Lady Gaga looked stunning as she arrived in Moscow, Russia, yesterday Monday December 10th. The singer left St. Petersburg after an incredible concert and travelled to the capital of Russia for the last Born This Way Ball concert of 2012, which is set to be performed in the city, tomorrow, December 12.
Check out photos of her arriving in the city below:
Amy Winehouse’s father thinks Lady Gaga would “be great” in a biopic of the late star’s life.
Amy passed away in London last year following an alcohol binge. She was 27 and her father Mitch has repeatedly suggested he would like a movie of her life to be made. Gaga has previously been linked to the film, a suggestion Mitch is keen on.
“There will be a biopic. Lady Gaga is welcome to audition for the part of Amy – she would be great. Ray Winstone will probably end up playing me,” he told Heat magazine.
Gaga has previously praised Amy for opening the door for unconventional singers, saying she is the reason stars who don’t “fit the pop mould” are now famous. As early as last year there were rumours the American star was being lined up to portray the singer.
“Lady Gaga worshiped Amy and would love nothing more than to transform herself into her idol on the big screen. She’d be spot on performing Amy’s songs and has got the right look and bolshy attitude. Gaga’s been itching to make the transition from music into movies and sees this as the ideal role to launch her film career” an insider said.
Mitch is a big fan of Gaga and has even spoken to the flamboyant star’s mother. He claims the 26-year-old is just an everyday girl when she is at home.
“She is actually a very sweet girl,” he said. “Her mum tells me that when she gets home, there’s no lobster on her head – she just wears tracksuits and slippers and slobs out on the couch.”
Lady Gaga, who is as famous for her unique outfits as she is for her musical talent, has topped a new British poll of the “World’s Best-Loved Eccentrics”!
The 26-year-old became a sensation in the UK after donning steak dresses, telephone hats, and arriving at gigs enclosed in a giant egg.
Boris came in just ahead of heavy metal sensation Ozzy Osbourne, who took third place in the top 50 list.
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, takes fourth place in the study, as he has become renowned for his witty one-liners.
Tthe fifth most eccentric celebrity, as voted by Brits, is Russell Brand.
”British people tend to have a soft spot for anyone out of the norm – anyone who doesn’t conform to the ordinary,” the Daily Star quoted a spokesman for Nature Valley which conducted the poll of 2,000 British adults, as saying.
”This is why celebrities such as Prince Philip, Lady Gaga and Russell Brand are close to our hearts.
”More often than not, eccentric attributes are harmless and are actually part of the reason that we love nutty people so much.
”It is hard to dislike or be overly critical of anyone who is a bit nutty as they are often the most brilliant personalities,” he added.
There is a ban on free news media photography at the Lady Gaga Concerts in Johannesburg and Cape Town, with the organisers only making available selected publicity photographs. The South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) notes its concern at such a decision, which it regards as a form of press censorship, fundamentally in conflict with the constitutionally guaranteed freedom of media in South Africa.
A storm has erupted over a ban on all news photographers from covering Lady Gaga’s concerts at the Cape Town Stadium on Monday night.
In a statement on Thursday, the SA National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) said it was seeking an urgent meeting with organisers to reconsider the ban and allow news photographers “normal” coverage accreditation. The ban extends to Lady Gaga’s concert in Johannesburg on Friday night.
Sanef said organisers confirmed on Wednesday that no news photography would be allowed.
“It appears to be the first time that such a ban has been imposed and Sanef will be seeking an urgent meeting with the organisers to explain the negative implications of their move for media freedom,” Sanef Media Freedom Committee chairman Mpumelelo Mkhabela said.
The publicists for Big Concerts, Pamberi Communications, told the Cape Times on Thursday that they were given a mandate from Live Nations, Gaga’s management team, to not accredit any news photographers for the shows.
“This isn’t just for the Cape Town show,” said Pamberi publicist Gwen Ironsi.
“We were informed that this mandate was for all the shows globally, the company Live Nation will be supplying us with pictures for the shows,” she said.
News reporters have been given access to the concerts. Mkhabela said: “The only way the public can trust media coverage of such events is when journalists and photographers can operate freely. Previous accepted practice at such events has been for accredited news photographers to be allowed to take pictures during the first three songs and then withdraw.”
Sanef said Gaga’s visit had caused a buzz, with a number of religious groups and other organisations protesting against her presence.
