There’s no question that Lady Gaga has a firm grip over the music industry. Whether you like her music or not, her staggering record sales and performances at every awards show make it obvious just how much this chick matters. Now, personally, I love Lady Gaga. Well, I love her stylist Nicola Formichetti and the team who make many of her costumes, Haus of Gaga. But the music’s not bad, either. Just catchy, pop tunes, right?

So in a world where there can only be one Gaga, what is the industry going to do? Make more of her, of course. I was reading an article not too long ago that the music big shots will certainly be in search of new ‘edgy’ talent to help make bank from the niche The Ga has carved out. A name which was thrown onto the table in speculation was Ke$ha. But is she relatable to the Lady herself? Ke$ha’s first single bore a striking resemble to ‘Just Dance’ as in they were both somewhat angst-y songs about getting fucked up. This is where the consistencies end. While Lady Gaga prides herself in wearing outrageous couture, Ke$ha kind of just looks like a stripper. Wait, let me rephrase that, she DOES look like a stripper- the outfit she wore to the Grammy’s this past week only solidified that fact. Not to mention the makeup that could have been mistaken for two black eyes. The sequined flapper dress just made her look like a bird who did too much bar brawling in the era of Prohibition.

And therefore we see patterns emerging in the pop vehicle. As was the case in the late 90’s/ early 2000’s, the crowning of queen Britney was follow by the ChristinaMandyJessica’s-in-waiting who never really managed to dethrone her. (Although she quite fantastically managed to dethrone herself only a few years later- and she was still looking a HOT mess at the Grammy’s this year.) So shall we see the same fate for any of the girlies who come into fruition during the reign of Gaga? Will they all be deemed intimidators who can’t come up with their own gimmicks? Is it necessary to have crazy gimmicks in the first place? If Lady Gaga didn’t wear outrageous costumes or Ke$ha didn’t look quite so slutty, would we have forgotten about them already?

I suppose the trouble with Pop these days is how destructive it is. We want more, more, more, whether it be sex, couture dance outfits, or mock stabbings onstage. The music has so little to do with it that I suppose artists could exist without making a sound at all. Just throw some auto-tune on that shit, bare your midriff, and like magic you’ll be winning Grammy’s!

Will Ke$ha manage to maintain her edgy rock slut master status and keep audiences enthralled for a few more months, dare I say years? Will people ‘stumble’ upon Uffie’s music, or even The Millionaires, and wonder why it all sounds exactly the same? Will they assume that Ke$ha came first, because she is ‘more popular’?

I suppose only time will tell kiddies, and judging by the nature of the beast, it will be sooner then later that we discover if Ke$ha shall be remembered as queen of the kingdom of skank, or just a joker in the court of one hit wonders.

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