Forbes has released its annual Celerity top 100 list. Opera is usually at the top of the list. This year however, the ”Day Time Talk Show Queen” has been toppled by Lady Gaga. This might be because she is retiring her talk show, or she hasn’t put as much effort into trying to be popular. I guess a Diva needs a break every now and again. Maybe the real key is the social media presence Lady Gaga has compared to Opera. Whatever the reason Opera in no longer on top; at least for this year.

If you ask me the reason why Opera has been dethroned is a generational gap. Opera has earned a hell of a lot more money in the past 12 months compared to Lady Gaga. As a matter of fact $200 million more. However, when Opera became popular television was the medium that everyone turned to, and she knew exactly how to work it. These days the internet and social media are the platforms of choice to rake in popularity points. Lady Gaga has cornered the market on how to turn social media into cash. She uses clever tricks like calling her twitter followers “Little Monsters”. So all hail the new “Popularity Queen Super Star”. I guess she was just born that way. Opera will be back on top before you know it though. After all you can’t keep a good queen down. Trust me I should know

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