The flamboyant pop star, in Tokyo this week for a benefit concert for tsunami victims, said yesterday she is making a point to get out and enjoy the city and its food, and that her fans should do the same thing."I can't say enough to people all over the world that the majority of Japan right now, Japan in general, is very safe," she said."It's fine to come here. It's beautiful."Many performers and athletes have cancelled appearances in Japan after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that caused widespread destruction and set off a crisis at the Fukushima nuclear power plant about 220 kilometres north of Tokyo.Tens of thousands of people were forced to leave homes near the plant because of the radiation danger, but even far from the evacuation zone, Japanese tourism has suffered because of the disaster.Lady Gaga said she couldn't wait for the chance to show her support."The most important thing, and the best thing, we could do for Japan right now is to boost tourism, and so everyone come to Japan and come enjoy the beautiful country," she said.The singer received a certificate from the commissioner of the Japan Tourism Agency yesterday thanking her for her support and money-raising efforts.Lady Gaga will appear at MTV Video Music Aid Japan on Saturday and move on to Taiwan on July 1.
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Lady GaGa celebrated New Year by announcing release dates for her new album "Born This Way" and its lead single. "THE SONG 2 13 11 THE RECORD 5 23 11," she posted on Twitter along with a picture of her stripping down from the waist down and wearing a jacket with the album title emblazoned on the back.Prior to the announcement, she tweeted her Little Monsters some lyrics from the record, "I'm beautiful in my way, 'cause God makes no mistakes, I'm on the right track baby, I was Born This Way. Don't hide yourself in regret, just love yourself and you're set. I'm on the right track baby, I was Born This Way."GaGa previously told BBC that "lyrically this album is more poetic." She gushed, "It's really written by the fans, they really wrote it for me because every night they're funneling so much into me. So I wrote it for them. Born This Way is all about my little monsters and me, mother monster."Teasing about the sound, she said "[It's] a marriage of electronic music with major, epic, dare I even say, metal or rock and roll, pop, anthemic style melodies with really sledge-hammering dance beats." She explained more, "It's kind of like the post-operative stage of the album. I've already done the full heart surgery. I'm just sewing myself back up again."Beside having a new album on the way, Lady GaGa will also roll out a "Gnomeo and Juliet" soundtrack she worked with Elton John. The song will be made available for purchase in a CD package of the movie theme songs compilation on February 8.Read Morehttp://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00037662.html
