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Post by Telso on Feb 13, 2019 11:47:36 GMT 10
I would imagine that the 2020s will continue to be dominated by Cardi B, who destroyed Nicki Minaj's career (not that I know why...). I don't really see how Cardi B would have destroyed Nicki Minaj's career other than they're about the only famous female rappers in recent times people can quickly name. The fact that she did not do well in 2018 might be simply explained by how she lost her appeal intirely. In early to mid 2010s, she was a Hip Hop artist that crossed over into Pop a lot of the times and her over-the-top persona went hand-in-hand with the flashy Pop scene of the time. Flashforward to the late 2010s and she doesn't really fill any niche anymore in a market already overcrowed with rappers, while the extravagant Pop music she was known for is as unpopular as you can get. Not to mention that if you check her discography, between 2010 and 2016 she has made an astonish ammount of featurings. So maybe she also naturally created a public fatigue around her?
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Post by SharksFan99 on Feb 13, 2019 15:27:40 GMT 10
At this point, now that we're 11 months away from 2020, I think it's a good time make more predictions. My question is who are some artists right now that were not originally listed in the first two rounds you all think could define the next decade? I have some guesses so far and they are Billie Ellish, Troye Sivan, Lauv, Anne Marie, Ella Mai, Kehlani and Normani. If i'm being honest, I think Billie Ellish is the only artist out of the ones you mentioned who is likely to experience a lengthy career in the mainstream. Part of her appeal is that she has an unique approach to music and that will only play to her strength, IMO. I think she will eventually become one of the biggest names in music. As for Troye Sivan, he is actually Australian and he's been well-known here for at least the past five years. The Australian media likes to portray him as being this "huge superstar", but honestly, he doesn't have much staying power. Troye Sivan will be an after-thought in a few years time. Lauv will be best-known for "I Like Me Better" and that will be it. His collaboration with Troye Sivan ("I'm So Tired") has only been languishing on the bottom-half of the Top-40 and I doubt it will do much better than that. The same can pretty much be said about the remainder of the artists you mentioned. I very much doubt that they will go on to define the 2020s, although I guess stranger things have happened... I think SharksFan99 is way too optimistic about the 2020s being dominated by rock-leaning artists. I don't think rock-leaning artists will dominate the Top-40 charts; I just think that rock music is slowly making it's way back into the mainstream. I doubt that it will ever saturate the Top-40 charts. It's arguably already starting to happen. Her most recent single ("Swan Song") has only peaked at #25 on the UK Singles Chart, which is one of the lowest chart placements she has ever achieved in the country. The song has also been a flop across mainland Europe and Oceania.
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Post by X2M on Feb 19, 2019 9:46:25 GMT 10
I would imagine that the 2020s will continue to be dominated by Cardi B, who destroyed Nicki Minaj's career (not that I know why...). I hope not. I can see her staying popular up until next year at least, but not anytime after that. I don't really see how Cardi B would have destroyed Nicki Minaj's career other than they're about the only famous female rappers in recent times people can quickly name. The fact that she did not do well in 2018 might be simply explained by how she lost her appeal entirely. In early to mid-2010s, she was a Hip Hop artist that crossed over into Pop a lot of the times and her over-the-top persona went hand-in-hand with the flashy Pop scene of the time. Flashforward to the late 2010s and she doesn't really fill any niche anymore in a market already overcrowded with rappers, while the extravagant Pop music she was known for is as unpopular as you can get. Not to mention that if you check her discography, between 2010 and 2016 she has made an astonishing amount of features. So maybe she also naturally created public fatigue around her? I think it has to do with that both had a beef with each other a few months ago I believe at some fashion show, I do think you're right. I mean Nicki has been on the scene since the start of the decade with the Young Money group and it seems that's all she's known for along with the extreme outfits she used to wear. The only solo songs most people remember are Your Love, Super Bass, Starships, Anaconda, Chun Li and maybe Right Thru Me. If I'm being honest, I think Billie Ellish is the only artist out of the ones you mentioned who is likely to experience a lengthy career in the mainstream. Part of her appeal is that she has a unique approach to music and that will only play to her