Lady Gaga Net Worth – The Story Behind It All

Also called Mother Monster by her fans, she became a millionaire not just because of her music but also because of her business acumen. Lady Gaga net worth is now $275 million, at the age of 32. Born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta on March 28, 1986, this singer-songwriter, businesswoman, fashion designer, actress and philanthropist is an American icon who has been named in Forbes Magazine’s 100 Most Powerful Women list and has been declared Billboard’s Artist of the Year multiple times. She has also been considered one of the most influential people by Time Magazine. Here is a quick look at Lady Gaga net worth from the start of her career till now.

How she got there – Lady Gaga’s Career

Lady Gaga was one of only 20 students across the world to receive early acceptance into New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, where she studied music and developed her songwriting skills. However, she soon dropped out of school to concentrate on her music career. While she was waiting for her big break, Gaga took up 3 jobs to help her make ends meet. At the age of 20, Gaga was finally signed on by Interscope Records to write songs for other artists. She began writing songs for artists like Britney Spears, New Kids on the Block and The Pussycat Dolls. It was at this time she got her big break.

She was also performing at a burlesque show that she had created, which was called Lady Gaga and the Starlight Revue. R&B superstar Akon saw her performance and was deeply impressed. He signed her to his personal label (but still under the Interscope umbrella) called Kon Live. She spent 2007 and part of 2008 creating her album, The Fame. It was released in 2008, and the rest, as they say, is history. This critically acclaimed album was also a commercial success, with two of its songs, Poker Face and Just Dance becoming international #1 hits.

The following year, Gaga released another album called The Fame Monster, consisting of 8 songs. This album too give the world more hit songs – Alejandro, Telephone and Bad Romance. Then in 2011, she released her third album, Born This Way. This was followed by another in 2013 called Artpop. Artpop wasn’t as great a commercial success as her previous albums. In 2014, she teamed up with Tony Bennett for a jazz based album called Cheek to Cheek, however, this too didn’t impress fans too much. By 2015, Gaga’s first two songs – Poker Face and Just Dance ­– crossed the 7 million download mark. According to Billboard, this made her the only artist in the world to have 2 songs cross the 7 million download milestone.

Her latest solo album was released in October of 2016; this album – Joanne – debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart. In 2017, she performed at the Superbowl Halftime show, thanks to which Gaga saw a massive 1000% increase in her music’s sales. In fact, the singer-songwriter sold about 150,000 songs and albums online that day alone. During her 2017 Joanne World Tour, the artist announced that she was working on some new music, however, she did not specify any release dates for her new album.

Earnings and Contributions to Lady Gaga net worth

Lady Gaga’s concert tours are a major contributor to her overall earnings and net worth. Statistic Brain reported that Gaga’s first tour – the 2008 The Fame Ball tour – garnered $3.15 million in earnings for her. According to Billboard, her Monster Ball tour that ran from 2009 to 2011 earned her a massive $227.4 million. Then, her tour, the Born This Way Ball, which ran from 2012 to 2013, generated an even higher revenue of $382.3 million. Her 2014 tour Artpop, didn’t do as well, getting in about $257.1 million in revenues.

Her latest tour which started in 2017, Joanne World Tour has been generating revenues of about $3 million to $4 million for her weekend performances. However, the final 10 dates of this tour, slated for 2018, had to be cancelled due to Lady Gaga’s health problems. She has been battling severe pain that has been brought about by fibromyalgia. What makes Lady Gaga so special is that she is not just a one-dimensional artist. Besides her music career, this lady has also won awards for her acting ability. She won the coveted Golden Globe award for her performance in American Horror Story: Hotel. She has also teamed up with Hollywood heartthrob Bradley Cooper for the movie A Star is Born.

Besides her artistic endeavors, Lady Gaga has also been partnering with various companies to increase her brand name and boost her wealth. Gaga was the Creative Director for Polaroid’s special line of imaging products from 2010 to 2014. From 2010 to 2011, she also acted as spokesperson for MAC’s Viva Glam fund raising campaign for the MAC AIDS fund. Then, in 2014, Gaga became the face of Versace’s Spring/Summer advertising campaign. In 2015, she starred in Japan’s Shiseido Be Yourself advertising campaign.

As a businesswoman, Lady Gaga also launched her own line of fragrances. The first one Fame was launched in 2012. Within the first week of its launch, 6 million bottles of the fragrance were sold. By the end of the year, she had sold 30 million bottle of her perfume. All these endeavors have helped take Lady Gaga net worth to the level it is today.

Achievements and Philanthropy

In her career so far, Lady Gaga has sold 146 million singles as well as 27 million albums across the globe. Some of her songs are considered some of the best-selling tracks of all time. She has also received 3 Brit Awards and 6 Grammy Awards. The Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Council of Fashion Designers of America have also awarded her for her talent and contributions to the industry. She’s been in the Guinness Book of Records multiple times too. She is also a philanthropist, supporting youth causes and also runs an anti-bullying campaign through her charity organization, the Born This Way Foundation. She also is working with organizations to support the LGBT community and uses her concert tours and events to generate money for various charitable causes.