By: Kenny Henault Aundrea Fricke Zach Hedrick Kenton Holliday Real name, Stefani Germanotta Graduated from Manhattans Convent of the Sacred Heart school Enrolled in music program at New York University Left NYU to chase her dream as a singer Nominated for five awards Including best record of the year Played a duet with Elton John at the Grammys Her debut album had four number 1 songs She sold 15.3 million tracks Known for crazy outfits and dances looks like a refugee from a sci-fi film She incorporates different subcultures Including teens, hipsters, and gays Shes determined not to be a niche 17,000 Grammy submissions from smaller audiences Her songs are lyrically simple and easy to sing along to, which makes them successful Popular saying is make it like Gaga, which explains how music is more simple and easier across different languages and cultures However, this trend wont last foreverneeds to keep evolving She has great sales on iTunes downloads, she is reshaping the digital sales On MySpace, she had million plays, the closest person to that many only had 133,000 plays. The music industry has suffered and has had to lay off 60% of the work force. This has forced major labels to change relationships with their artists. Labels are going after the money artists make outside the labels traditional business of selling music. Her label spends more money for her marketing in return for touring, merchandise, even her make-up revenue. Such as: Polaroid, Estee Lauders MAC She relatively less money on tour, but her label then invests more into her image. Not many big stars have been launched with this 360 model. Lady Gagas music will be redefined before she falls away from the music industry. Her new piano ballad entitled Speechless is due to release next month. "It's not just about great songs. In the best- case scenario, it's a full multimedia package. Tom Corson, executive vice president and general manager of RCA Music Group