Update: Atom Factory have confirmed that they are not involved with Spacebar.

Lady Gaga and other artists, including Kanye West and John legend have all signed up to stream live shows via Spacebar this year. Spacebar is an app created by Gregory Miller, one of the co-founders of Google.org. The app’s mission is to “help musicians broadcast their live performances to the world and allow fans to support the artists they love in an inexpensive and convenient way.”

Here are some excerpts about the app via TechCrunch:

“I wish I could have gone to that concert” is a common refrain amongst music fans. Spacebar can’t teleport you to the venue, but it can stream the audio to your mobile device so you can listen along for a dollar or two. Launching today at TechCrunch Disrupt NY with 15 local clubs and musicians like Kanye West on board, Spacebar’s app could give bands a new revenue stream they desperately need.

With music so easy to pirate or access for free, performers are having trouble selling it. That means little bands have trouble paying rent while more popular musicians have to turn to merchandise or licensing their songs for ads to really make it big.

The idea with Spacebar is to let artists earn more money off of what they’re already doing — playing concerts. Musicians sign up with Spacebar’s iOS app, connect their mobile device to the soundboard at their concert, and stream the show in real-time to their fans. They can give the show away for free, or offer free five-minute previews before asking listeners to pay one or a few dollars. Spacebar has a partnership with Lady Gaga’s management label, and Kanye West and John Legend are signed up to stream shows this year as well. Their clout could help Spacebar surpass more established but clumsier competitors.

Artists can also stream straight from the studio, their tour bus, a garage, or a house party to up their cut. Fans can also tip the band some extra digital cash if they’re really impressed with the sound. Plus, Spacebar hooks up artists with data about who streamed their shows. That means artists could book a show in some little town if they found out lots of people were streaming them from there.

You might wonder why there’s no video in Spacebar. Well, that would require videographers, cameras, and editors that might cost more money than they’d earn. Plus, Miller tells me “we’re using some of the wide pipes on the Internet [that are designed to support video] to up the audio quality. We’re streaming at 256kbs and 328kbs.” Since there’s no recordings or additional distribution, and artists opt in, Spacebar doesn’t need any expensive music licenses.

The full article is available to read over at TechCrunch!

Back in October 2011, Lady Gaga took a promotional trip to India to promote her album, Born This Way. During the week long visit, Gaga gave an exclusive desified concert at the Formula 1 after-party. Footage of this performance has been out since it originally aired, but this is the first time it can be seen and heard in this quality. Enjoy!

Note: This is only part of the concert. However, you can check out the full, low quality broadcast here.

Check out this video Gaga posted yesterday in honor of the Born This Way Ball’s first birthday!

Time lapse footage of the stage build, performance, and strike of Lady Gaga’s 2012-2013 Born This Way Ball world tour – the largest scenic structure ever been built to tour.

The stage and set had many capabilities and functions, including 30 active windows and doors, each with a custom scenic painted roll drop which revealed different scenes within the various rooms of the castle, two swing walls which opened to reveal the 50 foot tall castle behind it, 620 feet of custom LED lights and two sets of automated castle gates that opened and closed to a full 180 degrees.

It took fifteen 53 foot long tractor trailers to move the castle and the main stage, and there are approximately 200 set carts that all of the elements travel in. To put that in perspective, if all of the set carts were lined up end to end, they would span approximately 1600 feet in length, the equivalent of over 5 football fields.

Lady Gaga’s epic videos for “Bad Romance” and “Telephone” are nominated in 4music’s Greatest Videos of 21st Century competition. Cast your vote here by picking your three favorite videos, and be sure to tune in to 4Music on Monday, May 6 to see the results as voted for by you!

Check out this amazing micro documentary created by filmmaker Elias Koskimies. The micro documentary features artist and singer, Breedlove reflecting his past, his experiences with the Born This Way Foundation and the Born Brave Bus with Lady Gaga and her Little Monsters.