LOS ANGELES: Pop provocateur Lady Gaga unveils her second full-length album this week, three years after taking the music world by storm — but while sales will likely be huge, early reviews are mixed. True to her social media-friendly form, the 25-year-old is releasing “Born this Way” in unconventional style by posting some songs on online social game Farmville ahead of Monday's launch, as well as other singles already issued. The title track was released in February, shortly before Gaga — real name Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta — caused a storm by turning up inside a giant translucent egg at the music industry's annual Grammys awards show. She also raised eyebrows this weekend when, during a television performance of the song Saturday Night Live, she simulated giving birth as the finale to the song, surrounded by her writhing dancers. Her “little monsters” are the legions of fans who worship the star, whose hit singles from her first album, 2008's “The Fame,” included “Bad Romance,” “Paparazzi” and “Poker Face.” Gaga has sold over 15 million albums and 51 million singles worldwide, won five Grammys and was included in Time's list of the most influential people and the top 10 of Forbes' world's “100 Most Powerful Women,” her website says.
