Lady Gaga Cancels Indiana Show, Collapses Due to “Exhaustion”

Lady Gaga has been seemingly everywhere lately — on the road with her Monster Ball Tour, meeting the Queen of England, shooting an episode of Oprah Winfrey’s show that airs later today — and the pop star’s demanding schedule may have taken a toll on her health. The singer was scheduled to play at Indiana’s Purdue University last night, but canceled the show at literally the last minute. After openers Semi Precious Weapons and Jason DeRulo performed at the college’s Elliott Hall of Music, the crowd was informed “Lady Gaga will not be able to take the stage this evening due to sudden illness.”

“Due to exhaustion and dehydration, Lady Gaga collapsed and passed out before her show tonight in West Lafayette, Indiana,” the singer’s publicist tells Rolling Stone. “Her physician has advised her to take a few days off to rest.” Lady Gaga’s rep didn’t specify how long she’ll be out of commission; the Purdue show has been rescheduled for January 26th.

LADY GAGA, ADAM LAMBERT FACE OFF FOR GLAAD MEDIA AWARD

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation has announced its nominees for the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards, and Lady Gaga and Adam Lambert will face off in the race for Outstanding Music Artist. Other nominees for the awards include shows like “True Blood” and “Glee,” as well as Robert Pattinson’s flick “Little Ashes.”

The awards seek to highlight shows, movies, music and other media platforms that provided “fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives,” according to GLAAD’s Web site.

Gaga and Lambert are nominated against singer/songwriter Brandi Carlile, Gossip and Otep in the music category.

LADY GAGA CANCELS SHOW DUE TO ILLNESS

Lady Gaga’s Monster Ball at Purdue University was cancelled before she went on stage. Purdue students inside Elliott Hall of Music said police escorted the person who appeared on stage to announce the news after opening act Jason DeRulo and Semi Precious Weapons performed. The reason given was sudden illness.

Adam Kurtz was at the concert and said the crowd was in shock after hearing the announcement.

Jeanne Norberg from the Purdue News Service said the concert will be rescheduled for January 26.

The rumours on twitter about Gaga having a serious injury are untrue. Stevy from Semi Precious Weapons said that Gaga felt unwell and had to cancel her performance tonight, a decision which Gaga wasn’t happy about, it killed her to do it.

STATEMENT ISSUED BY LADY GAGA’S TOUR MANAGEMENT REGARDING CANCELLED SHOW

This statement was issued by Lady Gaga’s tour management on Jan. 14 in West Lafayette, Ind.


“Ladies and Gentlemen:

“We are very sorry to announce that Lady Gaga will not be able to take the stage this evening due to sudden illness.

“Although she wanted to perform, she has be…en advised by medical personnel to postpone this evening’s performance though it pains her greatly to do so.


“She hopes that you, her fans, understand the situation she finds herself in and know that she fully intends to return to Purdue on January 26 to perform for you.

“Please retain your tickets, which will be required and honored for admittance for the rescheduled performance.

“Thank you for your understanding.”

Todd Wetzel, director of Purdue Convocations, said that anyone unable to attend the rescheduled performance will be offered a refund at the point of purchase. The producers request that any potential returns be conducted prior to the Jan. 26 rescheduled concert date.

LADY GAGA ON OPRAH

MONSTER BALL PERFORMANCES CANCELLED AND/OR POSTPONED

Lady GaGa’s performances for the dates leading up until the 20th January have been cancelled and/or postponed. According to several sources, including z100 out of New York City, GigSport are sending out information to all those ticketholders affected. We will have more information as we get it.

Information so far:

(January 14th) West Lafeyette, Indiana – RESCHEDULED TO JANUARY 26TH

(January 16th) Atlantic City, New Jersey – CANCELLED

(January 17th) Wallingford, Connecticut – CANCELLED

(January 18th) Uncasville, Connecticut – RESCHEDULED, DATE UNKNOWN

Remember, we will be getting more information over the next few hours, and some of this information may change. We will keep you updated.

HELP HAITI

As Lady GaGa announced on Oprah, all the merchandise sold at her show on the 24th January, along with any ticket sales will go toward the Help Haiti fund by Red Cross. Also, all merchandise sold on Lady GaGa’s official store on the 24th January will go directly to that fund also.




On top of that, Lady GaGa’s merchandise store has put a Lady GaGa Help Hiati t-shirt up for sale on her official store. To buy it, click the image below.

If you have the money, please purchase one of these t-shirts, or merchandise from the store on the 24th January. Also, if you’re attending the Monster Ball show on the 24th in Radio City, please purchase as much merchandise as possible in order to help this cause.
If you want to send a donation directly to the Red Cross, please do so at the following address: http://www.redcross.org/
Every little bit helps.

