Lady Gaga is to edit 17 editions of the worldwide Metro newspaper on May 17.

She'll be choosing stories for the selected papers with a focus on equality and independence. The eccentric singer's seat in the editor's chair corresponds with her forthcoming album launch, Born This Way, May 23 (see Diary).

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