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Lady Gaga has sold more than 1.1 million copies of her new album Born This Way and set a digital sales record last week - with an assist from Amazon.com.

Billboard announced on Tuesday that Born This Way debuted at number one on its Billboard 200 album chart, becoming just the 17th album to sell a million copies in its first week since SoundScan started tracking sales in 1991 and the top-selling digital debut.

The dance pop provocateur is just the fifth female with an album that sold more than a million copies in the SoundScan era.

Lady Gaga's first number one album sold the most copies of any debut since March 2005 when 50 Cent's The Massacre sold 1.14 million. The last million-selling album was Taylor Swift's Speak Now in November.

Amazon's attention-grabbing download price of 99 US cents last Tuesday and Thursday helped drive Born This Way to an unprecedented 662,000 in digital sales, pushing the album to nearly three times initial estimates by Universal Music Group. Amazon sold more than 440,000 of those copies alone, but with mixed results.

The online retailer did grab the spotlight it had hoped in its battle for a larger piece of the online market, which is dominated by Apple's iTunes. But it came with an image hit when customers overwhelmed Amazon's system.

Amazon's move has been deemed controversial by some observers who say the steep loss of several dollars an album was not worth the investment. Physical outlets also were upset at the advantage given to an online retailer.
Dramatic price cuts are nothing new for Amazon, which regularly trims new and popular album prices to as low as $US2.99 ($A2.80) through its daily deal program.

Lady Gaga has sold more than 1.1 million copies of her new album Born This Way and set a digital sales record last week - with an assist from Amazon.com.

Billboard announced on Tuesday that Born This Way debuted at number one on its Billboard 200 album chart, becoming just the 17th album to sell a million copies in its first week since SoundScan started tracking sales in 1991 and the top-selling digital debut.

The dance pop provocateur is just the fifth female with an album that sold more than a million copies in the SoundScan era.

Lady Gaga's first number one album sold the most copies of any debut since March 2005 when 50 Cent's The Massacre sold 1.14 million. The last million-selling album was Taylor Swift's Speak Now in November.

Amazon's attention-grabbing download price of 99 US cents last Tuesday and Thursday helped drive Born This Way to an unprecedented 662,000 in digital sales, pushing the album to nearly three times initial estimates by Universal Music Group. Amazon sold more than 440,000 of those copies alone, but with mixed results.

The online retailer did grab the spotlight it had hoped in its battle for a larger piece of the online market, which is dominated by Apple's iTunes. But it came with an image hit when customers overwhelmed Amazon's system.

Amazon's move has been deemed controversial by some observers who say the steep loss of several dollars an album was not worth the investment. Physical outlets also were upset at the advantage given to an online retailer.
Dramatic price cuts are nothing new for Amazon, which regularly trims new and popular album prices to as low as $US2.99 ($A2.80) through its daily deal program.

Lady Gaga has told how she learnt all about sex … from her “right hand”.

The star was being interviewed over the phone by Australia radio station 2DayFm when she made the shock admission.

Asked “Who taught you about sex?” by host Kyle Sandilands, Gaga replied: “Oh my gosh. You’re awful. My right hand.”

Sandilands added: “Come on, who sat you down and gave you the birds and the bees talk?”

The superstar insisted: “I answered that question.”

She also refused to confirm whether or not she is single at the moment.

She said: “I’m just focusing on my new record right now. I’m so happy that the fans love it - that’s the most important thing to me.”

Lady Gaga was promoting a one-off concert she is giving in Sydney on July 13.

Sydney’s Town Hall will be transformed into the “Sydney Monster Hall” for the event, during which Gaga will perform songs to promote her new album Born This Way.

The concert is for fans and competition winners only.

Lady Gaga has told how she learnt all about sex … from her “right hand”.

The star was being interviewed over the phone by Australia radio station 2DayFm when she made the shock admission.

Asked “Who taught you about sex?” by host Kyle Sandilands, Gaga replied: “Oh my gosh. You’re awful. My right hand.”

Sandilands added: “Come on, who sat you down and gave you the birds and the bees talk?”

The superstar insisted: “I answered that question.”

She also refused to confirm whether or not she is single at the moment.

She said: “I’m just focusing on my new record right now. I’m so happy that the fans love it - that’s the most important thing to me.”

Lady Gaga was promoting a one-off concert she is giving in Sydney on July 13.

Sydney’s Town Hall will be transformed into the “Sydney Monster Hall” for the event, during which Gaga will perform songs to promote her new album Born This Way.

The concert is for fans and competition winners only.

