Female Artists of the 21st Century: YEAR 2002 EDITION

[DignifiedLove]

1 hour ago, Midnight said:

1, Celine Dion - A New Day Has Come

2, Avril Lavigne - Complicated

3, Christina Aguilera - Dirrty

4, Jennifer Lopez - Jenny From The Block

5, Madonna - Die Another Day

I haven't heard most of these songs actually but I really do love Celine's song. The rest of my top 5 are ok songs but not favorites.

Jenny is a bop though.

As for Shakira's Underneath Your Clothes, she is an artist I love but that song is so uninteresting. 

 

Your Top 5 is pretty solid.  And yes, “ANDHC” is heavenly. Such an amazing and powerful song.  The only part I strongly disagree with is “UYC”. That song is so INCREDIBLE and by far, one of my all-time favorite Shakira songs, how dare you.  

[DignifiedLove]

Okay but a why does “Underneath Your Clothes” only have 2 votes, not including mine   @PokemonSpears please don’t tell me you dislike this masterpiece too

[Midnight]

16 minutes ago, Joshyworld said:

Your Top 5 is pretty solid.  And yes, “ANDHC” is heavenly. Such an amazing and powerful song.  The only part I strongly disagree with is “UYC”. That song is so INCREDIBLE and by far, one of my all-time favorite Shakira songs, how dare you.  

I dare, yes I do 

Joshy are you Godna? 

I like the guitar at the beginning  but it's exaclty that part, it sets a mood like it's going to be a deep heart wrenching ballad that would leave you in tears on the floor with your mascara rolling down from your eyes but, it doesn't. Lyrically it's cute though but, a little chessy.

Edited October 7, 2022 by Midnight

[ExXL]

1 hour ago, Joshyworld said:

She has an annoying voice but let’s not pretend that she isn’t one of the most influential artists of the 21st century with multiple hits under her belt. Guess somebody doesn’t know their music history.

Just bcuz you guys like her doesn't mean she's the artist of the century , nobody knows her songs besides complicated...... I'm not talking about this forum specifically but on the GP knowledge of music , she's a talentless *** who used to be mean to everybody and now where is she ? Well nowhere.....

[IsraeliMatt]

15 minutes ago, ExXL said:

Just bcuz you guys like her doesn't mean she's the artist of the century , nobody knows her songs besides complicated...... I'm not talking about this forum specifically but on the GP knowledge of music , she's a talentless *** who used to be mean to everybody and now where is she ? Well nowhere.....

Right, no one knows 'Sk8r Boi' or 'Girlfriend.'  No one would call her the artist of the century. Quite a few women are listed, some who had more success than Avril, and one that wasn't even a very successful singer, Jennifer Love Hewitt.

 

@Joshyworld I'm a Shakira fan and don't much care for 'Underneath Your Clothes.' On that album I prefer 'Poem to a Horse.' And the perfection of 'Whenever, Wherever' as an entry to the Anglo market can't be overstated. That song was such a surprise to me. So exotic and foreign, but the USA loved it! 

[Isla]

6 hours ago, Joshyworld said:

I felt so bad having to leave Michelle Branch and Missy Elliott out  Why did they have to be so local, the UK flopped on this one 

Nn I thought Missy had hits in 2002 here

[Blackout2006]

Voted

[Raymond065M]

Aguilera one love, my vote goes to her constantly.

[DignifiedLove]

12 hours ago, Midnight said:

I dare, yes I do 

Joshy are you Godna? 

I like the guitar at the beginning  but it's exaclty that part, it sets a mood like it's going to be a deep heart wrenching ballad that would leave you in tears on the floor with your mascara rolling down from your eyes but, it doesn't. Lyrically it's cute though but, a little chessy.

Yes, this is GODNA speaking. I’m in my ‘I’m a mom now’ era.  And safe to say that “UYC” is making a cute little redemption, we need the rest of the Exhale Latino Club in this thread.  

[DignifiedLove]

12 hours ago, IsraeliMatt said:

Right, no one knows 'Sk8r Boi' or 'Girlfriend.'  No one would call her the artist of the century. Quite a few women are listed, some who had more success than Avril, and one that wasn't even a very successful singer, Jennifer Love Hewitt.

