drama, the theatrics, that in-your-face sound — but still putting a fresh spin on it. That said, you also cannot overthink things too much on something like this. Ultimately, you just have to get in there and have fun.

We definitely had a synergy in the studio. In the beginning, it is kind of a trial run [with a new collaborator]. It felt a little bit like she was feeling me out, trying to figure out where I was coming from when it came to production. But then there was kind of a breakthrough moment — I had been working through something over my headphones, and when I played it out loud, she was just like, "Oh my God, Cirkut, that's crazy." And as soon as that happened it was like, "Great, I got through to her." It's not like she was difficult to impress, but I wanted us to be on the same page. I treat every project I work on like that — you have to approach it from the mind of being a student always, rather than a know-it-all. I'm always learning from new people.

 

You've worked on massive hits from artists like The Weeknd, Rihanna, Miley Cyrus, Kesha and Charli XCX. As someone who has been in the room with so many of these major pop stars, how does Gaga stand out amongst that pack?

I think something all the great artists that I've worked with have in common is that they all have a vision. Whether it's fully realized or not doesn't matter — there is always intention and direction behind the art that they're making. Even if that's not fully fleshed out, I find that to be really important. There is always an opinion. Gaga is very much like that — she is very interested in the sonics of everything. She would say, "Maybe try a different drum here," or she would hop on the synths and start playing things. She's a musician and a visionary, and she knew all about the attack, decay, sustain and release settings on a synth. She is all about the details, which definitely sets her apart from a lot of artists. Also, the passion that she puts into her work is amazing. She really lives and breathes and eats and sweats and bleeds this music.

 

 

 

[Infernal Paradise]

Godpplause confirmed

 

 

 

[Bethenny Frankel]

when she opens with Abracadabra then goes straight into Artpop 

[hausofbryan]

11 minutes ago, Infernal Paradise said:

Cirkut interview talking about Disease creation process and experience working with Gaga:

 

https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/cirkut-producer-lady-gaga-disease-rose-apt-interview-1235834421

 

 

 

 

 

These interviews and random versions are great and all, but can she give the song a proper performance? It's a bummer how she's abandoned TV slots.  

[Colmillo]

Wait so Gar and Cirkut worked on more songs together or did I read that wrong? 

[Aden]

Weren't Blackpink rumored to appear in her planned 2020 Coachella set?

 

Maybe we'll still get them in April along with Sour Candy going viral and becoming her 6th #1 hit

 

[Blade Runner]

1 hour ago, khalyan said:

So this isn't going #1

It really isn't. A shame. 

[Florence Belch]

6 minutes ago, Bethenny Frankel said:

when she opens with Abracadabra then goes straight into Artpop 

You've just made me wet, thanks

 

[l3disko]

2 minutes ago, hausofbryan said:

These interviews and random versions are great and all, but can she give the song a proper performance? It's a bummer how she's abandoned TV slots.  

No, because ~proper performances~ are outdated and its ~not 2010~ and ~don't do anything for the single~ according to these little faquettes.

[Abracadabra]

5 minutes ago, hausofbryan said:

These interviews and random versions are great and all, but can she give the song a proper performance? It's a bummer how she's abandoned TV slots.  

So have most artists of her calibre. It's a shame but it's just the reality of the industry today.

[Konril]

iTunes US:

12. (-5) Die With A Smile

69. (NEW) Die With A Smile (Sped Up)

77. (NEW) Die With A Smile (Instrumental Acoustic)

112. (RE) Die With A Smile (Acoustic)

 

[khalyan]

54 minutes ago, Janet said:

 

So it must be true  

I just saw this and ran in here again

[GipJo]

3 hours ago, GipJo said:

DWAS US iTunes:

original 12

sped up 69

acoustic Instrumental 77

acoustic 134

Go buy US liddos, 14hs left.

Original: 12

Sped up: 47

Acoustic Instrumental: 51

Acoustic: 95

 

Keep buying, 11hs left.

[bucketsofnuggets]

35 minutes ago, Infernal Paradise said:

Cirkut interview talking about Disease creation process and experience working with Gaga:

 

https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/cirkut-producer-lady-gaga-disease-rose-apt-interview-1235834421

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for posting this was a really great interview. I hope he co-produced some more work on the album

[Colmillo]

Call me crazy but I think Kesha and Gar have a collab on LG7  I just had that vision

[Sannie]

23 minutes ago, l3disko said:

No, because ~proper performances~ are outdated and its ~not 2010~ and ~don't do anything for the single~ according to these little faquettes.

Yes, welcome to 2024. Glad you could finally arrive.

 

And tbh, y'all, Disease live would be a mess. Let's not subject ourselves or her to that.

[Miss Anthropocene]

3 minutes ago, Colmillo said:

Call me crazy but I think Kesha and Gar have a collab on LG7  I just had that vision

Well unvision it