LADY GAGA "OPRAH" DEBUT CONFIRMED

Oprah is back with a new (and what will be her last) season. It has been confirmed by her executive producer, Sheri Salata’s twitter page –that Lady Gaga will tape the Oprah Winfrey show on Friday Jan. 15th. This should be interesting.

fresco daily: ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR | LADY GAGA

We were a little taken aback when we first heard Lady Gaga's music, but her over-the-top sense of fashion left us fixated and bewildered. After really paying attention to “Poker Face” and “Just Dance” – her two cross over international singles released in a joint label deal with Akon’s Kon Live Distribution and Interscope records it all started to make sense. Both singles birthed The Fame album which catapulted Gaga into megastardom seemingly overnight - with accolades starting to pour in from all over the globe.

After appearing on Saturday Night Live with Madonna for a skit, collaborating with Beyonce in the video and on the song for “Video Phone,” re-releasing her album – The Fame Monster featuring the smash single “Bad Romance,” AND being named one of Barbara Walters’ 10 Most Fascinating People of 2009 it seems like the sky is the limit for Lady Gaga. She has sold over 12 Million records and singles around the globe in under 2 years. In a nutshell, she's dope.

Fresco Daily Entertainer Of The Year Lady Gaga!

LADY GAGA TONES DOWN FOR BARBARA WALTERS

Over the weekend, Lady Gaga was snapped wearing a translucent piece of plastic one can hardly call a dress and a furry antler hat in London. She then performed inside on X Factor wearing a jacket — more precisely, a Gareth Pugh piece that was basically a more exaggerated version of what Beyoncé wore in her "Diva" video. However, Gaga cast her odd fashion habits aside for her serious sit-down with Barbara Walters, who has named her one of the ten most fascinating people of the year. For that, she wore a serious black Chanel suit. The interview airs Wednesday on ABC.

news: GRAMMY NOMS ARE IN | DID KANYE GET SNUBBED?

Beyonce and Taylor Swift, as expected, were the leading nominees for the 52nd annual Grammy Awards. Beyonce leads the pack 10 nominations; Swift pulled in eight. Both women are up for the "Big Three" awards-Album, Record and Song of the Year. But so, in no surprise, is dance/pop sensation Lady Gaga.

A big surprise was the absence in nominations for Kanye West. His first three joints were all finalists for Album of the Year, but his fourth release, 808s & Heartbreak, was passed over for that award. (It didn't even get a nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album. West's first three albums won as Best Rap Album, but this one was slotted in the pop field.) West's smash "Heartless" was also passed over for Record of the Year, despite covers by The Fray and Kris Allen, which boosted its profile. West clearly seems to have been hurt by his widely-criticized rudeness toward Swift at the Video Music Awards. I wonder, did his outburst at MTV impact Grammy nods?? Things that make you go hmmm.

cover: LADY GAGA | ELLE

Lady Gaga appears refreshingly normal on the January issue of Elle Magazine. She shows off her new virtually unrecognizable, toned down look which includes a slightly smaller nose and no outlandish headgear. Nice.

video: LADY GAGA "BAD ROMANCE"

Lady Gaga's fashion-monster evolution has included face masks, hair sculptures, Muppets, disco sticks, and zippering her eye shut. For her new video "Bad Romance," she explores the freaky, fabulous and dare we say, avant-garde world of razor blades, which she used to make sunglasses. She also gives us a little Spring 2010 Alexander McQueen.