What a beautiful carefully curated book!!
Gorgeous photos, really interesting content on the amazing famous journey and successful career of modern music icon Lady Gaga. There was so much to discover and learn about the best selling award winning artist, especially some of the thoughts and beliefs behind some of those amazing outfits, music, albums, and tours.
Her latest career moves within successful award films are just as fascinating.
Lady Gaga can reinvent herself, be herself and make a point!! Her creativity is inspirational and inspired.
This will be the perfect Christmas gift, a coffee table must have for anyone who loves music fashion and film.
Loved reading this one, but its the type of book you'll want to keep dipping back into so need to get a hard copy!!
Thank you NetGalley for the early read, totally amazing!!

I am not just a big fan of books I am also a big fan of music.
My love for the music Lady Gaga makes has been up and down but I truly think she is amazing thats why I requested to read this book.

This book was really intresting and I enjoyed reading about her in this book even though it is not a autobiography.

So if you are fan of Lady Gaga this might be a book for you even though it isn't autobiography.

This was pretty good for a biography. I did originally think it was an autobiography and was really excited about that. I would say it reads a little bit like a school written about her due to all the references. Over all it did make me listen to her music again, and gave me a new respect for the artist behind the stage name.

Stunning photography that stands out in this book. Was a great read about Lady Gaga.
Interesting to know more about her.


Thanks to the author, the publisher, and NetGalley for an early release of this book.

This definitely is not an authorized biography or encompassing any direct connection with Gaga or the Haus of Gaga. It lacks a bit of the finesse that I've come to see of Gaga's direct creatives, would reccomend holding out for Lady Gaga's actual memoir or autobiography

A well-compiled and interesting look at one of the most original, best-selling, iconic performers of our time. Lady Gaga keeps recreating herself and forging into new areas of the music, acting, style, fashion, and make-up industries. She has proven herself as a force to be reckoned with, yet also as someone equally determined to give back to various causes.

A visually stunning book as well!

My thanks to Palazzo Editions for letting me read an e-ARC of this book via NetGalley. It is scheduled to be published 9/1/22. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and are freely given.

Great quick read. I heard Lady Gaga do an interview with Oprah and wanted to find out more about her. This book was ideal!

She’s an icon, a legend and she is the moment!

This book is filled with interesting facts about lady gaga; from her beginning and the eruption of just dance all the way to movie star gaga and now chromatica! Lady gaga has had an amazing career and this book allows you to read through her career.

This is a book for anyone who loves lady gaga… which must be everyone!

This was a super fun and quick read. It read like a magazine so it was easy to follow. So nostalgic too!

Stunning photographs and enthusiastic text make for a fan’s dream book. The book gives equal weight to Gaga as a musician, fashion icon and person, telling an interesting story about her rise to fame and the choices she made on the way. Definitely one for the fans, don’t look for critical or objective analysis in this book.

I first want to say that I am a monster so I know a bit about Lady Gaga and after reading this, I know the exact same things I knew before. There is nothing new nor original in any of this. Every quote and information comes from interviews done by other publications, blogs, magazines, etc. If it was on the internet at some point and was about Gaga, it was in here. This entire book was like scrolling through one of those stories on a website that does not report anything new, it just rephrases what was already known, and putting a link in to the original reporting.

The real reason to read this one was the pictures. There are not a lot of original photos of the one the book is based on, but the images of the other musicians were great.

Thank you to Palazzo Editions and NetGalley for an ARC of this book.


I am a big fan of Lady Gaga and I was really excited to get my hands on this book and check it out. It didn't disappoint! I loved all of the photos in this book and the the text was great too,. I would definitely consider getting a copy of this book for a gift for my Lady Gaga loving friends!

I don’t think of myself as a big Lady Gaga fan, definitely not one of her little monsters. I’ve enjoyed her music over the years and also some of her acting work.

Nevertheless, I had a lot of fun reading this book. It’s very insightful and opened up the world of Gaga to me in a whole new way. In a very straight forward and chronological way the author describes Gaga’s life over the years, her career and her struggles along the way. I got more and more curious to learn new bits about her life and her evolution in the music and acting business.

