[Afferty]

Christina Perri ? 2011 was obviously owned by Avril

[Retro]

Originally posted by GanjaSebert

Breakout doesn't mean it girl, she had 3 #1's in 2008

The premise of the entire thread is that the definition of "it girl" explicitly requires to be a breakout artist, tho.

[accelgors]

um 2011 was definitely adele

edit: i guess she did chart in 2008 so maybe she doesn't count as new???

[MissedTheTrain]

Originally posted by Afferty

Christina Perri ? 2011 was obviously owned by Avril

Avril had one hit single that wasn't even that big

[Pure Adrenaline]

2008 was rihanna and both 2009 and 2010 was Gaga

[EarnYourLeather]

Originally posted by DejaVu

2008: Leona Lewis Rihanna
2009: Lady Gaga
2010: Kesha
2011: Christina Perri Katy Perry
2012: Carly Rae Jepsen Adele
2013: Lorde
2014: Iggy Azalea Ariana Grande

Literally all this

2015 - Taylor (not her breakthrough year but seriously she's slaying hard)

edit: Miley can be switched with Lorde

[Slayley]

2008 No
2011 No
2012 Hmmmmmmm not really

[EdgeOfAddiction]

I guess one hit song makes someone a legend for that year for Billboard.
Christina Perri didn't even have a smash song.

[Afferty]

Originally posted by MissedTheTrain

Avril had one hit single that wasn't even that big

OMG where are you living? She had 3 massive hits here in Japan and she was truly the biggest artist of 2011

[Green]

These are the most succesful new females acts from each year according to Billboard.
Why are people saying Rihanna for 2008 when she debuted in 2005

[Frozen99]

Christina and Carly

[PurrKaty]

Not the 5 biggest females since 2008 being snubbed
Katy, Rihanna, Adele, Taylor, Beyonce
The only girls on that list that can compare are Ke$ha and Gaga

[Theus]

Originally posted by Afferty

OMG where are you living? She had 3 massive hits here in Japan and she was truly the biggest artist of 2011

so? didn't you read the us only part?

[MissedTheTrain]

Originally posted by Afferty

OMG where are you living? She had 3 massive hits here in Japan and she was truly the biggest artist of 2011

I live in the US, where Billboard is based.

[Afferty]

Originally posted by theus231

so? didn't you read the us only part?

Originally posted by MissedTheTrain

I live in the US, where Billboard is based.

OMG Billboard is so racisté

[NEZ]

Originally posted by Green

These are the most succesful new females acts from each year according to Billboard.
Why are people saying Rihanna for 2008 when she debuted in 2005

i've never seen so many wrong answers in one thread.

this thread is about new acts. rihanna didnt debut in 2008 so she cant be the "biggest new artist" that year.

[popmusic]

Justice for Leona!

[Bounce]

Originally posted by Afferty

OMG where are you living? She had 3 massive hits here in Japan and she was truly the biggest artist of 2011

Not in 2011

[emmanuel_punk]

No.

2008 was rihanna
2010 gaga
2011 don't know they were tons at the same level (but for BB obvioulsy Adele, christina who?)
2012 rihanna
2013 miley?
2014 katy or taylor

[NEUTRON]

Damn ya'll can't read.

If ANYTHING... Rihanna was It Girl of 2005. Get it?