Based on her tireless work to help get the US Military’s discriminatory Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Policy repealed, I am giving pop star Lady Gaga another look. While I am a fan of a few of her songs, I never considered myself a fan of her work as a whole. With a new album set for release in a few months, I think this might be the perfect time to see what all the hubbub is about. Gaga posted a photo and message on her official Twitter profile on New Year’s Eve announcing the release of her new single and her new album.

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I do admit, I really love the early 80′s Madonnaness of this photo. It’s not yet known if this is the cover album artwork for Gaga‘s new album Born This Way or if it’s just an image that will be used in promoting the album but … it deffo reminds me of some of Madonna‘s early photos from the early 80′s. It’s clear that Lady Gaga would love to become the new Madonna but she still has many, many years of success ahead of her to achieve that goal. Born This Way will only be her 3rd album (well, technically her 2nd album if you consider that The Fame Monster was really just an outgrowth of her debut album The Fame). Will Gaga be able to live up to the hype and continue her reign on the pop charts? I guess we’ll find out soon enough.

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