Justin Bieber twice.
2010-12 (bieber fever)
2015-17 (when even straight men became stans)
Optimus 😏
Oh, and yes, Bruno Mars' first era (2010-12) which was bizarrely massive to the point when even grandmas from rural Vietnam probably know deep cuts from that album (Marry You, Talking To The Moon, etc) 😭
All I'm saying is that yes, Taylor is massive rn, but this whole narrative that she's so big, the biggest stardom of the century, the biggest star since MJ feels extremely forced and manufactured. Especially when I can easily mention multiple massive eras from the past years with more impact outside their fanbases and bigger hits
And in my opinion, the biggest stardoms of this century still belong to Justin and Gaga in the early 10s.
All I'm saying is that yes, Taylor is massive rn, but this whole narrative that she's so big, the biggest stardom of the century, the biggest star since MJ feels extremely forced and manufactured. Especially when I can easily mention multiple massive eras from the past years with more impact outside their fanbases and bigger hits
And in my opinion, the biggest stardoms of this century still belong to Justin and Gaga in the early 10s.
idk taylor rn is definitely right up there w them tbh
idk about all the mj talk tho
Britney in 1999-2000s
Eminem 90s-00s
Madonna in the 80s (ST, LAV, TB, LAP)
I mean...
all of this really looks manufactured tbh, she definitely has a VERY dedicated core fanbase but I don't think that translates to MJ levels
She has a huge fan base but she’s still a step below the all time peaks of people like Eminem, Madonna, MJ, etc.
the death of monoculture has certainly played a part since she’s like, one of the last monocultural stars.
If her run was from like 97-2013 instead of 2007-2023 then she probably would have hit those heights but I don’t think it’s even possible
She doesn’t even touch 2016 or 2018 Drake
All her sales are manufactured by manipulating the charts cause she knows her rabid stans will buy the 20th remix of a song that already came out bundled with some other bullshit
No one plays Taylor Swift anywhere aside from her stans
I remember when The White Album was certified platinum for the first time. They were on top of the f***ing game. That's all we heard for months
nigga da beatles?
Britney in 1999-2000s
Eminem 90s-00s
Madonna in the 80s (ST, LAV, TB, LAP)
I mean...
Madonna in 1990-1992 was even bigger
Your only big once the government starts riding your cotails and doing psy ops using your brand like the Beatles . But in Taylor’s case it seems she , her team and her fans are the government
Weirdos ^
You need to be in your late 60s to have witnessed the white album in it's prime brother