Ligesom Madonna er Gaga fortsat med at genopfinde sig selv og har gennem årene fundet musikalsk inspiration fra en mangfoldig blanding af kunstnere som [[Whitney Houston]], [[Grace Jones]], [[Cyndi Lauper]], [[Blondie (rockgruppe)|Blondie-sangeren]] [[Debbie Harry]], [[Scissor Sisters]], [[Prince]], [[Marilyn Manson (person)|Marilyn Manson]], [[Yoko Ono]] og [[Britney Spears]].<ref>Musical influences of Lady Gaga:
* {{cite news|url=http://www.popcrunch.com/britney-spears-lady-gaga-collaboration-in-the-works/|title=Britney Spears/Lady Gaga collaboration in the works|work=The Sun|access-date=2010-06-20|publisher=Pop Crunch|last=Reporter|first=Staff|location=London|date=2010-02-10|archive-date=28. juli 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100728211511/http://www.popcrunch.com/britney-spears-lady-gaga-collaboration-in-the-works/|url-status=dead}}
* {{cite web|title=Lady Gaga: I can't wait to come to India|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/i-cant-wait-to-come-to-india-lady-gaga/143405-45-75.html|date=2011-04-21|publisher=[[IBN Live]]|access-date=2011-05-27|archive-date=17. februar 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217060100/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/i-cant-wait-to-come-to-india-lady-gaga/143405-45-75.html|url-status=dead}}
* {{cite web|title=Lady GaGa: "Grace Jones, Androgynous, Robo, Future Fashion Queen"|url=http://www.prefixmag.com/news/lady-gaga-grace-jones-androgynous-robo-future-fash/26057/|first=Alexandra|last=Symonds|work=Prefix|access-date=2009-07-11|date=2009-07-10|archive-date=16. august 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090816103633/http://www.prefixmag.com/news/lady-gaga-grace-jones-androgynous-robo-future-fash/26057|url-status=dead}}
* {{cite journal|last=Tann|first=Remmy|date=2011-07-11|title=I was born this way: Lady Gaga|publisher=Yahoo!|access-date=2011-07-11|url=http://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/what-is-buzzing/born-way-lady-gaga-145116015.html}}
* {{cite news|url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23694934-debbie-harry-would-love-to-perform-with-lady-gaga.do|title=Debbie Harry Would Love To Perform With Lady Gaga|date=2009-10-25|last=Smith|first=Liz|work=[[Evening Standard]]|publisher=[[Daily Mail and General Trust]]|access-date=2009-10-30|archive-date=3. september 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903212140/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23694934-debbie-harry-would-love-to-perform-with-lady-gaga.do|url-status=dead}}
* {{cite web|title=Lady Gaga Reflects on Springsteen Influence for 'Inside the Outside' Doc|url=http://www.billboard.com/news/lady-gaga-reflects-on-springsteen-influence-1005187662.story|work=Billboard|access-date=2011-11-26|date=2011-05-18|first=Phil|last=Gallo}}
* {{cite web|title=It's so exciting to know we influenced Lady Gaga, admits Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/music-news/2011/04/24/it-s-so-exciting-to-know-we-influenced-lady-gaga-admits-jake-shears-of-scissor-sisters-86908-23084149/|date=2011-04-24|first=John|last=Dingwall|access-date=2011-11-26|work=Daily Record}}
* {{cite web|title=Lady Gaga Interview – Interview with Lady Gaga|url=http://dancemusic.about.com/od/artistshomepages/a/LadyGagaInt.htm|work=Abut.com|first=DJ Ron|last=Slomowicz|access-date=2011-11-26|archive-date=8. juli 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120708/http://dancemusic.about.com/od/artistshomepages/a/LadyGagaInt.htm|url-status=dead}}
* {{cite web|title=Lady Gaga: Our Lady of Pop|url=http://www.vogue.com/magazine/article/lady-gaga-our-lady-of-pop/|work=Vogue|first=Jonathan|last=Van Meter|date=2011-02-10|access-date=2011-11-26|archive-date=18. september 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918223404/http://www.vogue.com/magazine/article/lady-gaga-our-lady-of-pop/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Gaga har nævnt Spears i flere interviews og afsløret: "Britney behøver bestemt ikke nogen freakin' råd fra mig. Britney Spears er poppens dronning. Jeg lærte af hende".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowmagazine.co.uk/celebrity-news/300123/lady-gaga-i-don-t-have-time-for-dating/1|title=Lady GaGa: I don't have time for dating|date=2009-02-09|access-date=2012-05-17|work=[[NOW (British magazine)|Now]]|publisher=[[IPC Media]]}}</ref> Gaga hyldede Spears under [[MTV Video Music Awards]] i 2011med en avantgardepris og tilføjede, at denne popsangerinde har "lært os alle at være frygtløs, og branchen ville ikke være den samme uden hende".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1669862/britney-spears-lady-gaga-kiss-vmas.jhtml|title=Britney Spears Accepts Video Vanguard VMA – And A Kiss From Lady Gaga|date=2011-08-28|access-date=2012-03-06|publisher=MTV. MTV Networks}}</ref>
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