Born This Way

album by Lady Gaga

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Lady Gaga's third album, Born This Way, was released in 2011. The title track is a self-empowerment anthem, drawing stylistic parallels to Madonna's "Express Yourself". The album also features collaborations with Brian May of Queen and Clarence Clemons of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band. The album's themes often blend personal expression with broader social messages, reflecting Gaga's artistic style that combines glam rock, avant-garde fashion, and electronic dance music.12

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Lady Gaga’s third album, Born This Way (2011), found the entertainer reaching back to earlier musical eras for inspiration. As a blonde dance-pop performer with a penchant for provocation, Lady Gaga has often earned comparisons to the singer Madonna, and on the album’s first two singles the similarities were…
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Lady Gaga’s third album, Born This Way (2011), found the entertainer reaching back to earlier musical eras for inspiration. As a blonde dance-pop performer with a penchant for provocation, Lady Gaga has often earned comparisons to the singer Madonna, and on the album’s first two singles the similarities were…
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