Lady GaGa was spotted arriving in Tokyo, Japan today, 20th December, following her departure from Los Angeles the day before. Dressed once again in black, wearing her patented hair bow, she greeted fans at her arrival. Check out some images of it above!

Lady GaGa, dressed head to toe in black, left Los Angeles earlier today, December 19th, and made her way to Japan ahead of Christmas. Check out the images of her arriving at LAX above!

Describing her as “the lady at the center of fashion and pop culture,” marketing wiz Steve Stoute interviews Lady Gaga for his “Tanning Effect” series with a focus on her relevance to hip-hop.

Lady Gaga on her hip-hop influences

I think it was always the lifestyle of hip-hop, the sort-of celebration of decadence is the cherry on top of success. After you eat shit in the industry for so long, once you make it to the top you bring all of your friends with you and you celebrate. That was always my favorite thing about my favorite hip-hop artists. In fact, it influenced me so much that when I would be interviewed early on in my career about my success; and I would be so confident about it, so forthright about it—people would say, “Well, she’s this female pop singer. She’s from New York. She’s [22 years old]. Why is she talking like that?” But I was raised through music watching and idolizing these people that come from the streets or worked from the ground up. I thought, “Well, if you really worked for it—which I did—you should emulate that sort of gratitude

Following her Vanity Fair photoshoot with the legendary Annie Leibovitz, Lady GaGa has teamed up with the magazine and her good friend Tony Bennett to auction off many items seen in the shoot in aid of Exploring the Arts (ETA) and the Born This Way Foundation. Of all the items featured in the auction, one exclusive item that is available to bid on is none other than the portrait drawn by Tony Bennett of Lady GaGa. The auction begins today, and ends next Monday, December 19th with many items available, including:

• The original portrait of Lady Gaga by Tony Bennett (18 in. by 24 in., charcoal on paper), signed by Tony Bennett under his given name “Benedetto,” which he uses to sign his original artwork.
• Accessories Lady Gaga wore during the Vanity Fair shoot, including Mercura sunglasses, House of Lavande earrings, an Alexis Bittar ring, and a pair of Brian Atwood heels.
• Original print of Lady Gaga’s cover photograph, autographed by Annie Leibovitz.
• A poster of the cover of Vanity Fair’s January 2012 issue, signed by Lady Gaga.
• A first-edition copy of the book Lady Gaga x Terry Richardson, featuring more than 350 photos of the singer, with a limited-edition poster signed by both Lady Gaga and Terry Richardson.
• A personalized autographed copy of the book Tony Bennett in the Studio, featuring images of Tony’s artwork and an exclusive CD.
• Limited-edition print of Tony Bennett’s watercolor Gondola, Venice.
• Top-quality oil and acrylic brushes in a case signed by Tony Bennett.

For more information on the items, and to place a bid, make sure to visit Lady GaGa’s E-Bay Celebrity Page.

Lady Gaga performed an amazing Christmas themed set at Z100′s annual Jingle Ball concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Check out Gaga’s stunning rendition of “White Christmas” above and be sure to check out the other great performances after the jump

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Lady GaGa stopped by The Ellen Show earlier this week to perform a stunning rendition of her brand new single “Marry The Night”. Lady GaGa also sat down with Ellen to discuss various subjects such as being homeless, Marry The Night and acting. Be sure to check the videos out after the jump!

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Lady GaGa is set to appear on The Ellen Show this Friday, December 9th with an exclusive performance of her new single “Marry The Night”, along with an interview with Ellen Degeneres during the show. Check out the preview of her appearance above!

Lady GaGa sat down with MTV to discuss her new album, which she is already working on after the major success of “Born This Way” across the world.

I’ve started writing it and I have the name for it and all the concepts are beginning to flourish and take place. I’m excited to put it out, but it’s not done yet. So I’ll put it out when it’s done, said Lady GaGa during her attendance at the KIIS FM Jingle Ball this past week in Los Angeles.

Fernando Garibay, the musical director for “Born This Way”, also sat down with MTV to discuss the new creative process taking place between them both.

I get a little bit of anxiety thinking about that right now. I wanna just always try to outdo ourselves, our songs. They’re already incredible songs. But I feel like she’s so young, there’s a lot of room to grow. The last record we made in bus stops and hotel rooms. Wherever she’s at, we’ll make it. She’s the perfect platform for me to express myself. You can do stuff with her that you can’t do with anybody else. It’s amazing.