 

@Joshyworld I'm a Shakira fan and don't much care for 'Underneath Your Clothes.' On that album I prefer 'Poem to a Horse.' And the perfection of 'Whenever, Wherever' as an entry to the Anglo market can't be overstated. That song was such a surprise to me. So exotic and foreign, but the USA loved it! 

‘PTAH’ is awful though.  ‘UYC’ has a stunning melody and the arrangement is exceptionally outstanding. ‘Whenever, Wherever’ was my first introduction to Shakira however. I was in the first or second grade and I faintly remember hearing the song everywhere I went. It was the perfect blend of world, Latin and pop to help her crossover into the mainstream market. Truly a massive pop culture event and cultural reset.

[DignifiedLove]

7 hours ago, Blackout2006 said:

Voted

What’s your Top 5?  Don’t be shy now, c’mon

[IsraeliMatt]

3 minutes ago, Joshyworld said:

‘PTAH’ is awful though.  ‘UYC’ has a stunning melody and the arrangement is exceptionally outstanding. ‘Whenever, Wherever’ was my first introduction to Shakira however. I was in the first or second grade and I faintly remember hearing the song everywhere I went. It was the perfect blend of world, Latin and pop to help her crossover into the mainstream market and become a cultural reset. Truly a massive pop culture moment and event. 

To this day I find it really surprising how huge Shakira's crossover into the US was despite her music being so foreign. 4 of the 13 tracks on 'Laundry Service' were in Spanish, two of which didn't even have an English version on the album, they weren't tacked on as the last four tracks, and one song included Arabic chanting. She could've tried to blend into the mold of what Anglo artists were doing, but she rolled the dice, and it worked! 'La Tortura' hit #22 in the US a few years later, which was an unprecedented success for a Spanish-language song! She's the pinnacle of crossing over from the Latin world to Anglo market!  

[DignifiedLove]

3 hours ago, IsraeliMatt said:

To this day I find it really surprising how huge Shakira's crossover into the US was despite her music being so foreign. 4 of the 13 tracks on 'Laundry Service' were in Spanish, two of which didn't even have an English version on the album, they weren't tacked on as the last four tracks, and one song included Arabic chanting. She could've tried to blend into the mold of what Anglo artists were doing, but she rolled the dice, and it worked! 'La Tortura' hit #22 in the US a few years later, which was an unprecedented success for a Spanish-language song! She's the pinnacle of crossing over from the Latin world to Anglo market!  

It was only bound to happen. The Anglo market was ready for someone like Shakira and she delivered. It was truly the perfect timing too.

[Abdul]

Is it  ok that I only voted for Britney!

[DignifiedLove]

1 minute ago, Axad said:

Is it  ok that I only voted for Britney!

Avril and Shakira deserve a vote too

 

[Abdul]

3 minutes ago, Joshyworld said:

Avril and Shakira deserve a vote too

 

I will vote for Shakira just because she originally from my home country  Avril though

[x.rox]

 

Faves

• Avril Lavigne - Complicated
• Britney Spears - Overprotected
• Christina Aguilera - Dirrty
• Shania Twain - I'm Gonna Getcha Good!

[DignifiedLove]

1 hour ago, x.rox said:

 

 

Faves

• Avril Lavigne - Complicated
• Britney Spears - Overprotected
• Christina Aguilera - Dirrty
• Shania Twain - I'm Gonna Getcha Good!

Thanks for participating, I also just finished the bullet points section for each artist 

63 votes as of now but hopefully we can get up to a 100 

[x.rox]

9 minutes ago, Joshyworld said:

Thanks for participating, I also just finished the bullet points section for each artist 

63 votes as of now but hopefully we can get up to a 100 

❤️🌷❤️🌷

[Shadow.]

1. Overprotected

2. Just like a pill

3. Dirrty

4. Complicated

5. Love at first sight

Pop music in the 00s was so varied & vibrant, maybe its nostalgia but I think we are missing this in pop music today