LADY GAGA SPENDS ALBUM ANNIVERSARY AT NUMBER ONE IN EUROPE

Lady Gaga’s The Fame has celebrated it’s first anniversary on the European charts in the top spot – the album has scored a second week at number one. Lady Gaga’s The Fame has celebrated it’s first anniversary on the European charts in the top spot – the album has scored a second week at number one. Black Eyed Peas’ The E.N.D. and Susan Boyle’s I Dreamed A Dream also stay put on the European Hot 100 – at numbers two and three respectively. Michael Buble’s Crazy Love and Reality Killed The Video Star by Robbie Williams round out the new top five.

LADY GAGA WILL APPEAR AT THE BRIT AWARDS

Lady Gaga, JLS and Kasabian are among the acts who will perform at the Brit Awards next month, it was announced today.

The line-up details for the 30th anniversary ceremony come ahead of tonight’s shortlist announcement for which the runners and riders and will be revealed.

One performer who is unlikely to be celebrating is global star Susan Boyle, who is reported to have failed to make the list of nominations, which will be unveiled tonight.

It will be a second appearance at the Brits for US act Lady Gaga, who had last year’s biggest selling single with her chart-topper ‘Poker Face’. In 2009 she accompanied the Pet Shop Boys but when she plays at Earls Court in London this year she will be solo.

Other performances include a collaboration between Dizzee Rascal and last year’s Critics’ Choice winner Florence And The Machine, who will be performing Dirtee Love.

The event – officially titled The Brit Awards 2010 with MasterCard – is the biggest night in the UK music calendar.

Nominations will be announced at a launch party at the IndigO2 venue at London’s O2 Arena tonight hosted by Radio 1 DJ Fearne Cotton, at which hotly tipped newcomer Ellie Goulding and chart acts La Roux and Pixie Lott will perform.

Goulding has already won this year’s Critics’ Choice title which will be presented at the event next month.

Robbie Williams is already assured of at least one Brit win this year as the recipient of the Outstanding Contribution to Music Award.

Boyle however has failed to make the ‘best female’ award list, according to the Daily Mail. ‘The Britain’s Got Talent’ runner-up faced a strong year for female acts in a category which has often been considered rather weak.
Ged Doherty, chairman of The Brits Committee, said of the line-up for the Brits show on February 16: “These acts are young, vibrant and hugely talented. Each brings something different to the Brits party.”

LADY GAGA BREAKS RADIO PLAY RECORD

LADY GAGA has scored another U.S. pop chart record thanks to the radio success of her new hit BAD ROMANCE.


Networks monitored by Billboard Pop Songs countdown compilers at Nielsen played the track an average of 84 times last week (beg11Jan10), taking the tune past Leona Lewis’ Bleeding Love and making it the most-played song in any seven-day period in the chart’s 17-year history.

In total, Bad Romance hit the airwaves 10,859 times – almost 200,000 more than Bleeding Love was played in May, 2008.

As a result, Lady GaGa claims a third week atop America’s radio-play Pop Songs chart.

GaGa also claims the fifth most-played tune – her Poker Face enjoyed a 10,379-radio play week last year (09).

OWN THIS CITY – THE LADY GAGA GUIDE TO NYC

We are in New York City for Lady GaGa’s Monster Ball shows at Radio City…and we thought that we should show this article to let ALL of you little monsters attending the shows with us, exactly how you should GaGaify yourself out for the shows!




–Source: Time Out New York



Somewhere, right now, Lady Gaga is preparing to end her Monster Ball tour at five sold-out Radio City Music Hall shows (Wed 20–Jan 24) by purring at herself in a mirror and looking like the amalgam of a woman in an Eliot Spitzer sex tape and Hans Christian Andersen’s Snow Queen. If you want to channel the outré oeuvre of Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta and stun with your love-glue-gunnin’ all over the streets of New York City, follow our seven-step guide.

Lady Gaga angers fans by cancelling shows

Lady Gaga has angered fans by cancelling shows due to "exhaustion" - but still making a live appearance on Oprah.

The star took to Twitter to explain that she had been “crying for hours” after cancelling Thursday's show at the Purdue University in Indiana, saying she collapsed due to “exhaustion and dehydration”.



But the next day she seemed fit enough to appear live on the Oprah Winfrey show on TV - yet still went ahead and cancelled the rest of her shows that weekend, including at the Borgata casino in Atlantic City.



"The Borgata lost a ton of business," a source complained. "A lot of people cancelled their trips once they were informed about her no-show. “Administration was not happy, to say the least."



And neither were fans.



"This is what happens when spoiled rich girls become entertainers," one disgruntled fan wrote on her official website. "They don't care about anything but themselves."