Love her , or hate her Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson is the ultimate P0p Star. The young girls want to be her. The Boys (straight) want to be with her. The parents love her. The music (CG, TD) range from the risqué to the straight and narrow. A highly provactive artist, she is in conrtol of ALL her creative decisions ranging from music, costumes, cover art , choreography etc.
The #1 HBIC cemented her legacy as POP's leading lady with Teenage Dream; her record breaking FIVE #1s, her 8m+WW selling album, Successful Tour gross and a profitable 3D Movie. Becoming Radio's personal conservator, she eventually broke Michael Jackson's record with SIX #1s from a single album. With several of her peers falling by the wayside on their Sophomore's and Senior's, Katheryn can only go from strength to strength.
Bravo, leading lady. G00d luck on that Academy Award nomination
Madonna invented the Pop-Star that's why Katy Perry reinvented it, but you tried.
Pop stars have been around much longer. Madonna came and did her thing establishing independence through feminism and taking female sexuality to higher levels.