The album didn't resonate as strongly with her audience as her previous works. In 2013, Lady Gaga released her third studio album, Artpop. The following year, Gaga released an album of eight songs, The Fame Monster, followed by 2011's Born This Way.
She also collaborated with them on the song "Big Girl Now" from the group's album The Block. Later in 2008, Lady Gaga opened for the newly reformed New Kids on the Block. Both songs were produced by Akon's affiliate RedOne, who co-wrote most of Lady Gaga's album. The song topped singles charts in almost every category, and in almost every country. The second single off The Fame, "Poker Face," earned Gaga even more success. 1 on the mainstream pop charts in January 2009. The song lost to Daft Punk's "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger," but this didn't keep Gaga from reaching No. The song was then nominated for a Grammy Award (for best dance recording) in 2008. Lady Gaga's debut single, "Just Dance," was released to radio in early 2008, and received both popular and commercial acclaim. With the help of her own creative team, "Haus of Gaga," the performer also began to make a name for herself internationally. The record received positive reviews and was successful in the United States. Through 20, Gaga wrote and recorded her debut album, The Fame. R&B singer Akon discovered Gaga while she was performing a burlesque show that she created, called "Lady Gaga and the Starlight Revue." Impressed, Akon signed the performer to his label under the Interscope umbrella, Kon Live. In 2007, at the age of 20, Gaga began work at Interscope Records as a songwriter for other artists on the label, including Britney Spears, New Kids on the Block and The Pussycat Dolls. There, she collaborated with several rock bands, and began her experimentation with fashion. Being dropped by the label propelled the singer to perform on her own in clubs and venues on New York City's Lower East Side. In 2005, Lady Gaga was briefly signed by Def Jam Records, but was dropped just months later. To make ends meet, she took three jobs, including a stint as a gogo dancer, while she honed her performance-art act. She later withdrew from school to find creative inspiration. While there, she studied music and worked on her songwriting skills. A few years later, Gaga was granted early admission to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts - she was one of only 20 students in the world to receive the honor of early acceptance.