Showing posts with label Lady Gaga. Show all posts
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Friday, 4 November 2011

Lady Gaga gets first holiday special

Lady Gaga gets first holiday special

Lady Gaga Gets Her Own Thanksgiving TV Special-Singer Lady Gaga, 25, will premiere a 90-minute Thanksgiving day special on ABC it called a very gaga thanksgiving abc.  During the show, Gaga will perform songs tony bennett will join her for one of them as well as give a glimpse into her private life.  A former TV host katie couric will also have a revealing one-on-one interview with the singer.For those who aren't interested in watching NFL games or, you know, spending time talking to their families on Thanksgiving, Lady Gaga is offering an alternative in the form of her first holiday special.




According to the Los Angeles Times, "A Very Gaga Thanksgiving" will air on ABC on Nov. 24 at 9:30 pm EST and feature 90 minutes of Mother Monster, with a peek inside her personal life and an 8-song performance. The pop star will also prepare a Thanksgiving feast with chef Art Smith.

Katie Couric will also sit down with Gaga for a Q&A at Sacred Heart Catholic School in Manhattan. "We all know Lady Gaga is a phenomenon," Couric says in a statement. "This is a chance to see more of who she is beneath the wild costumes and staged musical numbers .... Lady Gaga as a high school student still bruised by being excluded from the party, Lady Gaga as a devoted daughter and caring sister, Lady Gaga as a 25-year-old woman embracing fame and fortune that seemed to come overnight. She will impress you, delight you and surprise you."

Three days before "A Very Gaga Thanksgiving" airs, the singer will release "Born This Way: The Remix," as well as her "Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden" DVD.

Thursday, 3 November 2011

Lady Gaga's anti-bullying foundation

Lady Gaga's anti-bullying foundation


Pop star Lady Gaga has launched an anti-bullying foundation the name Lady gaga Born this way foundation. The foundation will focus on youth empowerment and career development Cynthia Germanotta lady gaga mom will head the foundation with Lady Gaga.Lady Gaga Launching Anti-Bullying Charity Foundation.


the pop star announced that she is launching the Born This Way Foundation, a charitable project to support young people and fight bullying. The non-profit effort, headed by the singer and her mom, Cynthia Germanotta, will support “youth empowerment and equality by addressing issues like self-confidence, well-being, anti-bullying, mentoring and career development.” The project, named after the title track from Gaga’s platinum-selling 2011 album, will also “utilize digital mobilization as one of the means to create positive change,” according to a statement.
    “Together we hope to establish a standard of Bravery and Kindness, as well as a community worldwide that protects and nurtures others in the face of bullying and abandonment,” the statement added.

The foundation will partner with other groups — including the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, as well as the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University.

    “Lady Gaga will help empower and give voice to young people who find themselves overwhelmed, undersupported, disconnected, isolated, bullied, or struggling,” says Dr. Bob Ross, the CEO and president of The California Endowment, one of the charity’s sponsors. “This brand of leadership is sorely needed in today’s world.”

The Grammy winner is currently putting together an advisory board in advance of the foundation’s formal launch, expected sometime next year.

The multiplatinum “LoveGame” hitmaker is earning a reputation for her activism: She recently said she wanted to meet with President Barack Obama to discuss her concerns over bullying and she visited Maine last year to support the repeal of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy on enlisted gays. She’s even confided to friends that she wants to open her own foundation for underprivileged kids after having visite