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Lady Gaga just threw some serious shade at Madonna

By Will Stroude

What started off as a harmless promotional interview for Lady Gaga’s new album Joanne – out today (October 21) – took a turn for the shady when the singer was once again compared to the Queen of Pop, Madonna.

While appearing on Apple Music’s Beats 1 show, DJ Zane Lowe told Gaga: “There is another artist who has lived a very parallel existence Based on this story, which I’m sure you can relate to.

“You know Madonna tells a very similar story… overprotective father… papa don’t preach’ – you know what I mean?”

Then things got a little awkward. Attempting to set herself apart from Madonna, Gaga responded: “Madonna and I are very different. Just saying. We’re very different.

“I wouldn’t make that comparison at all and I don’t mean to disrespect Madonna, she’s a nice lady, and she’s had a fantastic huge career, biggest pop star of all time.”

A “nice lady”, you say?

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She continued, and the shade grew thicker as Gaga seems to suggest that she was more talented than Madge.

“I play a lot of instruments. I write all my own music. I spend hours and hours a day in the studio. I’m a producer. I’m a writer. What I do is different,” she argues.

“There is spontaneity to my work. I allow myself to fail. I allow myself to break. I’m not afraid of my flaws.”

Some fans were pretty unimpressed with the comments, and took to Twitter to take Gaga to task.

https://twitter.com/MajorPhilebrity/status/789197196256223232

https://twitter.com/DitaElectronica/status/789201019829747712

Some were quick to point out that Madonna does in fact play instruments too and has had a hand in songwriting.

https://twitter.com/Giveit2madonna/status/789175727220371456

What do you think? Was Gaga out of line, or was she right to defend herself? Check out the video and decide for yourself.

https://twitter.com/FeimM/status/789207087914033152

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