Soulscribe
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Is there any actual credence in the whole "we don't want to upstage Miley" thing?
I'm sure not. Why would they fight to have one big moment instead of potentially two?
It's possible they denied her idea because of production demands, either that or the torture aspect of it might be a bit too extreme, even for the VMAs.
Honestly Applause is a pretty strong choice for first single, all things considered. It's a great amp-up song, it was just upstaged by a more popular Katy Perry song. Any song Gaga could have chosen would have likely suffered the same fate.