Lady Gaga Music

Lady Gaga may be on the shelf recovering from hip surgery, but the pop star is looking forward to a planned album of duets with Tony Bennett.

The 86-year-old crooner also dropped some hints about his highly anticipated collaboration with Gaga, which she first announced in January.

Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga - The Lady Is A Tramp

"We have it all worked out already on paper," the legendary singer said, telling The Philadelphia Inquirer about the duo's "big swing album."

Bennett also added that he was drawn to working with Lady Gaga, of all people, because "she's quite different." Well, that's one way to put it.

The two had previously teamed up on "The Lady Is a Tramp" for his 2011 album, Duets II (above), and have hinted at another collaboration ever since.

Looks like those plans are coming to fruition!

Lady Gaga has canceled the remainder of her Born This Way Ball tour, one day after announcing that she would postpone four shows due to a hip injury.

Live Nation said in a release:

"After additional tests this morning to review the severity of the issue, it has been determined that Lady Gaga has a labral tear of the right hip."

"She will need surgery to repair the problem, followed by strict down time to recover. This unfortunately, will force her to cancel the tour so she can heal."

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Will Lady Gaga's new album mark a resurgence for the songstress?

It's hard to believe, but it's been two years since Born This Way dropped. Since then, the 26-year-old has dropped out of the public consciousness a bit.

Her forthcoming record ARTPOP should chance that ... right?

Gaga, who made news last week by f-bombing former assistant Jennifer O'Neill in a deposition, called BTW "a form of therapy" and "a movement."

How does she view ARTPOP?

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Lady Gaga will do anything for the sake of art. And pop.

Even give up marijuana to ensure perfect recordings.

Never one to be shy about her obsession for pot (see video of Lady Gaga smoking weed onstage), she says ARTPOP will not be produced under its influence.

"No weed on Artpop. No," Gaga revealed in a chat with fans last week ... at least not in the studio. "Weed in the bathtub though. Hahaha," she joked.

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From "Call Me Maybe" to "Gangnam Style" and "Somebody That I Used to Know," 2012 was a great year for omnipresent pop music hits of all kinds.

It's also so last year.

Some of the biggest names in music are set to release new material in 2013. Famous industry veterans and youngsters alike will be back in full force.

Let's take a look at 13 of the biggest albums to come in '13:

1. Lady Gaga's follow up to Born This Way is set to drop this spring. ARTPOP features two separate volumes, a documentary film and a "multimedia app."

Little Monsters, contain yourselves.

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Jack White is not impressed by Lady Gaga.

The singer gave an interview with Esquire UK in which he described Mother Monster's music in less than flattering terms. Basically, he says it's all very superficial.

"You can't sink your teeth into it," he added. "It's a sound bite."

"It's very much of this age, because that's what people want."

"I don't think she lives it because it's all artifice," he adds.

The 37-year-old rocker of The White Stripes fame then mused that the "goal of modern celebrity is to make yourself into the lowest common denominator."

Ouch. Do you agree with Jack's assessment of Gaga?

Lady Gaga brought her controversial new song about Princess Diana, "Princess Die," to the Princess' home country at Twickenham Stadium in London Saturday.

Gaga explained that "Princess Die" is a commentary on the effects of fame, including Amy Winehouse, Whitney Houston and even herself, to a degree.

"Since I was a very young girl, the people's princess was the most important person in me and my mother's life," Gaga said before performing the ballad.

"I swore if I ever had an audience like this in London, I'd take a moment to appreciate her ... This is for her, Amy Winehouse, Alexander McQueen, Whitney Houston and me."

Lady Gaga - Princess Die & Imagine (Live in UK)

True to Gaga's nature, the lyrics of the song are rather dark. Among them:

"Leave the coffin open when I go / Leave my pearls and lipstick on so everybody knows / Pretty will be the photo I leave / Laying down on famous knives so everybody sees."

Also true to form, Gaga invited a lucky female fan on stage for the performance, placing a tiara on the Little Monster's head as she sat beside her. Aww.

What do you think of Lady Gaga's "Princess Die"?

While falling short of the imagery evoked by Lindsay Lohan gun photos, Lady Gaga's new song "Princess Die" is generating controversy in its own right.

She performed it last night in Melbourne, Australia, saying that the track and its suicide-centric themes “may or may not be on [my] next album.”

Lyrically, it's sure to get people talking. Take a look/listen:

Lady Gaga - Princess Die

What do you think of Lady Gaga's new song "Princess Die"?

Follow the jump for (what we think are) the full lyrics:

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Madonna recently went out of her way to once again not-so-subtly remind everyone that she is, in fact, in a sense, an older version of Lady Gaga.

The queen of pop was performing "Express Yourself" at a rehearsal in Tel Aviv, Israel when she suddenly trotted out a cover of "Born This Way."

Of course, the two tracks blended seamlessly, reviving debate over whether Lady Gaga ripped off Madonna with her 2011 smash hit single.

Madonna Covers Born This Way

Although she stayed mum on Gaga's song for some time, Madge eventually referred to it as "reductive" and undoubtedly influenced by her earlier work.

There is no actual feud here, but the whole thing seems to have an air of condescension, as if Madonna is wielding the cover over her head.

Or, on the other hand, is Madonna merely winking at the controversy while celebrating the younger performer and the highest form of flattery?

Tell us what you think in the comments below.

Are tensions rising between Madonna and Lady Gaga?

In an interview with Newsweek (via the Daily Beast), Madonna commented that Lady Gaga's 2011 single "Born This Way" was a "redo" of her "Express Yourself."

"I thought, this is a wonderful way to redo my song [1989's "Express Yourself"]," she says. "I mean, I recognized the chord changes. I thought it was... interesting."

High praise ... not. Here's a side-by-side comparison:

Lady Gaga - Born This Way vs. Madonna - Express Yourself

Madonna herself is hardly the only one who's noticed the similarity. NME asked Gaga last year if the song was knockoff of Madonna's hit. She wasn't happy.

"I'm a songwriter. I've written loads of music," the 25-year-old fumed. "Why would I try to put out a song and think I'm getting one over on everybody?"

"What a completely ridiculous thing to even question me about. If you put the songs next to each other, side by side, the only similarities are the chord progression."

"Just because I'm the first f***ing artist in 25 years to think of putting it on Top 40 radio, it doesn't mean I'm a plagiarist, it means that I'm f***ing smart. Sorry."

Strikes a nerve, clearly. That said, both Gaga and Madonna have claimed to be fans of each other's work in the past, and there's no real sign of bad blood.

Did Gaga rip off Madonna?