LADY GAGA refused to appear in an episode of GOSSIP GIRL until TV bosses agreed to allow her to stage an elaborate music video.The Poker Face singer has taped an episode of the hit teen series, but she's insists her performance is not a typical cameo - because she was determined to use her time on TV to make an artistic statement. She explains, "I hate TV series performances, because they kind of come in out of nowhere, and everyone's, like, really into the story, and then all of a sudden somebody breaks into song. And it has nothing to do with the storyline, and then it screws everything up. I really sat down with the writers. I was like, 'Look, I want to do this, and the reason I want to do this is because I am trying to say something that is not mainstream in a mainstream capacity. So, if I can say it on your show, that would be, like, a real coup d'etat for me as a performance artist.'" And she's convinced fans will be delighted with the end result, which she describes as a "craz...

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LADY GAGA has been voted the creepiest singer in showbiz for her provocative PAPARAZZI video.The promo sees the eccentric star sitting in a wheelchair, declaring she has killed her boyfriend. GaGa even appeared to hang herself during her performance of the track at this year's (09) MTV Video Music Awards. The singer's crazy stunts have spooked music fans, who have named her the weirdest musician in the charts. Michael Jackson's 1984 Thriller video, which features dancing zombies, and Slipknot's Wait and Bleed both featured in the ghostly rundown by music video website Muzu.tv. Nirvana, Prodigy and Marilyn Manson also appear in the top ten.

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LADY GAGA treated her father to a new heart with the advance for her new album.The Poker Face singer revealed her dad, Joseph, had undergone open-heart surgery in a 'tweet' to fans on Twitter.com over the weekend (24Oct09) - and now she's revealing her fortune helped him get the best treatment. In a radio interview with 104.7 KISS FM in Phoenix, Arizona on Monday morning (26Oct09), the singer said, "It was pretty necessary... It was the biggest nightmare of my life. My father is my whole world; I'm such a daddy's girl. "I said, 'I haven't bought anything yet with any of the money that I've made from my new album... so let me buy you a new heart, dad.' And he said, 'OK, fine.'" And GaGa is relieved the worst few days of her life are over: "I took care of my mom and my sister and I took care of me, and he's gonna be out in a couple of days... Now I feel like I can get back to work. "For a while I was feeling like I just wanted to give up. This really kinda put things in perspective....

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LADY GAGA is praying for her father's speedy recovery after he underwent open heart surgery.The 23-year-old pop sensation was in the hospital to comfort her dad Joseph - who she has previously credited with saving her from drug addiction - as surgeons prepared to operate on Thursday (22Oct09). The Poker Face star then took to the internet to tell fans the procedure was successful. In a post on her Twitter.com page, she writes: "My Daddy had open heart surgery today (Thursday). And after long hours, and lots of tears, they healed his broken heart, and mine. Speechless." She later updated her page to read, "At the hospital. Giving daddy a footrub while he falls asleep. He's my hero."

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LADY GAGA insists there is no bad blood between her and KANYE WEST over their canceled joint tour - because they are "real friends".The pair was set to take to the road together on a collaborative trek, but canceled due to "creative differences". But the Poker Face singer is still convinced the duo could take to the stage together in the future - despite admitting she will not use any of the pair's joint ideas for her upcoming solo tour. She tells Rolling Stone magazine, "I'm certainly inspired by what we were doing, but I made a decision based on integrity not to use any of the things that we had designed together. "It just wasn't the right timing (to go on tour with West). I don't want to embellish on it too much, because I want to respect Kanye's privacy. But we just had our own reasons. "We're real friends, real friends can make decisions like that, and we wanted to keep the momentum going in terms of pop music staying innovative with hip-hop and R&B, and we really wanted to d...

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LADY GAGA was the toast of the Latin American music scene on Thursday night (15Oct09), winning two awards at the Los Premios MTV Awards in Los Angeles.Bosses at MTV split the ceremony between a string of cities including Bogota, Colombia and Buenos Aires, Argentina and Mexico City, with performances from the regional shows broadcast at the L.A. leg, held in the city's Gibson Amphitheatre. Canadian-Portuguese singer Nelly Furtado opened the L.A. show with a song from her Spanish-language album Mi Plan. Lady Gaga was a big winner on the night, picking up the Song of the Year prize for Poker Face and the Best New International Artist trophy. She took to her Twitter.com page to thank her fans, writing, "I'm so honored to win two Latin American MTV Awards. I love you thank u (sic) for your love and support." Pop singer Paulina Rubio won Best Soloist and later took to the stage to sing a bilingual duet with Cobra Starship's frontman Gabe Saporta. Rapper 50 Cent was on hand to present Pue...

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LADY GAGA performed JOHN LENNON's iconic hit IMAGINE to rally support for a gay rights march through the streets of Washington, D.C. on Sunday (11Oct09).The Poker Face star took to the stage at the Human Rights Campaign's official dinner the night before the protest, and put her own spin on Lennon's peace anthem with references to late student Matthew Shepard, a teen who died in 1998 after he was tortured for being gay. And Gaga ensured she made an entrance with a very special support act - President Barack Obama. The leader addressed the dinner to tell the audience of his own plans to allow homosexuals into the military, and quipped, "I'm honored to be opening for Lady Gaga tonight." The singer also joined the march on Sunday, taking part in a street demonstration outside the White House.

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LADY GAGA is set to appear in an upcoming episode of hit TV series GOSSIP GIRL.The Poker Face singer will perform on the show as herself, joining the likes of Tyra Banks and Hilary Duff as special guests on season three of the teen drama. The pop star recorded her segment on the programme on Tuesday (06Oct09) in downtown Manhattan.

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LADY GAGA is refusing to allow her scrapped joint tour with KANYE WEST to prevent her from hitting the road - the pop star has announced a solo jaunt.The controversial duo was set to perform on the same bill for the Fame Kills tour in November (09), but promoters at Live Nation revealed on Thursday (01Oct09) the shows have been canceled.. The singer admits she and the rapper suffered "creative differences" - but the Poker Face hitmaker is determined to go it alone with her own roadshow, which will kick off in November (09). She says, "We mutually decided to cancel the tour. He's going to take some time off, but I'm not." The 23 year old insists she can't wait to play new music for fans after hearing an unmixed version of her track, Bad Romance, that leaked online. She writes on Twitter.com, "Still leaving on solo TOUR this nov. Announcing next week. leaked next single is makin my ears bleed. Wait till you hear the real version ;)"

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KANYE WEST and LADY GAGA are courting controversy again with the promotional Internet ad for their upcoming Fame Kills tour.The slow-motion 30-second clip features a topless GaGa in the arms of an African-American man - supposedly West. Introducing the promo on his blog, the rapper wrote, "What happened to all the rock stars? The Fame killed them." Tickets for the tour dates went on sale on Wednesday (23Sep09). Both West and GaGa were criticized for their parts in the recent MTV Video Music Awards in New York - West stormed the stage to protest Taylor Swift's Best Female Video win and GaGa shocked with a bloody performance of Paparazzi, which ended with her dangling lifeless above the stage.

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