China Allows Gaga Album

The authorities at the time deemed her music “vulgar,” though songs by Katy Perry and the Backstreet Boys were also banned during the same pop purge.

Lady Gaga herself was quite pleased with the news, tweeting, “I’m so excited! “The Chinese Government Approved ARTPOP to be released in China with all 16 songs! Next I hope I can come to perform!”

She is to embark on her Artpop Ball Tour in May, but there has been no word of China dates.

Speaking of Katy Perry and China, despite whatever problems the singer’s image has caused in the past, China’s National Orchestra has added her song “Roar” to its repertoire.

In fact, Perry herself came to hear their version.

Her latest album, Prism, is her first to receive a formal release in China, and she came to Beijing to promote it earlier this month. The record has already gone “gold” in China.

To welcome the singer, the National Orchestra arranged the first single from the album for 100 musicians, many using traditional Chinese instruments.

Perry was moved to tears. “Overwhelming,” she was quoted as saying on the CNTV English website. “Very emotional for me. It made me really understand my love for music in its purest form.”

The director of the orchestra added that the piece was meant to showcase the “inclusiveness” of Chinese musical tradition.

After the performance, Perry received a gift from the orchestra, an ancient Chinese instrument called a Xun.

In return, she gifted the orchestra with a guitar and wished them all a Happy New Year.