Should men be allowed to be pop stars?

[Bronco 28,719]

34 minutes ago, gagzus said:

To this note most of the people besides Michael in the OP are, in fact, not popstars  they’re rockstars and made different forms of rock music. 

Yeah Michael is the only popstar.

Prince is the closest to pop out of the others because his funk at some points leaned into disco, but realistically Prince is rock like Hendrix is rock. 

[nkta 805]

1 hour ago, Bronco said:

Yeah Michael is the only popstar.

Prince is the closest to pop out of the others because his funk at some points leaned into disco, but realistically Prince is rock like Hendrix is rock. 

Being a pop-star is a broad definition. Back in the 20th century - rock stars were much BIGGER than pop stars and many had their own band (The Beatles, Queen, U2, etc.)

These days, genres are often blended, plus pop music is not about any specific genre: it’s about artist having a recognizable image, a following and an ability to throw a successful tour.

There are almost none rock stars anymore (biggest “rock” band these days - Coldplay - clearly makes pop music).

So it all doesn’t really matter. In the end of the day, all big music artists are pop stars: Harry Styles,  Weeknd, Bad Bunny, I’d even say Kendrick Lamar and Eminem (since both had radio hits, both are huge parts of the culture, both successfully tour).

[Bronco 28,719]

7 minutes ago, nkta said:

Being a pop-star is a broad definition. Back in the 20th century - rock stars were much BIGGER than pop stars and many had their own band (The Beatles, Queen, U2, etc.)

These days, genres are often blended, plus pop music is not about any specific genre: it’s about artist having a recognizable image, a following and an ability to throw a successful tour.

There are almost none rock stars anymore (biggest “rock” band these days - Coldplay - clearly makes pop music).

So it all doesn’t really matter. In the end of the day, all big music artists are pop stars: Harry Styles,  Weeknd, Bad Bunny, I’d even say Kendrick Lamar and Eminem (since both had radio hits, both are huge parts of the culture, both successfully tour).

Yeah, but lets be realistic here.

The OP was clearly talking about pop music and pop stars.

Not male front men like Papa Perpetua & Vessel. 

So it is important to talk about the role that genre plays in male performance. 

[StrawberryBlond 15,742]

I definitely don't like male popstars as much as female ones. I think they're not overly experimental or risk taking and when they've found something that works, they really don't want to deviate from it. It could be why a lot of them have fallen considerably in terms of success of late while their female counterparts continue to produce quality and expand what they can do. With very few exceptions, it's really difficult for me to be impressed by most of their output. It could be because they're not socialised to do pop in the way women do, though. As soon as they're in their teen years, they're encouraged to go in rock or hip hop direction and pop is seen as lame and they might even be assumed to be gay if they do. So it puts them off giving their all to the genre.

[waterfall 949]

if they can sing + dance yes tbh

i feel bad for gen alpha... all their male popstars seem hella boring no bops no great performances no drama ywan... i get why the girls are leading

[Taumaturg0 1,443]

It's not Troye's fault y'all have been sleeping on him 

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Yes 

[gagzus 26,632]

4 minutes ago, Taumaturg0 said:

It's not Troye's fault y'all have been sleeping on him 

I personally think he’s got everything the female popstars we love have. He’s a fairly good live singer and dancer. Has catchy music. Has great visuals. And puts queerness and sexuality at the forefront. 

That in a nutshell is basically all the big female artists gays love from Madonna to Gaga. 

Edited September 18 by gagzus

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found a strong candidate for new pfp 

[phantasmas 12,484]

dont let them silence u, ur absolutely right