Radio Confidential Podcast

Friday 20 May 2011

Gaga Machine

 Watch out Oprah, is the new sheriff in town. Lady Gaga recently bumped Oprah out of the top spot in Forbes Magazines Celebrity Power list, earning an incredible 90million dollars in 2011. The list is calculated by earnings, media exposure and social media dominance. Oprah had held the number one position for four consecutive years before this, showing a shift in pop culture. Lady Gaga didn't do it alone though, with the help of her 32 million Facebook Fans (almost the entire population of Canada) , her single "Born this way" sold 1 million copies within five days! She has 12 million more Facebook fans than President Obama, now imagine a country ran by Gaga.....yeah kinda scary eh?! With her new album being released shortly, time will tell if she can keep her viral success going. But Gaga isn't the only one climbing the Forbes Power charts, Justin Bieber has moved into the number.3 slot closely followed by U2. Not surprisingly, musicians hold 6 out of the 10 top spots on the 2011 Forbes Celebrity Power List.
Truly this is a sign of the ages, as social media can make or break a musicians career.

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