On Jan. 9,
Gaga issued a statement about her 2013 collaboration with Kelly, “Do What U
Want,” and wrote that she intended to “remove this song off of iTunes and other
streaming platforms…”
As of 10
p.m. ET on Jan. 10, “Do What U Want,” featuring Kelly, had been removed from
the U.S. iTunes Store, and is no longer part of the tracklist of its parent
album, Gaga’s ARTPOP. The album is also currently unavailable to purchase in
the store, though the rest of its tracks are available to buy individually.
Earlier on
Jan. 10, “Do What U Want” had climbed back into the top 15 of the U.S. iTunes
Stores’ Top Songs list, which ranks the most-bought songs of the moment.
Further,
the track is no longer available to stream via the U.S. Apple Music service,
nor is it playable via Gaga's official YouTube channel.
On both
Apple Music and in the iTunes Store, fans can still stream and purchase an
alternative version of “Do What U Want,” which features Christina Aguilera
instead of R. Kelly and different lyrics.
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