People are STILL trying to say it brought dubstep into the mainstream? That was not a dubstep breakdown, it was a wannabe dubstep breakdown. The person who brought dubstep to the mainstream was the now Grammy Award-winning producer, SKRILLEX.
One of the very few member still writing well written and clear post always explaining her reasoning. A breath of fresh air. I hope she keeps on giving people headaches.
The dupstep part in "HIAM" was ahead of its time, as far as mainstream pop music is concerned, but the progression and the construction of the song has been around since the early 80s with the Chic produced "Spacer":
Britney herself already did somewhat of a demo for it with "Shattered Glass" in 2008:
And how could have Skrillex started anything when most people still don't even know who he is (or what he sounds like) while Britney is one of the four biggest pop stars in the planet and her music is heavily played on radio all around the world. People would do anything to discredit her, nothing suprising.
One of the very few member still writing well written and clear post always explaining her reasoning. A breath of fresh air. I hope she keeps on giving people headaches.
The dupstep part in "HIAM" was ahead of its time, as far as mainstream pop music is concerned, but the progression and the construction of the song has been around since the early 80s with the Chic produced "Spacer":
Britney herself already did somewhat of a demo for it with "Shattered Glass" in 2008:
And how could have Skrillex started anything when most people still don't even know who he is (or what he sounds like) while Britney is one of the four biggest pop stars in the planet and her music is heavily played on radio all around the world. People would do anything to discredit her, nothing suprising.
None of his albums hit the top 10 on Billboard or any big market countries chart,
He doesn't have any albums.
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Originally posted by Monroe
none of his songs have impacted radio, none of his singles have reached the top 60 on the Hot 100 or any European market, how is that bringing Dubstep to the mainstream? Whether you want to admit it or not Hold It Against Me was a global worldwide hit and popularized the dubstep trend for multiple music markets and afterwards you had numerous popular music artists experimenting with the genre including the likes of Rihanna, Madonna, Flo Rida, Chris Brown and others.
Okay, so I know you're just foolishly trying to defend your fave for creating the dubstep movement, but here's the thing: charts don't make impact. The word of mouth, people listening to the music, and people talking about it makes impact. The AUDIO of Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites has nearly 100 million views on YouTube (which is more than HIAM's music video and audio combined). It doesn't have a music video. It didn't get "pop promo." It wasn't incredibly hyped like HIAM was.
I'm not trying to discredit Britney, but Skrillex truly deserves almost-complete credit for the dubstep trend in pop. Anyone who isn't brainwashed by their own stanhood to make up invalid accolades would realize that.
Yes, but it also won't be going multi-plat any time soon. My point is had it just been held onto for later, it probably could've been very big, particularly in the States.
Yes, but it also won't be going multi-plat any time soon. My point is had it just been held onto for later, it probably could've been very big, particularly in the States.
I agree. Till the World Ends should've been the first single.