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Summary Lady Gaga's new Madonna-influenced single Born This Way is expected to storm the US charts this week after record-setting radio play and more than 450,000 downloads, music industry sources say.
According to Lady Gaga, the dance single also has the blessing of Madonna. Born This Way, which fans and music critics have likened to the 1989 Madonna hit Express Yourself , had sold more than 450,000 downloads in the first three days since its release on Friday. Lady Gaga addressed Madonnas influence in an appearance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Monday.Lady Gaga, who won three Grammys on Sunday after a headline-grabbing entrance encased in a giant egg, will make her concert debut on cable channel HBO in May.
