Red Latex, Spikes, and Rock & Roll… Oh My! as I read this I could not help but to feel bleak

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As music technology, social networking, and the internet make it easier and easier to have anything music related accessible just from a few strokes of the keyboard, the music industry isn’t withering away, but merely transforming.

The phenomena of Lady Gaga, however, is flourishing no matter what the declining state of CD and tour sales may be. The reason for this? Really great timing. Lady Gaga is one of just a few artists that is coming into her own backed by the music traditions of old and also by the new traditions and trends that will propel the music industry into the future.

Well, there’s that and then, of course, there’s good old fashion talent, shock and awe, and a generous heart to amplify her efforts. Not to mention an obvious intention to set herself apart from the rest and show this world something that they haven’t seen before.

An excellent example of how Lady Gaga does this would be her December 7th set at the Annual Royal Variety House in Blackpool, England; the show supports elderly British artists. Needless to say, her costume gained considerable notice, as always. The Lady was decked out in a red latex dress, with a 20 foot train, modeled after Queen Elizabeth I and performed “Speechless” from a piano suspended 15 feet into the air. After which, she met Queen Elizabeth II and while she refused to comment on what she discussed with the Queen, she did tell British tabloids, “I’m a massive fan. I’ve been practicing my curtsy.”

Continuing right along in the same vein, on January 15th, Lady Gaga appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show donning a white pantsuit that followed a spiked theme, complete with spiky hair, as well as a ball and chain. On the show, she spoke with Oprah about the tragedy in Haiti. “Haiti’s still suffering,” she said. “And I was thinking earlier, because I was in New York during 9/11 and I always felt, the level of disaster isn’t in the neighborhood of what is happening in Haiti, but I just remember feeling that nobody really understood. And I worry that young people don’t know enough about what is going on there.”

It was then that Lady Gaga made this announcement regarding her January 24th show, in her hometown of New York City, at the Radio City Music Hall, “And I will say today that on the 24th, the Monster Ball in New York City, all of the money that I make in ticket sales and merchandise will go to Haiti. And on the 24th, you can also go onto LadyGaga.com and any merchandise that you buy, the money will go to Haiti.” Of course, a huge applause from the audience followed.

It doesn’t look as if anything is slowing down for this legend in the making. Monster Ball runs through March 8th and Lady Gaga has been nominated for 3 Brit Awards including Best International Female, Best International Album, and Best International Newcomer. All of which are fan voted and you can cast your vote by clicking here; the show airs February 16th and will include a sure to be awe-inspiring Lady Gaga performance.