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Originally Posted by tore
As I wrote a couple of posts up, RedOne is sometimes credited for the Lady Gaga sound and he's not the only songwriter(/producer) she's worked with. There's also Akon, Rob Fusari, Martin Kierszenbaum, Brian Kierulf, Joshua M. Schwartz, Fernando Garibay, Nick Dresti, Rodney Jerkins, LaShawn Daniels and more.
Those are just some of the names of people who's put work and effort into what people normally just credit to "Lady Gaga". I guess you believe she sows her own outfits as well?
Again, I'm not saying this is rare and makes Gaga unique. I'm just saying to those who think it's genius, it's not just her genius. Lady Gaga is the work of several people who are very good at doing what they do and whose efforts together have produced a star with amazing market potential.
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The Beatles operated in a group. All bands do. Even artists like Björk, who are lauded with praise for their musical innovation, work in a songwriter/producer relationship. Enlisting the help of others doesn't really diminish the actual work an artist does, and in Lady GaGa's case, the majority of her compositions and songs are self-written. All the producers you mentioned worked with her on a track-by-track basis. The producers change on each track, but the only common demoninator on either of her albums is herself. By no means do I think she is a musical genius, and she may not be responsible for every nook and cranny, but she certainly deserves most of the credit.