Gwendolyn Posted Saturday at 12:48 PM Share Posted Saturday at 12:48 PM (edited) Inspired by this post: And video: Every music generation we would have main pop boys, in the 80s we had MJ, George Michael, David Bowie, Prince, in the 90s we had NYSNC, BSB, Boyz II Men, Ricky Martin, Diddy. At the dawn of 2000, we saw Usher, JT, Chris Brown, Coldplay, Robbie Williams and so much more. 2010s saw the rise of 1D, Justin Bieber (with the multiple Justin Bieber clones ), Shawn Mendes, Ed Sheeran's domination and Khalid. In the 20s, Harry Styles is doing amazingly, Lil Nas X was making waves and Jungkook's solo career is off to a great start; it seems like there's a massive drought with Gen Z pop boys across the board. The ones we had (Kid Laroi and Khalid) fell off after a era and such, and the women seem to be coming stronger and dominating the pop sphere right now with the newer arrivals of Chappell, Tyla, Sabrina, Gracie. And more veteran Gen Zs such as Olivia and Billie. We can't sy the same for the men though. Even older male stars are selling out stadiums and arenas due to the drought Is there a reason why this happening, and what we can do to fix this drought? Edited Saturday at 12:49 PM by Gwendolyn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlight Nation Posted Saturday at 01:01 PM Share Posted Saturday at 01:01 PM (edited) Lil Nas X was showing immense potential in 2021. The "MONTERO" era was phenomenal! But unfortunately he struggled to keep this momentum going. He could have easily attempted a fourth single off the album in 2022, or even dropped the deluxe he kept teasing. Instead, we had that non-event collaboration with Youngboy NBA, a promising one-off with "STAR WALKIN" - whose lack of promo hindered any potential it had, and then the bizarre "J CHRIST". It's frustrating because it genuinely seems he forgot what made people like his music in the first place, with "J CHRIST" being a textbook example of style and cheap provocation over substance. I hope he gets his groove back, but it seems he's struggling with inspiration at the moment. Otherwise, I believe there's simply been significantly less demand for pop boys compared to other genres. The 2020s have brought us a fair share of excellent breakthrough male artists, but they're coming from country (Zach Bryan), folk (Noah Kahan), or R&B (Brent Faiyaz, Steve Lacy, Tommy Richman). Yes, Benson Boone is having a cute moment this year, but it's more music-driven than artist-driven in my view, whereas Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan are larger-than-life with their personalities and artistic personas. Even someone like Ed Sheeran cultivated this type of following at first despite being a fellow singer-songwriter with guitar type. Pop music has historically been a genre where women thrive better. You mentioned the 2000s but that's another decade where the male pop acts were vastly outnumbered by the women. And even those you mentioned outside of Williams were considered more as R&B or rock. Edited Saturday at 01:23 PM by Moonlight Nation 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbeHicks Posted Saturday at 01:07 PM Share Posted Saturday at 01:07 PM (edited) This is not really true. Benson Boone and Noah Kahan are literally right there. Post Malone's I Had Some Help is somewhat pop-ish too. Edited Saturday at 01:08 PM by AbeHicks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bindi Posted Saturday at 01:11 PM Share Posted Saturday at 01:11 PM Not atrl complaining about the lack of male domination in the recent pop music landscape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Tears Ricochet Posted Saturday at 01:26 PM Share Posted Saturday at 01:26 PM The male pop star audience moved on to Kpop a long time ago 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrgVisual Posted Saturday at 01:34 PM Share Posted Saturday at 01:34 PM Because there are too many RAP boys and COUNTRY boys dominating the charts already. We don't need anymore Pop boys sorry 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yog Posted Saturday at 01:36 PM Share Posted Saturday at 01:36 PM (edited) 28 minutes ago, AbeHicks said: Noah Kahan He's not pop tho Edited Saturday at 01:36 PM by Yog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScorpiosGroove Posted Saturday at 01:37 PM Share Posted Saturday at 01:37 PM they all suck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afterglow Posted Saturday at 01:43 PM Share Posted Saturday at 01:43 PM (edited) 36 minutes ago, AbeHicks said: This is not really true. Benson Boone and Noah Kahan are literally right there. Post Malone's I Had Some Help is somewhat pop-ish