strength, IMO. I think she will eventually become one of the biggest names in music. As for Troye Sivan, he is actually Australian and he's been well-known here for at least the past five years. The Australian media likes to portray him as being this "huge superstar", but honestly, he doesn't have much staying power. Troye Sivan will be an after-thought in a few years time. Lauv will be best-known for "I Like Me Better" and that will be it. His collaboration with Troye Sivan ("I'm So Tired") has only been languishing on the bottom half of the Top-40 and I doubt it will do much better than that. The same can pretty much be said about the remainder of the artists you mentioned. I very much doubt that they will go on to define the 2020s, although I guess stranger things have happened... Well, I hope some of those artists I mentioned make it past this year. So far, Normani achieved success with Khalid thanks to Love Lies fro last year and I think she has a newer song out. Let's see if that will push her more into the mainstream. Ella Mai, I think she will possibly define the next era now that she won a Grammy and that she was one of the artists that revived the R&B scene. Plus, she's from the UK so that could serve her more fortune. With Anne Marie, 2018 was her first year in the spotlight, of course, it's expected that she hasn't achieved any popularity just yet aside from the songs 2002 and friends with Marshmello. Kehlani, just like Ella Mai is also an R&B singer and is one of the artists that brought back R&B. I can see her at least staying popular for sometime next decade as the mentioned genre expands again. It's really time for music to go through a change. It's arguably already starting to happen. Her most recent single ("Swan Song") has only peaked at #25 on the UK Singles Chart, which is one of the lowest chart placements she has ever achieved in the country. The song has also been a flop across mainland Europe and Oceania. Oh man, I hope Dua doesn't lose any power. I had thought she declined after not hearing anything by her throughout last year except for New Rules and IDGAF, but since she won a Grammy last week for Best New Artist, there's a good chance Dua's still in the competition. I'm confident this will be her year at least. She's actually a good singer and shes probably planning a new album right now.
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Post by al on Feb 19, 2019 10:39:38 GMT 10
Niall has imo always been the dark horse of 1D. He was never the star in the way Harry and to a lesser extent Zayn were, and ultimately I think that's what's going to save him. You don't expect a big flash-in-the-pan from Niall and that vibe is reflected in his music as well. He fits the chill and relaxed niche more than he does a trendy one, a la Zayn. Long term I think he's going to stay the busiest music wise, even if it's not necessarily as the top billing. Louis is over and Liam is as the kids say, "bread". I'm not entirely sure where I see Zayn's career moving but I wouldn't be surprised to see Harry get into acting. This may sound blasphemous for someone who's already a big star and been in a group, but I would like to see him in more a frontman for a band format. Not because he needs it but because success in the rock genre does.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2019 1:40:03 GMT 10
But seriously, where the hell did Harry Styles go? He had that amazing single, Sign of the Times, and then he has just completely dropped off the charts.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Oct 19, 2019 19:03:44 GMT 10
Interesting to read back on these posts from an October 2019 context. Who would have ever thought that Billie Eilish would reach such a huge level of popularity so soon. I'm still convinced Harry Styles will have the longest-lasting career out of the former One-Direction members. The other four members of 1D have struggled to achieve success in the mainstream since the end of 2017 (despite all of them releasing new material in the meantime) and as it stands currently, Harry Styles is the only ex-member to have achieved a global Top-10 hit for 2019. Niall Horan's most recent single ("Nice To Meet Ya") has only debuted at #49 in the UK and just #83 in the US. I can't see Normani going on to becoming one of the defining artists of the 2020s. "Motivation" has performed moderately well on the charts here in Australia, but elsewhere, it has dropped down the charts quite quickly. Post Malone will remain as one of the biggest artists of the music industry for the next five years or so. But seriously, where the hell did Harry Styles go? He had that amazing single, Sign of the Times, and then he has just completely dropped off the charts. I know this is an old post now, but he happened to release this new single just a few days ago: Definitely sounds more "mainstream" than the songs off his debut solo album.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2019 0:30:47 GMT 10
Don't know and care even less.
