
Gaga had a meeting with the performing artist Lady Starlight during this time in 2007; following her performance at the Lollapalooza Festival in 2007 Gaga was signed by Vince Herbert to Streamline Records which is an imprint from Interscope Records. After working as an apprentice songwriter under an internship with Famous Music Publishing, which was later acquired by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Gaga then signed a publishing contract with Sony/ATV. As a result, she was commissioned to write songs for Britney Spears, as well as 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 in 2008, 'The Fame' received only moderate radio airplay. The singer was on tour Europe as well as the US to promote the album. But, it was not until 2009's smash hit "Just Dance" that the mainstream music scene truly was born. Gaga was suffering from a labral injury to her right hip. She had been nursing it secretly for several months, hoping to be able to continue her tour. After a performance in Toronto resulted in her being unable to walk and suffering from severe pain the singer was taken to hospital for surgery and the tour was postponed.
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