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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?

For native New Yorker Lady Gaga, it was a dream come true.

The singer performed live in Times Square on New Year’s Eve, treating Little Monsters to a medley of “Heavy Metal Lover,” “Marry the Night” and “Born This Way.”

She began the routine in a costume that looked like a cross between Jabba the Hutt, a giant squid and a sequined Pac-Man. Your guess is as good as ours really.

Soon enough, she changed to a (relatively, for Gaga) normal black body suit, Catwoman mask and globe-structure thing. Watch her NYE performance below:

Lady Gaga - Live in Times Square 2012

Gaga later helped NYC Mayor Bloomberg push the button to drop the Times Square ball after changing into a sparkly Versace number. What a way to start 2012!

Always emotional but rarely like this, she got a little choked up talking to Ryan Seacrest about the whole thing. Check out her brief interview after the jump:

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"Stuck On F***in' You," an unreleased track off Lady Gaga's Born This Way album, is her Christmas gift to her Little Monsters. How very poignant and festive of her!

Says Gaga:

"So to give you a little background to the creation of this song. I wrote it in Minnesota after the Monster Ball on the tour bus. We recorded it in one shot. Fernando on guitar, Paul on Drum Machine. I wrote, sang it, and freestyled the last minute + a half of the song."

Take a listen:

Lady Gaga - Stuck On F--kin' You

"Merry X-mas Little Monsters!" she Tweeted over the weekend.

She notes, "We're in Minnesota/And it's a sold-out show again isn't exactly inspired free-styling, but there you have it. Christmas with bad words."

There you have it. Gaga has spoken. Now it's your turn:

What do you think of the track?

She was born to be a megastar, apparently. With a staggering $90 million earned in 2011, Lady Gaga made more money than any female singer, by a mile.

Taylor Swift was second with half of that total ... a paltry $45 million.

Katy Perry was right behind Swift with $44 million, while Beyonce Knowles and Rihanna finished off the top five, earning $35 million and $29 million respectively.

Gaga's impressive earnings were mainly due to her tour, which grossed $1.3 million a night, as well the Born This Way singer's many endorsement deals.

The earnings estimates were compiled by Forbes with help from data from Pollstar, RIAA and others, as well as extensive interviews with industry insiders.

The totals encompass all aggregate pre-tax income earned from May 2010-May 2011, before expenses, i.e. subtracting agent and manager fees, and so on.

The 10 Top Earning Women in Music:

1. Lady Gaga
2. Taylor Swift
3. Katy Perry
4. Beyonce
5. Rihanna
6. Pink
7. Carrie Underwood
8. Celine Dion
9. Adele
10. Alicia Keys and Britney Spears (tie)

Lady Gaga's 13-minute self-directorial music video triumph, "Marry the Night," has finally been unveiled. Part autobiographical and ALL spectacle, it's a music video event not to be missed ... if you have that long to sit and watch it of course.

Without further delay, we present the Mother Monster's masterpiece:

Lady Gaga - Marry The Night (Official Video)

Leave it to Gaga to live up to her own hype and then some, right?

With this mammoth undertaking, she proves that no matter what you might think of her music, she doesn't lack for creativity, originality and painstaking effort.

She's the hardest working woman in showbiz, and throughout "Marry the Night," Gaga pays homage to her journey to the top with some interesting symbolism.

Making good on the Girl, Interrupted-style sneak peek, the singer is rolled through a mental ward and medicated, only to declare she would "do it all again."

Walking the line between funny, savage and brutally honest, in typical Gaga fashion, she calls the video an "insight into my entire creative process." Amen.

Thoughts on Lady Gaga's "Marry the Night" music video?

Directed and narrated by Lady Gaga herself and clocking in at nearly two minutes, the star has released a preview for her new music video that pays homage to high school feminist literature like The Bell Jar and Girl, Interrupted.

"Marry the Night: The Prelude Pathetique" begins with a voiceover, saying:

"When I look back on my life, it's not that I don't want to see things exactly as they happened, it's just that I prefer to remember them in an artistic way."

