Lady Gaga And Laurieann Gibson's Path To 'Yoü And I'

Since Lady Gaga and Laurieann Gibson met in 2008 — when Gaga was just breaking into the mainstream and proving herself as a cultural tour de force — the duo have created one of the most powerful and unique visions in pop music. Their latest endeavor is the Gibson-directed music video for "Yoü and I," which makes its television debut Thursday at 7:49 p.m. ET/PT on MTV and Logo during "MTV First: Lady Gaga."

The two ladies share a similar background, both drawing inspiration from their hometown of New York City, so it's no surprise that their creative outlooks intersect. "This was the place that we started. This was the place that birthed her. This was the place that birthed my dance," Gibson told MTV News earlier this year about NYC serving as the backdrop for Gaga's "Born This Way" video. "New York just has something so real about birthing something specific."

As the Haus of Gaga's creative director and choreographer, Gibson helps Gaga spread her message of love, including in the "Born This Way" clip, which premiered in March.

"I've created, directed and choreographed for Lady Gaga since the beginning, so 'Born This Way,' this was musically such an amazing evolution and such a brilliant record," Gibson said. "So when she played it for me, it took me a while to find out the visual interpretation that I could give back to her.

"I woke up one night and I got it and I said, 'I got it: We have to birth a new race,' " she recalled. "As genius as she is, she then begins to create all of these elements that make her Lady Gaga. When I saw the final edit I, of course, was loving some stuff, and then I was like, 'But oh, here we go.' It was brilliant. [Director] Nick [Knight] is amazing."

This year alone, Gibson has directed Gaga's Google Chrome commercial, which pays homage to the singer's Big Apple roots, and the HBO special "Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden." Gibson also co-directed Gaga's "Judas" video, which is up for Best Choreography and Best Art Direction at the Video Music Awards.

"I was able to sit in the director's seat and fulfill our vision and see it all the way through. So at the end of the day, you saw how amazing she looks — beautiful — she's dancing again," Gibson said of working with Gaga on the video. "And it's just great because I was able to produce the next level: who she is, how many levels she can go and the idea that this artist is a real artist and capable."

Gibson once again assisted Gaga in the directing department, helming her dark and romantic video for "Yoü and I." Gibson described the clip as nothing less than magical, tweeting before the video hit the Web on Tuesday: "You and I @Ladygaga...... working hard, making magic."

Duo's latest video makes its television debut Thursday at 7:49 p.m. ET/PT on MTV and Logo.

Lady GaGa: "Amy Changed Pop Music Forever"

Lady GaGa has issued a heartfelt tribute to the late Amy Winehouse, stating that the Love Is A Losing Game singer "changed pop music forever."

As previously reported, Winehouse was found dead in her Camden flat on Saturday, with her death still being treated as "unexplained."

Following tributes from the likes of Rihanna, Mark Ronson and Kelly Osbourne, GaGa paid homage to Amy, crediting her for giving her "hope" as a jazz singer.

Speaking on Twitter, Lady G wrote: "Amy changed pop music forever. I remember knowing there was hope, and feeling not alone because of her. She lived jazz, she lived the blues."

The 25-year old has previously expressed her admiration of Winehouse to The Sun back in 2009, telling the tabloid: "Amy is a real artist. I get frustrated when I tour so much that my voice is messed up."

"But I always say to myself that I watch performances from Amy where I swear she didn't hit a note, and she was shot and shot deep on something, but I can't take my eyes off that beautiful girl. There's something about her that's so honest."

She added: "That was what the '70s and '80s were about, and what women were about then, and that's why legends were created. It wasn't about manicures."

In the same year, Lady G also told PopEater: "I will always have a very deep love for Amy Winehouse. Because of Amy, very strange girls like me go to prom with very good-looking guys. She's a different kind of woman…"

"I don't believe that what I do is very digestible, and somehow Amy was the flu for pop music.  Everybody got a little bit of the flu and got over it, and fell in love with Amy Winehouse. And now, when more flu comes along, it's not so unbearable."

