The Fame Monster

album by Lady Gaga

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The Fame Monster is the second album by American singer Lady Gaga, released in November 2009. It is a follow-up to her highly successful debut album, The Fame. The album features hit singles such as "Bad Romance," "Alejandro," and "Telephone," which included a collaboration with Beyoncé. The Fame Monster was critically acclaimed and commercially successful, earning Lady Gaga a Grammy Award for best pop vocal album. The album continued Gaga's signature style of dance-pop music combined with avant-garde fashion and theatrical performances.1

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Lady Gaga
Success: The Fame and The Fame Monster
Her second album, The Fame Monster, was released in November 2009 and almost instantly produced another hit, “Bad Romance.” Other popular singles from the album followed, including “Alejandro” and “Telephone”. The latter song featured Beyoncé, as did a nine-minute video produced by Jonas Åkerlund starring the pair and…
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Her second album, The Fame Monster, was released in November 2009 and almost instantly produced another hit, “Bad Romance.” Other popular singles from the album followed, including “Alejandro” and “Telephone”. The latter song featured Beyoncé, as did a nine-minute video produced by Jonas Åkerlund starring the pair and…
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