too. Who? Sis they mentioned pop boys that popped off from debut. Your Micheal's, Justin's , Ed's, Chris', 1D's, etc. And Post Malone is like a millennial age himself. There are no Gen Z pop boys, just like there's a lack of notable pop girls. I feel bad tbh I feel like the Millennial and Gen X's have such iconic pop eras that debuted legends, and it's just not happening anymore. Edited Saturday at 01:44 PM by Afterglow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brraap Posted Saturday at 01:59 PM Share Posted Saturday at 01:59 PM Gen z boys all fall into the rap genre or other categories now, there's loads of new comers - example ; peso pluma, central cee, junkook 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuntmonster Posted Saturday at 01:59 PM Share Posted Saturday at 01:59 PM Jung kook is right there sweaty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvadaKedavra Posted Saturday at 02:24 PM Share Posted Saturday at 02:24 PM (edited) Pop Music is the only genre where women-ladies are dominant forces In the rest of genres they get mocked and mistreated. Rock-Hip Hop-Country......... Im glad girls thrive in pop music im ok with Pop boys havin a small place in pop music Edited Saturday at 02:25 PM by AvadaKedavra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopKills Posted Saturday at 02:27 PM Share Posted Saturday at 02:27 PM Conan Gray is right there and y'all should get into him! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meowfie Posted Saturday at 02:33 PM Share Posted Saturday at 02:33 PM Because you guys arent streaming me 🥺 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalism Posted Saturday at 02:35 PM Share Posted Saturday at 02:35 PM 35 minutes ago, Kuntmonster said: Jung kook is right there sweaty This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleKindofLife Posted Saturday at 03:22 PM Share Posted Saturday at 03:22 PM I guess Benson Boone is one but his voice is grating so I can't see him lasting long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor fanboy Posted Saturday at 03:25 PM Share Posted Saturday at 03:25 PM We don't need them. Come on ladies, bury the patriarchy! FEMALE CEO's and Label Heads next! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superben Posted Saturday at 03:37 PM Share Posted Saturday at 03:37 PM We already have the K-pop boys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheers Posted Saturday at 03:52 PM Share Posted Saturday at 03:52 PM Men in pop have less longevity than the women. Which makes King Bieber's reign even more impressive 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HASHTAGPOW Posted Saturday at 04:00 PM Share Posted Saturday at 04:00 PM Starburst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonginBey Posted Saturday at 04:20 PM Share Posted Saturday at 04:20 PM As if y'all would support them anyway 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm653 Posted Saturday at 04:45 PM Share Posted Saturday at 04:45 PM 3 hours ago, My Tears Ricochet said: The male pop star audience moved on to Kpop a long time ago The only right answer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illyboy Posted Saturday at 04:56 PM Share Posted Saturday at 04:56 PM I don't think I listen to any but one of my friends listens to Grant Knoche a lot, isn't he pop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illyboy Posted Saturday at 04:59 PM Share Posted Saturday at 04:59 PM Also, are we counting straight or also queer pop boys? If we also count queer ig Troye Sivan and Sam Smith are out there. Spoiler I don't listen to them tho IJBOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzswiftie Posted Saturday at 05:11 PM Share Posted Saturday at 05:11 PM • The biggest stars come from other genres (right now hip-hop - for at least a decade -, country and the Spanish speaking world). So that's where the locals have been getting their "pop" fix from. • All the best performers/musicians are either gay or Korean, and those are unfortunate still niche in a silo'd echo chamber in the internet age. • The audience for male pop stars ventured off to K-Pop and indie pop/queers (see Troye and Charli still touring/streaming well individually without musically compromise but 10 years had to make concessions to appease top 40 programmers) • Generally quality of the pop boys music isn't that good compared to their women. Lazy comparison but you listen to Liv's "Obsessed", Rina's "Espresso" and Josh's "Golden Years" back-to-back and it's easy to see why the first two blow up huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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