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Lady Gaga fights back against ageism: 'I'm just getting started’. During the iHeartRadio Music Awards on Monday night, the singer-songwriter won Best Collaboration for Die with a Smile, her duet with Bruno Mars. Gaga, real name Stefani Germanotta, was also presented with the Innovator Award by rapper-singer Doechii who credited the Abracadabra hitmaker with helping her to embrace her "weird" side. Taking to the stage, Gaga hit back at critics who claimed she was "too old" to be a popstar. ”Winning an award honouring my entire career at 38 years old is a hard thing to get my head around. On the one hand, I feel like I've been doing this forever. On the other hand, I know I'm just getting started.” “Even though the world might consider a woman in her late thirties old for a popstar - which is insane - I promise that I'm just getting warmed up.” Gaga then recalled how some of her more "controversial" moments, such as arriving at the 2011 Grammy Awards in a plastic egg have actually defined her career. ”If I learned anything in the three decades I've been at this, it's that the most powerful innovation is your authenticity.” “Every time I was the only woman in the room, the loudest voice was inside my own head telling me not to compromise. Listening to that voice always showed me exactly where I belonged.” Gaga then gave a shout-out to her fans, known as Little Monsters, and to conclude she called on people to harness their individualism. ”To every artist that's ever been told they're different, complicated or too much, please never change. Break the mould. The world doesn't need another copy. It desperately needs your original.”
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