Lady Gaga has slammed the music press for pitting female artists against each other.
The singer criticised coverage of her ARTPOP album release and the way its performance was compared with that of Katy Perry’s Prism.
She told the audience at her SXSW keynote speech: “I don’t know what the f**k all I have to do with Katy Perry. My music is completely different.
“We’ve sold over 2.5 million copies of ARTPOP all over the world. I’m sorry I didn’t sell a million records the first week, but I have before!”
“I’m very proud of what we did,” she continued, “[and] we sold as much as everybody else.
“[It seems like] when it comes to me, everybody forgets where the music business is now.”
Speaking about her image, the 27-year-old added: “I really don’t fit in pop music in a way, but I came in through it.
“I like to think I’ve changed it in some way, so [people] don’t think you have to fit into a mould.”
When asked about the possibility of a second album of songs from the ARTPOP recording sessions, Gaga admitted that an LP does exist.
“I have a whole second act of ARTPOP,” she said. “There are many volumes of work over a long period of time that’ve just not been released to the public.
“I’ve chosen not to put [them] into the system… because sometimes it’s just fun to have records that me and my friends listen to.
“We love [them] and we don’t care what anybody else thinks… [but] maybe one day I’ll release them.”
Gaga also revealed that she plans to unveil the stage designs for her upcoming world tour in the next few days.
Source: Digital Spy