Lady Gaga, ‘Telephone’ Director Talk Pop-Culture References In Video

‘You can watch it 10 times and still see new things in there,’ Jonas Åkerlund says of Gaga’s ‘Telephone’ video. By Jocelyn Vena Lady Gaga and Beyonce in the music video for “Telephone” Photo: Interscope It seems like there are a million pop-culture references in Lady Gaga ‘s “Telephone” video. She pays homage to great pop stars like Madonna and Michael Jackson, while also referencing everything from Quentin Tarantino’s “Kill Bill” to Alexander McQueen’s death to Andy Warhol

Lady Gaga Thanks Little Monsters For Supporting ‘Telephone’

Artist tweets her gratitude as popularity of her video and single soars. By Jocelyn Vena Lady Gaga in “Telephone” Photo: Interscope Lady Gaga fans have been pretty excited about her sensational “Telephone” video , which premiered last week. And after using Twitter and her Web site to tease her little monsters with photos and clues about what they would expect from the nearly 10-minute clip, Gaga went back to the Web to thank fans for their support of the single and clip

Lady Gaga Thanks Little Monsters For Supporting ‘Telephone’

Artist tweets her gratitude as popularity of her video and single soars. By Jocelyn Vena Lady Gaga in “Telephone” Photo: Interscope Lady Gaga fans have been pretty excited about her sensational “Telephone” video , which premiered last week.

Lady Gaga Has ‘Potential’ To Be The Next Madonna, Director Says

‘Telephone’ director Jonas Åkerlund says Gaga’s work ethic and creativity remind him of Madge. By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Matt Elias Lady Gaga in “Telephone” Photo: Interscope Jonas Åkerlund has collaborated with Madonna , including on her “Ray of Light” and “Music” videos

Lady Gaga’s ‘Telephone’ Video Isn’t An Ode To ‘Kill Bill,’ Director Says

‘We never even thought about any of those movies until the car came into the picture,’ Jonas Åkerlund says. By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Matt Elias Lady Gaga in her “Telephone” video Photo: Interscope In the “Telephone” video , Lady Gaga and Beyoncé ride around the desert in the same truck Uma Thurman borrows in “Kill Bill.” And while Gaga and B also go on a killing spree, just like Thurman did in the classic Quentin Tarantino flick, the video was never meant to mirror the flick in any way, director Jonas Åkerlund insisted. “It wasn’t really [a nod to Tarantino's movie],” Åkerlund told MTV News

Lady Gaga Says Beyonce Is Her ‘Vehicle’ For Change In ‘Telephone’

Gaga says her epic video is more about B than it is about her. By Jayson Rodriguez Lady Gaga and Beyoncé on the set of the “Telephone” video Photo: Eric Ford/ On Location News Lady Gaga said that when she joined forces with Beyoncé for the latter’s “Video Phone” clip , she wanted to “pay tribute” to the Destiny’s Child alumna by stripping down to look more like the “Bootylicious” superstar. Well, for the pair’s most recent collaboration, B certainly returned the favor (and some!) by entering Gaga’s world for “Telephone.” Gaga went as far as to suggest that the new video is more about “Honey Bee” than herself and claimed that Beyoncé is her “vehicle” for changing the idea of what a visual product can be

Lady GaGa announces 27 new Monster Ball dates for North America

Due to the highly successful 1st leg of “The Monster Ball Tour” in North America with 98% of the tickets sold-out, Lady GaGa returns for another 27-dates run, now, bigger, for better. The singer brings her theater show to the arenas, and it’s totally revamped

MTV Has Not Banned Lady Gaga’s ‘Telephone’ Video

CNN reported that video had been banned by channel; it actually began airing on MTV early Friday. By Gil Kaufman Lady Gaga in her “Telephone” video Photo: Interscope In the wake of reports that surfaced over the weekend claiming that MTV had banned Lady Gaga’s nearly 10-minute-long video for “Telephone,” a spokesperson for the channel clarified the situation on Monday (March 15). “MTV did not ban Lady Gaga and Beyoncé’s ‘Telephone’ video — in fact, we premiered it on Friday, March 12, on-air and online at MTV.com , two days before this story was falsely reported,” said MTV Executive Vice President of Music and Talent Amy Doyle.

Lady Gaga Announces 31 Arena Tour Dates In North America

Monster Ball’s second leg kicks off in Montreal on June 27 and continues through September.

Lady Gaga’s ‘Telephone’ Video Director Talks About Unfilmed Scenes

‘There were fantastic scenes that we just couldn’t do,’ Jonas Åkerlund laments. By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Matt Elias Lady Gaga in “Telephone” Photo: Interscope In the nearly 10-minute-long video for Lady Gaga’s “Telephone,” there was a lot to take in.

