In the modern world, a variety of more and less technologically sophisticated media are responsible for establishing fame in interaction with an audience. In this chapter, the media relied upon to establish Lady Gaga’s fame are reviewed, including the various technologies through which her music is distributed, the singer’s early use of the internet, her gradual rise on radio and television, and
... [Show full abstract] her appearance in various news outlets, both in print and online. Against the widespread notion that Lady Gaga’s success was primarily driven by the internet, the argument is defended that her popularity and fame have benefited from the way in which a wide variety of media were successfully penetrated.