I'm on the fence about Lady Gaga.  Not literally of course; that would be painful.  Like them or not, I'll admit her tunes can be "catchy."  I'm all for pushing the limits of creativity and ispiring discussion.  On second thought, I'm not on the fence about Lady Gaga, probably because she's already wearing the fence.  I don't really care for her music, and it has nothing to do with her, just a matter of personal preference.  I am on the fence about Ke$ha and artists like her.  And by "like her," I mean young women who know young girls idolize them and make poor choices in the name of money.  Freedom of expression is great, outstanding, wonderful, and needed.  However, just because you can doesn't necessarily mean you should.  When you purposely market yourself as a drunken party girl with little or no self respect and act like you just might earn extra money doing more than just singing for men.....well, that's just sad.  But, that's just my opinion....