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Lady Gaga’s Loyalty Applauded Following MTV’s ‘Inside The Outside’

‘As a friend and as a fan, she’s so loyal to what she likes and who she loves,’ Semi Precious Weapons’ Justin Tranter tells MTV News. By James Dinh, with reporting by James Montgomery Lady Gaga Photo: MTV News Underneath the layers of over-the-top outfits and catchy dance tunes, Lady Gaga has always remained loyal to her friends, family and army of Little Monsters. That was just one of many points made in the MTV documentary “Lady Gaga: Inside the Outside,” which dove into Gaga’s pre- and post-fame life . During “Lady Gaga: The After-Show,” MTV News’ James Montgomery chatted with many of the singer’s confidants, including Semi Precious Weapons frontman Justin Tranter, Lady Starlight, documentary director Davi Russo and producer Fernando Garibay. As the opening act for her worldwide Monster Ball Tour, Tranter knows more than anyone about the singer’s devotion, calling her “the most loyal friend you could ever ask for.” “We’ve been so desperately wanting to be a band for so long and busting our asses, and for Gaga to put her foot down as the biggest star in the world and insist that this really f—ing loud rock band fronted by a man in heels needs to open for her all over the world shows her character,” Tranter said of the singer, who used to open for his band before she hit it big. “As a friend and as a fan, she’s so loyal to what she likes and who she loves.” Gaga’s longtime friend and early performing partner Lady Starlight also chimed in on the pop star’s devotion since before her fame years, praising the singer for always giving credit where it’s due. “She’s always … talked about me and given me credit for anything we worked on together,” Starlight told us via Skype. “And you don’t see people coming out after, like, their first album, when they’re trying to prove themselves, so willing to give exposure to the people who they care about and who influence them and who they work with. That’s unprecedented.” Russo echoed those sentiments about Gaga’s bond to friends like Starlight and Tranter. “It’s just refreshing and inspiring to know. … It’s like the people you really come up with are the people you still surround yourself with, regardless of what’s happening,” Russo said of the singer. “I can’t say that about so many people, unfortunately.” How does Lady Gaga show her loyalty to her Little Monsters? Let us know in the comments! Related Videos Lady Gaga: The After-Show Preview ‘Lady Gaga: Inside The Outside’ Related Artists Lady Gaga Semi Precious Weapons

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Semi Precious Weapons Tweet-N-Greet With Fans Before Lady Gaga Tour

One lucky fan, who traveled all the way from Australia, got two free tickets for their SPW devotion. By Matt Elias Semi Precious Weapons’ Justin Tranter Photo: MTV News LOS ANGELES — Semi Precious Weapons are known for their unabashed stage presence, flamboyant wardrobe and, maybe most of all, undying love for their fans. So when Lady Gaga’s opening act hit Los Angeles for the Monster Ball Tour , the band invited MTV News along to witness firsthand a pre-show tweet-n-greet, with a very precious prize at the end. SPW frontman Justin Tranter explained how it all goes down: “Every single day, we announce where we’re going to have our Semi Precious Street Corner. So we show up somewhere every day to give away two tickets, free tickets, to the Monster Ball.” By the time the band tweeted their location from backstage and walked across the street from the Staples Center, 30 die-hard fans were already lined up. What followed was an energetic, impromptu trivia game to award tickets to the Weapons’ biggest fan. Once they arrived, Tranter took command of the crowd to narrow down three finalists. “What is the fourth song on our album?” Tranter asked. ” ‘Statues of Ourselves,’ ” finalist #1 answered. Tranter continued: “Finish the sentence: ‘Rock and roll never looked so … ‘ ” “Beautiful!” screamed finalist #2. “Last question: What is his name?” Tranter asked, while pointing at the band’s bassist. “Cole!” finalist #3 shouted. With the lightning round over, Tranter had one more declaration before he picked the lucky fan. “Now, listen, you can’t hate me if you don’t win tickets, because I love you all, I love you all — but one of you is going to get two tickets,” Tranter said. “OK, this last part gets really fancy. Are you ready?” He then broke into the playground-worthy selection method “eeny, meeny, miny, moe,” landing on a tearful super-fan who traveled all the way from Australia. How would you have done on SPW’s trivia test? Let us know in the comments! Related Artists Semi Precious Weapons Lady Gaga

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Lady Gaga Explains Lollapalooza Crowd-Surfing

