for example

madonna using LMFAO at the halftime show for their relevance

missy elliot using auto tune on the TGIF remix

basically JLO and Mariah Careys failed attempts at making a comeback

whenever i see older artists trying to imitate what the newer artists are doing it makes me cringe and embarrassed for the older artist

what do you think ?

usually saddened.

Nothing really. You can still hop on a trend and carve out your own great niche from it.

Well, they just want to be successful doing what's popular at the moment. Sometimes you have to keep up with new trends for success. I don't think it's always a bad thing.

I don't think they try to imitate what the younger artists are doing, it's like you said, following the trend.

Older artists also need to grow their fanbase and can't rely on their once young fans, so the only thing they can do is, do what's popular and get the sales.

Nothing wrong with it, just depends on how hard they try to follow the trend, sometimes they can go over the top.

Yes, exactly. For example, I think JLO and Usher went a bit overboard with the dance trend and ended up trying to make the same song like 3 times

Usually it's the younger artists trying to imitate more established artists to take their place.

Jlo's attempts recently are the most cringe worthy and never successful.

madonna does that because she's a smart buisness woman.

using autotune is not following trends. It has been around since forever ago. i.e. Believe by cher

Making a comeback is not a trend nor something only new artists do.

I understand staying relevant, of course. But like any art form, I personally believe that drawing upon personal inspiration provides a fount of unbridled creativity for truly visionary artists.

Then again, this is mainstream pop we are talking about. Enjoyable yes, but hardly known for originality.

Depends on how they do it. You can do it well or you can do it in a sad way.

That's only a good thing. It means they're open to new things.

it's sad tbh... sometimes it works, like Madonna&Britney collab, but most of the times it just looks sad, like Madonna & Miley collab...

awful

If they're good, I don't mind. Cher has followed dance trends and continues to put out fantastic music.

What was this new trend that Mariah followed with her latest album?