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Post by X2M on Jan 6, 2018 5:26:24 GMT 10
After looking at the charts of the late 00s and early 10s, I decided to make this topic to discuss the popularity of electropop. As we all know, the genre took the mainstream by storm when Lady Gaga's first hit Just Dance became popular. Then, we had followed up songs on that style such as Poker Face, Bad Romance, Tik-Tok, California Gurls, Teenage Dream, etc.; however, the issue is some people have exaggerated the significant impact of electropop in the music scene of that time. I do not deny at all that electropop wasn't huge (it was), but for the people to assume that it was the only genre on the map at the time is plain ignorance. They seem to forget that Hip-hop, R&B, rock, AC, etc. were also on the charts as well. In the late 00s, there was Akon, T-Pain, Beyonce, 50 Cent, Green Day, All American Rejects, Pitbull, Leona Lewis, Alicia Keys, Britney Spears (her comeback), Black Eyed Peas (not all their songs were electropop), Paramore, etc. In the early 10s, there was Adele, Drake, fun., Of Monsters & Men, Gotye, Bruno Mars, Nicki Minaj, Eminem (his comeback), T-Swift, Frank Ocean, Big Sean, Miguel, etc. None of the people I mentioned are considered electropop artists. Music experts categorize all of them in the other genres. I have always wondered why these artists never get discussed when it comes to the music scene of the late 00s/early 10s? There was so much more to the mainstream of that time than just electropop. Oh, and I wanted to say that I don't hate electropop at all. In fact, I enjoyed those songs very much that I have had nostalgia for them in the last few years.  I just know that the genre wasn't the only one that was booming in the music scene at that time.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Jan 6, 2018 9:38:51 GMT 10
I think it's just because "electropop" was such a significant change to the music scene at the time and it was viewed as being "evolutionary", in a sense. I'm not sure if anyone else had the same opinion, but I remember thinking at the time how "futuristic" Lady Gaga's songs sounded. Up until that point, the music scene had remained relatively the same. Snap rap had been popular for several years and pop music wasn't transformative either.
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Post by X2M on Jan 6, 2018 12:52:39 GMT 10
I agree it was a change from what was mainstream at the time. You could hear how futuristic the songs were and it signaled others to follow through with the sound. However, though, there were other types of songs that didn't fit with what was popular at that time as well such as Bleeding Love, Take a Bow, Meet Me Halfway, Mad, Run This Town, etc.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Jan 6, 2018 13:52:18 GMT 10
I agree it was a change from what was mainstream at the time. You could hear how futuristic the songs were and it signaled others to follow through with the sound. However, though, there were other types of songs that didn't fit with what was popular at that time as well such as Bleeding Love, Take a Bow, Meet Me Halfway, Mad, Run This Town, etc. I do agree with you that many people over-emphasize how popular electropop truly was. If anything, you could argue that Emo and post-grunge were just as popular at the time as electropop.
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Post by X2M on Jan 6, 2018 14:36:33 GMT 10
Agreed, and Hip-hop, R&B, and songs that don't fit in a particular genre were mainstream as well. It seems people forgot that the late 00s and early 10s were a various time for music. There was so much variety that's unfortunately not found today.
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Post by rainbow on Jan 20, 2018 15:38:08 GMT 10
While I won't deny that electropop was definitely popular in the very late 2000's / early 2010's, I agree that it wasn't the only music genre that was popular at the time.
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Post by longaotian on Jan 20, 2018 15:47:46 GMT 10
Yes, obviously Electropop wasn't the only genre which defined the late 2000s or Early 2010s. Anyway, a lot of the artists you listed were either popular solely in the late 2000s (2007 & 2008) or Early 2010s (around 2012), if you were to look at Mid 2009-Mid 2011 alone there was far more electropop than any other genre, hence the name. It's just like the Teen pop of the Y2K Era, yeah there were other music genres/artists, but at the time, Teen pop was the dominant genre and therefore defines that era aswell.
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I just know that the genre wasn't the only one that was booming in the music scene at that time.
