Also, I think there should be more artist development too to help aspiring artists find their lane and sound. But these record labels want to quick cash so signing some 19-year old chick who looks attractive and making them release generic radio music is easier.

With how the charts have been adjusted to include Soundcloud spins alongside streaming, social media and all of that, I can see most artists wanting to stay independent and do their own thing. You can still become well-known through that.

I agree Ariana is like, the best we got

Kesha, Lana, Lorde, Meghan seemed promising, sort of, but....

Y'all, stop. There is like less than 5% chance people like Tinashe or CL will happen.

I don't think they will happen either, But they SHOULD.
They have so much charisma and star power, they make perfect candidates for 'Main Pop Girl' positions.






These alone

Ariana's the only one serving chart success, global appeal, streaming powers (the future of music whether we like it or not) and great music.

so sadly (even as my main fave, let's be real Ari's stage performances ain't cutting it) she's the best we've got.

Wait i forgot about Lorde. If she continues to provide quality music, then she's up there for me. If only she actually released more often then I won't forget. Then again, she writes based on her experiences and not just for the sake of churning out a hit

then Keri

Meghan Trainor duh

idk I don't see Ari having a long career because her sound and persona is too safe, to have longevity you have to make waves

Camila will be the new Beyonce by then while Halsey's hailed as the new Mariah with Ariana as the new Aretha

There's always going to be another. A new Gaga or Adele will show up. A new Beyonce. It could easily be any of the up and coming pop girls we have now.

Just Ariana to save pop tbh

then goodbye ATRL

Adele and Taylor keep selling albums.

Katy Perry and Rihanna keep getting hits. Gaga keeps getting acclaim. Britney keeps being the Princess of Pop. Selena keeps getting bigger.

... basically everything will remain the same, I don't get the point of this thread.

I think musicians in general have it much harder these days. To establish themselves is very difficult when there social media is full of people looking for 10 minutes of fame. Talent wins when you're Beyonce 20 years into your career, but it's not exactly what you need to be heard on the radio these days. I won't name names but there was a lot of mediocrity over the past 10 years, these basics are only temporary because talent isn't crucial anymore.

Fade?!? Beyonce isn't going anywhere. That foundation is solid. The era of the mega superstar ended with Beyonce's generation( JT, Britney, Pink,Xtina, Pink & Usher). Her generation preceded the 80s mega superstars They had privileged of growing up listening and being inspired by them. The current generation is doomed. Nobody wants to putting in the work to perfect their craft. It's now all about instant fame.

You can make this same argument during anytime within the last 50 years. The people considered great from the past are people who are very talented or made a huge shock changing things.

We can't judge anything by what we see now. We have to wait how everything turns out. There's probably artists right now who we ignore that will considered the definitive artist of this decade.

Like did you know Nirvana wasn't considered to be that great of a band. But 20 years later we recognize their sound as changing the sound of music for the next 20 years.

Whelp.. no Beyonce, pop culture canceled.

Ariana will fully take over