What 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and 'A Star Is Born' get wrong about pop music
by Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times
Jan 10, 2019
4 minutes
Accepting the award for original song at Sunday night's Golden Globes, Lady Gaga paused the thank-yous to set off a little truth bomb about the industry her movie "A Star Is Born" purports to represent.
"I just have to say, as a woman in music, it is really hard to be taken seriously as a musician and as a songwriter," the pop superstar told the show-business crowd inside the Beverly Hilton. Who could argue with her firsthand knowledge?
These days, Gaga is widely respected as the author of her own work. "Shallow," the yearning power ballad that won the Golden Globe, will extend its awards-season run at next month's Grammys, where it's
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