Amy's family have since released a statement addressing the Back To Black hitmakers death, claiming she has left "a gaping hole" in their lives.

Lady Gaga Anointed "Queen of Pop" By Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone has anointed Lady Gaga this generation's queen of pop. Well, duh! Who else is bigger than Gaga? No to the one. Sure, she is surrounded by a ton of divas - Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Katy Perry- but none come close to stealing her thunder or her crown.

The Mother Monster was ranked at No.1 out of 16 female artists who released solo albums between 2009 and 2011. That was the criteria, so that's why someone like Gwen Stefani wasn't able to be crowned Queen.

The mag ranked the pop queens by things like digital song sales, Billboard Hot 100 rankings, radio airplay, views on YouTube, social media, revenue from live shows, award wins and reviews from critics.

Gaga scored 1,205 points in the overall Master Ranking, beating Taylor Swift, who placed second with 881 points. Rihanna came third with 833 points, while Britney Spears landed at fourth with 674 points. Beyoncé was fifth with 668 points.

Lady Gaga Says Born This Way Is 'Absolutely' Not Worth More Than 99 Cents

Ever since Lady Gaga's Born This Way was released on May 23, much has been made of its pricing and promotion, a multi-tiered plan that included partnerships with everyone from the folks behind "FarmVille" to Best Buy ... and, of course, Amazon.com, which decided to price the album at 99 cents on the day of release to promote its Cloud Drive service (and when the download demand subsequently sank the site, they extended the deal for a second day).

According to some estimates, downloads through Amazon accounted for nearly half of Born This Way's 1.1 million sales — which certainly proved that it worked — but at the same time, it also sparked genuine debate about the inherent worth of an album ... and whether the Amazon model may have fundamentally changed the way new releases are promoted and priced.

So, in a new interview with The Wall Street Journal, Gaga was asked whether she believed that Born This Way was worth more than 99 cents. And her answer was somewhat surprising.

"No. I absolutely do not, especially for MP3s and digital music. It's invisible. It's in space. If anything, I applaud a company like Amazon for equating the value of digital versus the physical copy, and giving the opportunity to everyone to buy music," she said. "It also wasn't really 99 cents, because Amazon paid the difference on all of those purchases as part of their promotional campaign for one of their new services. I think it's amazing and it was a really nice surprise and I felt honored that they chose my record to be part of it."

Amazon would be paying the difference on all those 99-cent purchases to Interscope/ Universal Music Group — a tab that could run as high $3.2 million, according to Billboard.biz — but in the long run, that loss might actually be viewed as a win, since it drove traffic to the site and raised awareness of its fledgling Cloud Drive service. And Gaga is the first to admit that the plan isn't for everyone ... it's up to individual artists (and their labels) to determine a price point. But she's happy with the results this time out.

"I don't know if other artists or other companies would want to adopt the same model," she told the WSJ. "Everyone always has the opportunity to sell their music at any price they want to. This sort of happened this way and it's very exciting."

Lady Gaga named a fashion icon

Love her or hate her, you've got to admit she's got an interesting take on style. At the 10th Annual Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards (CFDA Awards) in New York, Lady Gaga was presented with the Fashion Icon Award for 2011.

Wearing an outrageous Thierry Mugler creation - complete with detachable skirt, studded G-string and a neon blue wig, Gaga cemented her status as a trendsetter amongst some of the world's greatest designers.

"Fashion made me feel like a star before I was," the 25-year-old popstar said during her acceptance speech.

Lady Gaga 'learning sign language'

Lady Gaga is learning sign language in a bid to communicate with her deaf fans.

The 25-year-old songstress, who is currently enjoying international success with her second studio album Born This Way, is reportedly gearing up to learn the language with the help of a private tutor.

The eccentric star was inspired to learn American Sign Language after seeing some hearing-impaired fans signing along to her hits on video sharing website YouTube. A source has revealed the singer now wants to give back to her loyal followers.

