Talk:Lady Gaga

Semi-protected edit request on 9 March 2015

To add to the LGBT advocacy section:

“The turning point for me was the gay community,” she said. “I’ve got so many gay fans and they’re so loyal to me and they really lifted me up. They’ll always stand by me and I’ll always stand by them. It’s not an easy thing to create a fanbase… Being invited to play the San Francisco Pride Rally, that was a real turning point for me as an artist.” Darraghbrown 13:36, 9 March 2015‎ (UTC)

Not done for now: That section already says:

Early in her career she had difficulty getting radio airplay, and stated, "The turning point for me was the gay community." with the same source, and that paragraph goes on to also mention that she played at the Rally. What does extending this quote add to the article? Cannolis (talk) 20:43, 9 March 2015 (UTC)

Instrument listing in infobox

Shouldn't the piano be listed as one of Gaga's instruments? She is known for playing piano in many of her live performances, she has played it on all of her main albums to date bar Cheek to Cheek (including on the song "You and I", a US top ten hit), she has released two acoustic EPs that prominently feature her playing the piano, and her pre-fame roots as a piano-based singer-songwriter are well documented.

Mlpearc, Template:Infobox musical artist/doc#Instrument says to use instruments "that the artist is primarily known for using", not "primary instrument[s]" only. (Your interpretation would limit all musician's infobox listings to one instrument, and many artists are well known for playing multiple instruments.) –Chase (talk / contribs) 20:34, 10 March 2015 (UTC)

@Chasewc91: As I mentioned, her piano playing can be noted in prose, 20.000 people don't fill a sports arena to hear her play piano, they go to her her sing. If consensus deems otherwise then fine. Mlpearc (open channel) 20:44, 10 March 2015 (UTC)

You could also argue that people go for the dance beats or the visual spectacle, but we're obviously not removing "vocals". What you think people attend one of her concerts for is an opinion; what she frequently uses in live performances and on studio recordings is a fact.

I agree with you that too many musician infoboxes are just a laundry list of any instrument the artist has ever picked up - you didn't see me adding back "keyboard" (which is redundant anyway since the piano is a keyboard instrument - but I digress), nor did I add "guitar", "drums", or anything else she's ever played. But the piano is one of the instruments she is mainly known for using, even if it clearly comes second place to her vocals. I'm certainly not using Google as the end-all-be-all, but just to give you an idea, a search for lady gaga piano returns 11 million results, with the top results related to performances (unlike something like "lady gaga guitar", which primarily shows guitar music for her songs). –Chase (talk / contribs) 20:53, 10 March 2015 (UTC)

There is also a discussion on the same topic at Talk:David Coverdale, I suggest any further comments should be there, just to keep the discussion in one spot. Mlpearc (open channel) 01:00, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

• No, let's keep it here: the question is whether in this case piano is important enough to warrant mention in the infobox. Drmies (talk) 14:27, 11 March 2015 (UTC)
  • Based on the number of search returns and the number of times her piano playing interludes in live shows are noted in third party media, I would say yes. —Indian:BIO ^{[ ChitChat ]} 14:37, 11 March 2015 (UTC)
    • Without question it should be included; very prominent in her career. Snuggums (talk / edits) 14:41, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 March 2015

Could you please use this picture for profile pic? http://www.fashionstylestrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/lady-gaga-grammys-2015-grammy-awards.jpg 23blsep (talk) 23:11, 13 March 2015 (UTC) please

Why? I don't see the need for it. The current image works fine as it is. --I am k6ka ^{Talk to me!} _{See what I have done} 23:15, 13 March 2015 (UTC)

That looks like a press image which would fail WP:NFCC#2. –Chase (talk / contribs) 01:09, 14 March 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 April 2015

She isn't one of the best selling artist of all time. Stis (talk) 19:29, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

Not done for now: I agree, seems unlikely but, I added a "citation needed" tag to the claim Mlpearc (open channel) 19:39, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 May 2015

Allyjburr93 (talk) 17:59, 1 May 2015 (UTC)

 Not done No request made. Joseph2302 (talk) 18:00, 1 May 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 May 2015

Hi there, apologies my last request didn't work! Just wondered if Gaga's picture could be changed to the following picture from the 2015 Grammy Awards Red Carpet? The current one is very unflattering on her, particularly in the mid-drift area due to her wearing skin-tight latex. This is the picture I recommend: http://www.fashionstylestrend.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/lady-gaga-grammys-2015-grammy-awards.jpg

Also, her net-worth is actually $230 million, as per http://www.therichest.com/celebnetworth/celeb/singer/lady-gaga-net-worth/ and http://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-celebrities/singers/lady-gaga-net-worth/ - also a google search of 'lady gaga net worth' gives an answer of $230 million.

Thanks, and best wishes.

Allyjburr93 (talk) 18:16, 1 May 2015 (UTC)