[Heisenberg]

Originally posted by KevinKDC

But billboard said it so it must be true

they've never steered us wrong before

[brIt-()nstar]

I mean, I like Kelly but I stopped reading @ "Since U Been Gone".

[alkralkra]

Get that hit thread with this nonsense

[BlueJeans]

We all know who started it.

Don't pretend it wasn't him.

[Alejandrо]

WHAT THE HELL LOL

[ClashAndBurn]

Originally posted by Clump

Sounds like they're saying she's responsible for Dr Lukes rise to power and subsequent radio dominance.

I mean, it was his first hit collab with Max Martin, so...

[Tsuko]

Originally posted by Mister Martian

billboard's writers are so inconsistent with each other. I'd say that belongs to Kylie Minogue or Britney Spears in 2001!

Kylie and Britney have had massive impact on pop music, and did dance pop over a decade ago, but it got LESS popular after they did it. In 2004 it was almost nowhere to be found.

I agree with Billboard that it was in about 2005 that dance pop started increasing in popularity again. Some crazed Lady Gaga fans think Just Dance started it all, but we all know that's not the case due to the dozens of dance hits before then.

I would personally, however, credit it mainly to Lil Jon (the crunk movement arguably paved the way for club songs in general to make a comeback) and Timbaland, but truthfully I'm sure a lot of artists contributed to the growth, and Kelly was maybe one of them (I also think some credit could be given to artists like Gwen Stefani and Akon).

People on here who only started listening to chart music recently might not understand this, but it was a lot of quiet guitar songs and pop ballads before. Nobody could've just released a dance song like Party Rock Anthem in 2003 and got it to #1. The change had to be GRADUAL. Since U Been Gone certainly upped the tempo of things, as did songs like In Da Club by 50 Cent, Crazy in Love by Beyonce, Promiscuous by Nelly Furtado, and I think most importantly Yeah! by Usher.

[Ammer]

Lol no.

[North & South]

[Heisenberg]

Originally posted by North & South

damn should have used that gif in the OP

[supertiffany]

Originally posted by Tsuko

Kylie and Britney have had massive impact on pop music, and did dance pop over a decade ago, but it got LESS popular after they did it. In 2004 it was almost nowhere to be found.

I agree with Billboard that it was in about 2005 that dance pop started increasing in popularity again. Some crazed Lady Gaga fans think Just Dance started it all, but we all know that's not the case due to the dozens of dance hits before then.

I would personally, however, credit it mainly to Lil Jon (the crunk movement arguably paved the way for club songs in general to make a comeback) and Timbaland, but truthfully I'm sure a lot of artists contributed to the growth, and Kelly was maybe one of them (I also think some credit could be given to artists like Gwen Stefani and Akon).

People on here who only started listening to chart music recently might not understand this, but it was a lot of quiet guitar songs and pop ballads before. Nobody could've just released a dance song like Party Rock Anthem in 2003 and got it to #1. The change had to be GRADUAL. Since U Been Gone certainly upped the tempo of things, as did songs like In Da Club by 50 Cent, Crazy in Love by Beyonce, Promiscuous by Nelly Furtado, and I think most importantly Yeah! by Usher.

This.

also remember that pop radio was filled with slower songs compared to now.

about the Gaga thing I think what her fans meant is she started the electro/techno dance genre and brought the disco back again with Just Dance/Poker Face/Love Game.

[ClashAndBurn]

Originally posted by Tsuko

Kylie and Britney have had massive impact on pop music, and did dance pop over a decade ago, but it got LESS popular after they did it. In 2004 it was almost nowhere to be found.

I agree with Billboard that it was in about 2005 that dance pop started increasing in popularity again. Some crazed Lady Gaga fans think Just Dance started it all, but we all know that's not the case due to the dozens of dance hits before then.

I would personally, however, credit it mainly to Lil Jon (the crunk movement arguably paved the way for club songs in general to make a comeback) and Timbaland, but truthfully I'm sure a lot of artists contributed to the growth, and Kelly was maybe one of them (I also think some credit could be given to artists like Gwen Stefani and Akon).

People on here who only started listening to chart music recently might not understand this, but it was a lot of quiet guitar songs and pop ballads before. Nobody could've just released a dance song like Party Rock Anthem in 2003 and got it to #1. The change had to be GRADUAL. Since U Been Gone certainly upped the tempo of things, as did songs like In Da Club by 50 Cent, Crazy in Love by Beyonce, Promiscuous by Nelly Furtado, and I think most importantly Yeah! by Usher.

I think the thing about Just Dance simply comes from the fact that it was one of those songs that were purely dance-pop whereas most everything else that was popular had crossover appeal. Back in 2008, nobody thought it was going to ever catch on, and for a reason, as it took a very long time for it to reach number one (22 weeks).

I mean, I love Gaga to death and all, but she doesn't even crossover to rhythmic. And her only AC hit so far has been The Edge Of Glory. Her AI totals are also severely underwhelming, because of the fact that she does not crossover well.

[Mister Martian]

Originally posted by Tsuko

Kylie and Britney have had massive impact on pop music, and did dance pop over a decade ago, but it got LESS popular after they did it. In 2004 it was almost nowhere to be found.

I agree with Billboard that it was in about 2005 that dance pop started increasing in popularity again. Some crazed Lady Gaga fans think Just Dance started it all, but we all know that's not the case due to the dozens of dance hits before then.

I would personally, however, credit it mainly to Lil Jon (the crunk movement arguably paved the way for club songs in general to make a comeback) and Timbaland, but truthfully I'm sure a lot of artists contributed to the growth, and Kelly was maybe one of them (I also think some credit could be given to artists like Gwen Stefani and Akon).

People on here who only started listening to chart music recently might not understand this, but it was a lot of quiet guitar songs and pop ballads before. Nobody could've just released a dance song like Party Rock Anthem in 2003 and got it to #1. The change had to be GRADUAL. Since U Been Gone certainly upped the tempo of things, as did songs like In Da Club by 50 Cent, Crazy in Love by Beyonce, Promiscuous by Nelly Furtado, and I think most importantly Yeah! by Usher.

No shade, because I agree with 90% of what you said, but Britney's been ahead of the curve with just about every trend. In 2001 it was more about a club sound with her music which was followed by pretty much every pop star from Christina to Madonna... and in 2003 "Toxic" was really what helped dance pop take off. Usher also really helped propel it with "Yeah" in 2004 and it coasted through the next few years and took off again with Rihanna and Chris Brown. Around the same time, Britney dropped the greatest album of all time, which shat on all previous Americanized dance pop efforts.

Britney is always ahead of the curve. Look at her bringing us Americanized dubstep. It's in almost every uptempo song or remix right now.

[jpsketch]

Billboard servin' the tea.

[MJ Boston]

The meltdowns!!!!!!!!! LOVE IT!!!!!

All these pressed stans that think they're more credible than Billboard

They slam Billboard as nonsense but they're the first to make threads when Billboard says something favorable about their fav

The queen remains unbothered.

[Mezik]

No.

[WIG-SNATCHER]

THE MELTDOWNS!!

@ the stans trying to drag billboard while they will be the first to use it as "receipts" for their fav!!
I CAN'T

[Heisenberg]

Originally posted by alkralkra

Get that hit thread with this nonsense

Thanks for your support boo

[P!nkInside]

[P!nk]

I'm a Kelly Stan and I even find that to be completely false.