Simon Cowell is pushing his new boy band to the masses in the next few months, these guys are going to
be the next nsync, On top of TRL coming back and MTV pushing pop artists heavily now, I gurnatee you the
steps to another pop explosion has begun.

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Praise the HEAVENS!!! This is just what we needed....more bubblegum pop, more cheesiness and more screaming pre-teen and teen girls. It's like we didn't have enough and will be blessed with more. I have to thank our musical savior Simon Cowell for bestowing this gift upon us.

Nah. I think I'm still going with my pop-punk explosion prediction.

Praise the HEAVENS!!! This is just what we needed....more bubblegum pop, more cheesiness and more screaming pre-teen and teen girls. It's like we didn't have enough and will be blessed with more. I have to thank our musical savior Simon Cowell for bestowing this gift upon us.
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It all depends on how hot the guys are. If they're not, they'll flop. :P

Uh...I thought it began a while ago. Is it gonna get worse?

Uh...I thought it began a while ago. Is it gonna get worse?


possibly lol TRL is back as of today

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OH HELL YES! Just what we needed. More cheesy upbeat pop music is always a plus to me! No more of all this slow, emotional/sad pop mess.

OH HELL YES! Just what we needed. More cheesy upbeat pop music is always a plus to me! No more of all this slow, emotional/sad pop mess.


:D ;D

You know, between early Robyn, S Club 7, Debbie Gibson, Backstreet Boys, Boyzone, East 17, Lesley Gore, and a handful of others, there's actually quite a bit of teen pop that I genuinely love. The genre certainly isn't in its best state these days, however.

You know, between early Robyn, S Club 7, Debbie Gibson, Backstreet Boys, Boyzone, East 17, Lesley Gore, and a handful of others, there's actually quite a bit of teen pop that I genuinely love. The genre certainly isn't in its best state these days, however.


I didn't truly appreciate Robyn until Body Talk? Why can't teen pop sound like Dancing On My Own and Call Your Girlfriend? Why does it have to sound so hokey?

We've been in a teen pop era since 2013, with artists like One Direction and Ariana Grande.  I am not sure we are ready for another one.  There will always be teen pop, but the mid '10s have been defined by it and I don't see that continuing into the next decade.  Everything goes in cycles.

So far it's actually quite the opposite, a big Teen Pop drought.

We've been in a teen pop era since 2013, with artists like One Direction and Ariana Grande.  I am not sure we are ready for another one.  There will always be teen pop, but the mid '10s have been defined by it and I don't see that continuing into the next decade.  Everything goes in cycles.


Yeah, I'd say 2013-2016 was more of a teen pop era, similar to the era of 1997-2000. The years that followed still had teen pop with the likes of Avril Lavigne, Ashlee Simpson, Skye Sweetnam, and O-town; but not as big as the Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, Britney Spears, and Christina Aguilera.

What we need is another female pop rock era. Michelle Branch, Ashlee Simpson, Avril, Skye Sweetnam, Liz Phair, Hilary Duff, P!nk not Ariana Grande teen pop.

What we need is another female pop rock era. Michelle Branch, Ashlee Simpson, Avril, Skye Sweetnam, Liz Phair, Hilary Duff, P!nk not Ariana Grande teen pop.
Last time I saw one of these was actually Miley 10 years ago  ;D

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I think I saw its premiere on Mtv back then

I heard that their Canadian I guess we have to call it Eh? Pop or Canuck Pop for now on  ;D

What we need is another female pop rock era. Michelle Branch, Ashlee Simpson, Avril, Skye Sweetnam, Liz Phair, Hilary Duff, P!nk not Ariana Grande teen pop.

Rock is not popular as it once was. Rap and Pop are the dominant music genres and will most likely remain that way for decades.

I heard that their Canadian I guess we have to call it Eh? Pop or Canuck Pop for now on  ;D

Who? ???

Lol I remember these guys cheesy ass MV from the other dead hahaha I died laughing. That thread was the greatest.

So I guess the supposed explosion was dud.

What we need is another female pop rock era. Michelle Branch, Ashlee Simpson, Avril, Skye Sweetnam, Liz Phair, Hilary Duff, P!nk not Ariana Grande teen pop.



Vanessa Carlton
Jewel
Alanis Morrisette
Sarah Mclachlan
Meredith Brooks
Lisa Loeb
early Kelly Clarkson
Sophie Hawkins

That was the female-led, guitar-driven soft rock/AC era that began in the early-mid 90s and died out around 2004 or so. Some high-quality songwriting and production came out of that “phase”. Poppy enough to appeal to many people, but enough grit and originality to give many of those tracks the much-needed edge. 

Rock is not popular as it once was. Rap and Pop are the dominant music genres and will most likely remain that way for decades.


I agree. I guess I just want to see SOME soul to return to popular music.
Most trap and pop-EDM hits lack a very crucial ingredient in music: “soul”. It’s the same dull beat over the same dull lyrics, very few catchy hooks, zero originality, I’d hesitate to call today’s pop “pop”.
More like background noise.
Give me high-quality electronic pop or authentic, gritty rap and I’ll begin to regain faith in the music industry. I still feel as though we will undergo a music shift very soon. Could be in a few months, could be in 3 years, but it’s coming.

Damn, everyone seems to be getting their predictions wrong, guess it's really hard to predict the future tbh. People were also predicting how JT would take off this year and regain popularity, but obviously we know how that worked out. His newest album was a massive flop. Also, I think its way too early for another teen pop explosion.

