"Born this way" Vs "Express yourself"

For those who can not hear the similarities between Lady Gaga's Born this way and Madonna's Express Yourself a kind Youtuber has created a video to aid the journey towards awareness of this fact.

Let me just say I am totally aware that pop music often borrows from what came before, but Born this way is just a lazy version of  a great song. I don't think I would have minded so much if Gaga had improved somehow on the source material but as it is it's just disappointing and anaemic.

Still, seems like I may be in the minority as Born this way has been getting good reviews and is breaking sale records. Just how much of the sales is hype will be evident as the weeks go on. I just hope this derivative, manipulative trash isn't a sign of things to come from Gaga...  

*skulks off to listen to the fame Monster* :( 

Do you hear the similarities? Comment here! 

UPDATE: PRODUCER OF KOREAN GROUP SNSD IS ALSO CLAIMING SIMILARITIES BETWEEN HIS TRACK BE HAPPY AND BORN THIS WAY! LISTEN HERE

Lady Gaga Mash up Mania

Lady Gaga Ke$ha and Linkin Park

Let me confess to the world my love for the music site Soundcloud. Hosted there is so much awesome music that has been created and uploaded by the general public for the world to listen to for free! On my searches there I found some brilliant Lady Gaga mash-ups (FYI a mash-up is when two or more songs are mixed together to form a new song). So sit back, listen and enjoy!

Ke$ha Vs Lady Gaga: Ever wondered what Lady Gaga's vocal track from her first hit Just Dance would sound like played over the music of Ke$ha's 2010 mega hit Tick tock? Well wonder no more!


Kesha feat Lady Gaga - Just Dance (Ralph Project Summer Mashup) by Dj Ralph

Madonna Vs Lady Gaga: Perhaps my favourite Lady Gaga mash-up is this one. It features the vocal from, perhaps my favourite Gaga song, Monster played over the euphoric production of Get together from Madonna's Confessions of a Dance floor album.



Lady Gaga Vs Madonna- Monster /Get Together Mashup by jesusnx

Linkin Park Vs Lady Gaga:  Alternate rockers Linkin Park and their hit Numb is paired below with Lady Gagas's 2010 duet Telephone. The resulting track is one that sounds, strangely, more mature, darker and serious than the Darkchild produced original.


Linkin Park vs Lady GaGa ft Beyonce - Telephone NumbNuts (Dj Ryson) by Mixes and Mashups #1

Madonna "Express yourself"

This is why we love Madonna. Empowering message, cutting edge music and visuals, all delivered with a feisty attitude.

I remember how exciting, fresh and different Express yourself was to anything else I'd heard at the time. Definitely still one of my favourite Madonna songs.

Madonna - Express Yourself

Madonna Announces new album 2010!

Madonna has revealed on Ellen that she will be recording her new album after she finishes with her new movie. I can't wait to see what direction her next album will take. Will bring you more details as they come through

Why Mariah Carey is Better Than Madonna.

MARIAH CAREY VS MADONNA

Slightly misleading post title because I'm not sure I believe that. To make up my mind once and for all I am going to pit the two Diva's against each other in a number of bouts with the overall winner being decided by who wins the most categories.It's handbags at dawn! DING DING: bout one!

Madonna and Mariah Carey in 2010

Style: Mariah makes this easy for me since she's been stuck in stripper mode since the Rainbow album. High heels, micro dress- regardless of weight- and giant hair are her fashion staples. Madonna, however, has constantly been reinvented herself and and setting fashion trends with her canny ways since before I was born .
Winner: Madonna

Voice: Sorry Madonna, this has never been your strong point. Mariah, on the other hand, could sing the phone book and make it sound like an angel whispering in your ear. Her voice is more than just a human piano; it has excellent tone, brilliant dynamics and is incredibly versatile.
Winner: Mariah Carey

Legacy: Madonna is a living legacy who's impact on not only music but popular culture can not be underestimated. If you were lucky enough to live through Madonna's career growing up in the 80s and 90s you'd remember how every release was a maelstrom of controversy and hysteria. She gave the female population and the disenfranchised a voice and an icon to aspirer to. Songs like "express yourself" about personal expression, "erotica" about sexual liberation, and "what it feels like for a girl" about sexism, are just some of the varied themes shes sung about.

