Lady Gaga

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I've listed this article for peer review because it's been a while since its last peer review and the article has changed much seeing as Gaga's career has extended profusely even in the last year. I, along with many others I am sure, would like to get this up to FA standard as soon as. Please be as critical as you like. :)

Thanks, Stephenjamesx (talk) 11:42, 2 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Comments from a huge fan :) Yay, Gaga! I'll read through it some other time, but a technical check for now:

• Avoid having references in the lead if the information that is being cited recurs later on in the article (where it should be supported an in-line citation).
• If multiple sources are needed to support a claim, consider bundling citations to avoid an unappealing plethora of in-line ref numbers ("[173][174][175][176][177]", "[179][180][181]", "[132][133][134]", etc), as is done for ref 138.
  •  Fixed Stephenjamesx (talk) 18:39, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Refs should be reordered consistently (e.g. "[132][18][135]" should be "[18][132][135]")
  •  Fixed Stephenjamesx (talk) 16:13, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• "After gaining early admission at 17, she eventually lived in an NYU dorm on 11th Street." source?
  •  Fixed Stephenjamesx (talk) 23:05, 12 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• "Devastated, Gaga returned to the solace of the family home for Christmas and the nightlife culture of the Lower East Side." source?
  •  Fixed Stephenjamesx (talk) 16:13, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• "A sleeper hit, lead single "Just Dance" had preceded the album's release by four months but only hit the summit of the international charts in January 2009." source?
  •  Fixed Stephenjamesx (talk) 16:13, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• "In addition to exceeding 8 million copies in worldwide sales, Born This Way has received 3 Grammy Award nominations, including her third consecutive for Album of the Year." source?
  •  Fixed Stephenjamesx (talk) 23:08, 12 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• "She has covered a wide variety of topics in her songs: while The Fame (2008) meditates on the lust for stardom, The Fame Monster (2009) expresses fame's dark side through monster metaphors. Born This Way (2011) is sung in English, French, German and Spanish and includes common themes in Gaga's controversial songwriting like love, sex, religion, money, drugs, identity, liberation, sexuality, freedom and individualism." source? I realize that all of these claims are located at the end of paragraphs, and as such may be backed up by subsequent sources in the following paragraphs. However, for reassurance, try having every paragraph in the article end with appropriate sources. Auree ★ 01:53, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Fixed Stephenjamesx (talk) 18:53, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• In 2008–10: The Fame and The Fame Monster, several previously wikilinked terms are re-linked: metal, synthpop, New Kids on the Block, Just Dance, Poker Face, Best Dance Recording, and 52nd Grammy Awards. Most of these double links are unnecessary.
  •  Fixed Stephenjamesx (talk) 16:24, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Same for 2011–present: Born This Way: best-selling singles worldwide, Marry the Night, Elton John are duplicate links, though I suggest keeping the first one.
  •  Fixed Stephenjamesx (talk) 16:24, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Duplicate links for Influences: musical theatre, glam rock. Glam rock reappears in Musical style, as does heavy metal.
  •  Fixed Stephenjamesx (talk) 16:24, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• In Philantrophy, Born This Way, Manhattan, John Lennon, 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, The Edge of Glory, and dress are re-linked.
  •  Fixed Stephenjamesx (talk) 16:24, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Reference 176 contains a dead link; References 10, 29, 45, 56, 61, 62, 80, 91, 101, 162, 180, 182, 186, 194, 200, 202, 212, 220, 222, 229 contain uncategorized redirects (path or sub-domain changes, etc); Ref 51 also returns an error (see here)
• No disambiguation links. Auree ★ 01:53, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]