Lady Gaga's New Single "Applause" And "ARTPOP" Album Pre-Order Available Worldwide Now

Lady Gaga's New Single "Applause" And "ARTPOP" Album Pre-Order Available Worldwide Now

ARTPOP Album/App Available Worldwide November 11th

Pop Icon to Perform at 2013 VMAs







NEW YORK, Aug. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Multi-platinum and Grammy Award-winning artist Lady Gaga has released the first single, "Applause" from her long-awaited forthcoming album/app ARTPOP. "Applause" is now available worldwide, and is the first single from the pop icon's highly anticipated fourth studio album/app ARTPOP, which will hit stores around the world on November 11th through Streamline/Interscope Records. Due to popular audience demand, the pre-order for ARTPOP has also been made available. Fans who visit iTunes will be able to purchase the single "Applause" as well as pre-order their copy of ARTPOP with just one click: http://smarturl.it/Applause.The single will also be available at digital retailers across the globe as well. The pre-order for the ARTPOP app will begin on August 19 via the iTunes App Store and Google Play. Lady Gaga is set to perform "Applause" for the first time at this year's MTV Video Music Awards, from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on August 25th.

ABOUT LADY GAGA
LADY GAGA came to prominence following the release of her debut studio album The Fame (2008), which sold over 15 million copies worldwide. Her contributions to the music industry have garnered her numerous achievements including five Grammy Awards amongst fifteen nominations, a record setting thirteen MTV Video Music Awards of twenty-six nominations and the estimated sale of 24 million albums and 125 million singles worldwide. She has travelled the world on numerous tours including 2008's The Fame Ball, 2009-2011's The Monster Ball and 2012-2013's Born This Way Ball. An HBO television special titled Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden earned an Emmy Award amongst its five nominations. Her third studio album, Born This Way, broke the iTunes record for the fastest rise to the # 1 on release day. In 2013, Time Magazine named her the second most influential person of the decade. With over 2.2 billion combined views of all her videos online, Lady Gaga is one of the biggest living people in social media with over 58 million likes on Facebook and over 39 million followers on Twitter. She is also a global activist and philanthropist, having been an outspoken supporter of many important issues including LGBT rights, HIV/AIDS awareness, body image issues, and youth empowerment. In 2011, she launched her own Born This Way Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to empowering youth and creating a kinder and braver world. She also recently built & launched a social network just for her fans, LittleMonsters.com. Lady Gaga is the only artist in the digital era to top the 5 million sales mark with her first two hits.

SOURCE Interscope Records

Interscope Records

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