I'm disappointed to say that Mariah's legacy will only be a realised after she pops her clogs. Her impact on singers is undoubtedly huge, and can clearly be seen on talent shows around the world, but frankly, at this moment in popular culture Mariah's seen as a bit of a a joke, with stories about her demanding puppies and practically worshipping butterfly exacerbating this.

However people need to remember that Mariah single handedly created the pop-hop genre with her remix of "Fantasy" by featuring the ODB. Back when Mariah released this track she was the white- yes I know she's "bi-racial", I'm just telling you how it was- girl next door and America's sweetheart. Next thing you know, totally out of the blue, she's released a song with a scary black gangsta rapper and a hip hop beat! The end result was it breaking down barriers between genres. Nowadays people take for granted the Diva/rapper combination but when Mariah did it it was unheard of.
Winner:Madonna.


Sales: Despite there not being any reliable figures pre 1991 I dont think anyone will argue with Madonna selling more. She's been going for almost an extra decade, and she was selling in the decades when albums routinely sold 10 million plus. She's also way more popular worldwide, thus having a bigger audience to buy her music.
Winner:Madonna.

Live act: Now I have been fortunate enough to have seen both artists live. I attended Mariah's "Rainbow" concert in the late 1990's and went to see Madonna's "Sticky and Sweet" concert a few years back. Which you prefer is subjective but it goes to if you prefer to "see" or "hear" ie do you go to see a show or to hear a singer. For me I'd rather listen to a singer than watch a show.
Winner:Mariah.

Likeability:Madonna has never had the likeability factor. She's renowned for being ruthlessy tough and demanding of those around her, and someone who you don't want to upset. To be fair that's probably how she has achieved the level of success she has, but to me its not an endearing quality. Mariah on the other hand not only is she genuinely funny and able to make fun of herself- demonstrated when she hosted the "Friday Night Project" and on her last visit to Alan carrs' "Chatty Man"- but the level of warmth she showers on her fans is touching. Bottom line is who would I rather go to dinner with?

winner:Mariah Carey
( And for those who don't believe shes funny watch the video on the left and watch out for the laugh at 0:46).

Who I listen to more: Madonna for me is more a treat and someone who I listen to sporadically because I suddenly have a craving for one of her songs. However, Mariah is someone who I pretty much listen to everyday at some point.
Winner:Mariah Carey

VERDICT:
Suprise, surprise its a draw, with 3 a piece! So everyone needs to grow up, get over this feud and respect these two artists for what they've done! One is a performer and one is a singer and just to prove that point I've never heard anyone say they wanted to sing like Madonna, and no one has ever said they wanted to dance like Mariah. They are two sides of the same coin!
Now if only we could genetically meld their talents together, what would we get? Highlight Beyonce?...?for the answer. Lol. I kid. Long Live The Divas

The origin of all the hate between

MariahCarey and Madonna fans.

Madonna has outsold Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Madonna and Whitney Houston

Top-selling downloads for the following acts since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking digital data: Madonna, Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey and Celine Dion. Madonna (two) and Carey (four) are the only artists of the quintet with songs that have each shifted more than a million downloads:

 

Madonna

2,814,000, "4 Minutes"

1,224,000, "Hung Up"

493,000, "Like a Prayer"

366,000, "Sorry"

347,000, "Material Girl"

Whitney Houston
739,000, "I Will Always Love You"
447,000, "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
267,000, "Greatest Love of All"
215,000, "How Will I Know"
206,000, "I Have Nothing"