Lady Gaga’s ‘Telephone’ Video Director Talks About Unfilmed Scenes

‘There were fantastic scenes that we just couldn’t do,’ Jonas Åkerlund laments. By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Matt Elias Lady Gaga in “Telephone” Photo: Interscope In the nearly 10-minute-long video for Lady Gaga’s “Telephone,” there was a lot to take in. She escaped from prison, with some help from Beyoncé, and then went on one fashionable and feisty killing spree.

Lady Gaga’s ‘Telephone’ Video: Will There Be A Sequel?

‘We’re very spontaneous. We’ll see,’ director Jonas Åkerlund says. By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Matt Elias Jonas Åkerlund Photo: MTV News At the end of Lady Gaga’s “Telephone” video , just as they are leaving the scene of a killing spree at a diner, fans see Gaga and Beyoncé drive off into the desert, “Thelma & Louise” style

Lady Gaga’s ‘Telephone’ Video: Will There Be A Sequel?

‘We’re very spontaneous. We’ll see,’ director Jonas Åkerlund says. By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Matt Elias Jonas Åkerlund Photo: MTV News At the end of Lady Gaga’s “Telephone” video , just as they are leaving the scene of a killing spree at a diner, fans see Gaga and Beyoncé drive off into the desert, “Thelma & Louise” style.

Lady Gaga’s ‘Telephone’ Video: Pop-Culture Cheat Sheet, Part II

From Andy Warhol to ‘NCIS,’ there are plenty of references we didn’t spot the first time. By James Montgomery and Eric Ditzian Lady Gaga in her video for “Telephone” Photo: Interscope It is perhaps tribute to Lady Gaga’s sprawling, spot-the-references “Telephone” video that, even after we published a fairly comprehensive Pop-Culture Cheat Sheet on Friday, there was still enough ephemera left over for a second piece. Seems there was plenty we missed in our first go-round, so we’re back for round two, with special note of thanks to the intrepid readers who pointed out many of the following to us.

Lady Gaga’s ‘Telephone’ Video: Pop-Culture Cheat Sheet, Part II

From Andy Warhol to ‘NCIS,’ there are plenty of references we didn’t spot the first time.

‘Telephone’ Director Says Lady Gaga’s ‘Brain Is Amazing’

‘She’s filled with ideas,’ Jonas Akerlund says of working with the pop star. By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Matt Elias Lady Gaga in her “Telephone” video Photo: Interscope After making “Paparazzi” together in 2009, Lady Gaga and Jonas Åkerlund decided to reunite for “Telephone” — a production that would be not just a music video, but a nearly 10-minute-long mini-movie. The director says that filming Beyoncé and Gaga in the elaborate pop-culture homage to Quentin Tarantino, female prison movies and Madonna — among many other things — took a bit of tricky schedule maneuvering on his part.

‘Telephone’ Director Says Lady Gaga’s ‘Brain Is Amazing’

‘She’s filled with ideas,’ Jonas Akerlund says of working with the pop star. By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Matt Elias Lady Gaga in her “Telephone” video Photo: Interscope After making “Paparazzi” together in 2009, Lady Gaga and Jonas Åkerlund decided to reunite for “Telephone” — a production that would be not just a music video, but a nearly 10-minute-long mini-movie. The director says that filming Beyoncé and Gaga in the elaborate pop-culture homage to Quentin Tarantino, female prison movies and Madonna — among many other things — took a bit of tricky schedule maneuvering on his part

MGMT Make Love To Lady Gaga On Congratulations

‘We don’t know if our new album is crap or not,’ Andrew Van Wyngarden says. By James Montgomery, with reporting by Rya Backer MGMT’s Andrew Van Wyngarden Photo: MTV News MGMT didn’t set out to make the stereotypical sophomore album, but, in a roundabout way, that’s exactly what their upcoming Congratulations (due April 13) is.

MGMT Make Love To Lady Gaga On Congratulations

‘We don’t know if our new album is crap or not,’ Andrew Van Wyngarden says.

Lady Gaga loved by the New Zealand crowds at her Monster Ball Tour!

As most know, Lady Gaga has finished her New Zealand leg of her tour with 2 concerts in Auckland. Here are acouple of vids, Take a listen below plus a search link to NZ vids posted! Search results: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=lady+gaga+in+new+zealand+2010&search_type=&aq=f ALSO: Also Gaga landed in Australia this morning (9am AEST) to start her australian leg of the tour! She starts in Sydney on the 17th! Also I (Mel) will be at her 1st Brisbane concert on the 26th! CANT WAIT! If tix are still available I might just go to her 2nd Brisbane concert . Magazine and newspaper scans about her concert and new video for “Telephone” will be up soon =]

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