featured! LA Times basically said Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande have replaced the old 00s pop royalty of Madonna and Britney Spears

[Spicechinodiva]

Well as soon as "Rain On Me" was announced... the LA Times basically said to the current pop generation that Gaga is the queen of pop and Ariana is the princess of pop....replacing the 00s version of queen and Princess Madonna and Britney.

Citing while both are legends, they literally failed to get a hit.

LA asked when was the last time anybody outside the two fanbases even asked: hey let's stream Madonna or Britney? Radio doesn't play Britney that much compared to her contemporaries Justin Timberlake or the Backstreet boys, who scored one of their biggest radio hits a couple years ago with "Don't Go Breaking My Heart."

Also, Britney fans are the early millennials which means like half her fans are turning 40 in the next few years... which already tells you that they don't matter anymore.

The current generation, people 11-21-years-old, have more streaming power.

Britney and Madonna fans prefer to buy than stream.

Tragic if you ask me, but hey that's aging and the difference of generations for you. Out with the old and in with the new?

 

 

 

[Roxxy]

Until they've outsold M & B, there will be no replacing whatsoever. 

[babyimmafreak90]

It’s not even out yet. This is extremely presumptuous. I am a Gaga stan but her peak didn’t even outlast Britneys. In fact, Britney was still fierce competition in 2011 with FF vs Gaga with BTW.
And everyone remembers “the kiss”. And while MATM wasn’t a hit in America, it peaked in top 10 in most of the countries it charted. 
Madonna and Britney are GLOBAL icons. They both also have had mass appeal at various points in their careers. Gaga has only just, in the last two years, managed to widen her appeal and it is yet to be seen if this translates to better album sales for a pop album. Her lead for this era is already forgotten so it’s not looking great tbh. And am I the one who thinks the collab with Ariana seems a little desperate? I’m not big on Ariana tbh but I like some of her bops. But she is nowhere near legend status yet. And Gaga only recently cemented her place. 
The radio is ****** so I’m not surprised that they play JT and backstreet boys. 
Gaga and Ariana might be more relevant since 2016+, but they aren’t on Britney’s and especially not Madonnas level and that’s just how it is 

 

I’m so sorry for the rant, it just happened 

 

 

[Mattyj7883]

[Jordan Miller]

With an unreleased track (altho a bit of it leaked).

And this is comparing apples to oranges. But the GP loves a good comparison / replacement. 

[icybaby]

No they not. Lady Gaga might be huge in pop music but still she can't replace Madonna.  And Ariana being pop princess is just ridiculous for me. But both r really talented and has a lot of success in the industry. 

[vzlafan]

really talented but Any of them got the britney road. ANYONE. 

 

[Blackout2006]

Lady Gaga probably has replaced Madonna, but Britney’s Princess of pop is taken by Ariana grande? Absolutely notNone of her albums were even able to sell  what BOMT has. In fact, BOMT alone outsells Ari’s album discographyis she THIS generations princess of pop? Definitely yes  Is she iconic? Very much will she die an amazing vocalist and legend? Truly yes but will she be able to reach Britney’s status? Definitely no. When Britney ask in her heyday, she was like MEGA huge, like a true global phenonomenon. I know this because of how my mother has told me, mom also mentioned that’s nobody could take her seat. sHEWas that big! She was eveyones fav singer, she has had so many huge and famous performances, her first 4 albums managed to sell 5 million and above consecutively, showing how huge she was. Britney’s influence on the music industry might be uncredited or underestimated, but it’s HUGE. Ariana has definitely influenced by introducing and mixing pop and trap beats with sweetener and thank u Next, however, that trend lasted for only 2 years (2018-2019), Britney’s a mouth a aline changed what pop radio sounded like from 2007-2014. Her influence still lurks in many albums released today. SAWAYAMA and more albums so no, Britney can’t never be dethroned from princess of pop because she isn’t almost every pop girl she influence, directly or indirectly 

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[Prime]

They aren't even in the same stratosphere as either. It would be funny if Britney had come up and hit her peak during the social media era. The younger generation doesn't realize that she would be the most followed and talked about person in the world. 

[Lil-Jay]

I could agree with this nonsense on one level. 

If we look only the last decade, then I would say that Lady Gaga was kinda Queen of pop and Ariana kinda Princess. 

But if we look like in whole, no. Definitely not. The titles stay with Madge and Brit. 

[redacted statement]

What's so surprising about that, though?! Times change. Popstars come and go. The new crop replaces the old crop. 'Replacing' someone doesn't mean erasing their impact or legacy. Everyone still remembers and regards Britney and Madonna as legends. Plus, if anyone's erasing their legacies - it's them. They're ruining their own legacies.  However, I'm surprised Rihanna didn't get a mention. If anyone could take Madonna's spot, it's her even if she doesn't have a tenth of Madonna's artistic integrity.  As for Britney's 'replacement' - super debatable. I don't think Ariana has been around for long enough. She needs a few more eras that are as successful as her last two. Gaga and Taylor could come for that spot, though. Katy and Bey are huge too. 

[nakedsoldier]

First of all Gaga is this generations Christina Aquilera at best. No shade whatsoever, but their similarities are much more comparable than Britney and Madonna. Both had some good video's and some good songs early in their careers. Gaga was a hype that lasted 3 years. She is a little over a 10 year career and already flopping since her 4th album, while Britney literally changed the music scene and by the time she was 10 years into her career, she was still getting number 1's left and right.

 

So that LA Times magazine was probably written by a Gaga stan who didn't research pop culture history. And don't even get me started on Ariana who releases music just to release music without substance whatsoever. She does have some amazing songs though.

[Roxxy]

2 minutes ago, nakedsoldier said:

First of all Gaga is this generations Christina Aquilera at best. No shade whatsoever, but their similarities are much more comparable than Britney and Madonna.

AMAZING. I love this. I never saw it like this and I actually agree! I'd like to add that even Gaga's acclaim is very Xtina, you know. With her Grammys and all. 

[Midnight]

On 4/23/2020 at 12:52 AM, Spicechinodiva said:

Also Britney fans are the early millenials which means like half her fans are turning 40 in the next few years

Why do they put everything in one box Britney's impact is ageless. 

[MyQueenBritney]

Interesting how there is never these types of articles written about male artists. 

It’s ridiculous that current and previous generations of Male pop artists can co exist at the top but yet female artists are always compared to each other and treated as if there is only room at the top for one main pop girl. 

[Blackout2006]

1 hour ago, EasyThere said:

Screaming at Lady Gaga.

Her career ended in 2012. Ok she had a cute revival thanks to Bradley Cooperin 2018/19. But that's pretty much it.

Stupid love has 80 million streams and has peaked at no.5. You tried tho

[BoleynR]

[Blackout2006]

13 minutes ago, MyQueenBritney said:

Interesting how there is never these types of articles written about male artists. 

It’s ridiculous that current and previous generations of Male pop artists can co exist at the top but yet female artists are always compared to each other and treated as if there is only room at the top for one main pop girl. 

Preach!

[keldam22]

I love me some Gaga and Ari but that article needs to calm down..

No one in the music industry will ever have the influence that Britney and Madonna have had, not even Beyonce..

MJ = King of pop

Prince = Prince of pop

Madonna = Queen of pop

Britney = Princess of pop
You aren't ever gonna get a 4some that iconic in your lifetime ever again!!

 

[Blackout2006]

16 hours ago, EasyThere said:

Literally the most froantloaded lead single of all time. It literally had Havana sized promo/payolla and still left top 25 in its second week 

 

Literally the biggest decline in pop history 

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