Here's a great photo from last night's American Idol finale, featuring pop star Lady Gaga horsing around with the show's executive producer Nigel Lythgoe

Here's a great photo from last night's American Idol finale, featuring pop star Lady Gaga horsing around with the show's executive producer Nigel Lythgoe

Lady Gaga's revelation that she is on a 'goo' diet has sparked a boost in baby food sales.

The 25-year-old Born This Way singer recently admitted she likes to keep the pounds off by tucking into baby food.

Grocery website Ocado claims it has had a massive rise in sales of baby food jars such as creamed porridge and spaghetti bolognese purees.

According to UK newspaper Daily Mirror, a spokeswoman for Ocado said: 'Sales of baby food have been static but since Lady Gaga was reported to be a fan, demand has gone through the roof as women are copying her eating habits.'

Nutritionists have criticised the diet, which is reportedly followed by stars such as Jennifer Aniston and Cheryl Cole.

Fans of the diet eat one main meal a day as well as 14 of the 4oz baby food jars.

Lady Gaga's revelation that she is on a 'goo' diet has sparked a boost in baby food sales.

The 25-year-old Born This Way singer recently admitted she likes to keep the pounds off by tucking into baby food.

Grocery website Ocado claims it has had a massive rise in sales of baby food jars such as creamed porridge and spaghetti bolognese purees.

According to UK newspaper Daily Mirror, a spokeswoman for Ocado said: 'Sales of baby food have been static but since Lady Gaga was reported to be a fan, demand has gone through the roof as women are copying her eating habits.'

Nutritionists have criticised the diet, which is reportedly followed by stars such as Jennifer Aniston and Cheryl Cole.

Fans of the diet eat one main meal a day as well as 14 of the 4oz baby food jars.

Lady Gaga says she doesn't get annoyed by people comparing her to Madonna.

The 25-year-old pop princess has admitted being inspired by the Queen of Pop in the past and many people have compared their styles of music.

Speaking to Stephen Fry for the Financial Times, she said: 'In fact, you know, it does not annoy me at all. Do you know what does annoy me? When journalists try to make it look like it annoys me.

'Because I genuinely love her so much. I think she is so amazing. She could never be replicated and, yes, I'm Italian, I'm from New York, and not for nothing, it's not my fault that I kind of look like her, right?

'So, look, if anything it's more annoying to me that people would insinuate that I don't like to be compared to her.'

Lady Gaga says she doesn't get annoyed by people comparing her to Madonna.

The 25-year-old pop princess has admitted being inspired by the Queen of Pop in the past and many people have compared their styles of music.

Speaking to Stephen Fry for the Financial Times, she said: 'In fact, you know, it does not annoy me at all. Do you know what does annoy me? When journalists try to make it look like it annoys me.

'Because I genuinely love her so much. I think she is so amazing. She could never be replicated and, yes, I'm Italian, I'm from New York, and not for nothing, it's not my fault that I kind of look like her, right?

'So, look, if anything it's more annoying to me that people would insinuate that I don't like to be compared to her.'

Lady Gaga is planning to release a new Christmas album in time for the festive season.

The 25-year-old pop princess' latest album, Born This Way, is reportedly on its way to selling 250,000 copies in its first week on sale in Britain and she has now revealed her festive plans.

Speaking to Stephen Fry in an upcoming interview in the Financial Times, she said: 'I thought it would be really sweet to do a Christmas release of Gaga and the jazz standards.

'I really want to do it. I've spoken to my manager.'

The star recently covered the Nat King Cole track Orange Coloured Sky during a British performance.

Lady Gaga is planning to release a new Christmas album in time for the festive season.

The 25-year-old pop princess' latest album, Born This Way, is reportedly on its way to selling 250,000 copies in its first week on sale in Britain and she has now revealed her festive plans.

Speaking to Stephen Fry in an upcoming interview in the Financial Times, she said: 'I thought it would be really sweet to do a Christmas release of Gaga and the jazz standards.

'I really want to do it. I've spoken to my manager.'

The star recently covered the Nat King Cole track Orange Coloured Sky during a British performance.

Lady Gaga is so indecisive. One minute she’s giving interviews about how she’ll never go under the knife because she was “born this way”, and the next minute it’s ‘Oh yeah, of course I will.’

Gaga now claims she’ll only get work done after she pops out a few Gaga babies.

When asked if she had had surgery, she said: “I haven’t had any yet, I was 'born this way'. But maybe after I pop out a few GaGa babies I’ll be not born this way any more.”

So what made her change her mind about plastic surgery in just a few months? Her insecurities.

