Album
Pre-Order Moved to August 19th by Audience Demand; ARTPOP Album/App Available
Worldwide November 11th
Pop
Icon to Perform at 2013 VMAs
(New York – July 30th) – Multi-platinum
and Grammy Award-winning artist Lady Gaga has announced that the first single
from her long-awaited forthcoming album/app ARTPOP is "Applause", and
has released its single artwork shot by Inez & Vinoodh.
"Applause" will be available worldwide beginning August 19th, and is
the first single from the pop icon's highly anticipated fourth studio album/app
ARTPOP, which will hit stores around the world on November 11th through
Streamline/Interscope Records.
Due to popular audience
demand, the pre-order for ARTPOP will also now arrive on August 19th - two
weeks earlier than previously announced. Fans who visit iTunes on August 19th
will be able to purchase the single "Applause" and pre-order their copy
of ARTPOP with just one click. The single will also be available at digital
retailers across the globe at the same time, and CD pre-orders will be
available at Amazon.com and other select retailers.
Lady Gaga is set to
perform "Applause" for the first time at this year's MTV Video Music
Awards, from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on August 25th.
ABOUT LADY GAGA
LADY GAGA came to prominence following
the release of her debut studio album The Fame (2008), which sold over 15
million copies worldwide. Her
contributions to the music industry have garnered her numerous achievements
including five Grammy Awards amongst fifteen nominations, a record setting
thirteen MTV Video Music Awards of twenty-six nominations and the estimated
sale of 24 million albums and 90 million singles worldwide. She has travelled
the world on numerous tours including 2008's The Fame Ball, 2009-2011's The
Monster Ball and 2012-2013's Born This Way Ball. An HBO television special
titled Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden
earned an Emmy Award amongst its five nominations. Her third studio album, Born This Way, broke
the iTunes record for the fastest rise to the # 1 on release day. In 2013, Time
Magazine named her the second most influential person of the decade. With over
2.2 billion combined views of all her videos online, Lady Gaga is one of the
biggest living people in social media with over 5 million likes on Facebook and
over 39 million followers on Twitter. She is also a global activist and philanthropist,
having been an outspoken supporter of many important issues including LGBT
rights, HIV/AIDS awareness, body image issues, and youth empowerment. In 2011,
she launched her own Born This Way Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to
empowering youth and creating a kinder and braver world. She also recently
built & launched a social network just for her fans, LittleMonsters.com.
Lady Gaga is the only artist in the digital era to top the 5 million sales mark
with her first two hits.
Watch out for Lady Gaga’s new single APPLAUSE
and album ARTPOP exclusively under MCA Music in cooperation with Smart
Music and LINE.
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