Betty Who
Marina
Jessie J
Demi
Taylor
Carly Rae Jepsen
All of them have been compared to Katy in recent times. Katy has clear influences though, like Lily Allen and Mika. She does not blatantly rip off of them like other artists however. (See Lady Gaga: Madonna)
Trend-setter (see: Dark Horse ---> Urban pop - last minute remixes - naming your fanbase - multiple wardrobe changes at award shows - electro/bubblegum pop - saxophone solos in pop songs- creative lyric videos...)
Trend-setter (see: Dark Horse ---> Urban pop - last minute remixes - naming your fanbase - multiple wardrobe changes at award shows - electro/bubblegum pop - saxophone solos in pop songs- creative lyric videos...)
Katy was dressing weird in 2008 while Gaga was still normal (see: Just Dance). She also called her fans Katy Cats in 2008, so I guess I was right about Gaga doing these things just after Katy. What a coincidence
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Of all the annoying trends to have swamped the pop landscape in recent years – endless video teasers, groups we didn't like the first time round reforming, Robin Thicke – one of the most grating has to be pop stars giving their fans nicknames.
The trend began in earnest in 2009, when Lady Gaga began referring to her fans as Little Monsters and asking them to put their "paws up" during her show
Speaking of TEOG, wasn't the video after the California Gurls video where Katy wore a blue wig? Didn't Gaga wear a blue wig in the TEOG video?
It was TEAL. Anyway, didn't Katy plan a mermaid themed video after Gaga said her plan about her mermaid theme TEOG video but srapped it because of the accusations of copying by the media ? I think there was even a photo of her in mermaid tail under the Brooklyn Bridge ( just like TEOG origian concept) that leaked ? Oop.
Let's not forget she started the trend of official lyric videos too
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Originally posted by Optimus
Also for 2008
this was weird:
this wasnt
Anyhow, I think katy is a trend follower tbh
Cool. Doesn't change the fact Gaga started calling her fanbase by a name just after Katy did it. And that Gaga outfit wasn't even that weird compared to the Katy outfit
Speaking of naming your fanbase, Katy did it in 2008 then Beyonce started doing it. Then Gaga started doing it. That means Gaga wasn't even the second the one to start naming her fanbase out of the modern day popstars.