One thing is for certain: Gaga is no ordinary pop star.
The passionate performer who stands just five-foot-one pushes boundaries every single day, like it’s her job.
Here are 15 history-making moments that prove it.
Asshe admitted toStar Tribune,she “was very hungover.
I wrote the song in about 10 minutes with [producer] RedOne.
And it was my first time being in a Hollywood studio.
Very pristine, big huge room with giant speakers.”
“I guess you could say my record is quite timely with the recession; it offers some escapism.
But it’s tangible.”
But no one was expecting her to show up to an awards ceremony wearing raw meat.
But it wasn’t just a cry for attention.
“It’s certainly no disrespect to anyone that’s vegan or vegetarian,” Gaga told DeGeneres.
“As you know, I’m the most judgment-free human being on the Earth.
In the end, she inched ahead andtook the titlein October 2010.
“We reached 1 Billion views on youtube little monsters!
“If we stick together we can do anything.
I dub u kings and queens of youtube!
Yes, way beforeSnapchat sunglasseswere ever a thing.
She wanted to build that into a product,” explained Ammunition’s creative director, Robert Brunner.
He went on to reveal how closely the pop star was involved in the entire process.
“She takes it very personally she really feels this stuff is a representation of her.
She has ideas coming from her ethos and perspective.”
Not surprisingly, many religious groups found the video offensive.
But Gaga, then 25, toldE!
News,“I don’t view the video as a religious statement.
I view it as social statement.
I view it as a cultural statement.”
And that wasn’t the only time she pushed religious boundaries.
From the moment she arrived right through all her hosting duties to her off-camera time in the audience.
What was the message she was trying to send?
Enter her signature parfum, Fame: the world’s firstblack perfumethat sprays on clear.
I said, ‘My God!
How can we do that?'”
She is really pushing boundaries.”
Speaking withVogue, Gaga admitted, “I didn’t really want to do it at first.
And I said, No.”
He also turned the imagery into a giant sculpture.
The performance included chants, walking blindfolded, and hugging an enormous crystal, while naked.
And I said, ‘Yes, of course I do!
‘“Gaga toldPEOPLE.
A successful tour followed, along with a tattoo.
“I asked Tony to draw me a trumpet, and he sketched me Miles Davis’s trumpet.
Then I had it tattooed with his last name, Benedetto, underneath,” she told the magazine.
Then Gaga reinvented herself yet again.
In 2016,she releasedJoanne, a far cry from her pop debut, and jazz interlude.
The country influence was undeniable and asthe singer toldFuse, the inspiration came from her childhood.
I thought it was cool…I myself am not a country musician,” she said.
“I’m just a musician period.
I love all different kinds of music and this is just what I wrote.”
That wasn’t the only tech innovation the landmark performance featured.
AsVanity Fairreported, “Gaga’s ring allowed her to have real-time control of the stage, an L.E.D.
wall, and the environment around her including a three-dimensional hologram of Bowie himself.”
She also spearheaded another major landmark moment, which was a real milestone for the LGBTQ community.
“I feel like Cher in that John Patrick Shanley movieMoonstruck,“Gaga declaredas she accepted her award.
“This is one of the greatest moments of my life.”
Can’t wait for you to meet Ally.”
Then she unveiled an exclusivecollaboration with retail giant Urban Outfitters.