I agree. I guess I just want to see SOME soul to return to popular music.


FACTS. Even this new wave of slow depressing music seems soulless. Shít sounds so overproduce and artificial. There's a lot of great music coming out now though, especially in the alternative R&B and alternative Hip Hop music scene. Some sources say Nicki Minaj's new album has a lot of gritty non-trap hip hop tracks which are a nod to her mixtape days. Maybe that could cause a shift in the mainstream.

Last time I saw one of these was actually Miley 10 years ago  ;D

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I think I saw its premiere on Mtv back then

I've never been into Miley Cyrus.This is a little too kiddie for my tastes lol.



Vanessa Carlton
Jewel
Alanis Morrisette
Sarah Mclachlan
Meredith Brooks
Lisa Loeb
early Kelly Clarkson
Sophie Hawkins

That was the female-led, guitar-driven soft rock/AC era that began in the early-mid 90s and died out around 2004 or so. Some high-quality songwriting and production came out of that “phase”. Poppy enough to appeal to many people, but enough grit and originality to give many of those tracks the much-needed edge. 

Exactly. I absolutely adore the pop appeal these girls had but just enough edge to balance it out.

Vanessa Carlton
Jewel
Alanis Morrisette
Sarah Mclachlan
Meredith Brooks
Lisa Loeb
early Kelly Clarkson
Sophie Hawkins

That was the female-led, guitar-driven soft rock/AC era that began in the early-mid 90s and died out around 2004 or so. Some high-quality songwriting and production came out of that “phase”. Poppy enough to appeal to many people, but enough grit and originality to give many of those tracks the much-needed edge.
Tbh I don't really miss those. Probably because they were in heavy rotation with my mother, so I got overly sick of it.

I can't stand this song in particular, which was all over the radio back in 2006/2007 and I had to constantly endure it on the way home 8-P:
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Teen pop officially died when one direction died in 2017. I don't think there even are any bands left (teen oriented or not) except for imagine dragons.

Teen pop officially died when one direction died in 2017. I don't think there even are any bands left (teen oriented or not) except for imagine dragons.

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Teen pop officially died when one direction died in 2017. I don't think there even are any bands left (teen oriented or not) except for imagine dragons.


Why dont we, pretty much

Teen pop officially died when one direction died in 2017. I don't think there even are any bands left (teen oriented or not) except for imagine dragons.
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Ah yes classic John Titor's predictions. Two years in hindsight, and the late 2010s have turned to be one of biggest Teen Pop droughts in quite some time, making this thread even funnier.

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Ah yes classic John Titor's predictions. Two years in hindsight, and the late 2010s have turned to be one of biggest Teen Pop droughts in quite some time, making this thread even funnier.

edit: 1997th post ayyy


Its massively ironic, because his (or her...... to this day I really don't know) name was 'John Titor'. Ya know, the guy that famously predicted back in 2000 the future of the Late 2000s and 2010s and how we would be in a civil war.

When I think about it, it's actually kind of weird the charts are currently not invaded by boy bands. You would think the US or UK would launch its own line of boy bands inspired by the recent k-pop obsession among the teens but guess it's not happening? ???

Its massively ironic, because his (or her...... to this day I really don't know) name was 'John Titor'. Ya know, the guy that famously predicted back in 2000 the future of the Late 2000s and 2010s and how we would be in a civil war.


And we kind of almost are, so hey, almost correct! Clearly John Titor has approximate knowledge of many things. ;D

When I think about it, it's actually kind of weird the charts are currently not invaded by boy bands. You would think the US or UK would launch its own line of boy bands inspired by the recent k-pop obsession among the teens but guess it's not happening? ???


How popular is Kpop really in the US anyway? I mean I've heard of BTS but I don't hear Kpop on the radio, or in public so it can't be that popular.

How popular is Kpop really in the US anyway? I mean I've heard of BTS but I don't hear Kpop on the radio, or in public so it can't be that popular.

You've obviously never had to deal with obnoxious BTS stans ;D 8-P

How popular is Kpop really in the US anyway? I mean I've heard of BTS but I don't hear Kpop on the radio, or in public so it can't be that popular.


It's popular here in Toronto.

When I think about it, it's actually kind of weird the charts are currently not invaded by boy bands. You would think the US or UK would launch its own line of boy bands inspired by the recent k-pop obsession among the teens but guess it's not happening? ???


I’ve never heard anyone talking about k-pop in the UK, but I guess I’m not the target audience (24, male). I also don’t know any teenagers (on a personal level anyway).

There was a brief boy band comeback in the UK in the late 2000s with the likes of JLS.

You've obviously never had to deal with obnoxious BTS stans ;D 8-P


BTS sounds like a sandwich, not a band.  ;D

How popular is Kpop really in the US anyway? I mean I've heard of BTS but I don't hear Kpop on the radio, or in public so it can't be that popular.


BTS and Blackpink has charted on the Billboard 100 but I still feel like the US audience aren't picking Kpop up nearly as much as the industry wants. Americans are famously biased towards the English language. Demographic shifts are mainly to blame for popular Spanish songs imo, and even then, you'd think they would still be more popular than it is.

Teen pop definitely had a shot of coming back in 2017 but now not so much. It just goes to show you can't always predict the future. A lot of people thought Rock was going to be mainstream again that year but that's wasn't the case.