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Originally Posted by blackdragon123
Well I suppose you sort-of answered your own question...
If the "industry" markets every potential pop icon it comes across, it will create an unsustainable level of competition, and the least popular will just die out anyway, leaving only the "mega-stars" to take the crown and keep the competition limited to a handful. Seeing as they all kind-of look and sound the same, I guess it'll just be about who looks the sexiest in their music videos.
It's like capitalism...or natural selection...or something like that.
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You are right but I would challenge your opinion and say that even in the
80's there was still alot of competition.
Although the 80's had big stars like MJ and Madonna, they still had Prince, Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind and Fire, Bon Jovi, U2, Bruce Springton, Whitney Houston, etc. There still was a balance and a variety despite the bigger stars and it made it more interesting. There was a varity of stars playing on the radio likewise selling out arena's and it is not like that any more.
Even during the 90's and early 00's there was way more competition than what it is today.
The popularity of today's pop stars is not a reflection of their music and talent but more so because of image and marketing. People are not buying pop music anymore and before someone makes the "internet/youtube arguement" when Adele became a superstar she became a superstar because people liked her music.
Her "21" album has sold far more than any other pop star that is out right now. So while it appears the others are more popular, it seems people are more interested in listening and buying quality music. I am not a huge Adele fan but she does have more depth to her music compared to the other pop singers.
So that tells me that people will pay for quality music and are interested in other singers besides what is being shoved down their ears.
If people were exposed to different types of artists they would be just as popular in my opinion.