So why does this generation’s wave feel so much bigger? Probably because the Mouseketeer formula has become remarkably easy to replicate, both by Disney and rival Nickelodeon, and the airwaves have become overcrowded with grown-up versions of childhood stars. Disney alums Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez both debuted fully grown albums with frank talk about sex and breakups last month; ex–Jonas Brother Nick is reaching new “Levels” with his adult R&B; Nickelodeon star Ariana Grande is already promoting her third album with her new single, “Focus”; and grande dame Miley Cyrus has catapulted from Hannah Montana to High Priestess of Pop (in the most literal sense) in just four years flat. And they’re not done: Keep an eye out for Zendaya, Joe Jonas’s DNCE, Bridgit Mendler, and a whole other cadre of inevitable future stars from the current class.
Taylor Swift: The high priestess of pop recently told British magazine NME, “I think I should take some time off…I think people might need a break from me.”
OF POP titles should have ****ing ended in 2009. Madonna is Queen and Michael is King, just leave it at that. No new titles. Ever. King and Queen is stupid enough as it is.
OF POP titles should have ****ing ended in 2009. Madonna is Queen and Michael is King, just leave it at that. No new titles. Ever. King and Queen is stupid enough as it is.
OF POP titles should have ****ing ended in 2009. Madonna is Queen and Michael is King, just leave it at that. No new titles. Ever. King and Queen is stupid enough as it is.