She explained: "I’ve had my body insecurities, but that’s why I wrote Born This Way – I wanted to create a space that would liberate all of those insecurities. It’s an incredibly church-like, religious experience where we exorcise our insecurities.”

She was singing a different tune just a couple of months ago when she told Harper’s Bazaar that she’ll never go under the knife. "I have never had plastic surgery, and there are many pop singers who have," Gaga told Harper’s Bazaar in April for the May issue. "I think that promoting insecurity in the form of plastic surgery is infinitely more harmful than an artistic expression related to body modification."

So aside from plastic surgery, what else is on Gaga’s mind? Marriage! She told heat magazine: “I’d like to get married. I always joke that if I did, it would be a huge, theatrical affair, but we would only invite, like, 15 people.”

She added: “I’m single. I don’t like to talk about that. I like bad boys, but, like, not just a bit of a bad boy – I like a lot of a bad boy.”

Lady Gaga is so indecisive. One minute she’s giving interviews about how she’ll never go under the knife because she was “born this way”, and the next minute it’s ‘Oh yeah, of course I will.’

Gaga now claims she’ll only get work done after she pops out a few Gaga babies.

When asked if she had had surgery, she said: “I haven’t had any yet, I was 'born this way'. But maybe after I pop out a few GaGa babies I’ll be not born this way any more.”

So what made her change her mind about plastic surgery in just a few months? Her insecurities.

She explained: "I’ve had my body insecurities, but that’s why I wrote Born This Way – I wanted to create a space that would liberate all of those insecurities. It’s an incredibly church-like, religious experience where we exorcise our insecurities.”

She was singing a different tune just a couple of months ago when she told Harper’s Bazaar that she’ll never go under the knife. "I have never had plastic surgery, and there are many pop singers who have," Gaga told Harper’s Bazaar in April for the May issue. "I think that promoting insecurity in the form of plastic surgery is infinitely more harmful than an artistic expression related to body modification."

So aside from plastic surgery, what else is on Gaga’s mind? Marriage! She told heat magazine: “I’d like to get married. I always joke that if I did, it would be a huge, theatrical affair, but we would only invite, like, 15 people.”

She added: “I’m single. I don’t like to talk about that. I like bad boys, but, like, not just a bit of a bad boy – I like a lot of a bad boy.”

He’s the first singer to sign on to Ellen DeGeneres’ record label, but Greyson Chance seemed to pop up from nowhere.

The thirteen-year-old star appeared on Ellen’s talk show on Monday, when he announced that he’s preparing for his debut album. So could this newcomer be the long-awaited cure for Bieber fever? Probably not, but here are a few things you might want to know about the rising star:

He has Lady Gaga and his brother to thank: Chance posted a video cover to Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi” on April 28, 2010. The video had a small amount of views until Greyson’s brother, Tanner, wrote a letter to Ellen DeGeneres asking her to watch the video. Ellen watched the video and shortly after asked Greyson to perform on her show. Ryan Seacrest also embedded the video on his website. The video then went seriously viral, with the Wall Street Journal, TV Guide and even Ashton Kutcher sharing its link.

He loves classic rock: Greyson says his favorite band is Journey. “I’m always thinking about ‘Don’t Stop Believing’” Greyson says, adding that he’s inspired by “old rock n’ roll” like AC/DC.

He’s already experienced heartbreak: Only thirteen and he already knows the pains of a broken heart. “I’ve been heartbroken for a little bit of a time and I wrote a whole record about it, so I’m not dating,” Chance said. “I wrote an album. It’s coming out around back-to-school time and it’s called, ‘Hold On Til the Night.’”

He’s kind of artsy-fartsy: “I’m very inspired by just art itself,” Greyson says. “Simple things. I love physical art, I love music, I love photography, paintings—I just find I love theater, I’m a very artsy guy.” At least we can expect more from his music than an internal conflict over which seat he’ll sit in on a Friday morning.

He’s already been on tour: Chance toured last year with Australian pop singer Cody Simpson, who is all of fourteen years-old. “It’s very action-packed,” Chance said of the tour. “I love going to the venues, I love meeting all of the fans, I have so much fun on tour. I really do mean that, I have lots of fun.”

He’s the first singer to sign on to Ellen DeGeneres’ record label, but Greyson Chance seemed to pop up from nowhere.