“This makes her visit a matter of real public interest,” Mkhabela said.
Tourism, Events and Marketing director Anton Groeneweld was unable to respond by deadline.
Big Concerts’ chief operating officer John Langford declined to comment.
Meanwhile, the FNB Stadium is on lockdown ahead of Friday night’s concert and excitement levels have reached fever pitch among the star’s “Little Monsters”, who are flooding social networks with posts of costumes they’ll be wearing to mark the occasion.
Gaga herself, who arrived in the country on Tuesday night with an entourage of 200, reportedly needed seven vans to carry her costumes from Lanseria Airport to an undisclosed hotel.
After landing and being greeted by more than 300 screaming fans who had been waiting at the airport’s international arrivals terminal, Gaga took to social networking site Twitter.
“I’m so happy that I was able to see my fans at the airport in South Africa. Thank u for all the time you waited, I appreciate and love you. X,” she tweeted.
Roads will be closed around the FNB Stadium when Lady Gaga performs there on Friday night, Johannesburg metro police said.
The Soweto Highway would be closed between the N1 and Mentz Road from 6pm until midnight, spokesman Chief Superintendent Wayne Minnaar said on Thursday.
Nasrec Road would be closed between the N17 and Rand Show Road.
Concert-goers were advised to park in Shareworld Road and at Nasrec. About 65 000 people were expected at the concert.
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Lady Gaga visited the “Niño Jesús de Praga” orphanage in Peru yesterday. The orphanage is for girls between the age of 2 and 13 who had been sexually abused. She was spotted wearing a teal wig. During her visit she sang songs for the children.
Check out photos of her visit below:
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Lady Gaga reportedly enjoys Googling herself first thing in the morning as part of a “daily routine” that she takes in jest.
Mother Monster is said to not take the task too seriously but does make it the “centre point” of her day as she searches the web for stories written about her.
“No matter where she is in the world, Gaga will always be awake at 9am New York time so she can read all her Google alerts for the day,” a source told the Daily Star this week.
“She jokes it’s just part of her daily routine,” they explained. “It’s now become the centre point of her day.
As well as not taking the stories too seriously, Gaga was also said to be nonchalant about recent tabloid stories conceding her reported weight gain over the past few months.
They added: “People were calling her fat for weeks but she was thrilled as she was trending on Google.”
Lady Gaga has released a second preview for her video project with Terry Richardson.
Watch the second preview of the fun made Video Lady Gaga XX Terry Richardson below.
Lady Gaga reminds her boyfriend of his mother! Taylor Kinney has revealed what first drew him to Lady Gaga.
“I look up to a strong woman, maybe that’s why I fell for GaGa,” he said.
“She works incredibly hard and is very strong and inspirational like my mom, with a great work ethic. I do want to give mom grandchildren, of course. I think I’d be a good dad, it would be a pleasure. I’d love it – and I’m in my 30s now. My mom wants me to get married, and have children of course. She’s met Gaga, we’ve been dating a while, we’re in a committed relationship and I’m really happy in my relationship. I’m a very lucky guy.”
“As far as having more of a domestic life and settling down into my relationship we have to see what happens. I use all the money I make on flights to see the people I love. If I spent it on fancy cars, homes and material stuff I wouldn’t be able to do that. I have the freedom to see the people I care about — my girlfriend and my family.”
“Gaga and I rely on space ships, very fast transport, to see each other.”
Lady Gaga is asking Pippa Middleton for tips on how to act like a royal!
The pop singer reportedly wants the socialite how to conduct herself with more grace, after reading her new book on party planning, ‘Celebrate’.
A source told the Daily Star newspaper: ”Gaga is obsessed with the royal family and especially with Pippa. She was so desperate to get her hands on Pippa’s ‘Celebrate’ book she had aides ship it to her via courier to Puerto Rico where she was performing earlier this week. ’She hopes it will help her throw better parties and teach her how to be more like a member of the royal family.”
Gaga is also said to be keen to strike up a friendship with Pippa.
The source added: ”By reading the book Gaga hopes it will give them something to talk about should they ever meet up. She would love to get pally with Pippa. She’s been intrigued by her since the royal wedding.”
Gaga has made no secret of her affections for the royal family, previously saying the late Princess Diana was one of the ”most important” people in her life growing up, and writing a song in tribute to her, ‘Princess Die’.