Janet Jackson
242,000, "That's the Way Love Goes"
235,000, "All for You"
212,000, "If"
179,000, "Call on Me"
155,000, "All Nite (Don't Stop)"

Mariah Carey
1,591,000, "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
1,563,000, "Obsessed"
1,467,000, "Touch My Body"
1,362,000, "We Belong Together"
718,000, "Shake It Off"

Celine Dion
871,000, "My Heart Will Go On"
508,000, "Because You Loved Me"
462,000, "Taking Chances"
307,000, "A New Day Has Come"
300,000, "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"

But do you think sales are any indication of how good an artist is?

Mariah vs Whitney vs Madonna

An interesting article from billboard comparing Madonna, Mariah Carey and Whitney Houstons' sales:

Singles Sales:
Physical singles:
17,172,000, Mariah Carey
14,744,000, Whitney Houston
10,554,000, Madonna

Digital tracks:
11,120,000, Mariah Carey
10,307,000, Madonna
3,320,000, Whitney Houston

Carey, thus, leads in both categories, while Houston has sold more physical (CD, cassette) singles than Madonna since 1991. Madonna, however, has moved a significantly higher number of digital tracks in that span than Houston, according to Nielsen SoundScan.



What are the biggest-selling hits for each artist?
Whitney Houston
Physical single: "I Will Always Love You," 4,591,000
Digital track: "I Will Always Love You," 575,000

Mariah Carey
Physical single: "One Sweet Day" 2,334,000
Digital track: "All I Want for Christmas Is You," 1,156,000

Madonna
Physical single: "Music," 1,136,000
Digital track: "4 Minutes", 2,476,000

And, since all three artists are also currently charting with new singles, let's look at the digital sales of each title to date:

Mariah Carey, "Obsessed": 526,000
Madonna, "Celebration": 64,000
Whitney Houston, "I Look to You": 32,000


Billboard 200 - studio albums, soundtracks, holiday sets and greatest hits/remix collections (SoundScan 1991 to date) 
 Since 1991, Carey has released eight studio albums, one soundtrack, one holiday set and four greatest hits/remix collections (14 total).
Madonna's count stands as such: seven studio albums, two soundtracks and three greatest hits/remix collections (12 total).
And, Houston's: two studio albums, two soundtracks, one holiday set and one greatest hits/remix collections (six total).
Tallying the totals, here is the average sales number for each artist's Billboard 200 charted studio, soundtrack, holiday and greatest hits/remix efforts in the SoundScan era:

Whitney Houston: 3,308,000
Mariah Carey: 3,151,000
Madonna: 1,645,000

Here, Houston is tops - and averaging even 1.6 million in sales per album over almost two decades is no small feat for any artist. Among the three performers, Houston's "The Bodyguard" soundtrack is the only set to pass 10 million in sales, according to Nielsen SoundScan, since 1991. The album has sold 11,808,000 copies.


Related Article:

Ask Billboard: Madonna vs. Whitney vs. Mariah


Source: Billboard

Madonna Wallpaper & XML Template

Here is the next wallpaper. This time its of Madonna. We also have a preview for the Madonna blogger template - xml.

Demo it and download here

Madonna - Vocal Profile/ Range

Madonna

Vocal Type: Mezzo- Soprano
Vocal Range: 1 octaves 5 notes and a semi tone E3- C5# (approx)
Longest Note: 17 seconds (Ray of Light at Live Earth)
Vocal Pluses: Adapts her vocal style to the music she's singing to very well. The middle of her range is her strongest suit: It's solid, with a warm colouring and clear a timbre.
Vocal Negatives: Voice becomes thin and nasal, very quickly, as it gets higher.



Until I have time to do my own research I'll post the video below. However, I'm not inclined to agree with a lot of the notes- you can, if you so chose to. The C#5 I've quoted above can be found at 1.36 on the word "here" and as per usual I have not included exclamations in the range.