The thirteen-year-old star appeared on Ellen’s talk show on Monday, when he announced that he’s preparing for his debut album. So could this newcomer be the long-awaited cure for Bieber fever? Probably not, but here are a few things you might want to know about the rising star:

He has Lady Gaga and his brother to thank: Chance posted a video cover to Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi” on April 28, 2010. The video had a small amount of views until Greyson’s brother, Tanner, wrote a letter to Ellen DeGeneres asking her to watch the video. Ellen watched the video and shortly after asked Greyson to perform on her show. Ryan Seacrest also embedded the video on his website. The video then went seriously viral, with the Wall Street Journal, TV Guide and even Ashton Kutcher sharing its link.

He loves classic rock: Greyson says his favorite band is Journey. “I’m always thinking about ‘Don’t Stop Believing’” Greyson says, adding that he’s inspired by “old rock n’ roll” like AC/DC.

He’s already experienced heartbreak: Only thirteen and he already knows the pains of a broken heart. “I’ve been heartbroken for a little bit of a time and I wrote a whole record about it, so I’m not dating,” Chance said. “I wrote an album. It’s coming out around back-to-school time and it’s called, ‘Hold On Til the Night.’”

He’s kind of artsy-fartsy: “I’m very inspired by just art itself,” Greyson says. “Simple things. I love physical art, I love music, I love photography, paintings—I just find I love theater, I’m a very artsy guy.” At least we can expect more from his music than an internal conflict over which seat he’ll sit in on a Friday morning.

He’s already been on tour: Chance toured last year with Australian pop singer Cody Simpson, who is all of fourteen years-old. “It’s very action-packed,” Chance said of the tour. “I love going to the venues, I love meeting all of the fans, I have so much fun on tour. I really do mean that, I have lots of fun.”

What do you get when you have Justin Timberlake and Lady Gaga on your show? Double the laughs.

JT and Gaga got big laughs last night during the Season Finale of SNL.

Justin started the show with a song about not singing. “I’m not going to sing in that high pitch voice,” he jokingly sang before going into a full song and dance.

Justin earned an Emmy for his “D**k in a Box” short on SNL a few years ago and this time, JT, as a bottle of beer, invited people to "bring it on down to Liquorville.”

JT had some great help as he was joined by Gaga for a celebrity edition of “What's That Name?” and Jimmy Fallon in the “Barry Gibb Talk Show.”
Bradley Cooper stopped by Weekend Update and Seth asked the tough questions (Really, Arnold Schwarzenegger?) Plus, Lady Gaga’s incredible performances

What do you get when you have Justin Timberlake and Lady Gaga on your show? Double the laughs.

JT and Gaga got big laughs last night during the Season Finale of SNL.

Justin started the show with a song about not singing. “I’m not going to sing in that high pitch voice,” he jokingly sang before going into a full song and dance.

Justin earned an Emmy for his “D**k in a Box” short on SNL a few years ago and this time, JT, as a bottle of beer, invited people to "bring it on down to Liquorville.”

JT had some great help as he was joined by Gaga for a celebrity edition of “What's That Name?” and Jimmy Fallon in the “Barry Gibb Talk Show.”
Bradley Cooper stopped by Weekend Update and Seth asked the tough questions (Really, Arnold Schwarzenegger?) Plus, Lady Gaga’s incredible performances

Lady Gaga's big online album reveal for her UK fans was ruined after the record leaked just hours before its scheduled web premiere.

The Poker Face singer was set to treat her British devotees to a listen to Born This Way ahead of its official release on May 23 by streaming it through a specially created microsite for Britain's Metro newspaper.

The album was available to listen to in Britain from 0700 GMT (1700 AEST) on Wednesday, but the record had already leaked in its entirety earlier in the week.

However, the leak didn't stop fans enjoying the material, with many praising Gaga's second studio release on Twitter.

One fan, liamjames, tweeted: "You know when your dancing around your room to the live stream of Born This Way on metro.co.uk, yeah that's me!"
Another, named The FameDream, added, "@LadyGaga didn't lie when she promised Born This Way would be the album of the decade."

Lady Gaga's big online album reveal for her UK fans was ruined after the record leaked just hours before its scheduled web premiere.

The Poker Face singer was set to treat her British devotees to a listen to Born This Way ahead of its official release on May 23 by streaming it through a specially created microsite for Britain's Metro newspaper.

The album was available to listen to in Britain from 0700 GMT (1700 AEST) on Wednesday, but the record had already leaked in its entirety earlier in the week.

However, the leak didn't stop fans enjoying the material, with many praising Gaga's second studio release on Twitter.

One fan, liamjames, tweeted: "You know when your dancing around your room to the live stream of Born This Way on metro.co.uk, yeah that's me!"
Another, named The FameDream, added, "@LadyGaga didn't lie when she promised Born This Way would be the album of the decade."