![]() But under the flash and costumery beat the heart and soul of a serious songwriter and musician. If she didn’t quite design the sound of the decade, Gaga, as much as any of the aforementioned female talents, helped define it.Īt first it was easy to write her off as a novelty. She scored hit singles, platinum albums and Grammys, and with her three Oscar nominations (including a best original song win for the “A Star Is Born” track “Shallow”), she even managed to achieve the Hollywood status that mostly eluded Bowie and Madonna before her. ![]() In the process, she became a pop star and an LGBTQ icon, beloved and respected by the masses, by critics and by her ride-or-die “Little Monster” stans. They all had specific strengths, but more than any other pop artist of the last 10 years, male or female, Gaga embraced the chameleonic tradition that made David Bowie and Madonna iconic in previous eras and updated it to suit modern musical palates. It’s hard to imagine what the 2010s might have sounded like without the influence of Adele, Beyoncé, Katy Perry, Rihanna, Taylor Swift and, of course, Lady Gaga. Years from now when cultural historians revisit and reevaluate the last decade in one expansive volume, women will dominate the chapters on pop music.
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