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Staff rehearse for Sunday’s 76th Golden Globe Awards (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)

‘A Star Is Born’ expected to win big at Golden Globes

Hosting the gala will be actress Sandra Oh and comedian Andy Samberg

Gaga’s ‘Artpop’: Disco delight or darkwave disaster?

"ArtPop" is an energetic mix of disco, darkwave, R&B and cheese, and while there are some sure-fire hits, the misses are far, far off the mark.

Lady Gaga: Give Women of the Year cover to Malala

Glamour magazine’s annual Women Of The Year Awards at Carnegie Hall saw 12 women honoured, including Lady Gaga and Malala Yousafzai.

Barcelona’s Carles Puyol

Lady Gaga’s ‘Applause’ is pop art must-see

Since her debut single ‘Just Dance’, Lady Gaga has had a clear video aesthetic – one that has only grown and culminated in her latest release.

Lady Gaga set to headline inaugural ball for Obama staff

Lady Gaga will reportedly headline a private party for members of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign staff on Tuesday night.

Lady Gaga’s visit to the Pimples children is cut short after an invasion by the paparazzi.

Pimples: Gaga vs The Free Press

Lady Gaga’s visit to the Pimples children is cut short after an invasion by the paparazzi.

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Looking Glass Wars: Lady Gaga, enemy of democracy

Lady Gaga disallowing news photographers at her concert is hardly a threat to democracy and the country’s Constitution, writes Chris Roper.

Nkandlagate is still in the news

Weekend 101: SA goes Gaga

Nkandlagate is still in the news, Goma is captured by M23 rebels, there’s something fishy about a certain tv commercial and Gaga touches down in SA.

Lady Gaga arrived in South Africa on Tuesday.

SA editors hit out at Lady Gaga over censorship

The South African National Editors’ Forum has criticised the ban on media photography at the Lady Gaga concerts, saying it’s a form of censorship.

Mexican telecommunications and retail tycoon Carlos Slim Helu.

The world’s megarich keep getting richer

Who is the richest person to have lived? Given the impossibility of comparing chariots with private jets, it is an absurd question.

Die Antwoord’s new video has received more compliments than complaints.
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Video killed the radio star: Die Antwoord eats Lady Gaga

Turning down Lady Gaga’s request to be her opening act during one of her tours wasn’t enough for Die Antwoord, they had to have her eaten alive.

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Going gaga to get my bit

Despite being something of a multinational corporation in her own right, Lady Gaga has been unable to save her art from the clammy paw of consumerism.

As South Africans, we have seen in the early years of our democracy what innate good the country and its people possess
 (Gallo)

Screw the index, we’re happy and we know it

Nothing annoys South Africans more than someone saying we’re worse off than Zimbabwe. But at least we’re not Botswana.

Learn how to dance like Lady Gaga

Learn how to dance like Lady Gaga

There is a fine line between dance that suggests surrendering to the spirit of pop, and movements that prompt passers-by to dial emergency services.

Lady Gaga steals the show (again)

Lady Gaga steals the show (again)

Lady Gaga was the big winner at last night’s MTV Europe Music Awards, while Justin Bieber brushed off allegations that he had fathered a fan’s child.

Adele

Adele, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry lead nominations

Justin Bieber will be up against his girlfriend Selena Gomez and a new award called "biggest fans" will be awarded.

Why I love to hate myself

Why I love to hate myself

One of the most common insults that Jews direct at other Jews is being a "self-hating Jew", writes <b>Keith Kahn-Harris</b>.

Lebanon gets holier-than-thou with Gaga

Lebanese officials have reportedly banned Lady Gaga’s new album, deeming it "offensive to Christianity".

FarmVille gets its global game on

FarmVille gets its global game on

Everyone from Lady Gaga to McDonald’s is partnering with the hottest game online in a bid to reap an instant bumper crop of 60-million users.

The burlesque in breast milk

The burlesque in breast milk

‘To me, one of the obstacles women face when deciding whether to breastfeed is the exalted nature of the act,’ writes <b>Victoria Hiley</b>.