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Has-beens of this generation?


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Aphasic
9 minutes ago, Rio said:

Katy Perry. Britney last gen.

I'm naming true mainstream popstars who could be classed as has-beens or on their way to being so... not naming two-hit pop princess contenders

Britney as much as a legend she is, she is a has-been. I don't think her career can't be compared with the likes of Madonna, Cher, Diana Ross, etc. She is ICONIC but I don't think a second comeback is  happening. She had her first comeback way back between 2008 and 2011.

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Galvon
5 hours ago, Bio said:

Katy Perry, Kesha, Xtina, Maroon 5, Avril Lavigne, Gwen Stefani, Fergie, Nelly Furtado, Ellie Goulding, Jessie J, Sam Smith, Demi Lovato... I'm not even considering one hit wonders like Carly Rae, The Chainsmokers, Tove Lo, etc.

I feel like Sam Smith is still very current and his last era did quite well commercialy. At least where I live, I don't know about everywhere else.

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ThisGuyTony
1 hour ago, sillynate said:

What’s cool about streaming is that all these people listed still get millions of monthly listeners despite not being at the top 

If you “flopped” 20 years ago after being huge 40 years ago you were done

So true. Even the definition of a hit has changed over time. Some songs don’t ever reach the top 10 but they have billions of streams and are well known. :bradley:

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Galvon

What time period are we talking about with this generation?

I mean speaking of more of the late 2000s and early 2010s, Ig Michael Bublé, Jordin Sparks, Jessie J, Iggy Azalea.

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FrankMonster

I gain nothing from defend Katy, since she is popping a lot in this thread, but guys. She is the 41st most listened artist in spotify even with all of the underperforming charting. She still far from becoming a has been. 

 

I guess we could use spotify charts and agree that artist in the top 20 are having huge success, top 50 have great success, top 100 good success,, top 200 mild success. I would say that anyone would wish to be in the top 500. 

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AJRocketMan

Actual Has-Beens

Nicki Minaj

Chris Brown

Usher

Iggy Azalea

Kesha (sadly)

Gwen Stefani

Tyga

Ciara

Calvin Harris

David Guetta

B.o.B.

Justin Timberlake
 

Sort-Of Has-Beens

Miley Cyrus

Demi Lovato

Sia

Bruno Mars

Blake Shelton

Maroon 5

Coldplay

Adele

Lorde

Lana Del Rey

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Battle 4 Ur Life
7 hours ago, ARTPOPe said:

Apparently Marina to a lot of people.

Not to me though, stream Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land :music:

those people are insane. this new record is already among her best in my humblest opinion.

 

“Fantastic, chic, freak, slay.”
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Aphasic
39 minutes ago, AJRocketMan said:

Actual Has-Beens

Nicki Minaj

Chris Brown

Usher

Iggy Azalea

Kesha (sadly)

Gwen Stefani

Tyga

Ciara

Calvin Harris

David Guetta

B.o.B.

Justin Timberlake
 

Sort-Of Has-Beens

Miley Cyrus

Demi Lovato

Sia

Bruno Mars

Blake Shelton

Maroon 5

Coldplay

Adele

Lorde

Lana Del Rey

Bruno Mars? He literally just blocked MPG Dua from getting a Nº 1 on Billboard

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Aphasic
30 minutes ago, Battle 4 Ur Life said:

those people are insane. this new record is already among her best in my humblest opinion.

 

Marina was never a big success. To be a has-been you are supposed to have achieved an important amount of success and relevance and Marina has always been an indie darling, she still is therefore it's imposible for her to qualify as a has-been. 

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Lady Palutena

Lemo Dovati or whatever their name was :coffee:

Adoremus in caelum, Palutena. Dea luminis.
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weed

I feel like Katy is THE has been

maybe Kanye, maybe Paris 

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SummerBoy223
1 hour ago, Aphasic said:

Bruno Mars? He literally just blocked MPG Dua from getting a Nº 1 on Billboard

Adele and Nicki, huh?

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BlondeQueenOfGGD
2 hours ago, AJRocketMan said:

Actual Has-Beens

Nicki Minaj

Chris Brown

Usher

Iggy Azalea

Kesha (sadly)

Gwen Stefani

Tyga

Ciara

Calvin Harris

David Guetta

B.o.B.

Justin Timberlake
 

Sort-Of Has-Beens

Miley Cyrus

Demi Lovato

Sia

Bruno Mars

Blake Shelton

Maroon 5

Coldplay

Adele

Lorde

Lana Del Rey

Sia & Bruno aren’t hasbeens. Bruno’s #1 this week on the Hot 100 and Sia is about to pass 1B Spotify streams in 2021

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