Looking at older threads in this forum, there were talks about how there was "teen pop" in the mid 2010s but I don't see it. Many artists such as Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, and Ariana Grande had mature themes and lyrics that don't really resemble teen pop. In the late 90s/early 00s, it was pretty clear that artists who were teens made music that had themes that weren't mature and catered towards teens. The artists who were considered "teen pop" in the mid 2010s were already adult at the height of their career. Demi Lovato's Cool For The Summer was way dirtier than her other songs like Heart Attack and Give Your Heart a Break. Taylor Swift's 1989 was a complete departure from her Country sound like Fearless, Spark Now, and Red; even though Red was more poppier than her previous albums, it still had Country elements in it. Justin Bieber's Purpose had more mature themes than his 2012 album Believe. I don't know what's this Teen Pop in the mid 2010s a lot of people here are talking about, it's barely noticeable in that era.

I think everything pop got called teen pop on this forum. It was really weird. And at the time I had no idea what teen pop was so I tried to argue with by saying I'm 22 and I love Taylor Swift's new album.

I think everything pop got called teen pop on this forum. It was really weird. And at the time I had no idea what teen pop was so I tried to argue with by saying I'm 22 and I love Taylor Swift's new album.


Yeah, I don't know why though. Most of the "teen pop" of the mid 2010s are enjoyed by many adults.

The Late 2000s/Early 2010s artists like Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Demi, Selena Gomez, etc. sounded more Teen pop in 2008-2012, and Idk how they're even considered "Teen Pop" in 2013-2017, If it doesnt sound anywhere near as Electropop or Teen pop. It's alot like saying Britney's "I'm a Slave 4 U" is teen pop while it's very mature.

There was definitely a teen pop craze in the mid 2010s. Oddly enough you started to see hints of this even earlier in the decade as early as 2011 with One Direction. But yes teen pop started exploding in 2014. Ariana Grande's music is an example of it too. Taylor Swift's 1989 album is another example. Taylor Swift was on the radio non-stop in 2015 I clearly remember and she released a heck of a ton of singles that year like five of them that all got super popular and repetitive on the radio but some songs were catchy. Teen pop died quickly in 2016, getting replaced with EDM (late '10s style EDM pop like by the Chainsmokers, Hailee Steinfeld, Zedd, Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande changing sound, etc. all part of late '10s era in 2016).

Really? The Mid 2010s (particularly 2014) had tons of teen pop:

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Ariana Grande was hardly Teen Pop in 2014 lmao.

Singing a super sexualized electro-R&B jam with TheWeeknd is not what I would call Teen Pop.
She was crowned as the new Mariah Carey for a reason: her appeal spanned multiple different audiences.

As for Taylor Swift, "Shake it Off" is quite Teen Pop and maybe "Bad Blood" too (although the production is a little too urbanized and gritty), but her other 1989 hits certainly not.

Can we stop calling anything Pop that appeals to teens "Teen Pop" and keep that term for the squeaky clean bubblegum stuff clearly only trying to appeal to a 12-16 demographic?

Can we stop calling anything Pop that appeals to teens "Teen Pop" and keep that term for the squeaky clean bubblegum stuff clearly only trying to appeal to a 12-16 demographic?

All of it sounds like it appeals to 12-16 demographic. Bubblegum is more distinct. But it is still teen pop, mid 2010s was full of it.

All of it sounds like it appeals to 12-16 demographic. Bubblegum is more distinct. But it is still teen pop, mid 2010s was full of it.


If that's teen pop then what's regular pop?

If that's teen pop then what's regular pop?

Whatever is popular. Today that is trap. Pop is short for popular. That's what regular pop music is.

Whatever is popular. Today that is trap. Pop is short for popular. That's what regular pop music is.


I'd have to disagree with that, pop hasn't meant popular in a long time and refers to a style of music.

But this does explain why every pop song gets called teen pop on this forum though lol

I'd have to disagree with that, pop hasn't meant popular in a long time and refers to a style of music.

But this does explain why every pop song gets called teen pop on this forum though lol

Well teen pop sounds like the mid 2010s stuff. Like Taylor Swift's stuff from her album 1989 and stuff by One Direction. I'm not sure what else it would sound like. Pop to me is just popular music as it always was.

Lol research what words actually mean before using them

Lol research what words actually mean before using them

I still disagree. I think there was a lot of teen pop.

i'm not really sure what exactly qualifies as teen pop but i think it was still pretty big in 2014/15. i think it died off in 2016 though
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8eRzOYhLuw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD4HCZe-tew&list=PLiH2bZpSPIDyuWUvszURvc-MEDkd6oqnN&index=27
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfWlot6h_JM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jwgf3wmiA04

i'm not really sure what exactly qualifies as teen pop but i think it was still pretty big in 2014/15. i think it died off in 2016 though
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8eRzOYhLuw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD4HCZe-tew&list=PLiH2bZpSPIDyuWUvszURvc-MEDkd6oqnN&index=27
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfWlot6h_JM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jwgf3wmiA04


Ariana Grande didnt sound Teen Pop in my opinion, especially with that sex-R&B sound she uses in the song Problem

i'm not really sure what exactly qualifies as teen pop but i think it was still pretty big in 2014/15. i think it died off in 2016 though
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8eRzOYhLuw


Anything with Zedd sucked, by definition.  8-P

Ariana Grande didnt sound Teen Pop in my opinion, especially with that sex-R&B sound she uses in the song Problem


I wouldn't call Taylor Swift teen pop either... It's just pop. I danced to (a remix of) that song at a nightclub. And it was obviously 20 somethings and not kids or teenagers in there (except 18/19)