lady gaga

Gaga had a meeting with the performing artist Lady Starlight during this time; after a performance at the Lollapalooza Festival in 2007 Gaga was signed by Vince Herbert to Streamline Records which is an imprint from Interscope Records. After working as an apprentice songwriter in an internship at Famous Music Publishing, which was later purchased by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Gaga was then able to sign a music publishing deal with Sony/ATV. She was later hired to compose songs for the support of Britney Spears, labelmates New Kids on the Block and Fergie. At Interscope, singer-songwriter Akon recognized her vocal abilities when she sang a reference vocal for one of his tracks in studio; Akon then convinced Interscope-Geffen-A&M Chairman and CEO Jimmy Iovine to form a joint deal by having her also sign with his own label Kon Live, making her his "franchise player. In 2008 Gaga released her debut album 'The Fame' which received only a few radio listeners; Gaga was on tour throughout Europe and at gay clubs in the US to promote the album , but it was not until her hit single "Just Dance" gained the attention of the public in 2009 that Gaga made waves on the scene. Gaga suffered due to a ruptured labral in her right leg that she was nursing secretly for several weeks in order to be able to continue the tour. After a performance in Toronto caused her to be unable to walk and in considerable pain and in a lot of pain, she was admitted to the hospital for surgery. the tour was cancelled.