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Post by al on Oct 20, 2019 3:57:48 GMT 10
Revisiting this, Harry Styles has honestly just had a disappointing run as a lone artist thus far. For how big he was several years ago.
Tbh I have even less of an idea now who the major artists will be moving forward. I wonder if Shawn Mendes can keep up his momentum for a bit longer.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Oct 20, 2019 12:14:54 GMT 10
Revisiting this, Harry Styles has honestly just had a disappointing run as a lone artist thus far. For how big he was several years ago. To a point, however "Lights Up" is the first time he has released new music since his solo album came out two years ago. I think Harry has generally been able to stay the most relevant out of the five of them. He was even tipped to play James Bond in a new movie just last year.
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Post by Telso on Oct 21, 2019 6:09:41 GMT 10
I do really like "Lights Up". It’s the nice dose of an earwormy chorus with some soulful quality and the simple production that still processes a lush edge.
Harry Styles is a really surprising solo act, especially since I liked him the least on One Direction but he has had a pretty impeccable output so far.
Niall Horan’s new single is pretty good as well, although very very British. The other three ex-1D’s are a mixed bag. Zayn has potential but he consistently wastes it away on subpar material. Liam Payne has easily the weakest discography so far, and his new single "Stack it Up" is pretty terrible as well.
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Post by John Titor on Oct 26, 2019 13:28:46 GMT 10
Zayn's career is over
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Post by #Infinity on Oct 28, 2019 13:54:02 GMT 10
Revisiting this, Harry Styles has honestly just had a disappointing run as a lone artist thus far. For how big he was several years ago. To a point, however "Lights Up" is the first time he has released new music since his solo album came out two years ago. I think Harry has generally been able to stay the most relevant out of the five of them. He was even tipped to play James Bond in a new movie just last year. Yeah, "Lights Up" did better than I would have expected, considering how quickly the other four 1D'ers flamed out after an excellent 2017. Seems like he's leaning more towards R&B now though than rock.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Oct 28, 2019 14:52:39 GMT 10
To a point, however "Lights Up" is the first time he has released new music since his solo album came out two years ago. I think Harry has generally been able to stay the most relevant out of the five of them. He was even tipped to play James Bond in a new movie just last year. Yeah, "Lights Up" did better than I would have expected, considering how quickly the other four 1D'ers flamed out after an excellent 2017. Seems like he's leaning more towards R&B now though than rock. Possibly, but I wouldn't put it past Harry to release an album which dabbles in a number of different influences and styles. I get the impression that he wants to establish himself as an artist who fuses elements from multiple genres into his work and public image, in a similar vein to David Bowie. You can see this already. His style of clothing is heavily inspired by the '70s glam-rock scene and on his debut album, he drew inspiration from sub-genres such as Britpop, folk, hard rock and soft rock. The release of "Lights Up" only reaffirms the point that he doesn't want to lock himself into a single sub-genre of music.
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Post by Early2010sGuy on Nov 6, 2019 17:12:08 GMT 10
So far, we'll have Lizzo, Khalid, Camilla Cabello, Post Malone, Billie Eilish, Justin Bieber, Shawn Mendes, Ariana Grande, Kanye, and Drake entering the 2020s. I have also been noticing we are going on a more chill style with some R&B and REAL (Non-trap) Hip Hop.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Nov 8, 2019 18:25:33 GMT 10
Drake entering the 2020s. Why I don't know, but I've got a hunch that Drake has already passed the peak in his popularity and he will start to lose relevancy over the next few years. I don't see how he can top "God's Plan", especially considering how many weeks it spent at the top of the charts.
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