
Lady Starlight was a performer Gaga met during this period. Vince Herbert signed Gaga to Streamline Records in 2007 after an appearance on Lollapalooza Festival. Gaga was an apprentice songwriter during her time at Famous Music Publishing. This firm later was acquired and rebranded as Sony/ATV Music Publishing. This led to her being was hired to write music for Britney Spears and her labelmates New Kids on the Block, Fergie, and the Pussycat Dolls. At Interscope, singer-songwriter Akon recognized her vocal abilities when she sang a reference vocal for one of his tracks in studio; Akon then convinced Interscope-Geffen-A&M Chairman and CEO Jimmy Iovine to form a joint deal by having her also sign with his own label Kon Live, making her his "franchise player. The album she released first, "The Fame", was released in 2008 with little media attention. Gaga went on tour across Europe and in the US to promote the album. But it was not until Gaga had her first hit, "Just Dance", that mainstream attention began to become a part of the music industry. Gaga was suffering from a labral tear in her right leg, which she was nursing for several weeks so that she could go on the tour. She was unable walk after a concert in Toronto and was in severe pain. The tour was stopped.
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