Was Lady Gaga actually Born This Way? What’s her current net worth?

Lady Gaga, the celebrity most known for her singing career, has a reported current net worth of about $320 million. Gaga was born Stefani Germanotta and rose to fame after taking on the name Lady Gaga professionally and having several successful pop albums. She’s also acted in a few high-profile films and television series. 

Lady Gaga is a true modern pop star, with almost all of her albums debuting at the top of the Billboard charts. She’s changed her sound & image multiple times, going from a highly stylized pop star, to making a jazz record with Tony Bennett, to the country/pop-rock record Joanne. She’s currently back to her pop roots with the electronic dance-pop album Chromatica, her most recent release.

Lady Gaga had a breakthrough in her acting career in 2015 when she had a guest-starring role in American Horror Story, earning her a Golden Globe. She later starred in a remake of A Star is Born, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for best actress in a leading role. 

In 2019, Lady Gaga started a vegan cosmetics company called Haus Laboratories, which has added to her net worth significantly. She stars in another high-profile movie, House of Gucci, which is set to be released in November this year. 

Music 

In 2008, after years of working to make it as a singer, Lady Gaga released her debut album, The Fame. The album was number one in six countries, and included the number one singles “Just Dance” and “Poker Face”. The album also earned Gaga her first two Grammys. 

While headlining a tour for The Fame, Lady Gaga wrote songs for The Fame Monster, a reworked version of her debut album. A music video for one of the new songs, “Bad Romance”, broke the record for the most-watched video on YouTube at the time. For The Fame Monster, she won three Grammys and eight VMA’s. 

In 2011, Lady Gaga released Born This Way, which went number one on the Billboard charts. The tour for the album added to Gaga’s net worth significantly, as she was a global superstar by that point. She released ARTPOP the following year, which also debuted at number one on the Billboard charts. She toured that album as well. Gaga won another Grammy for her album Cheek to Cheek with Tony Bennett in 2014.

Lady Gaga’s next album was the most sonically distinct from her previous solo albums. Joanne debuted at number one on Billboard, won her another Grammy, and led her on another tour. Gaga headlined the Super Bowl halftime show in 2017, where she performed the greatest hits from her music career. 

In 2020, Gaga went back to her dance-pop roots with Chromatica, which was the number one album in several countries including the US. One if it’s singles, “Rain on Me”, which features Ariana Grande, also went number 1 and won a Grammy. Gaga’s next album is Love For Sale, another joint project with Tony Bennet set to come out this year.

Acting

In 2015, Lady Gaga played a vampire on a season of the hit series American Horror Story, for which she won a Golden Globe. In 2017, she was in a Netflix documentary called Five Foot Two, which chronicled the recording of Joanne, preparation for the Super Bowl halftime show, the dissolution of her engagement, and her struggle with chronic pain. 

In 2018, Lady Gaga starred in A Star is Born, which was a huge financial success and added to the star’s net worth significantly. She was nominated for best actress at the 2019 Academy Awards, and won for the song she co-wrote for the film, “Shallow”. Later this year, House of Gucci is set to premiere, which stars Gaga as Patrizia Reggiani, the woman who arranged for her husband to be murdered. 

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Gaga’s high net worth is a result of her talent and relentless work ethic. What’s your favorite Lady Gaga project? Will you be listening to Love For Sale or watching House of Gucci? Let us know!