How Lady Gaga changed music forever

When a then unknown singer by the name of Lady Gaga released her first album ‘the Fame’ in late 2008, who could’ve foreseen the indelible mark the young musician would leave on pop culture in the years to come (well maybe herself, she did say she wanted to be the future of music for the next 25 years, after all)!!!! Her arrival in the music industry was akin to a pop meteor hitting earth, that would transform the music landscape as we know it. So just how did she make it happen? Who were the key people in her camp? Why wasn’t Akon’s rap used for ’Just Dance?’ Which Swedish singer did RedOne model Gaga’s sound on? How did she meet RedOne in the first place? Who was instrumental in making her a priority artist? Why did Interscope think Gaga might be better kept behind-the-scenes instead of being out front as a music artist? Who were the key people on Gaga’s creative team? How did the Pussycat Dolls and New Kids on the Block really feel about Gaga supporting them