‘I don’t know what came over me,’ Gaga says of crashing Semi Precious Weapons set. By Jocelyn Vena Lady Gaga crowd-surfs with Semi Precious Weapons’ Justin Tranter on Friday at Lollapalooza Photo: Bronques at Last Nights Party Last week in Chicago, Lady Gaga felt the power of Lollapalooza overtake her when she jumped onstage with her pals the Semi Precious Weapons and decided to crowd-surf . It was a moment her “little monsters” eagerly welcomed. On Wednesday (August 11), she called in to Ryan Seacrest’s radio show and explained that she hadn’t planned it; she just really wanted to crowd-surf. “I was so excited ’cause I haven’t crowd-surfed in a long time ’cause no one lets me anymore,” Gaga said. “It was great,” she continued. “I love Semi Precious so much and they’re my band … I don’t know what came over me. I just got so excited and I remember playing that stage and what it felt like and they were doing such a great job. … I just jumped.” The Semi Precious performance isn’t all that’s gotten Gaga all jumpy lately. The recent overturning in California of Prop 8 banning same-sex marriage was also inspiring to her. “I felt like it was a revolution, a gunshot went off. It was so exciting when it happened. For me, it was a moment that indicates it can happen in every state now,” she said. Gaga was so excited by the ruling that she decided to pen more music. “I was so happy, and I went right into the studio and I kept writing,” she said. “[My album] kind of is done, but I can’t stop writing music. I don’t know what I’m going to do. I might have to put out two records.” Gaga didn’t spill too many beans about the next album but noted that she already had a thesis of sorts for it. “I never stop writing, so even when my album’s done, I’m always working,” she explained. “When I put this album together, I wanted to write the album in an innovative way. I want the message to be innovative. I already have the sonic ideas and the message ideas. … I basically asked friends of mine to produce the record with me, and we’re called the banditos.” What was your favorite Lollapalooza moment? Share with us in the comments! Related Photos Lady Gaga, Soundgarden, Green Day Heat Up Lollapalooza 2010 Related Artists Lady Gaga Semi Precious Weapons

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Lady Gaga Joins Semi Precious Weapons Onstage At Lollapalooza

‘It was pretty amazing,’ frontman Justin Tranter tells MTV News of Gaga jumping on drums. By Kyle Anderson Lady Gaga watches on stage as Semi Precious Weapons perform at the BMI Stage at Grant Park on Friday Photo: Daniel Boczarski/Redferns In the hours before Lady Gaga’s Friday night (August 6) set to close out the first night of Lollapalooza in Chicago’s Grant Park, the ubiquitous, world-conquering pop star made an early appearance onstage as part of the set by Semi Precious Weapons (her friends and the opening act on her Monster Ball Tour). Semi Precious Weapons frontman Justin Tranter breathlessly recounted the story while standing just in front of the stage where Gaga would be performing her full set in a matter of hours. “She came to watch us perform. She stood on the side of the stage, and then during the song ‘Magnetic Baby,’ she started playing drums with Dan,” he told MTV News. “Then she started singing backup vocals, then her and I made out, and then she stage-dove and then I joined her while she stage-dove. And then we made out while stage-diving. And then she left. It was pretty amazing.” The visit certainly came as a surprise to the men of Semi Precious Weapons, though it isn’t the first time the two entities have tag-teamed. “She used to get on stage with us all the time, but since she’s so famous, normally it’s not safe for her,” Tranter explained. “But she played the same stage we played three years ago, and I think she was so excited about us playing that stage, and she loves our band so much that she was overwhelmed by the rock and roll and just had to make it happen.” Tranter also told MTV News that this wouldn’t be the last you would see of Gaga collaborating with the band. “Gaga herself has plans to collaborate with us, both artistically and sexually,” he teased. After a whirlwind day, Semi Precious Weapons declared themselves the victors of Lollapalooza’s Friday. “Tonight, in 2010, at Lollapalooza, rock and roll officially is back,” Tranter said. “After Gaga is done, between our set and her set, they should just cancel the whole thing.” Are you looking forward to a collaboration between Gaga and SPW? Tell us in the comments! Lollapalooza 2010 gets under way Friday — make sure to check out MTV News’ Lollapalooza Live , streaming Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 5 p.m., right here on MTV.com. And follow all of Lollapalooza on the MTV Newsroom blog . Related Videos Lollapalooza 2010 Heats Up Chicago! Related Photos Lady Gaga Heats Up Lollapalooza 2010 Related Artists Lady Gaga Semi Precious Weapons

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