"Gaga's already campaigned for gay rights in the States and has spoken out about political issues like immigration. Now she wants to make sure her deaf fans feel included too," a source told British newspaper The Sun. "Once she's mastered sign language she'll be able to respond to the videos that are online, and include signing in future live tours."

This is not the first time Gaga had addressed her hearing-impaired fans. The American star has previously played shows with a sign language expert to interpret her lyrics for her deaf fans. The bold singer also dedicated her hit Speechless to her fans who couldn't hear at a show in Washington last year.

"I wish I spoke your language. That's really f**king beautiful. Everybody speaks the language of love and it's so beautiful that music brings everyone together," she told them.

Lady Gaga threw a royal wedding-themed party

Forget about William and Kate, Lady Gaga’s Monster Ball tour is coming to an end! To celebrate the milestone, Gaga threw herself, family and fans a huge British-themed bash in Cleveland, Ohio. According to insiders, the venue was decorated with Union Jacks and lots of red, white and blue. Guests were treated to posh cucumber sandwiches, coronation chicken and crumpets; while sipping on gin cocktails served in royal mugs.

“Gaga had the time of her life – on occasion she was even talking in a London accent,” revealed a source. “Her attention to detail was impressive. She had a special room decorated backstage in British flags and bunting and everyone was told to work the royal look.”

So what outrageous ensemble did the wacky singer pull out for the special occasion? Gaga went dressed as the late Queen Mother (of course), donning a “unique interpretation” of the Queen, and paraded around the room with her British-inspired entourage. “Her dancers came dressed as Wills and Harry, Henry VIII and even corgis, like the Queen’s dogs,” added the source.

Lady Gaga sings to her wigs

After Hair, we had a sneaking suspicion that Lady Gaga was into her hair – but this is taking it just a little too far! The outrageous singer reveals she has a secret collection of wigs and hairpieces that match each outfit – and, here’s the clincher – she plays the piano and sings to them.

“I like being alone. I lived alone for so long when I was in New York City fighting for my shot at stardom, so there is something that is very sentimental to me about time with wigs and a glass of whisky,” she says. “To relax, I like to be by myself. I play piano by myself sometimes. I write poetry, I read and I play with my wigs and I listen to my music.”

However, the 25-year-old singer won’t be getting much alone time in the coming months – fresh off her hugely successful Monster Ball tour, Gaga is already moving onto promoting Born This Way. “I’m planning on launching a new tour by the end of the year if not the beginning of the next,” she says. “I’m itching like a heroin addict trying to get back on stage. I can’t wait.”

Gaga fans, look out. The controversial superstar says her next tour will be bigger than ever. “I’ll never do a smaller show. It’s got to be bigger, bigger, more epic, more of an opus. I don’t care where I am in the world, theatrics are part of who I am. I don’t do it big for the sake of it.”

Lady Gaga sleeps in costume

Lady Gaga says that she wears her outlandish stage costumes to bed. The 'Paparazzi' singer revealed that her friends think she is crazy because she wakes up in the morning with her wig crooked and her make-up smudged.

"My best friends who often will crash at hotels where I'm at," she says. "They will come visit me on the road, they always call me a beauty queen disaster. I wake up and my wig's falling off my head. My mole is on the other side of face. My fake mole, it's not fake it's surreal."

She also says that her fame is "overwhelming" but she sometimes feels like people are trying to "destroy" her career.

Lady Gaga 'feels overwhelmed by fame'

Lady Gaga, known for her outrageous outfits and seemingly endless confidence, has confessed on a TV show that she feels overwhelmed by her fame.

The sentiment features in her forthcoming HBO special where she plays Madison Square Garden.

"That was a huge benchmark moment in my life. I'm 25 years old. I was asked to play Madison Square Garden. Sold out five nights and quite frankly it's very overwhelming," the Daily Mail quoted her as telling Ellen DeGeneres.

On being asked about her comments made on the documentary that she feels like a 'loser, Gaga replied, "Well, in that moment I was very excited and nervous, do I feel like a loser sometimes? Yes, of course I do. We all feel like losers sometimes."