Economy 43,989 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 By Music Ellites or Icons I mean: Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Adele, Justin Bieber, Drake, The Weeknd Those artists that become famous enough to be known by everyone and to become like a brand, they dont become forgotten easily and they have multiple hits Seems like The Weeknd was the last one and before that Drake. Last 6 years hardly anyone new sticks around. Whats up with that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
venusfly 17,879 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Streaming services have made it much much easier to discover new artists, where previously radios kinda dictated who got airtime and who was to be successful, less time is focused on specific artists and more on specific songs that are popular in that moment in time, and new artists rising on streaming platforms. The market is saturated now, theres too much content to focus on specific people Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reality 65,692 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Would The Weeknd be considered an "elite" or "icon" though? I mean, he's very popular, but I don't know, I just don't see him in that category with everyone else you mentioned. 🃏🖤👹 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
boobtank 9,090 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 I was thinking this the other day. It's really hard to have longevity now... but tbh a lot of big artists are also struggling to succeed in the industry today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
venusfly 17,879 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 1 minute ago, M Monstre said: Would The Weeknd be considered an "elite" or "icon" though? I mean, he's very popular, but I don't know, I just don't see him in that category with everyone else you mentioned. he's had 4 successful eras and is on a sold out arena tour rn so i personally would Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayonetta 9,844 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 You forgot CupcakKe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi Its Nicole 5,428 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 15 hours ago, Economy said: Lady Gaga Gaga will ALLWAYS last darling Hello Gaga Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benji 20,113 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 It's a little more split up than that though Both Drake and The Weekend were releasing music for years before making it big, like many of those artists. It depends if an artist can emerge, provide something good to listen to that's modern and continue to keep hitting the ball out the park. It's a rare occurrence but it's what happened with everyone you mentioned and their biggest album/s. Everyone's going to blame modern music but the truth is, no one exciting has emerged that has blown loads of people away for a while. -- An example, imagine if some unknown pop artist suddenly emerged and released an album full of tropical house infused pop early last year... they would be HUGE now. The thing is, no one came through and did that. It's all about timing and predicting the next thing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kvnrp 48,352 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 5 minutes ago, M Monstre said: Would The Weeknd be considered an "elite" or "icon" though? I mean, he's very popular, but I don't know, I just don't see him in that category with everyone else you mentioned. I think so. He has talent, he makes good music, and his tour sold very well. Maybe with an album or two, he could really cement himself in the buisness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killa 14,395 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 tbh there are much less over night sensations than 10 or 20 yrs ago Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Empty 22,533 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 6 minutes ago, LG said: he's had 4 successful eras and is on a sold out arena tour rn so i personally would Is it bad that I only know Can't Feel My Face? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edonis 25,922 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 There aren't that many interesting new mainstream pop acts that are willing to take risks and change pop. Everyone is pretty much playing it safe or acting like promo is a part time job. Tbh, I don't see it happening anytime soon, but someone new is bound to appear and change the industry. Either that, or Gaga is gonna shake things up with LG6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kvnrp 48,352 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 1 minute ago, Totodile said: Is it bad that I only know Can't Feel My Face? That song is his Poker Face tbh Overplayed to death omg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Gaga 21,883 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 6 minutes ago, M Monstre said: Would The Weeknd be considered an "elite" or "icon" though? I mean, he's very popular, but I don't know, I just don't see him in that category with everyone else you mentioned. he successfully established himself as a main pop boy imo. -- ikr? we need another huge pop superstar asap; last time was 9 years ago with Gaga and Katy, which already was 9 years after britney/christina. So, those 2 new pop girls might debut this year. Forget about Zara, Dua Lipa, Bebe...they won't make it. AG4 will define ari's place, but she's already a step down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 43,989 Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 14 minutes ago, LG said: Streaming services have made it much much easier to discover new artists, where previously radios kinda dictated who got airtime and who was to be successful, less time is focused on specific artists and more on specific songs that are popular in that moment in time, and new artists rising on streaming platforms. The market is saturated now, theres too much content to focus on specific people Makes sense actually Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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