[PopRock2012]

Originally posted by Jack.

Err, you do realise that there's been a ridiculously large decline in album sales over the past 10 years or having you been living under a rock?

And an increase in singles sales which defines this generations attention span.

That said if Adele can sell albums like hotcakes in this atmosphere, so can the 'iconic new queen' Gaga and so can Madonna for that matter.

[Chickenchiki]

Originally posted by ItsKingsleyBitch

THIS THIS THIS
Michael is King. Madonna is Queen. Britney is Princess. This is the ONLY THING that has been AGREED UPON BY POP CULTURE & MASS MEDIA.

These days, everybody is in contention to be Queen/Princess of Pop, whether it is Rihanna and Gaga or freakin Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez. Michael, Madonna and Britney EARNED these titles; they weren't taken from anyone and they weren't handed down.

Nobody called Mandy Moore and Jessica Simpson and Christina Aguilera and Willa Ford and all those girls the Princess or Queen of Pop. It's a new fad representative of the short attention span of the current generation. The Queen/Princess of pop these days are just whoever is hot at the moment; it's annoying.

Google has da tea

The important thing is that the majority of the people recognize Michael, Madonna and Britney. I like to call Britney the queen, but when I hear someone else talking about the queen of pop I think about Madonna and I'm sure everyone else does it. Giving someone a pop royalty title is language and language works by common agreement. I can't start naming Kesha as the queen of pop not only because she isn't successful enough, but because in people's minds Madonna is equal to queen of pop.

[Jack. Bauer]

Originally posted by PopRock2012

And an increase in singles sales which defines this generations attention span.

That said if Adele can sell albums like hotcakes in this atmosphere, so can the 'iconic new queen' Gaga and so can Madonna for that matter.

Then why does she still deserve the title of 'Queen of Pop'?

[Retro]

Originally posted by PopRock2012

And an increase in singles sales which defines this generations attention span.

That said if Adele can sell albums like hotcakes in this atmosphere, so can the 'iconic new queen' Gaga and so can Madonna for that matter.

Sorry, but this is just a plain dumb thing to say. The increase in singles sales says nothing about this generations attention span, it is due to the convenience of buying just that one track you heard on the radio and liked, as well as the convenience of being able to buy just the good tracks as opposed to the filler.

Nobody sold 65 million albums before or after Thriller, and in this market why should you assume that even the most famous person can outsell 21? Madonna had a massively successful and critically praised album in 2005, and even back then it only sold 12 million. At the peak-so-far of Gaga's career she only sold 16.5 million with an album that was present on the charts for over 2 years and that earned great critical praise compared to other pop girls' releases. 21 had a large variety of reasons it sold so much, one being that it appealed to a wider audience. There's no reason to assume anyone else is currently capable of such sales.

[hugox]

It s impossible to have another Michael Jackson.

it s easy to have another madonna. That s why they all want be queen of pop !

[Onen]

Originally posted by hugox

It s impossible to have another Michael Jackson.

it s easy to have another madonna. That s why they all want be queen of pop !

Yeah okay

[Swag]

Originally posted by Retro Dance Freak

Sorry, but this is just a plain dumb thing to say. The increase in singles sales says nothing about this generations attention span, it is due to the convenience of buying just that one track you heard on the radio and liked, as well as the convenience of being able to buy just the good tracks as opposed to the filler.

Nobody sold 65 million albums before or after Thriller, and in this market why should you assume that even the most famous person can outsell 21? Madonna had a massively successful and critically praised album in 2005, and even back then it only sold 12 million. At the peak-so-far of Gaga's career she only sold 16.5 million with an album that was present on the charts for over 2 years and that earned great critical praise compared to other pop girls' releases. 21 had a large variety of reasons it sold so much, one being that it appealed to a wider audience. There's no reason to assume anyone else is currently capable of such sales.

That's what pop queens do, slay the mainstream, if a popstar can't slay the mainstream in their prime, only catering to a limited demographic, then she much less will be able to be bankable 30 years into her career

[SerenaForever]

Originally posted by hugox

It s impossible to have another Michael Jackson.

it s easy to have another madonna. That s why they all want be queen of pop !

Yep. The gorl in your sig is trying her hardest.

[Retro]

Originally posted by SerenaForever

Yep. The gorl in your sig is trying her hardest.

And doing better than the rest who are trying, so what's your point?

[conseeded]

I don't know. What about the pop girls in 40 years from now? Will Madonna still be the queen and Michael the king? What 'pop royalty' titles will they recieve?