The photos in this book are stunning and augment this feeling of being totally submerged in her art. I especially find it interesting that she did not only reinvent herself with every album but also in her clothing choices.

I would recommend this for everyone who likes Gaga or music history in general and prefers a more factual biography over an emotional one.

Thank you so much Netgalley and Ad Lib Publishers for this e-arc. In return I am submitting my unbiased and voluntary review.

This review will be posted to my Goodreads and Storygraph accounts.

Lady Gaga is a masterpiece pop star that has taken the world by storm since her teenage years. Lady Gaga by Annie Zaleski tells the tale of the superstar and her rise to fame through the Born This Way era and into the Chromatica time period. Readers will learn more about the professional singer and see photographs throughout this superstar’s career. I definitely recommend this book to any Gaga fan!

This is the perfect coffee table book for anyone who loves Lady Gaga. You can tell it is written by a true fan who understands and appreciates the range and diversity of true talent. I am a huge fan and this book just re-solidified my love for her. It was written clearly, concisely, and styled beautifully. This is a beautiful book and I can’t wait to see the finished product.

Lady Gaga: Applause by Annie Zaleski comes out on September 2, 2022. Palazoo Editions provide an early galley in exchange for an honest review.

I did not get hip to the music of Gaga until 2011 and her second studio album. However, when I did, I was instantly a fan. I found her style of dance music to be very appealing. When I saw this biography was forthcoming, I definitely was eager to check it.

First off, this book is full of so many amazing photos. For an artist like Gaga where visuals and image are key, it makes perfect sense for her biography to include so many great shots from her life and career. They really make the book pop.

Zaleski's telling of Gaga's story is straightforward and solid. She does not get overly fancy with the narrative and keeps the timeline unfolding in a chronological way. For someone like me who knew very little of this story, it quickly brought me up to speed. I especially liked the coverage of the early years before the first records were cut.

Finally, the discography in the appendix was very helpful as well.

Iconic, multi-talented show-stopper, Lady Gaga is all around impressive, distinctive, and did I mention iconic? This book does a wonderful job in highlighting her most significant and memorable moments thus far in her career.

A sincere thank you to NetGalley and Palazzo for providing me an advanced copy of “Lady Gaga - Applause” in exchange for an honest review. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to read this story and leave my review voluntarily.

As one of the world’s best-selling musicians, Lady Gaga has set the musical bar high. Since her debut album, The Fame (2008), she has sold more than 124 million records and scooped numerous awards, including twelve Grammy Awards, three Brit Awards, and eighteen MTV Music Video Awards. Yet she is much more than a musician.
At the helm of the Haus of Gaga a close knit circle of behind-the-scenes creatives Lady Gaga is a performance artist like no other; her forward thinking fashions and innovations mark her out as the ultimate maverick. Recently, she has reinvented herself as an accomplished jazz performer, dueting with legendary singer Tony Bennett on Cheek to Cheek (2014) and Love For Sale (2021), while also proving herself a consummate actor with lead roles in A Star Is Born (2018) and House of Gucci (2021). And with her advocacy for LGBT rights and active championing of kindness via the Born This Way Foundation, co-founded with her mother Cynthia Germanotta in 2011, it’s clear to see why her fans adore her.
Lady Gaga: Applause is a celebration of a true artist of our time. Illustrated throughout with stunning photography and complementary fashion segments, this comprehensive history follows Lady Gaga’s ever-evolving and often unpredictable career, and is testament to her many talents. A must for Little Monsters everywhere.
Wow totally couldn’t put it down totally gripping and really enjoyed this book and totally recommend
Thank You NetGalley and Palazzo Editions
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I 'read’ this via the Netgalley app and it was difficult to read the text,however the pictures were great,needs to be formatted to send to kindle for reviewers

My thanks to NetGalley and Palazzo Publishers for a copy of “ Lady Gaga .-Applause” for an honest review .

I read this on my NetGalley app, but even in this format, I could appreciate what a lovely book this would be for any Lady Gaga fan. Wonderful collection of iconic photos and interesting text that covers her many achievements. Well worth a look at.