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Poll: Least Impactful Popstar?
View Poll Results: Least Impactful Popstar?
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Britney
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14 |
1.90% |
Beyonce
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35 |
4.74% |
Katy
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209 |
28.32% |
Rihanna
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35 |
4.74% |
Adele
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24 |
3.25% |
Pink
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94 |
12.74% |
Avril
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116 |
15.72% |
Shakira
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27 |
3.66% |
Gaga
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43 |
5.83% |
Jennifer Lopez
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70 |
9.49% |
Nicki
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50 |
6.78% |
Other
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21 |
2.85% |
Member Since: 6/25/2012
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Originally posted by rayrrock
Anyone voting for Britney, Beyonce, Shakira, Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, or Nicki is unaware of what "impact" means.
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what impact has nicki had
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Member Since: 8/31/2013
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Originally posted by FatShady
Why does Avril have so many votes? She had as much impact as Britney Spears. Emo culture anyone???
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Avril doesn't have as much impact as Britney.
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Originally posted by swissman
WHAT? If HIAM didn't come out, nothing really would have changed. 2010 was at the peak of dance pop, and Britney didn't save it because it wasn't falling. Gaga, Katy, Rihanna, Nicki, Ke$ha and many more were all doing dancepop more or less well into 2013.
I congratulate Britney on doing dubstep before it really took off in pop, but I doubt it was even her idea, nor was it even a brilliant idea considering Dubstep had been very popular since like 2008. And even if you want to give her every credit imaginable the "pop-step" time period wasn't even important in music history.
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That's not the point, beyonce stan. Dubstep is an underground genre. It is not mainstream popular, so quit it. Unless you are into some obscure/niche type of music dubstep is unfamiliar to the ears of general public. Britney brought it forward and kickstarted a barrage of dubstep influenced top 40 radio staples. That is impact. That is influence. She has used dubstep/grime as early as 2007 in blackout.
Is it an important shift in music? That's debatable. Was it her idea? That's debatable. Before Luke joined in the femme fatale project, Ruskoe, a dubstep artist, was producong materials for her. She has also cited deadmou5 as one of the musicians that she listens to. So, ultimately along the line, she is aware of the genre.but then again, that's not the point. The discussion is strictly limited to impact and/or influence. So stick to it, beyonce stan.
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I'm glad Shakira doesn't have many votes. Hips Don't Lie and Waka Waka are two of the biggest hits of the millenium
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Originally posted by MadMagical
What will Katy be remembered for when she dies vs. what Madonna, Beyonce, and Gaga will be remembered for?
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what makes you think gaga will be remembered more in the future? seems like people are starting to forget her now. (or at the very least forgetting to buy her music)
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Originally posted by MadMagical
What will Katy be remembered for when she dies vs. what Madonna, Beyonce, and Gaga will be remembered for?
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Did your crystal ball tell you Gaga will be more remembered?
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When I read the title I thought of Ke$ha I like her though. But I voted for Nicki. It was between her and Avril (even though I love Avril).
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Originally posted by arkl
That's not the point, beyonce stan. Dubstep is an underground genre. It is not mainstream popular, so quit it. Unless you are into some obscure/niche type of music dubstep is unfamiliar to the ears of general public. Britney brought it forward and kickstarted a barrage of dubstep influenced top 40 radio staples. That is impact. That is influence. She has used dubstep/grime as early as 2007 in blackout.
Is it an important shift in music? That's debatable. Was it her idea? That's debatable. Before Luke joined in the femme fatale project, Ruskoe, a dubstep artist, was producong materials for her. She has also cited deadmou5 as one of the musicians that she listens to. So, ultimately along the line, she is aware of the genre.but then again, that's not the point. The discussion is strictly limited to impact and/or influence. So stick to it, beyonce stan.
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Sis, no need to be so mean about it I agree with you completely, but Swissman is actually a very nice member.
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The ones voted for Avril Lavigne cleary didn't follow street fashion between 2002-2008 every teenager were a little Avril at these years; everybody has had a Avril Lavigne times in their life. She obviously had more impact than Nicki, P!nk & Katy.
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Originally posted by MadMagical
What will Katy be remembered for when she dies vs. what Madonna, Beyonce, and Gaga will be remembered for?
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Her music. As a musician, that's kinda the aim!
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Originally posted by BPD
Pink... Over 10 years in the game and nobody really checks for her or cites her. I'd say her level of impact is on the same level as Katy Perry
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Was that what Xtina said when she decided to work with the same people who helped making M!ssundaztood?
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Originally posted by arkl
That's not the point, beyonce stan. Dubstep is an underground genre. It is not mainstream popular, so quit it. Unless you are into some obscure/niche type of music dubstep is unfamiliar to the ears of general public. Britney brought it forward and kickstarted a barrage of dubstep influenced top 40 radio staples. That is impact. That is influence. She has used dubstep/grime as early as 2007 in blackout.
Is it an important shift in music? That's debatable. Was it her idea? That's debatable. Before Luke joined in the femme fatale project, Ruskoe, a dubstep artist, was producong materials for her. She has also cited deadmou5 as one of the musicians that she listens to. So, ultimately along the line, she is aware of the genre.but then again, that's not the point. The discussion is strictly limited to impact and/or influence. So stick to it, beyonce stan.
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I'm not sure why you are so mad, nor why you refer to me as "Beyonce stan" when I have a very visible username. The point here is that dubstep (whether Britney did it or not) was becoming popular. Skrillex's three time Grammy winning dub step album was released in Fall of 2010. The genre itself was very popular for a while. I understand this whole "but the mainstream music people didn't listen to it yet" bit so let's just go with that. If you'd love to cite Britney's influence in introducing such a beautiful and artistic genre such as dubstep, and then watering it down even more by inserting it into pop in one of pop music's most embarrassingly generic eras then go ahead and take that.
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I instantly thought of Ke$ha and Avril when I saw the title. P!nk also comes to mind
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Originally posted by Grumpy Gills
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IIRC these stunts where choreographed/performed by the same people who did P!nk's Funhouse Tour. This is from Femme Fatale era, right?
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Originally posted by Funhouse
IIRC these stunts where choreographed/performed by the same people who did P!nk's Funhouse Tour. This is from Femme Fatale era, right?
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yes
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Originally posted by Funhouse
Was that what Xtina said when she decided to work with the same people who helped making M!ssundaztood?
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Originally posted by Eternium
Sis, no need to be so mean about it I agree with you completely, but Swissman is actually a very nice member.
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i got carried away sis. ive seen swissman around here and he's actualy quite level until that post which came out of the blue and the tone is so offensive. I forget easily tho and i dont hate
I didnt even include how gabe saporta of cobra starship was FUMING on twitter how britney brought dubstep to the surface and corrupted it and gow dubstep is not gonna be cool anymore becuase everybody now will know it mess
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Originally posted by Topherfy
Acrobatics and flyers have been around for a while. I remember Britney having them in 2004 and doing it herself in 2009, before Pink.
I am pretty sure you should see some impact, if they are truly impactful.
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Pink was doing the silks back in 2003, dear... Before Britney Get your facts straight
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Originally posted by Funhouse
IIRC these stunts where choreographed/performed by the same people who did P!nk's Funhouse Tour. This is from Femme Fatale era, right?
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This is from the Circus Tour that happened in 2009/she rehearsed for in 2008.
For the record, I don't think Britney really influenced P!nk's acrobatics and that it was P!nk's own invention. It may have been done before, but no other popstar was nearly as famous for/tied to it as P!nk was/is.
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Beyonce, Nicki, Pink.
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