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Look at Madonna who scored her last US number one single 20 years ago. Look how her latest albums have failed to make any impression on the Hot 100. Madonna is 61. Age unfortunately does matter when it comes to chart success. It is no secret that the industry is at all times..
..being led by young artists. Young artists are what the young generation is preferably listening to. We have to face that our faves have been in the industry for a while now, they are aging and the interest in them is declining the more we move forward from their prime.
Talking about Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and their fellow 2000s main pop girls. They are industry veterans at this point and they had their moments. Katy Perry scored 9 number ones in a span of 6 years and is now barely charting. Lady Gaga was lucky to pull a Madonna and rebound for..
the big success she is having right now due to talent and great career choices. Gaga is #1 this week. Will it be her last one? Possibly. And is that an issue? It isn't. We were used to our faves dominating the charts and being on top of the world so we believe that them..
taking the backseat for a younger generation equals their careers being over. Wrong. We have yet to see if Katy rebounds like Gaga did and if Gaga can remain where she is right now for a while. What goes up, must come down as there is only one way you can go when you're...
at the very top. Our faves aren't flopping. They have earned their rightful spots as industry legends and they have nothing left to prove. Do we define Cher, Madonna or Elton John for how their latest releases are doing? We respect them for what they have achieved across their...
iconic careers and we should do the same with each other's faves. None of us are in a position to slander Katy or Gaga. Or Rihanna or Beyoncé. Their names are trademarks and that won't ever be taken away from them, no matter how hard you try to bring them down.
And this is NOT necessarily saying that they aren't successful right now or that they will flop in the upcoming years. I'm saying we have to adjust our expectations regarding numbers and chart positions for the close future, as we cannot expect our faves to..
..commercially keep up with whatever artists are fresh and new at any given moment. It's time to cheer each other up and be supportive when one of our faves is having a rough time instead of putting each other AND the artist down and for what? We stan them for a reason..
..and if that reason is sales and number ones to you, here's the door. This message ain't for you. Support female musicians, support female industry icons. You don't have to like them, just be a decent human. I'm occassionally dragging these stans too but that's the thing..
..we all have to try and get better. Being a bigger person on this anonymous social media shithole will help us to become a bigger person in real life too. Don't be a pressed hag and enjoy the music.
