Artpop
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| Studio album by Lady Gaga | ||||
| Released | November 6, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2012–13 | |||
| Length | 59:04 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 6.0/10 |
| Metacritic | 61/100 |
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| AllMusic |    |
| The A.V. Club | C– |
| Entertainment Weekly | B |
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| Los Angeles Times | |
| NME | 6/10 |
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| Slant Magazine | |
| Spin | 6/10 |
Artpop (stylized as ARTPOP) is the third studio album by American singer Lady Gaga, released on November 6, 2013, by Streamline and Interscope Records. Gaga began planning the project in 2011, shortly after the launch of her second studio album, Born This Way. Work continued until 2013 while Gaga was traveling for her Born This Way Ball concert tour and recovering from surgery for an injury she had sustained while touring.
Gaga described Artpop as "a celebration and a poetic musical journey" and an exploration of the "reverse Warholian" phenomenon in pop culture. It displays an intentional "lack of maturity and responsibility" by comparison to the darker and anthemic nature of Born This Way. Gaga collaborated with longtime partners Paul "DJ White Shadow" Blair and RedOne and new partners Zedd and Madeon. The lyrical themes revolve around her personal views of fame, love, sex, feminism, self-empowerment, overcoming addiction, and reactions to media scrutiny; references include Greek and Roman mythology, and classic jazz and electronic musician Sun Ra.Artpop also features guest vocals from T.I., Too Short, Twista, and R. Kelly.
The release of Artpop was prefaced by a two-day album release party dubbed an "ArtRave". The album received generally mixed reviews from music critics, but was commercially successful, debuting at number one on the United States Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 258,000 copies, becoming Gaga's second consecutive number-one record in the United States and selling 757,000 copies. It also topped national record charts in five additional countries, and charted within the top ten in over twenty. Artpop was the ninth best seller album of 2013 with 2.3 million copies worldwide. It was included in several year-end lists by music critics and publications.
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