"And, truthfully, the lie of it all is much more honest because I invented it," Lady Gaga continues, a close-up of her face filling the screen. Deep stuff right here:

Lady Gaga - Marry The Night: The Prelude Pathetique

"Clinical psychology tells us arguably that trauma is the ultimate killer. Memories are not recycled like atoms and particles in quantum physics - they can all be lost forever," continues the 25-year-old modern-day chanteuse philosopher.

"It's sort of like my past is an unfinished painting, and as the artist of that painting, I must now fill in all the ugly holes and make it beautiful again."

With her relentless pursuit of artistic expression, it's safe to say that Lady Gaga fills in any ugly holes on THG and makes it beautiful every day.

Lady Gaga was the big winner at the MTV Europe Music Awards Sunday in Belfast, Northern Ireland, capturing Best Song, Best Video, Best Female and Biggest Fans.

"Thank you for believing in my vision," the 25-year-old Mother Monster told the crowd after one of her wins. "The success of Born This Way has changed my life."

Gaga also performed her latest single "Marry The Night."

Lady Gaga - Marry the Night (MTV Europe Music Awards)

Plagued by the Mariah Yeater baby scandal, Justin Bieber also received some good news by taking home awards for Best Male and Best Pop.

But not Biggest Fans, amazingly. Get it together, Beliebers.

Rocking her super cute retro pink hair, Katy Perry took home the award for Best Live Performer, besting Gaga, Biebs, Coldplay, who opened the show, and Foo Fighters.

Follow the jump for a complete list of winners:

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Lady Gaga treated Little Monsters in New Delhi, India to a stripped-down performance of “Marry the Night,” complete with sitar accompaniment the other night.

The video marks the superstar's first live performance of her fifth single off Born This Way, following the title track, "Judas," "Edge of Glory" and "You and I."

“I’ve waited a lifetime to come here," she told fans in the world's second-most populous nation. "I’m so grateful and happy I get to be here and sing for you.”

Suffice it to say, attendees were grateful too. But do you like this slowed-down, Indian-influenced version of one of the album's more dance-oriented tracks?

Watch her perform "Marry the Night" and tell us what you think:

Lady Gaga - Marry the Night (Live)

It's hard to blame former President Bill Clinton for being a little on edge about Lady Gaga's performance honoring his foundation's 10th anniversary Saturday.

He shared his panic with a packed Hollywood Bowl, telling the audience: "I wondered, you know ... she always kind of goes up to the edge. I thought, 'my God, I get Lady Gaga and I will have a heart attack celebrating my 65th birthday.'"

Fortunately, Bubba lived to tell the tale:

Lady Gaga - Bill Clinton Foundation Performance, Part 1

Gaga routinely switched up her lyrics to include the Clintons and at one point, she danced on the catwalk suggestively in front of the former first family.

She declared "I love you and your hot wife" at the end of "Bad Romance," and then, during a version of "You and I," Gaga again addressed Bill directly.

Raising her middle finger, the 25-year-old singer declared, "If someone had told me many years ago that I'd be doing that right in front of you I just would not believe it. I would have given a good American f**k you."

Alright then. A few awkward moments aside, Bill was thrilled.

"How cool is it to be 65 and you get Lady Gaga, come on?" he gushed later. "I am the only person in history who got to be president and who then had a post-presidential party attended both by Lady Gaga and the Secretary of State."

Watch the rest of her performance in its entirety below:

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Lady Gaga and Usher are among the music stars coming together to celebrate former President Bill Clinton and the 10th anniversary of his foundation this weekend.

Highlighting the 65-year-old's efforts to protect the environment, promote global health and stimulate the economy, the Decade of Difference concert honoring the Clinton Foundation will be held at the famed Hollywood Bowl.

The show will stream live on Yahoo at 7 p.m. EST Saturday.

Lady Gaga and others will honor the former President tomorrow.

Kenny Chesney, Juanes, K'Naan and XX are also on the bill for the one night only event, which will also feature an acoustic set by U2's The Edge and Bono.

We've already heard about what happened when Lady Gaga met President Obama. We can only hope she wears something like this tomorrow night as well.

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