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Originally posted by Rivington Reject
no. Just because you're popular doesn't mean you're an icon.
An icon is a very important figure with great contributions to the field they impact. Beyoncé is an icon in feminism for spreading it through her music and charitable efforts. Gaga is an icon in music for making the industry more visually driven when she debuted. Rihanna is an icon in fashion for all her very memorable moments and outfits. Britney is an icon for many of her huge performances, etc etc.
Katy Perry has yet to do something truly earth-shattering. All she has that is memorable is a blue wig and all the girls already have some kind of famous hairstyle. The most significant thing Katy has done is huge hits but that's not enough.
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Gaga did not invent visuals, music videos and fashion existed before Lady Gaga. She was popular for her weird fashion sense which is not very relevant to music anyway.