Popdust: Gaga #1 Reason Why Pop Music Changed in 2009

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Sure they mentioned Madonna... But it was in the context of Gaga becoming the second coming of Madge :ARTPOP:

yes

[heavyMetalGAGA 65]

The fact that Katy Perry is not on the list while Dr Luke made it shows a lot   

 

 

Haha I agree!!!

[craig 680]

EDM as underground/novelty in '09?

In America, yes. The idea of a "pop revolution" in 2009 is far less relevant in Europe. From about 1993-2008, the US was kind of living behind a musical iron curtain, which European pop could barely penetrate. It was all hip-hop and R&B (if not country or rock) on US radio.

 

It went almost a decade with nobody from the UK getting a US #1. Hell, Kylie was kind of underground in the US, and acts like Girls Aloud and Sophie-Bextor didn't get mainstream release. Now American and European pop are much closer.

[GagaMyBlood95 9,915]

Sure they mentioned Madonna... But it was in the context of Gaga becoming the second coming of Madge :ARTPOP:

[Dex 117]

I thought this was common knowledge by now....

[Michael 533]

No lies.

[Morphine Prince 104,694]

Totally agree. But Pop music is pretty bad right now tbh. It started going downhill in 2011.

[craig 680]

2009 was also the year that Kylie, after 10 studio albums and over 30 UK top 10 hits, finally did a US tour. She saw that the US was finally opening up to dance pop.

[Bambino 24,139]

[MelbHawker 6,583]

1. Lady Gaga became the biggest pop star on the planet. the release of “Bad Romance†late in the year also cemented her as the most important music video artist of her era. Gaga marked a return to a sort of classic pop star modelâ€â€one where every single, every appearance and every video became an unignorable eventâ€â€that was badly lacking with most of the ’00s hitmakers, and also demonstrated how dance-pop could be as fruitful as hip-hop and R&B as a base sound for a ’00s (soon-to-be ’10s) megastar.

 

 

She became the new queen. 

[Rich Kid 0]

Wasn't paparazzi the fourth single?

It was the third in the UK  :)

[Americano 31,061]

Brilliant article,

Circa 2009 was the biggest revolution in music since Nirvana, Mariah, and the rise of hip hop in the early 90s.

 

"The Black Eyed Peas aren't even a thing anymore."

Long as will.i.am is having hits in the same style with Britney and LMFAO and PSY type songs occasionally dominate, that trend continues.

 

And are LMFAO and PSY still dominating? His song with Britney is only a hit because of Britney, and it sounds nothing like Black Eyed Peas

[Alien Tulip 12,428]

Yes she certainly did. Ever since she came into the scene in 2008, she opened so many doors for other artists to release dance electronic music. Hopefully for ARTPOP she continues to set trends even though her music is still going to be electronic. I think with the new album its going to be "radio friendly" experimental unlike born this way. I'm excited. Either way she'll always be my queen

 

[Muh 144]

[Didymus 34,379]

In America, yes. The idea of a "pop revolution" in 2009 is far less relevant in Europe. From about 1993-2008, the US was kind of living behind a musical iron curtain, which European pop could barely penetrate. It was all hip-hop and R&B (if not country or rock) on US radio.

 

It went almost a decade with nobody from the UK getting a US #1. Hell, Kylie was kind of underground in the US, and acts like Girls Aloud and Sophie-Bextor didn't get mainstream release. Now American and European pop are much closer.

 

Oh, that's quite interesting, I had no idea tbh

 

Thanks for clearing that up ;)