Gaga’s Alejandro

If you haven’t heard already, the first round of Hot Gay DJ ended in a tie – popular vote went to DJ Kristen C. and DJ Christoker (my original pre-performance commentary here). If I remember from the last edition of Gay Top Model, second place ended up in a three-way tie. Cruel coincidence? Tough to say. Anything can happen with a Terry Costa production and here’s a heads up after two years of being involved in these shenanigans: who you expect should win almost never does.

In other news, what does this:

And this:

And this:

have in common? Gaga’s new Alejandro video came out today! Watch and find out:

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