It seems a lot of the pop girls who debuted early noghties/late 90's and were massively successful now seem to be strugglings. Some examples are Beyonce, Britney Spears, Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson and Christina Aguilera are struggling these days to be successful (and please don't start argueing with this it's not shade).The only noughties pop girl who seems to have had huge success this decade is P!nk. None of their last albums has even reached 2 million WW. I'm not saying there all flopping but there's no denying that all their last albums seem to be struggling/underperforming. So what is it do you think? Are people bored of them? Is it an unlucky coincidence or what?

Discuss.

I think it is more of the movement of newer more popular singers like Katy, Gaga, and Rihanna. I don't think anyone is tired of them, because they are still selling a good number of albums, just not to the point of fresh stars such as those that are multi-platinum, which I think is expected.

Because being a Pop Star is hardword and if the artist does not want to go threw any and all lengths just to stay number one then they won't be as popular. Not that people are sick of them, just the new gurls are having their turn. Just like in 10 years from now, I doubt Katy and Rihanna will still be getting all these number 1s. Things change.

But I think as "interesting" as it may get, everyone should expect older artist who have already peaked to get less album sales than those that are "newer."

But how many people are performing better than Britney and Beyonce? Quite a few, but not everyone. I mean they have sold millions of records each in their own right this year and have set records 10+ years past their debuts. They are fine. When they can't sell one million....that's when you need to worry. Kelly, Christina, and Jessica are struggling badly, but even they are seeing some success, not as much as Britney and Bey, but some success nonetheless.

Pop music goes through the waves. The ladies who dominated the '90s (Mariah, Whitney, Janet, Madonna) all started fading in the 2000s, and now the cycle continues. I think when so much of your appeal is based on the tastes of the young, your career is bound to suffer once your fans grow up. It's just how the music industry works, constantly moving on to the next hot thing.

X's doing just fine, don't bring her into this. She's got a hit album/single/movie/show/perfume/clothes/etc/etc/etc out right now.

You can't except an artist to stay on top forever.

OP does not understand how the music business works.

Right! No one is expected to maintain the spot as best seller throughout decades. Every now and then, you see some get some hits.

I think you have to take each case separately, rather than find a defining reason for a lull in success for all those 90s/00s stars you listed.

Like King B - she began the era with a song the public was not feeling at all, she followed up with a ballad that was solid, but did nothing for excitement. And now she's releasing videos like no one's business - we may know which is the real single, but I doubt the the mass public do, so support is scattered. It's just a mishandling of the era, and you can tell that she absolutely LOVES this era, like she should, it's a terrific album, but she failed to make the public love it (as of right now, of course).

Edit: And I'm not making this into a Beyonce thread, but my point is each girl has a different story.

If we wanna get down to the nooks and crannies, only one of your mentions is actually struggling.

NO

Truth!

It's odd the most underrated of the early 00's girls is the one that is still going strong and popular with no signs of slowing down.

I feel Britney is doing fine too.

Expect that Britney/Kelly/Beyonce are still relevant....