Both Lady GaGa and Ryan Leslie are set to release their third studio albums towards the end of 2010.
Lady GaGa who entered the scene in 2008 and set it on fire in 2009 is wasting no time with another album. She sat down with MTV News last month where she revealed she wants a “new sonic energy & lyrical style” on her next studio effort:
“Well, I’m going to write new music … that’s the beauty of writing your own music — you don’t have to rely on songwriters and producers to write hit songs for you,” she told MTV News. “So I’m going to write a new album and I’m going to have new ideas.”
“I find The Fame Monster to be completely different than The Fame,” she added. “I’ve evolved, but artists should evolve. In the ’70s and the ’60s, artists evolved all the time — from album to album the music was changing, the feeling was changing, the artists seemed almost entirely different than who they were five or six years before.” [SOURCE]
GaGa makes good, even great music but for heaven’s sake, don’t spoil it by overexposure.
Whilst Lady GaGa may be releasing a new album to remain at the top, the very talented Ryan 
Leslie is constantly churning out the records to build some momentum. His recent album, Transition, has only sold 15,000 copies but most of that is due to the fact that only people who are into music blogs would really know about his album.
Although he may be releasing his third album, Les Is More, at the end of this year, Transition will get the re-release treatment. The re-release will include new music and a Bonus DVD documenting the making of the album. [SOURCE 1] [SOURCE 2]
Didn’t we mention how we appreciate artists who take long breaks and then return, just the other day. Then again the artists who do that are the ones who were established in the late 90’s/early 00’s; a whole different era. But we understand Ryan Leslie’s perseverance; the guy is fighting for his mainstream recognition. Lady GaGa, we can almost understand her too; even though she accumulated a huge fan base she understands that one or two years of success does not make a pop act a star, icon or legend. So she probably wants to cement herself… GaGa is always being compared to Madonna but the question is, “Can Lady GaGa develop a long and consistent career like Madge?”
